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IN HB1215
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Randy Truitt
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $60,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2015-2016 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 to the Department of Transportation for public mass transportation promotion and development in Indiana.
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Appropriation replaces (rather than supplements) the amount previously set forth in the state budget act for the biennium beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2017.
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Department of Transportation may distribute funds as grants to eligible public transportation grantees using a formula approved by the commissioner and may only approve applications for capital and operating assistance.
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Grant allocations require reimbursement basis payments and must be approved by the governor and budget agency after budget committee review; grantees must meet reporting requirements under IC 8-23-3 before disbursement.
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Unspent appropriation funds at the end of each fiscal year do not revert to the general fund but instead deposit into the public mass transportation fund; the appropriation authority expires June 30, 2017.
Legislative Description
Public mass transportation. Makes a state general fund appropriation to the department of transportation for promoting and developing public mass transportation in Indiana as permitted by the public mass transportation fund. Specifies that the appropriation is $60,000,000 for state fiscal year 2015-2016 and $60,000,000 for state fiscal year 2016-2017 and that the appropriation is instead of the appropriation set forth in the state budget act.
Last Action
Representative Niezgodski added as coauthor
1/27/2015