(A) The sources of funding for the newly established fund are a special distribution of local option income tax pursuant to Senate Enrolled Act 67.
(B) For cities and towns, State Board of Accounts has designated fund 257, titled LOIT Special Distribution to receipt and account for the restricted portion of the distribution.
(C) Counties, cities, and towns have restrictions on the use of at least 75% of the special distribution received for infrastructure as found under I.C. 6-3.6-9-17(h)(l)(A). The remaining part of the distribution may be used for any of the purposes of the county, city, or town.
(D) The unrestricted portion may be deposited into the general fund, into a properly created home rule fund, or into the rainy day fund if properly designated as a source.
(E) For cities and towns, State Board of Accounts has designated fund 257, titled LOIT Special Distribution to receipt and account for the restricted portion of the distribution. Expenditures from this fund are restricted to allowable purposes per I.C. 6-3.6-9-17(h)(1)(A) as follows:
(1) Engineering, land acquisition, construction, resurfacing, maintenance, restoration or rehabilitation of both local and arterial road and street systems;
(2) The payment of principal and interest on bonds sold primarily to finance road, street or thoroughfare projects;
(3) Any local costs required to undertake a recreational or reservoir road project under I.C. 8-23-5;
(4) The purchase, rental or repair of highway equipment;
(5) Providing a match for a grant from the local road and bridge matching grant fund under I.C. 8-23-30; and
(6) Capital projects for aviation related property or facilities, including capital projects of a Board of Aviation Commissioners established under I.C. 8-22-3-1.
(F) The fund shall be subject to the same appropriation process as other municipal funds.
(Ord. 9-2016, passed 6-14-16)