Sec. 29. (a) The bureau of motor vehicles shall transfer the boat registration fee, the delinquent excise taxes, and the delinquent fees collected under this chapter during the preceding month as follows:

(1) On or before the eleventh day of each month, the bureau of motor vehicles shall transfer to the bureau of motor vehicles commission fund an amount equal to five percent (5%) of each excise tax transaction completed by the bureau. The money is to be used to cover the expenses incurred by or on behalf of the bureau of motor vehicles in administering this chapter.

(2) On or before the tenth day of each month, the bureau of motor vehicles shall distribute to each county the excise tax collections for the county for the preceding month. The bureau of motor vehicles shall include a report with each distribution showing the information necessary for the county auditor to allocate the revenue among the taxing units of the county.

(3) The bureau of motor vehicles shall deposit the revenue from the boat registration fee imposed by IC 9-31-3-9 (before its repeal) and IC 9-18.1-14.5-6 in the conservation officers marine enforcement fund established by IC 14-9-8-21.5, the fish and wildlife fund established by IC 14-22-3-2, and the lake and river enhancement fund established by IC 14-22-3.5, as provided in IC 9-31-3-9 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.1-14.5-6.

     (b) Money credited to each county’s account in the state general fund is appropriated to make the distributions and the transfers required by subsection (a). The distributions shall be made upon warrants drawn from the state general fund.

As added by P.L.98-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.75-1989, SEC.4; P.L.33-1990, SEC.24; P.L.70-1991, SEC.4; P.L.2-1991, SEC.51; P.L.1-1992, SEC.25; P.L.44-1992, SEC.5; P.L.80-1993, SEC.5; P.L.261-2013, SEC.36; P.L.216-2014, SEC.7; P.L.198-2016, SEC.56; P.L.178-2019, SEC.31; P.L.164-2020, SEC.22.