Indiana Code 36-7-7-13. Economic development districts; definition; payments by counties; use of funds
(1) contains at least two (2) redevelopment counties;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-7-13
- Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) has been officially designated as an economic development district by the federal government under Title 42, U.S.C. section 3171, on the recommendation of the state.
(b) Counties may make payments to officially designated economic development districts. The board of directors of the economic development district shall determine the amount of the payments, which may be based on the assessed valuation or the population of each county, and the method of making the payments, subject to appropriations by the fiscal bodies of the counties comprising the economic development district.
(c) The economic development district may receive and expend all sums appropriated or granted to it for purposes and activities authorized by law, and shall deposit these sums in its own name and follow all accounting, bonding, and auditing procedures required by law.
(d) The economic development district is responsible for the administration, safekeeping, and deposit of any monies appropriated or granted to it, and may delegate all or part of that responsibility to a designated financial officer.
(e) The economic development district may receive grants from federal, state, or local governments for the purpose of carrying out any of the planning and development activities of the district.
(f) Any sums appropriated to an economic development district that remain uncommitted at the end of the budget year revert on a pro rata basis to the general funds of the counties comprising the district.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-17-1; 18-7-17-2.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.26.