Indiana Code 5-19-1-1. Cooperation with federal government
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-19-1-1
- political subdivision: shall mean and include any county of Indiana, any civil township of Indiana, any civil incorporated city or town of Indiana, any school corporation of any township, city, or town of Indiana, or any other territorial subdivision of the state recognized or designated in any law, any public utility entity not privately owned, any public sewage disposal entity, any public flood control or levee district or entity, any public drainage district or entity, any public sanitary district or entity, and any public improvement district authority or entity authorized to levy taxes or assessments. See Indiana Code 5-19-1-4
- state: shall mean and include the state of Indiana, the governor of the state of Indiana, any agency of the state of Indiana designated by the governor to receive federal aid, and any officer, board, bureau, commission, division, or department. See Indiana Code 5-19-1-4
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Sec. 1. The state, or any political subdivision thereof, are each hereby authorized and empowered to the full extent authorized by the Constitution of Indiana and not prohibited by law, to accept the provisions of any law of the Congress of the United States of America, or any rule, regulation, order or finding made pursuant thereto, now or hereafter in force, which, upon acceptance, authorizes the state, or any political subdivision thereof, to cooperate with the federal government, or to receive benefits for itself or any of its citizens; and the state, or any political subdivision thereof, is hereby authorized and empowered to do any and all acts, and to make any rule, regulation, order, or finding, that may be necessary to cooperate with the federal government or to effectuate the purposes of any such federal law.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.178, s.1.