Definitions; preapproval of municipal projects; payment of federal participating funds

Sec. 1. (a) The following terms apply throughout this section:

(1) "Municipality" means any political subdivision, district, public corporation or authority in this state which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve or operate airports or other air navigation facilities.

(2) "Public agency" and "sponsor" have the same meaning as set forth in 49 U.S.C. 47102, as amended.

(3) "Department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.

(b) A municipality, whether acting alone, or jointly with another municipality, the state, or a public agency of another state, may not submit to the secretary of transportation of the United States a project application for an airport improvement project grant under the federal Airport Improvement Program or the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, unless the project and project application have been first approved by the department.

(c) Payment of federal participating funds for an airport improvement project in Indiana authorized under the federal Airport Improvement Program or the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, shall be to the municipality.

(d) A municipality may appoint the department to be its agent for the receipt of federal participating funds in an airport improvement project if the municipality is not otherwise required to do so.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.114, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.95, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.341; P.L.18-1990, SEC.157; P.L.5-2015, SEC.24; P.L.213-2015, SEC.123.