IC 5-19
    ARTICLE 19. FEDERAL AID

IC 5-19-1
    Chapter 1. Cooperation With Federal Government to ReceiveBenefits

IC 5-19-1-1
Cooperation with federal government
    Sec. 1. The state, or any political subdivision thereof, are eachhereby authorized and empowered to the full extent authorized by theConstitution of Indiana and not prohibited by law, to accept theprovisions of any law of the Congress of the United States ofAmerica, or any rule, regulation, order or finding made pursuantthereto, now or hereafter in force, which, upon acceptance,authorizes the state, or any political subdivision thereof, to cooperatewith the federal government, or to receive benefits for itself or anyof its citizens; and the state, or any political subdivision thereof, ishereby authorized and empowered to do any and all acts, and to makeany rule, regulation, order, or finding, that may be necessary tocooperate with the federal government or to effectuate the purposesof any such federal law.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.178, s.1.)

IC 5-19-1-2
Acceptance by state
    Sec. 2. The acceptance by the state shall be made by the officer,board, bureau, commission, department, or division having authorityby law to do the acts to effectuate the purposes of any such federallaw, by, and with the consent of the governor.
    If there is no officer, board, bureau, commission, department ordivision having authority by law to do the acts to cooperate with thefederal government or to effectuate the purposes of such federal law,and it is a matter which the state has power or authority to do, thenthe governor may designate or appoint an officer or agency toadminister, cooperate with, and effectuate the purposes of suchfederal law, and such officers or agency so designated or appointedwith the approval of the governor shall administer the same.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.178, s.2.)

IC 5-19-1-3
Acceptance by political subdivisions
    Sec. 3. The acceptance by any political subdivision shall be madeby the governing authority of such political subdivision by and withthe consent of the appropriating authority of such politicalsubdivision, if expenditures of any public funds of such politicalsubdivision be required. No fund of any said political subdivisionshall be expended without due appropriation as provided by law, butsaid political subdivision may make regular appropriations for thepurposes authorized by this chapter or may make them as emergency

appropriations are made.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.178, s.3.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.101.

IC 5-19-1-3.5
Federal funds; appropriation
    Sec. 3.5. If any federal funds be received by the state pursuant tothe provisions of any such federal law, the same are herebyappropriated for the uses and purposes provided by said federal law,if such appropriation be required.
(Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.8, SEC.1.)

IC 5-19-1-4
Definitions
    Sec. 4. The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter,shall, for the purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaningappears from the context, have the following meanings:
    (a) The singular shall include the plural and the plural shallinclude the singular as requisite.
    (b) The term "state" shall mean and include the state of Indiana,the governor of the state of Indiana, any agency of the state ofIndiana designated by the governor to receive federal aid, and anyofficer, board, bureau, commission, division, or department. Theterm "governor" shall mean the governor of the state of Indiana.
    (c) The term "political subdivision" shall mean and include anycounty of Indiana, any civil township of Indiana, any civilincorporated city or town of Indiana, any school corporation of anytownship, city, or town of Indiana, or any other territorial subdivisionof the state recognized or designated in any law, any public utilityentity not privately owned, any public sewage disposal entity, anypublic flood control or levee district or entity, any public drainagedistrict or entity, any public sanitary district or entity, and any publicimprovement district authority or entity authorized to levy taxes orassessments.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.178, s.5.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.102.