IC 8-4.5-3
    Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan

IC 8-4.5-3-1
Duties of departments
    Sec. 1. (a) The departments annually shall do the following:
        (1) Prepare a list of existing rights-of-way that might beabandoned during the following year. The list shall besubmitted to the board for review.
        (2) Set priorities for potential future uses of rights-of-wayconsistent with the Indiana department of transportation'scomprehensive transportation plan and the department ofnatural resources trail system plan.
        (3) Contact each railroad owner that holds an interest in acorridor in Indiana to assess the status and any issuesconcerning corridors that may be abandoned.
    (b) The Indiana department of transportation annually, inconsultation with affected state and local agencies, shall prepare alist of corridors for preservation.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.59-2005, SEC.1.

IC 8-4.5-3-2
Duties of board
    Sec. 2. (a) The board shall do the following:
        (1) Review the list prepared under section 1(1) of this chapter.
        (2) Approve or disapprove the priorities set under section 1(2)of this chapter.
        (3) Review criteria for project selection under the program.
        (4) Review procedures for public participation under theprogram.
    (b) If the board disapproves the priorities set under section 1(2) ofthis chapter, the departments shall revise the priorities as directed bythe board.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.

IC 8-4.5-3-3
Updated list of priorities
    Sec. 3. (a) The departments annually shall update the list preparedunder section 1(1) of this chapter and the priorities set under section1(2) of this chapter based on the following:
        (1) Annual system diagram map and supplemental informationsubmitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission and stateagencies identifying potential abandonment applications.
        (2) Changes in local agency interest.
        (3) Availability of funds.
        (4) Possible future uses for rail, transit, highway, bicycle,pedestrian, utility, communication, or recreation corridors.
    (b) The updated list and priorities are subject to review andapproval by the board under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IC 8-4.5-3-4
Petition regarding corridor identified for preservation
    Sec. 4. Subject to approval by the board, the Indiana departmentof transportation shall file a petition with the United States SurfaceTransportation Board for public use conditions on a corridor that hasbeen identified for preservation under this chapter.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.4.

IC 8-4.5-3-5
Petition regarding corridor not identified for preservation
    Sec. 5. The Indiana department of transportation, in cooperationwith any of the following, may file a petition with the United StatesSurface Transportation Board for public use conditions on anycorridor not described in section 4 of this chapter and for which apetition has been filed:
        (1) The department of natural resources.
        (2) Local government agencies.
        (3) Statewide utility associations.
        (4) Nonprofit special interest groups.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.5.

IC 8-4.5-3-6
Reports
    Sec. 6. Subject to approval by the board, the departments annuallyshall assemble a written report containing the following information:
        (1) A description of the rights-of-way that have been abandonedduring the previous year. This description is not required toinclude the legal description of any of the rights-of-way.
        (2) Any property that has been purchased under the program.
        (3) Sources of funds for the program.
        (4) Other information that the board or the departments considerrelevant.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.

IC 8-4.5-3-7
Transportation corridor fund
    Sec. 7. (a) The transportation corridor fund is established toprovide money for the purposes of this article. The fund shall beadministered by the Indiana department of transportation.
    (b) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from moneyin the fund. The fund consists of the following:
        (1) All federal money received by the state that may be used forthe purposes of this article and that is allocated by the Indianadepartment of transportation.
        (2) Revenue derived from recreational trails under IC 8-4.5-6.
        (3) Contributions made for the purposes of this article.
        (4) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
    (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund notcurrently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the samemanner as other public money may be invested. Interest earned from

these investments shall be credited to the fund.
    (d) Except for money appropriated from the state general fund,money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert tothe state general fund. Unexpended appropriations from the stategeneral fund revert to the state general fund at the end of a statefiscal year.
    (e) Money in the fund is appropriated for the purposes of thisarticle.
As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.