Indiana § 8-16-3-1 - Authorization to provide fund
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-16-3-1 — Authorization to provide fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-16-3-1. Authorization to provide fund
Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 8-18-8-5, all municipal corporations and county executives may provide a cumulative bridge fund to provide funds for the cost of construction, maintenance, and repair of bridges, approaches, small structures, culverts, and grade separations under their jurisdiction. The county executive may use this fund for making county wide bridge inspection and safety ratings of all bridges in a county not on the state highway system. The inspection and safety ratings shall meet all the criteria of the National Bridge Inspection Standards promulgated by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and shall be supervised and approved by a competent, qualified engineer, registered in the state.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.299, s.1; Acts 1957, c.76, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.101, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.72, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.113, SEC.1; P.L.86-1988, SEC.18; P.L.17-1995, SEC.8; P.L.173-2025, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-16-3-1 ("Authorization to provide fund") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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