Indiana § 8-23-5-7 - Construction and maintenance of roadside parks and connecting highways
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§ 8-23-5-7. Construction and maintenance of roadside parks and connecting highways
Sec. 7. (a) As part of the state highway system, the department may lay out, construct, and maintain roadside parks and highways that connect a state highway with a state park, state forest reserve, state game preserve, or a state institution. A connecting highway constructed under this subsection shall be constructed in the same manner as a state highway.
(b) Before a roadside park or connecting highway described in subsection (a) may be constructed within the boundaries of a state institution, park, reserve or preserve, the board of trustees of the state institution, park, reserve, or preserve must adopt a resolution approving the construction.
(c) The department may cooperate with a county highway authority having jurisdiction over a county highway that connects a state park, state forest reserve, state game preserve, or state recreation area with a state highway. The department shall undertake construction and maintenance responsibilities under this subsection upon the request of the department of natural resources if the request is approved by the governor.
(d) Expenditures incurred by the department in carrying out this section shall be made from the motor vehicle highway account before distribution to local units of government. Before an expenditure may be made under this subsection, an appropriation authorizing the expenditure must be made.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.214.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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