Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1251 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1251
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 36-7-7.6-18.
7	7	Synopsis: Adjusting county portion of NIRPC budget. Requires the
8	8	northwestern Indiana regional planning commission (NIRPC),
9	9	beginning with NIRPC's 2026 budget and for each year thereafter, to
10	10	annually adjust each participating county's portion of the budget for the
11	11	ensuing year by the greater of the following: (1) The annual percentage
12	12	change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. (2) The
13	13	participating county's maximum levy growth quotient for the ensuing
14	14	year.
15	15	Effective: July 1, 2024.
16	16	Slager
17	17	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
18	18	2024 IN 1251—LS 6916/DI 87 Introduced
19	19	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
20	20	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
21	21	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
22	22	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
23	23	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
24	24	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
25	25	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
26	26	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
27	27	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
28	28	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
29	29	HOUSE BILL No. 1251
30	30	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
31	31	government.
32	32	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
33	33	1 SECTION 1. IC 36-7-7.6-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-2016,
34	34	2 SECTION 124, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
35	35	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) The commission shall
36	36	4 prepare and adopt an annual appropriation budget for its operation. The
37	37	5 appropriation budget shall be apportioned to each participating county
38	38	6 on a pro rata per capita basis. After adoption of the appropriation
39	39	7 budget, any amount that does not exceed an amount for each
40	40	8 participating county equal to seventy cents ($0.70) one dollar and fifty
41	41	9 cents ($1.50) per capita for each participating county shall be certified
42	42	10 to the respective county auditor.
43	43	11 (b) Beginning in 2025 for the ensuing year and each year
44	44	12 thereafter, the commission shall adjust a participating county's
45	45	13 portion of the commission's appropriation budget for the ensuing
46	46	14 year by the greater of the following:
47	47	15 (1) The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price
48	48	16 Index for all Urban Consumers as published by the United
49	49	17 States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year preceding the
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51	51	1 ensuing year.
52	52	2 (2) The participating county's maximum levy growth quotient
53	53	3 for the ensuing year as determined under IC 6-1.1-18.5-2.
54	54	4 Not later than August 1 of each year, the department of local
55	55	5 government finance shall provide to the commission the value of
56	56	6 each participating county's maximum levy growth quotient under
57	57	7 IC 6-1.1-18.5-2 for the ensuing year.
58	58	8 (b) (c) A county's portion of the commission's appropriation budget
59	59	9 may be paid from any of the following, as determined by the county
60	60	10 fiscal body:
61	61	11 (1) Property tax revenue as provided in subsections (c) and (d)
62	62	12 and (e).
63	63	13 (2) Any other local revenue, other than property tax revenue,
64	64	14 received by the county, including local income tax revenue under
65	65	15 IC 6-3.6, excise tax revenue, riverboat admissions tax revenue,
66	66	16 riverboat wagering tax revenue, riverboat incentive payments, and
67	67	17 any funds received from the state that may be used for this
68	68	18 purpose.
69	69	19 (3) Any combination of the sources set forth in subdivisions
70	70	20 (1) and (2).
71	71	21 (c) (d) The county auditor shall:
72	72	22 (1) advertise the amount of property taxes that the county fiscal
73	73	23 body determines will be levied to pay the county's portion of the
74	74	24 commission's appropriation budget, after the county fiscal body
75	75	25 determines the amount of other local revenue that will be paid
76	76	26 under subsection (b)(2); (c)(2); and
77	77	27 (2) establish the rate necessary to collect that property tax
78	78	28 revenue;
79	79	29 in the same manner as for other county budgets.
80	80	30 (d) (e) The tax levied under this section and certified shall be
81	81	31 estimated and entered upon the tax duplicates by the county auditor and
82	82	32 shall be collected and enforced by the county treasurer in the same
83	83	33 manner as other county taxes are estimated, entered, collected, and
84	84	34 enforced. The tax collected by the county treasurer shall be transferred
85	85	35 to the commission.
86	86	36 (e) (f) In fixing and determining the amount of the necessary levy
87	87	37 for the purpose provided in this section, the commission shall take into
88	88	38 consideration the amount of revenue, if any, to be derived from federal
89	89	39 grants, contractual services, and miscellaneous revenues above the
90	90	40 amount of those revenues considered necessary to be applied upon or
91	91	41 reserved upon the operation, maintenance, and administrative expenses
92	92	42 for working capital throughout the year.
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94	94	1 (f) (g) After the budget is approved, amounts may not be expended
95	95	2 except as budgeted unless the commission authorizes their expenditure.
96	96	3 Before the expenditure of sums appropriated as provided in this
97	97	4 section, a claim must be filed and processed as other claims for
98	98	5 allowance or disallowance for payment as provided by law.
99	99	6 (g) (h) Any two (2) of the following officers may allow claims:
100	100	7 (1) Chairperson.
101	101	8 (2) Vice chairperson.
102	102	9 (3) Secretary.
103	103	10 (4) Treasurer.
104	104	11 (h) (i) The treasurer of the commission may receive, disburse, and
105	105	12 otherwise handle funds of the commission, subject to applicable
106	106	13 statutes and to procedures established by the commission.
107	107	14 (i) (j) The commission shall act as a board of finance under the
108	108	15 statutes relating to the deposit of public funds by political subdivisions.
109	109	16 (j) (k) Any appropriated money remaining unexpended or
110	110	17 unencumbered at the end of a year becomes part of a nonreverting
111	111	18 cumulative fund to be held in the name of the commission. Unbudgeted
112	112	19 expenditures from this fund may be authorized by vote of the
113	113	20 commission and upon other approval as required by statute. The
114	114	21 commission is responsible for the safekeeping and deposit of the
115	115	22 amounts in the nonreverting cumulative fund, and the state board of
116	116	23 accounts shall prescribe the methods and forms for keeping the
117	117	24 accounts, records, and books to be used by the commission. The books,
118	118	25 records, and accounts of the commission shall be audited periodically
119	119	26 by the state board of accounts, and those audits shall be paid for as
120	120	27 provided by statute.
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