LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6297 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 22, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 52 BILL AMENDED: Jan 22, 2024
SUBJECT: Prohibition on Use of Dedicated Lanes.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Freeman BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) The bill prohibits, until July 1, 2025, a unit of local government from
adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or other requirement concerning a public
transportation project, including the Blue Line, that seeks to: (1) convert; (2) restrict; or (3) otherwise
establish; a vehicular traffic lane for use as a dedicated lane. The bill specifies exclusions from the scope of
the bill's temporary prohibition.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: (Revised) The bill prohibits a local unit from incorporating dedicated
lanes into a public transportation project until July 1, 2025. The prohibition does not apply to projects in
which construction is completed by March 31, 2024, or the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation
(IndyGo) Purple Line. A local unit may incur additional costs to delay or redesign a public transportation
project if the plan includes a dedicated lane.
The bill specifies the prohibition includes the Indygo Blue Line. The Blue Line is a bus rapid transit route
that will run between Cumberland and the Indianapolis International Airport along Washington Street and
I-70. The design is expected to be complete in early 2024 with construction beginning in early 2025. The
project is estimated to cost between $370 M and $390 M.
SB 52 1 Explanation of Local Revenues: If an approved application for a transportation project must be resubmitted
to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is the potential that the amount of funding already committed
to a project will be revised.
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: All local units except townships.
Information Sources: https://www.indygo.net/blue-line/
Fiscal Analyst: Heath Holloway, 317-232-9867.
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