Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 160
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 8-14-1-5.5.
Synopsis: Lane reductions on local roads and streets. Prohibits, in a
city with a population of at least 50,000, a governmental entity or
private contractor from engaging in a project that would result in the
permanent restriction or reduction of one or more travel lanes within
the city as the result of the project. Provides that if a governmental
entity or private contractor violates the prohibition, the state
comptroller shall withhold 10% of the total amount of the distribution
from the local road and street account that would have otherwise been
distributed to the city during the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the travel lanes became restricted or reduced. Provides
that any distribution amount withheld by the state comptroller reverts
to the state general fund. Exempts existing rapid transit lines from, and
lists other exceptions to, the prohibition.
Effective: Upon passage.
Freeman
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 160
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
transportation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 8-14-1-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified
4 city" means a city with a population of at least fifty thousand
5 (50,000).
6 (b) A governmental entity or private contractor is prohibited
7 from engaging in a project in a qualified city that would result in
8 the permanent restriction or reduction of one (1) or more travel
9 lanes within the qualified city as the result of the project.
10 (c) If a governmental entity or private contractor violates the
11 prohibition described in subsection (b), the state comptroller shall
12 withhold ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the distribution
13 from the local road and street account that would have otherwise
14 been distributed to the qualified city during the calendar year
15 following the calendar year in which the travel lanes became
16 restricted or were reduced.
17 (d) Any distribution amount withheld by the state comptroller
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1 under subsection (c) shall revert to the state general fund.
2 (e) The prohibition under subsection (b) does not apply to the
3 following that are in use or under design:
4 (1) The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation's
5 "red line" rapid transit line running primarily north-south
6 between Broad Ripple and the University of Indianapolis.
7 (2) The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation's
8 "blue line" rapid transit line running primarily east-west
9 between Indianapolis International Airport and Cumberland.
10 (3) The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation's
11 "purple line" rapid transit line running primarily north-south
12 between downtown Indianapolis and the city of Lawrence.
13 (f) The prohibition under subsection (b) also does not apply to
14 a public works project that includes the construction or
15 improvement of:
16 (1) a stadium;
17 (2) a sports arena;
18 (3) a hotel;
19 (4) a convention center;
20 (5) an exhibition hall;
21 (6) an auditorium;
22 (7) a theater; or
23 (8) any other project, not solely undertaken for the purpose of
24 transportation, that would provide a significant and unique
25 benefit to the qualified city.
26 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
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