36-9-3-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties and municipalities. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-3 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.235-1997, SEC.2.
36-9-3-10. Board; Compensation and Expenses of Members
Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the members of the board are not entitled to a salary but are entitled to an allowance for actual expenses and mileage at the same rate as other county officials. (b) If the authority includes Lake County, a member of the board is entitled to reimbursement […]
36-9-3-11. Executive Director
Sec. 11. The board shall appoint a qualified person to be executive director of the authority. The executive director is the chief executive officer of the authority. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-8.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76.
36-9-3-12. Controller
Sec. 12. (a) The board shall appoint a person to act as controller for the authority. (b) The controller shall give bond in the sum and with the conditions prescribed by the board, and with surety to the approval of the board. The bond must be filed and recorded in the office of the county […]
36-9-3-12.5. Repealed
As added by P.L.90-1999, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.14-2000, SEC.86; P.L.233-2001, SEC.1; P.L.170-2002, SEC.166; P.L.70-2007, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.469.
36-9-3-13. Powers and Duties of Board
Sec. 13. The board may: (1) exercise the executive and legislative powers of the authority as provided by this chapter; (2) as a municipal corporation, sue and be sued in its name; (3) sell, lease, or otherwise contract for advertising in or on the facilities of the authority; (4) protect all property owned or managed […]
36-9-3-14. Repealed
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-11.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.235-1997, SEC.18.
36-9-3-15. Standards for Grants and Purchase of Service Agreements; Promotional Programs
Sec. 15. (a) The board shall, to the extent it considers feasible, adopt uniform standards for the making of grants and purchase of service agreements. These grant contracts or purchase of service agreements may be for the number of years or duration agreed to by the authority and the transportation agency. (b) If the authority […]
36-9-3-16. Provision of Public Transportation Service by Authority; Fares and Standards; Discontinuance of Service
Sec. 16. (a) The authority may provide public transportation service by operating public transportation facilities only if the board finds that no public or private transportation agency or corporation is willing or able to provide public transportation service. (b) The authority may enter into operating agreements with any private or public person to operate transportation […]
36-9-3-17. Acquisition and Construction of Transportation Facilities
Sec. 17. At the request of the public transportation system serving the territory of the authority, the authority may: (1) construct or acquire any public transportation facility for use by the authority or any transportation agency; and (2) acquire transportation facilities from any transportation agency, including: (A) reserve funds; (B) employees’ pension or retirement funds; […]
36-9-3-18. Acquisition of Facilities Within 100 Yards of Terminals
Sec. 18. The authority may acquire, improve, maintain, lease, and rent facilities, including air rights, that are within one hundred (100) yards of a terminal, station, or other facility of the authority. If these facilities generate revenues in excess of their cost to the authority, the authority must use the excess revenues to improve transportation […]
36-9-3-19. Limitations and Obligations of Authority
Sec. 19. (a) In connection with any construction or acquisition, the authority shall make relocation payments in the manner prescribed by IC 8-23-17. (b) A private company lawfully providing public transportation service within the territory of the authority when the authority is established may continue to operate the same route or routes and levels of […]
36-9-3-2. Establishment of Authority; Name
Sec. 2. (a) A fiscal body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance, establish a regional transportation authority (referred to as “the authority” in this chapter) for the purpose of acquiring, improving, operating, maintaining, financing, and generally supporting a public transportation system that operates within the boundaries of an area designated as a transportation […]
36-9-3-20. Repealed
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-16.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.72-1988, SEC.10.
36-9-3-21. Collective Bargaining Agreements; Authorization
Sec. 21. The authority shall deal with and enter into written contracts with its employees through accredited representatives of those employees or representatives of any labor organization authorized to act for those employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, and pension or retirement provisions. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-18 part.] As added by Acts 1981, […]
36-9-3-22. Application of Federal Statutes to Employees Affected by Actions of Authority
Sec. 22. (a) The rights, benefits, and other employee protective conditions and remedies that: (1) are set forth in Section 13(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. section 1609(c)) and Section 405(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended (45 U.S.C. section 565(b)); and (2) are […]
36-9-3-23. Employees; Retention of Benefits After Action of Authority
Sec. 23. An employee of the authority is entitled to at least the same worker’s compensation, pension, seniority, salary, wages, sick leave, vacation, health and welfare insurance, and other benefits that the employee enjoyed as an employee of the authority or of the public transportation agency before an action of the authority. [Pre-Local Government Recodification […]
36-9-3-24. Displacement of Employees as a Result of New Facilities; Selection of Employees to Perform Work
Sec. 24. (a) Whenever the authority proposes to operate or to enter into a contract to operate a new public transportation facility that may result in the displacement of employees or the rearrangement of the working forces of the authority or of a public transportation agency, the authority must give at least ninety (90) days’ […]
36-9-3-25. Labor Disputes; Arbitration Procedure
Sec. 25. (a) If a labor dispute involving the authority and its employees is not governed by the Federal Labor Management Relations Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. sections 141-197 and 557), or by the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. sections 151-188), the authority shall offer to submit the dispute to an arbitration team […]
36-9-3-26. Pension Systems and Retirement Benefits
Sec. 26. (a) The authority may: (1) establish and maintain systems of pensions and retirement benefits for the officers and employees of the authority designated or described by resolution of the authority; (2) fix the classifications in those systems; (3) take the steps necessary to provide that persons eligible for admission to the pension systems […]