Sec. 25. (a) The President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust fund is established for the purpose of purchasing property as provided in this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Interest as provided in subsection (e).
(3) Fees from environmental license plates issued under IC 9-18-29 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-13.
(4) Money donated to the fund.
(5) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
(c) The department shall administer the fund. The director must approve any purchase of property using money from the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund and this chapter shall be paid from the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) An appropriation made by the general assembly to the fund shall be allotted and allocated at the beginning of the fiscal period for which the appropriation was made.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or any other fund.
(h) Subject to this chapter, there is annually appropriated to the department all money in the fund for the purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-27.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2016, SEC.24; P.L.198-2016, SEC.637.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 12. State Resource Development
Chapter 2. President Benjamin Harrison Conservation Trust Program
14-12-2-5. "Project Committee"
14-12-2-14. Project Committee; Establishment and Members
14-12-2-15. Project Committee; Terms of Members
14-12-2-16. Project Committee Officers
14-12-2-17. Project Committee; Meetings
14-12-2-18. Project Committee Attendance
14-12-2-19. Project Committee; Purpose
14-12-2-20. Per Diem Compensation and Traveling Expenses
14-12-2-21. Procedure for Acquisition of Property
14-12-2-22. Management of Property
14-12-2-23. Eminent Domain Precluded
14-12-2-25. Fund; Establishment
14-12-2-27. Fund Allocations to Stewardship Account
14-12-2-28. Fund; Other Allotments
14-12-2-29. Fund; Balance in Accounts Not Reverting to Fund
14-12-2-30. Fund; Use of Money in Accounts
14-12-2-31.5. Use of Discretionary Account to Acquire Property