Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 8-18-8-5, all municipal corporations and county executives may provide a cumulative bridge fund to provide funds for the cost of construction, maintenance, and repair of bridges, approaches, and grade separations. However, in those counties in which a cumulative bridge fund has been established, the county executive is responsible for providing funds for all bridges, including those in municipalities, within the counties except those bridges on the state highway system. The county executive may use this fund for making county wide bridge inspection and safety ratings of all bridges in a county not on the state highway system. The inspection and safety ratings shall meet all the criteria of the National Bridge Inspection Standards promulgated by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and shall be supervised and approved by a competent, qualified engineer, registered in the state.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.299, s.1; Acts 1957, c.76, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.101, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.72, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.113, SEC.1; P.L.86-1988, SEC.18; P.L.17-1995, SEC.8.