Indiana Code
Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing
8-18-21-3. Powers of Board of Directors

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, the board of directors of a toll road authority, acting in the name of the authority, may:
(1) finance, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, and manage any toll road project acquired or financed under this chapter;
(2) sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded, but all actions against the authority must be brought in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court for the county in which the authority is located;
(3) condemn, appropriate, purchase, and hold any real or personal property needed or considered useful in connection with a toll road facility;
(4) acquire real or personal property by gift, devise, or bequest and hold, use, or dispose of that property for the purposes authorized by this chapter;
(5) enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of surveying or examining them to determine the location of a toll road facility;
(6) collect all money that is due on account of the operation, maintenance, or management of, or otherwise related to, a toll road facility, and expend that money for proper purposes;
(7) employ the managers, superintendents, architects, engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks, foremen, custodians, and other employees, necessary for the proper operation of a toll road facility and fix the compensation of those employees, but a contract of employment may not be made for a period of more than four (4) years although it may be extended or renewed from time to time;
(8) make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter; and
(9) provide coverage for its employees under IC 22-3 and IC 22-4.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.52.

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