Ind. Code ch. 10-14-4

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Ind. Code § 10-14-4-0.3 "Backfill employee"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "backfill employee" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-14-3-0.5. As added by P.L.71-2013, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-1 "Disaster"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "disaster" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-14-3-1. [2003 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-2 "Eligible entity"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible entity" means a county, a city, a town, a township, or an individual who has incurred loss or cost because of a disaster. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(a).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.1; P.L.71-2013, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-3 "Fund"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the state disaster relief fund established by this chapter. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(b).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-4 Repealed

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(c).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.112-2024, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-5 State disaster relief fund

Sec. 5. (a) The state disaster relief fund is established to provide financial assistance to: (1) assist eligible entities in paying for: (A) the costs of repairing, replacing, or restoring public property or individual residential real or personal property damaged or destroyed by a disaster; or (B) response costs incurred during a disaster; (2) allow the agency to pay for response costs incurred by the state or a local unit of government at the direction of the agency; and (3) fund disaster mitigation projects. The agency may provide financial assistance in response to a disaster only from the balance in the fund that is unobligated. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Money appropriated by the general assembly. (2) Money deposited under IC 22-11-14-12(c)(2). (c) The agency shall administer the fund. Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. 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 funds may be invested. (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citations: 10-4-1-29(d); 10-4-1-29(e); 10-4-1-29(f).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.2; P.L.57-2008, SEC.2; P.L.112-2024, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-6 Grants; eligible entities

Sec. 6. Subject to the restrictions under this chapter, the agency may use money in the fund to provide financial assistance under section 5(a)(1) of this chapter to an eligible entity that: (1) has incurred a loss or response cost; (2) is located in a jurisdiction that: (A) has declared a local disaster emergency; (B) requires state assistance to supplement local resources to effectively respond to the disaster; and (C) contains territory for which a disaster emergency has been declared by the governor, if the eligible entity is not an individual; (3) has applied to the agency for financial assistance in the form of a grant; and (4) complies with all other requirements established by the agency. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(g).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.3; P.L.57-2008, SEC.3; P.L.110-2009, SEC.3; P.L.71-2013, SEC.7; P.L.112-2024, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-7 Grants; limitations

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to an eligible entity that is an individual. (b) The agency may not make a grant to an eligible entity under section 5(a)(1) of this chapter unless the damage to the eligible entity caused by the disaster exceeds an amount equal to one dollar ($1) multiplied by the population of the eligible entity. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a grant to an eligible entity under section 5(a)(1) of this chapter may not exceed an amount equal to: (1) fifty percent (50%); multiplied by (2) the total cost of the damage to the eligible entity caused by the disaster. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the percentage used to calculate the grant amount under subsection (c)(1) may be increased by five percent (5%) not to exceed a total of sixty-five percent (65%) if the eligible entity: (1) adopts a hazard mitigation plan; (2) participates in the national flood insurance program's community rating system established under 42 U.S.C. 4022(b)(1); (3) performs an exercise related to emergency management; or (4) performs a qualifying mitigation activity identified by the agency in a rule adopted under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(h).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.4; P.L.112-2024, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-8 Repealed

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(i).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.112-2024, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-8.5 Grants; backfill employees

Sec. 8.5. The agency may make a grant to an eligible entity under section 5(a)(1) of this chapter for the cost of a backfill employee, but only if and to the extent the cost of the backfill employee represents extra cost to the political subdivision. As added by P.L.71-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.112-2024, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-9 Grant application for eligible entity other than individual

Sec. 9. To qualify for a grant under section 6 of this chapter, the eligible entity must apply to the agency on forms provided by the agency. The application must include the following: (1) A description and estimated cost of the damage caused by the disaster to the entity. (2) The manner in which the entity intends to use the grant money. (3) Any other information required by the agency. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(j).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.6; P.L.112-2024, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-10 Grants; administration by receiving entity; effects on property tax levy

Sec. 10. This section does not apply to an eligible entity that is an individual. The fiscal officer of an entity receiving a grant under this chapter shall: (1) establish a separate account within the entity's general fund; and (2) deposit any grant proceeds received under this chapter in the account. The department of local government finance may not reduce an entity's maximum or actual property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 on account of grant money deposited in the account. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(k).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.107-2007, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-11 Rules

Sec. 11. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-29(l).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.8; P.L.71-2013, SEC.9; P.L.93-2024, SEC.100.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-12 Offenses

Sec. 12. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-1-21.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.115-2003, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-13 Repealed

As added by P.L.107-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.57-2008, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.112-2024, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 10-14-4-14 Compensation for damages; individual eligible entity

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies only to an eligible entity that is an individual. (b) The amount of loss that may be compensated for damages to an individual's property: (1) must be at least five hundred dollars ($500); and (2) may not be more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). (c) Only one (1) individual per residence is eligible for compensation under this section. As added by P.L.70-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.112-2024, SEC.9.

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