(a) If:(1) a county fails to pay direct support or special assessments to the watershed development commission when due under section 1(e) or 3(e) of this chapter; and(2) more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the due date;the watershed development commission shall notify the state comptroller of the county's failure to pay and the amount due from the county. The commission may request that the state comptroller pay the amount due from local income taxes otherwise distributable to the county under IC 6-3.6. The state comptroller shall immediately contact the county auditor and the commission to confirm whether the county is unable to make the required payment. Upon confirming the county's inability to make the payment, the state comptroller shall deduct the amount due from the next distribution of local income taxes allocated to the county under IC 6-3.6.(b) This section shall be interpreted liberally to ensure that the obligations of the watershed development commission are paid to the extent legally valid. However, this section does not create a debt of the state.As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.359.
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