Section 36-10-9-10 - Capital improvement fund(a) Unless there are bonds or notes outstanding under this chapter and secured in whole or in part by money deposited in the capital improvement bond fund, the proceeds of excise taxes received from the treasurer of the state shall be deposited in a separate and distinct fund called the "capital improvement fund". The gross income received by the board from the operation of capital improvements under this chapter shall be deposited in the capital improvement fund, regardless of whether or not there are any bonds or notes outstanding. Any money in the fund may be expended by the board without the necessity of an appropriation to pay or provide for the payment of operating expenses. Money in the fund may also be used by the board without appropriation or approval to pay the principal on, or interest of, any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that cannot be paid from funds in the capital improvement bond fund or may be used for the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, for, and interest on any bonds or notes issued under this chapter, upon prior redemption, or for all or part of the cost of a capital improvement.(b) The board may covenant in any resolution, ordinance, or trust agreement providing for the issuance of bonds or notes as to the order of application of money deposited in the capital improvement fund, including the holding or disposing of any surplus in that fund.(c) The net income from the operation of capital improvements under this chapter shall be transferred from the capital improvement fund to the capital improvement bond fund to the extent of any deficiency in the amount required to be in the capital improvement bond fund.As added by Acts1982 , P.L. 77, SEC.28.