IC 5-1.2-13-8: Priority ranking system

Sec. 8. (a) The authority shall use a priority ranking system in making loans or providing other financial assistance from the flood control fund. The authority, in consultation with other state agencies the authority determines to be appropriate, shall develop the priority ranking system to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) If an emergency demands immediate relief from actual or threatened flood damage, the application made by a participant for a loan or financial assistance may be considered regardless of a previous priority rating ascribed to the applicant.