Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in the case of a county that contains a consolidated city, the city-county council may appropriate money derived from the wheel tax to:
(1) the department of transportation established by IC 36-3-5-4 for use by the department under law; or
(2) an authority established under IC 36-7-23.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2025, the city-county council must appropriate money derived from the wheel tax for the purposes allowed under IC 8-14-1-4(c).
(c) The city-county council may not appropriate money derived from the wheel tax for any other purpose.