A plan to provide public funding for up to $100 million in improvements at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is advancing in the state Legislature.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 11-0 Thursday to approve creating a motor sports investment district to collect existing state sales, income and corporate taxes generated from the track and its surrounding property.
The plan would tap $5 million a year from tax collections to pay off bonds over a 20-year period, with the speedway paying about $2 million a year. (AP)