Sec. 11. (a) The policy established by the department under section 6 of this chapter must give secondary consideration to state construction of facilities within a downtown area if the restoration or reuse, or both, of existing structures within a downtown area is not determined to be a reasonable alternative by the department. (b) With regard to state constructed facilities, the policy established by the department must provide that reasonable efforts shall be made to: (1) make the scale and facade of the structure maintain the architectural integrity of the existing streetscape; (2) ensure that the structure meets the federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements in an aesthetically pleasing manner; (3) deny a request from a state agency to locate or to relocate outside a downtown area unless it is documented that no reasonable alternative exists. Lack of onsite parking is not alone sufficient documentation when alternative parking is available in a downtown area; and (4) coordinate the location of state constructed facilities with existing public and private sector organizations committed to community development, downtown revitalization, and historic preservation. As added by P.L.252-1999, SEC.1.
IC 4-13-1.1-12 Report concerning leased and state constructed facilities Sec. 12. The department shall include information concerning the implementation of this chapter in the annual report made under IC 4-13-1-27. The annual report must include the following information: (1) The total number of leased and state constructed facilities reviewed by the department during the prior year. (2) The number of leased and state constructed facilities that were located in downtown areas. (3) If a leased or state constructed facility was not located in a downtown area, the reason for the lease or facility being located outside a downtown area. (4) The number of leases and state constructed facilities that included the restoration or reuse, or both, of an existing structure. (5) Measures taken by the department to encourage state agencies to locate in downtown areas. As added by P.L.252-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.39; P.L.130-2018, SEC.7.