"Permit authority"

Ind. Code § 8-1-42-6, under Chapter 42. Default Standards for Commercial Solar Energy Systems.

Ind. Code § 8-1-42-6

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "permit authority" means: (1) a unit; or (2) a board, a commission, or any other governing body of a unit; that makes legislative or administrative decisions concerning the permitting, construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of CSE systems in the unit. (b) The term does not include: (1) the state or any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or instrumentalities; or (2) a court or other judicial body that reviews decisions or rulings made by a permit authority. As added by P.L.90-2022, SEC.2.