Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 29. (a) An eligible entity that wants to have all or part of a government building constructed, reconstructed, or renovated on land owned or to be acquired by it may: (1) sell that land or building to a building authority; or (2) lease the land or building to the authority f…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "government building" means all or part of any structure used for: (1) governmental and public activities; (2) the detention of prisoners; (3) hospitals; or (4) city markets. (b) For purposes of this chapter, "government building" includes: (1…

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "system" means any of the following: (1) A computer (as defined in IC 36-8-15-4). (2) A communications system (as defined in IC 36-8-15-3(1)). (3) Mobile or remote equipment that is coordinated by or linked with a computer or communication syste…

Sec. 30. (a) For the purpose of obtaining money to pay the cost of: (1) acquiring or constructing government buildings; (2) acquiring land; (3) acquiring systems; (4) improving, reconstructing, or renovating government buildings, systems, or land; (5) repaying any advances for pr…

Sec. 31. (a) In lieu of authorizing and selling bonds under section 30 of this chapter, the board of directors of a building authority may adopt a resolution authorizing the negotiation of a loan or loans for the purpose of obtaining the required money. (b) The resolution authori…

Sec. 32. (a) The board of directors of a building authority may secure bonds issued under section 30 of this chapter or loans made under section 31 of this chapter by a trust indenture between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or national or st…

Sec. 33. (a) The proceeds of any bonds issued under section 30 of this chapter or of any loans made under section 31 of this chapter shall first be applied to the reimbursement of all amounts advanced for preliminary expenses under section 21 of this chapter. The proceeds shall t…

Sec. 34. (a) Except as provided by subsection (d), an eligible entity that executes a lease under this chapter shall annually levy a tax sufficient to produce each year the necessary money with which to pay the lease rental required by the lease. These levies may be reviewed by o…

Sec. 35. The annual operating budget of a building authority is subject to review by the department of local government finance as in the case of other political subdivisions. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-24.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86. Amend…

Sec. 36. All the property and revenues of a building authority are exempt from taxation for all purposes. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-25 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86.

Sec. 37. All the bonds and other securities issued by a building authority, including the interest on them, are exempt from taxation for all purposes. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-25 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86.

Sec. 38. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all money coming into possession of the building authority shall be deposited, held, and secured in accordance with the general statutes concerning the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of money comin…

Sec. 39. (a) All contracts let by a building authority for the construction and equipment of a government building must be let in accordance with the general statutes concerning public contracts. (b) All contracts let by a building authority for the acquisition of a system may be…

Sec. 4. A county may establish a separate municipal corporation to be known as the "__________ building authority" (including the name of the county seat and county) for the purpose of: (1) acquiring land; and (2) financing, acquiring, improving, constructing, reconstructing, ren…

Sec. 40. The records of a building authority are public records. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-26 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86.

Sec. 41. (a) This section does not apply to a county having a consolidated city. (b) The county fiscal body and the municipal fiscal body of the county seat may by concurrent resolution dissolve a building authority. They may consider dissolving the building authority at any time…

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever the county auditor receives a notice that: (1) is signed by the presiding officers of the county executive, the county fiscal body, and the municipal fiscal body of the county seat; (2) states that those bodies have agreed to hold a public hearing on and cons…

Sec. 6. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the adoption of the concurrent resolution under section 5 of this chapter, a board of building authority trustees shall be appointed. The board consists of five (5) trustees who are appointed in the following manner and for the following i…

Sec. 6.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter, the municipal county seat may withdraw from the building authority under this section. (b) To withdraw from the building authority, the fiscal body of the municipality must do the following: (1) Adopt a resolution that stat…

Sec. 7. (a) As the term of a trustee expires, the trustee's successor shall be appointed by the same appointing authority, for a term of four (4) years. (b) A trustee holds over after the expiration of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor is appointed and qualified. […

Sec. 8. If a person appointed as a trustee: (1) fails to qualify within ten (10) days after notice of the trustee's appointment is mailed to the trustee; or (2) qualifies but then dies, resigns, vacates the trustee's office because the trustee is no longer a resident of the count…

Sec. 9. (a) The first trustees of the building authority shall, within thirty (30) days after their appointment, meet at a time and place designated by the circuit court for the county for the purpose of electing officers. The trustees shall elect from among themselves a presiden…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "art association" means a nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to: (1) maintain a permanent art gallery; and (2) promote education in the fine and industrial arts; that owns, possesses, or maintains property for those purposes. [Pre-2…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cultural institution" means a historical society, an art association, or other nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to further the cultural development of the public. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citati…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "historical society" means a nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to: (1) maintain a permanent historical museum; and (2) promote a knowledge of local ancestral heritage and custom; that owns, possesses, or maintains property for thos…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a school corporation in the following counties: (1) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000). (2) A county having a population of more than one hundred ei…

Sec. 6. Before a historical society may receive money from a school corporation, the historical society's governing board must adopt a resolution that entitles: (1) the governing body of the school corporation to appoint the school corporation's superintendent and one (1) history…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to school corporations in a county containing any of the following cities: (1) A city having a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) and less than six hundred thousand (600,000). (2) A city having a population of more than o…

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to school corporations in a county: (1) containing a consolidated city; or (2) as of the 2020 federal decennial census, having a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). (b…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Indiana and any state bordering Indiana that joins in the interstate library compact. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-11-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.

Sec. 2. (a) The appropriate officials and agencies of the party states or a political subdivision as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 may, on behalf of the party states or political subdivision, enter into agreements under the interstate library compact for cooperative or joint conduct of…

Sec. 3. The director of the Indiana state library, ex officio, is the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall: (1) receive copies of all agreements entered into by the state or a political subdivision of the state and other party states or political subdivisions; (…

Sec. 4. An interstate library compact agreement must: (1) detail the specific nature of the services, facilities, properties, or personnel to which the compact is applicable; (2) provide for the allocation of costs and other financial responsibilities; (3) specify the respective …

Sec. 5. A compact continues in force and remains binding on each party state until six (6) months after a state has given notice of repeal by the legislature. The repeal of an interstate library compact chapter does not relieve any party to an interstate library compact agreement…

Sec. 6. The agencies and officers of this state and political subdivisions of the state shall enforce the compact and do all things appropriate within their power to effect the compact's purpose and intent. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-…