Title 5, TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ADM" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-2. As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bonds" means any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, whether payable from property taxes, other taxes, revenues, fees, or any other source. However, the term does not include notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness that …

Sec. 3. This section applies only to a school corporation that has an ADM of more than fifteen thousand (15,000) for the school corporation's most recent fall count. Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation subject to this section may not issue bonds after August 15, 2…

Sec. 4. This section applies only to the following: (1) A county that has a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000). (2) A municipality that has a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000). Notwithstanding any other law, a county or municipality subjec…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governmental requirement" means a requirement imposed on a utility by a governmental unit in connection with: (1) the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); (2) the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); or (3) any o…

extension program; contract with college or university; services and programs Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "program" refers to the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure research and extension program authorized by subsection (c). (b) As used in this section, "util…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "utility" means: (1) a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)); (2) a municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h)); or (3) a not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125(a)); that provides water or wastewater service to the p…

Sec. 3. The authority shall monitor and study events and conditions that bear upon the ability of utilities to provide clean and safe drinking water in Indiana for the foreseeable future, including the ability of utilities to directly or indirectly fund the increasing costs of me…

Sec. 4. The powers of the authority under section 3 of this chapter include the following: (1) Assessing issues related to service line ownership and replacement. (2) Assessing the challenges that utilities are likely to encounter as they become subject to more stringent governme…

Sec. 6. (a) The authority shall hold an annual meeting with the officers and employees of the utilities located in each study area created under section 5 of this chapter to: (1) set expectations for the utilities' activities under this section; (2) provide training; and (3) cond…

Sec. 7. To apply to the authority for a loan, a grant, or other financial assistance from: (1) the drinking water revolving loan program established by IC 5-1.2-10; or (2) the water infrastructure assistance program established by IC 5-1.2-14; a utility must demonstrate to the au…

Sec. 8. The authority may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the administration of this chapter, including rules addressing the standard for a utility's minimum participation in study area activities under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.15-2019, SEC.5.

programs; cooperation, consultation, and collaboration; data usage Sec. 9. (a) The authority shall coordinate the executive branch activities related to the state's drinking water and wastewater programs. The authority's duties under this section include the following: (1) Servin…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "economically disadvantaged area" means a county that has an unemployment rate exceeding the state unemployment rate by at least two percent (2%). As added by P.L.35-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "local economic development organization" (referred to as "organization") includes the following: (1) An urban enterprise association established under IC 5-28-15 (or IC 4-4-6.1 before its repeal). (2) An economic development commission establishe…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the new business recruitment grant program established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.35-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) The new business recruitment grant program is established. (b) The program is administered by the corporation. As added by P.L.35-2009, SEC.1.

make grants to local economic development organizations Sec. 5. (a) The purpose of the program is to assist the local economic development organizations that serve economically disadvantaged areas in the recruitment of new businesses. (b) The corporation must find that an applica…

Sec. 6. A grant under this chapter may not exceed: (1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), in the case of a grant to an organization that serves only one (1) county; or (2) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), in the case of a grant to an organization that serves at least two (…

Sec. 7. The corporation may adopt policies and guidelines governing application criteria and procedures for organizations applying for grants under this chapter. As added by P.L.35-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. Money appropriated for the program may be used for the costs of administering this chapter. As added by P.L.35-2009, SEC.1.

established; uses; revenue sources; administration; investments; nonreverting fund Sec. 9. (a) The local economic development organization recruitment fund is established within the state treasury as a dedicated fund. Money in the fund must be spent by the corporation exclusively…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "contracting agency" refers to the agency, board, commission, officer, or trustee that enters into a public works contract covered by this article. As added by P.L.159-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "energy efficient technology" refers to any of the following: (1) Geothermal heating and cooling. (2) Geothermal hot water generation. (3) Solar hot water generation. (4) Photovoltaic power generation. (5) Wind power generation. (6) Combined heat …

Sec. 3. The contracting agency shall examine and consider energy efficient technologies for a public works project using a life cycle analysis. As added by P.L.159-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. To the extent technically and economically feasible, the contracting agency shall consider the use of energy efficient technology in the plans and specifications for the public works project. As added by P.L.159-2003, SEC.2.

As added by P.L.159-2003, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "non-revenue water" means the difference between the amount of water that enters a water distribution system and the amount of water provided to users of the water distribution system. As added by P.L.154-2021, SEC.8.

Sec. 10. Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year through 2023, the public finance director shall prepare for the budget committee established by IC 4-12-1-3 and the legislative council a report that includes the following: (1) Information concerning grants, loans, or ot…

Sec. 11. The authority shall, if appropriate, require a participant receiving a loan or other financial assistance from the water infrastructure grant fund to establish under applicable law and maintain sufficient user charges or other charges, fees, taxes, special assessments, o…

Sec. 2. The water infrastructure grant program is established. As added by P.L.154-2021, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. (a) The water infrastructure grant fund is established as a source of money for grants, loans, and other financial assistance to, or for the benefit of, participants in the program. (b) The fund shall be administered, held, and managed by the authority. (c) The authority …

Sec. 4. Money in the water infrastructure grant fund may be used to do the following: (1) Provide grants, loans, and other financial assistance to or for the benefit of participants for: (A) the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion…

conditions Sec. 5. (a) The authority shall adopt guidelines to establish criteria for the making of grants, loans (including parameters for establishing interest rates, if any, on such loans), and other financial assistance from the water infrastructure grant fund. (b) The making…

Sec. 6. (a) An application for a grant, loan, or other financial assistance from the water infrastructure grant fund must be accompanied by all papers and opinions required by the authority. (b) The authority may require that an application for a grant, a loan, or other financial…

costs, reports, and other requirements for loan or grant recipients Sec. 7. (a) To receive a loan, grant, or other financial assistance from the water infrastructure grant fund, a participant: (1) must demonstrate that it has developed or is in the process of developing an asset …

variables to be included Sec. 8. (a) The authority shall establish a project prioritization system for the purposes of awarding loans and grants from the water infrastructure grant fund. The project prioritization system must be based on a model that includes at least the followi…

financial assistance Sec. 9. The authority may provide services to a participant in connection with a grant, a loan, or other financial assistance from the water infrastructure grant fund, including advisory services and other services. As added by P.L.154-2021, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. The authority shall carry out the program established under this chapter. As added by P.L.204-2023, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. Loans from the fund must be allocated and made available to participants as follows: (1) Seventy percent (70%) of the money in the fund must be used for housing infrastructure in municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000). (2) Thirty percent (3…

Sec. 11. (a) The authority shall invest the money in the fund in accordance with an investment policy adopted by the authority. Interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings from the investments shall be credited to and deposited in the fund. (b) As an alternative to subsection (a…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not require the authority to provide a loan to any participant to the extent the authority determines the loan is not in the best interests of the program and the authority. As added by P.L.204-2023, SEC.5.

Sec. 13. The authority shall do the following under this chapter: (1) Manage the program. (2) Prepare and provide program information to participants. (3) Negotiate the negotiable aspects of each financial assistance agreement. (4) Prepare or cause to be prepared each financial a…

Sec. 14. (a) The authority shall develop and use a priority ranking system in making loans from the fund. (b) The ranking system must prioritize making loans for eligible projects to participants that: (1) have: (A) invested in a housing study within the last five (5) years; (B) …

Sec. 15. The authority shall establish the terms and conditions that the authority considers necessary or convenient to make loans under this chapter. As added by P.L.204-2023, SEC.5.

Sec. 16. (a) An application for a loan from the fund must be accompanied by all papers and opinions required by the authority. (b) The authority may require that an application for a loan from the fund be accompanied by the following: (1) A certification and guarantee of signatur…

Sec. 18. (a) The authority may pledge loans and other obligations of participants evidencing the loans from the fund to secure other loans from the fund to or for the benefit of participants. (b) The authority must approve the terms of a pledge under this section. (c) Notwithstan…

Sec. 19. (a) The authority shall establish the interest rate or parameters for establishing the interest rate on each loan made under this chapter, including parameters for establishing the amount of interest subsidies. (b) The authority, in setting the interest rate or parameter…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible project" means a project for housing infrastructure. As added by P.L.204-2023, SEC.5.

Sec. 20. (a) As an alternative to making loans to participants, the authority may use the money in the fund to provide a leveraged loan program to or for the benefit of participants, including using money in the fund to enhance the obligations of participants issued for the purpo…