36-7-30.5-1. Application
Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a military base that is located in more than two (2) counties. As added by P.L.203-2005, SEC.11.
36-7-30.5-10. Appointment of Members to Development Authority
Sec. 10. (a) The nine (9) members of a development authority shall be appointed as follows: (1) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the county executive of Greene County. (2) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the county executive of Lawrence County. (3) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the county executive […]
36-7-30.5-11. Terms of Members; Oath; Bond; Qualifications; Reimbursement for Expenses
Sec. 11. (a) Each member of a military base development authority shall serve the longer of: (1) three (3) years beginning with the first day of January after the member’s appointment; or (2) until the member’s successor has been appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner […]
36-7-30.5-12. Meetings; Officers; Rules; Quorum
Sec. 12. (a) The development authority members shall hold a meeting for the purpose of organization not later than thirty (30) days after they are appointed and, after that, each year on the first day in January that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The members shall choose one (1) of their members […]
36-7-30.5-13. Removal From Office
Sec. 13. A member of a military base development authority may be summarily removed from office at any time by the county executive that appointed the member. As added by P.L.203-2005, SEC.11.
36-7-30.5-14. Duties of Development Authority
Sec. 14. The development authority shall do the following: (1) Investigate, study, and survey the area surrounding and the real property and structures that are part of the military base. (2) Investigate, study, and determine the means by which military base property may be developed or reused by private enterprise to promote economic development within […]
36-7-30.5-15. Powers of Development Authority
Sec. 15. The development authority may do the following: (1) Acquire by purchase, exchange, gift, grant, condemnation, or lease, or any combination of methods, any personal military base property or interest in real military base property or other real or personal property located within the corporate boundaries of a unit that contains all or part […]
36-7-30.5-16. Plan and Declaration of Military Base Development Area
Sec. 16. (a) The development authority shall adopt a plan for the: (1) rehabilitation; (2) development; (3) redevelopment; and (4) reuse; of military base property to be acquired from the federal government upon the closure or scheduled closure of the military base. (b) In conjunction with the plan adopted under subsection (a), the development authority […]
36-7-30.5-17. Adoption of Resolution
Sec. 17. (a) After adoption of a resolution under section 16 of this chapter, the development authority shall submit the resolution and supporting data to the plan commission of an affected unit or other body charged with the duty of developing a general plan for the unit, if there is such a body. The plan […]
36-7-30.5-18. Notice and Hearing on Adoption of Resolution
Sec. 18. (a) The development authority must conduct a public hearing before amending a resolution or plan for a military base development area. The development authority shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The notice must do the following: (1) Set forth the substance of the proposed amendment. (2) State the […]
36-7-30.5-19. Appeal From Final Action of Development Authority
Sec. 19. (a) A person who filed a written remonstrance with the development authority under section 17 or 18 of this chapter and is aggrieved by the final action taken may, not more than ten (10) days after that final action, file in the office of the clerk of an appropriate circuit or superior court […]
36-7-30.5-2. “Bonds”
Sec. 2. As used in sections 23 and 29 of this chapter, “bonds” means bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other obligations issued by the development authority in the name of a unit. As added by P.L.203-2005, SEC.11.
36-7-30.5-20. Purchase of Property
Sec. 20. (a) If: (1) an appeal is not taken; or (2) an appeal is taken but is unsuccessful; the development authority shall proceed with the plan to the extent that money is available for that purpose. (b) Negotiations for the purchase of property may be carried on directly by the development authority, by its […]
36-7-30.5-21. Acquisition of Property by Eminent Domain
Sec. 21. (a) If the development authority considers it necessary to acquire real property in or serving a development area by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the development authority shall adopt a resolution setting out its determination to exercise that power and directing its attorney to file a petition on behalf of […]
36-7-30.5-22. Clearing, Maintenance, and Replanning of Development Area
Sec. 22. (a) The development authority may proceed with the clearing and replanning of the area described in the resolution before the acquisition of all of the area. The development authority may also proceed with the repair and maintenance of buildings that have been acquired and are not to be cleared. This clearance, repair, and […]
36-7-30.5-23. Issuance of Bonds
Sec. 23. (a) In addition to other methods of raising money for property acquisition, redevelopment, reuse, or economic development activities in or directly serving or benefitting a military base development area, and in anticipation of the taxes allocated under section 30 of this chapter, other revenues of the district, or any combination of these sources, […]
36-7-30.5-24. Lease of Property
Sec. 24. (a) A development authority may enter into a lease of any property that could be financed with the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter with a lessor for a term of not more than fifty (50) years. The lease may provide for payments to be made by the development authority from taxes […]
36-7-30.5-25. Lessor of Property
Sec. 25. (a) Any of the following persons may lease facilities referred to in section 24 of this chapter to a development authority under this chapter: (1) A for-profit or nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law or admitted to do business in Indiana. (2) A partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a firm. […]
36-7-30.5-26. Pledge of Revenues and Covenant
Sec. 26. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body of a unit may pledge revenues received or to be received by the unit from: (1) the unit’s additional revenue from the local income tax that is designated for certified shares or economic development under IC 6-3.6-6; (2) any other source legally available to the […]
36-7-30.5-27. Proceeds of Bonds; Capital and General Funds
Sec. 27. (a) All proceeds from the sale of bonds under section 23 of this chapter shall be kept as a separate and specific fund to pay the expenses incurred in connection with the property acquisition, redevelopment, reuse, and economic development of the military base development area. The fund shall be known as the military […]