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IN Code § 8-10-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-4. Surveys and Examinations; Dissolution of Authority

Sec. 4. Any municipal corporation or county creating or participating in the creation of a port authority may expend funds not otherwise appropriated to defray the expense of surveys and examinations incidental to the purposes of the port authority so created.Subject to making due provisions for payment and performance of its obligations, a port authority may be dissolved by the subdivision or subdivisions creating it, and in such event the properties of the port authority shall be transferred to the subdivision creating it, or if created by more than one subdivision, to the subdivision creating it in such manner as may be agreed upon between such subdivisions.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.4.
IN Code § 8-10-5-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-5.5. Expansion of Jurisdiction; Ordinances

Sec. 5.5. Any port authority that is created under this chapter may expand its jurisdiction to include any other unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) that desires to join the expanded authority. The legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) of each unit that is in the authority shall by ordinance determine the number of directors on the board of the expanded authority and any other terms of the expansion that it considers appropriate. The legislative body of each unit that desires to join the authority shall by ordinance agree to join the authority and to accept the terms of the ordinance that provides for the expansion.As added by P.L.85-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-10-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-6. Officers and Employees

Sec. 6. A port authority shall employ and fix the qualifications, duties and compensation of such employees and professional help as it may require to conduct the business of the port and may appoint an advisory board which shall serve without compensation. Any employee may be suspended or dismissed, and the services of professional help may be terminated at any time by the port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.6.
IN Code § 8-10-5-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-6.5. Retirement Plans for Port Authority Railroad Employees

Sec. 6.5. (a) A port authority operating a railroad under this chapter may establish a retirement plan for the benefit of the port authority's railroad employees and past railroad employees who are not members of the public employees' retirement fund.(b) If a port authority establishes a retirement plan under subsection (a), the port authority may do the following:(1) Provide for the method, manner, and amount of contributions by the:(A) port authority out of the port authority's railroad revenues or reserves; and(B) railroad employees of the port authority, if required by the retirement plan.(2) Create an account for the retirement plan and allocate to the account contributions sufficient to establish the retirement plan on a sound actuarial basis, including contributions for past services of employees.(c) A retirement plan established under subsection (a) may not require contributions from an employee that exceed six percent (6%) of the employee's wages or salary.As added by P.L.16-1998, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-10-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-7. Jurisdictional Area

Sec. 7. The area of jurisdiction of a port authority shall include:(1) all of the territory of the political subdivision or subdivisions creating it; and(2) a facility that is owned or operated by the port authority, whether or not the facility is within the boundaries of the political subdivision or subdivisions that created the port authority;however, the same area may not be included in the jurisdiction of more than one (1) port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.7. As amended by P.L.103-1993, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-5-8.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-8.1. Railroad Right-of-Way; Powers

Sec. 8.1. In addition to the other powers granted under this chapter, the port authority may contract for, accept, or otherwise acquire and maintain railroad property and rights-of-way. The port authority may accept and expend funding from any source, and may issue revenue bonds, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the property and rights-of-way and the lease or purchase of all necessary equipment and appurtenances to successfully operate a railroad over the rights-of-way. The powers granted, and procedures provided for, by this chapter shall extend to any authority created pursuant to this chapter even though the railroad facilities will not serve a port or harbor.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.109, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1979, P.L.89, SEC.2; Acts 1981, P.L.74, SEC.3; P.L.85-1988, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-5-8.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-8.5. Powers of Port Authorities in Certain Counties

Sec. 8.5. Port authorities created in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000), shall have all the powers of port authorities provided under section 8 of this chapter except the power to exercise eminent domain as provided in section 8(a)(7) of this chapter in any city having a population of:(1) more than eighty thousand five hundred (80,500) but less than one hundred thousand (100,000); or(2) more than twenty-nine thousand six hundred (29,600) but less than twenty-nine thousand nine hundred (29,900).Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.86, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.63; P.L.170-2002, SEC.63; P.L.1-2003, SEC.49; P.L.49-2010, SEC.3; P.L.119-2012, SEC.88.
IN Code § 8-10-5-8.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-8.7. Bonding

Sec. 8.7. (a) The board of directors may, by resolution, recommend to the governing body of the municipality or municipalities creating the port authority that they authorize general obligations, mortgage, or revenue bonds for any one (1) or more of the following purposes:(1) To acquire or improve port or harbor sites.(2) To acquire, construct, extend, alter, or improve structures, ways, facilities, or equipment necessary for the proper operation of the port authority or the port or harbor within its jurisdiction.(3) To refund outstanding bonds and matured interest coupons and issue and sell refunding bonds for that purpose.(b) Before making a recommendation authorized by subsection (a), the board shall give notice of a public hearing at which time the board shall disclose the purpose for which the bond issue is proposed, the amount of the proposed issue, and all other pertinent data. At least ten (10) days before the date set for hearing, the board shall publish in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the city, county, counties, or other municipalities involved, a notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing. If there is only one (1) newspaper, one (1) notice is sufficient.(c) The governing body shall review the proposal of the board of directors of the port authority and if it approves shall provide for the advertisement and sale of the issue in compliance with IC 5-1-11. For purposes of this chapter, IC 5-1-11 applies as fully to mortgage bonds as to general obligation or revenue bonds.(d) Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter are not subject to limitations on interest rates.(e) The governing body shall fix the date, time, and place of payment of principal and interest, but no issue may have a maturity date later than:(1) forty (40) years after date of issue, in the case of bonds issued before July 1, 2011; or(2) twenty-five (25) years after date of issue, in the case of bonds issued after June 30, 2011.(f) Bonds issued under this chapter, together with the interest thereon, are tax exempt.(g) The governing body shall apply the proceeds from the sale of bonds exclusively to the purposes for which the bonds were issued and only to the extent necessary therefor. Any remaining balance shall be placed in a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds and the interest on the bonds.(h) This chapter does not affect obligations existing before July 1, 2010, on outstanding bonds. If a board of directors or a port authority is discontinued, as provided in section 4 of this chapter, the primary obligations on its bonds remain unaffected. In addition, the city or county or municipalities involved in the issuance of bonds shall assume liability for the payment of the bonds according to their terms and in relation to their interest or proportion in the bonds.As added by P.L.49-2010, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.101.
IN Code § 8-10-5-8.9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-8.9. Royalty Contracts

Sec. 8.9. With the approval of the governing body creating it, a port authority may sell, lease, or enter into a royalty contract for the natural or mineral resources of land that it owns. Money received from these sources shall be deposited in the nonreverting capital fund of the port authority.As added by P.L.49-2010, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-10-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-9. Maps, Plans, and Profiles for Future Development; Hearings; Objections

Sec. 9. The board of directors of a port authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan for the future development, construction, and improvement of the port and its facilities, including such maps, profiles, and other data and descriptions as may be necessary to set forth the location and character of the work to be undertaken by the port authority. Upon the completion of such plan, the board of directors shall cause notice by publication as provided in section 1 of this chapter, to be given in each county in which there is a political subdivision participating in the creation of the port authority, and shall likewise cause notice to be served upon the owners of the uplands contiguous to any submerged lands affected by such plan in the manner provided by law for service of notice in the levy of special assessments by municipal corporations, and shall permit the inspection thereof at their office by all persons interested. Said notice shall fix the time and place for the hearing of all objections to said plan which time shall be not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date of last publication of said notice. Any interested person may file written objections to such plan, provided such objections are filed with the secretary of the board of directors at his office not less than five (5) days prior to the date fixed for said hearing. After said hearing, the board of directors may adopt such plan with any modifications or amendments thereto as the official plan of the port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.9; Acts 1961, c.247, s.3. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.22.
IN Code § 8-10-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-10. Modification, Amendment, or Extension of Development Plan

Sec. 10. The board of directors shall, from time to time after the adoption of said official plan, have the power to modify, amend, or extend the same, provided that upon the making of any such modification, amendment, or extension thereof, the board of directors shall cause notice to be given and shall conduct a hearing, all as provided in section 9 of this chapter, and shall not adopt any modification, amendment, or extension until the notice has been given and the hearing held as herein provided in this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.10. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.23.
IN Code § 8-10-5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-11. Modification, Amendment, or Extension of Development Plan; Conclusiveness

Sec. 11. The plan and any modification, amendment or extension thereof, when adopted by the board of directors after notice and hearing shall be final and conclusive and its validity shall be conclusively presumed.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.11.
IN Code § 8-10-5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-12. Private Enterprise; Participation in Construction and Operation of Facilities

Sec. 12. The port authority shall foster and encourage the participation of private enterprise in the development of the port facilities to the fullest extent it deems practicable in the interest of limiting the necessity of construction and operation of such facilities by the port authority. In this respect the port authority may upon its own motion or upon the written request of any other party advertise and solicit for the construction, operation and/or maintenance of any facility included in the development plan in accordance to plans, specifications and regulations therefor prepared by the board of directors.It is further provided that in the event the board of directors deems it advisable and practicable, said board may cause certain facilities included in the development plan to be installed by private enterprise and leased back to the port authority on an instalment contract or option to purchase. The exercise of any power granted to the port authority under the provisions of this section shall be consummated and regulated in accordance with detailed provisions set out and enacted into proper legislation by the governing body or governing bodies creating such port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.12; Acts 1961, c.247, s.4.
IN Code § 8-10-5-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-13. Revenue Bonds; Issuance and Sale

Sec. 13. (a) Whenever a port authority, which was created or which shall be hereafter created by a city, town or county acting as a singular government unit or which after its creation has come under the jurisdiction of a city, town, or county as a singular government unit, has been authorized by the governing body of the city, town, or county to issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of obtaining funds with which to construct, purchase, lease, operate, maintain, or improve facilities included in the development plan or amendment thereof, the revenue bonds shall be:(1) issued in the name of the city, town, or county;(2) executed by the executive of the city, town, or county and the chairman of the board of directors of the port authority; and(3) attested to by the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the city or town or auditor if a county.(b) In authorizing revenue bonds and providing for the issuance and sale thereof, the governing body of the city, town, or county shall, by ordinance, consistent with pertinent statutes, provide all necessary details concerning the form and tenor of the revenue bonds, the amount thereof, the maturity dates, the provision for payment of principal and interest, the negotiability, and all other details, requirements, regulations, or specifications necessary to make the revenue bonds acceptable and legal instruments.(c) The governing body shall, in its ordinance, make provision for the expenditure of the funds derived from the sale of the revenue bonds in accordance with the purposes for which the issuance and sale was authorized. The governing body shall specifically provide for the allocation of income and revenue of the port authority into the fund or funds as may be necessary to properly secure the accumulation of money in a separate account or accounts for use in the payment of principal and interest of the revenue bonds as they become due and payable.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.12a; Acts 1961, c.247, s.5. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.74, SEC.4; P.L.8-1989, SEC.52.
IN Code § 8-10-5-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-14. Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 14. Nothing contained in this chapter shall:(a) impair the provisions of law or ordinance directing the payment of revenues derived from public property into sinking funds or dedicating such revenues to specific purposes;(b) impair the powers of any county, township, or municipal corporation to develop or improve port and terminal facilities; or(c) impair or interfere with the exercise of any permit for the removal of sand or gravel, or other similar permits issued by this state or the United States.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.13. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.24.
IN Code § 8-10-5-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-15. Bids and Bidding; Construction Contracts and Lease or Sale of Land or Property

Sec. 15. Contracts for the creation, construction, alteration, or repair of any building, structure, or other improvement undertaken by a port authority created in accordance with this chapter shall be let in accordance with IC 36-1-12. No lease or sale of any lands or property shall be made by the port authority unless notice calling for bids for the same shall have been given by publication as provided by this chapter. No such lease or sale shall be made, except to the highest and best bidder. In the case of any lease or sale of land by the port authority, specifications for the bids for such lease or sale shall be in such form and detail as shall be determined by the port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.14; Acts 1965, c.390, s.2. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.89, SEC.3; Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.20.
IN Code § 8-10-5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-16. Budget; Rates and Charges

Sec. 16. The board of directors of a port authority shall annually prepare a budget for the port authority.Rents and charges received by the port authority shall be used for the general expenses of the port authority and to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on money borrowed. If there remains, at the end of any calendar year, any surplus of such funds after providing for the above uses, the board of directors may pay such surplus into the general funds of the political subdivisions creating and comprising the port authority in proportions to the taxable value of all property within the port authority which shall be listed on the general tax lists for the respective subdivisions.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.15.
IN Code § 8-10-5-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-17. Cumulative Channel Maintenance Fund; Establishment; Tax Levies; Docking and Launch Fees

Sec. 17. (a) The board of directors of any port authority may, by resolution, recommend to any municipal corporation or county that a cumulative channel maintenance fund be established under IC 6-1.1-41 to provide funds for the:(1) dredging of channels;(2) cleaning of channels and shores of debris and any other pollutants;(3) purchase, renovation, construction, or repair of bulkheads, pilings, docks, and wharves;(4) purchase and development of land adjoining channels within the jurisdiction of the port authority and which land is necessary to the fulfillment of the plan adopted by the port authority for the future development, construction, and improvement of its facilities. The purchased and developed land shall be available to the residents of the taxing district without further charge; or(5) regulation and enforcement of regulation of all uses and activities related to waters that are under the jurisdiction of the port authority.(b) To provide for the cumulative channel maintenance fund:(1) a county, city, or town fiscal body may levy a tax in compliance with IC 6-1.1-41 not to exceed three and thirty-three hundredths cents ($0.0333) on each one hundred dollars ($100) on all taxable property within the county, town, or city; and(2) a city described in sections 22(a) and 23(a) of this chapter may impose the following:(A) An annual docking fee under section 22 of this chapter.(B) A marina launch fee under section 23 of this chapter.(c) The revenue from a tax, an annual docking fee, or a marina launch fee collected under subsection (b) shall be held in the cumulative channel maintenance fund established under subsection (a).Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.16; Acts 1972, P.L.67, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.53; P.L.8-1989, SEC.53; P.L.17-1995, SEC.7; P.L.6-1997, SEC.133; P.L.34-2004, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-10-5-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-18. Bond of Secretary; Depositories; Disbursement of Funds

Sec. 18. Before receiving any moneys, the secretary of a port authority shall furnish bond in such amount as shall be determined by the port authority, with sureties satisfactory to it, and all funds coming into the hands of said secretary shall be deposited by him to the account of the port authority in one (1) or more depositories as shall be qualified to receive deposits of funds, in the same manner as is done by the city or county creating such port authority, which deposits shall be secured in the same manner as such city or county funds are required to be secured. No disbursements shall be made from such funds except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the port authority.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.17; Acts 1965, c.390, s.3.
IN Code § 8-10-5-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-19. Emergency Measure

Sec. 19. This chapter is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity lies in the fact that the provisions of this chapter should become effective immediately in order to permit the prompt organization of port authorities to take advantage of the St. Lawrence Seaway project authorized by the Congress, thereby advancing the interests and the welfare of the state of Indiana and its citizens.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.18. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.25.