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IN Code § 13-26-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment of Regional Districts|13-26-2-7. Objection; Opportunity to Be Heard

Sec. 7. A person or an eligible entity that resides or lies in or partially resides or lies in an area affected by the establishment of a district:(1) may, on or before the date set for the cause to be heard, file a written objection to the granting of the requests made in the petition; and(2) may be heard at the hearing.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment of Regional Districts|13-26-2-8. Findings and Recommendations

Sec. 8. (a) After the hearing on the petition for the establishment of the proposed district, which may be adjourned periodically, the hearing officer shall make findings on the petition and other relevant facts and recommendations as to whether:(1) the petition should be:(A) approved;(B) approved with modifications; or(C) denied; and(2) a district should be established.(b) If the recommendation is in the affirmative, the recommendation must also include recommendations on:(1) the manner of the selection or appointment;(2) the number; and(3) the terms;of the board.(c) The description of the territory to be included in a district may not include territory in a municipality that has, by ordinance or resolution filed with the department, exercised the option not to be included in the district.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(b).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment of Regional Districts|13-26-2-9. Waiver of Notice and Hearing Requirement

Sec. 9. (a) If the department of natural resources has filed a petition, the commissioner may waive the requirement for notice and hearing provided in section 6 of this chapter.(b) If the commissioner waives the notice and hearing requirement, the hearing officer shall give written notice in the manner provided under section 6(b)(2) or 6(b)(3) of this chapter. Each recipient of notice has thirty (30) days from the mailing of the notice within which to file objections or material with the hearing officer.(c) The hearing officer shall then proceed to make findings and recommendations as provided in section 8 of this chapter, based upon any material:(1) received by the hearing officer; or(2) obtained at the hearing officer's discretion through the hearing officer's own investigation.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-6.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.263-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 13-26-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment of Regional Districts|13-26-2-10. Order

Sec. 10. (a) If the commissioner determines that the findings show that the establishment of a recommended district:(1) complies with the conditions of this chapter for establishment of a district; and(2) appears capable of accomplishing the purpose or purposes in an economically feasible manner;the commissioner shall issue an order directing that the district be established as an independent municipal corporation with a name and for the purposes designated in the order.(b) An order must do the following:(1) Provide for the selection or appointment and terms of offices, not to exceed four (4) years, of the board.(2) Provide requirements for sufficient bond for all officers, trustees, or employees having power to dispense money of the district.(3) If an eligible entity with territory in the district has a public water or solid waste sewer system, contain provisions protecting the investments of the entities and protecting the rights of the holders of bonds or other obligations issued to provide money for the system.(4) Direct the district to file a detailed plan for the initial project of the district not later than nine (9) months after the date of the preliminary order or within a further time that the department from time to time orders.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(c), (e) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment of Regional Districts|13-26-2-11. Order; Review

Sec. 11. An order for the establishment of a district is subject to review as provided in IC 4-21.5-5.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(e) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 3. Districts Established Under Prior Law|13-26-3-1. Effect

Sec. 1. (a) A district established in accordance with IC 19-3-1 (before its repeal) by an order of the court before February 17, 1972, as a special district for any purpose provided in:(1) IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal); or(2) this article;is considered to be a district under this article.(b) Orders of the court and acts of the board of directors are valid if permitted by this article. The district shall function as a district the same as if the district were established under this article.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-29.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-1. Members

Sec. 1. The board of trustees of a district is the governing body of the district. A board may consist of:(1) three (3);(2) five (5);(3) seven (7);(4) nine (9);(5) eleven (11); or(6) thirteen (13);trustees.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-3-2-1 part; 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.101-2003, SEC.2.
IN Code § 13-26-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-2. Elections; Vacancies

Sec. 2. An order establishing a district may provide for the board to be elected by the voters in the district from districts or wards or from the district at large. Elections and provisions for filling vacancies must be in accordance with IC 3, with the commissioner or the commissioner's designees performing the functions of the election officials.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-3. Appointments

Sec. 3. Instead of electing the board, an order establishing a district may provide for appointments to the board by the elected executive or legislative officers of the eligible entities having territory in the district.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-4. Number of Trustees; Appointments by the Governor or Commissioner of the Department of Correction

Sec. 4. (a) If:(1) a district will include territory in more than one (1) county;(2) a county executive has filed a petition for a district including territory owned, leased, or controlled by the department of natural resources; or(3) the department of natural resources has filed a petition;the order establishing the district may provide that the governor appoints any number of trustees, but less than one-half (1/2) of the total.(b) If a district contains or a proposed district will contain a state correctional facility, the department, when:(1) issuing an order establishing the district under IC 13-26-2-10; or(2) approving or modifying a petition filed by the district's board of trustees under IC 13-26-1-2;may allow for the appointment of one (1) member of the board of trustees of the district by the commissioner of the department of correction.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.101-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 13-26-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-5. Number of Trustees; Sewage Treatment in Cooperation With Municipality

Sec. 5. If a plan also contemplates that sewage treatment for the district will be provided in cooperation with a municipality, the order must provide that:(1) at least one (1) trustee shall be appointed by the executive of the municipality; and(2) at least:(A) one (1) trustee shall be appointed by the fiscal body; and(B) one (1) trustee shall be appointed by the executive;of the county having the largest amount of territory in the district.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-6. Residency

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)(5), an appointed trustee does not have to be a resident of the district.(b) An appointed trustee must:(1) own real property within the district;(2) be a trustee appointed under section 4 or 5 of this chapter;(3) be an elected official who represents a political subdivision that has territory in the district;(4) be a ratepayer of the district; or(5) with respect to a district in which a majority of ratepayers and property owners are not individuals, be an individual who is registered to vote at an address that is located in the district.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.97-2012, SEC.6; P.L.179-2013, SEC.1; P.L.292-2013, SEC.6; P.L.211-2014, SEC.1; P.L.181-2018, SEC.11.
IN Code § 13-26-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-7. Compensation and Expenses of Trustees

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board of a district may provide for the payment of not more than fifty dollars ($50) per day to members of the board for each day or major part of a day devoted to the work of the district.(b) This subsection applies only to a regional water and sewage district that:(1) is located in more than one (1) county; and(2) was formed in 1975 by order of the stream pollution control board of the state of Indiana (which was succeeded in 1986 by the water pollution control board, which was established by IC 13-18-1, before its repeal).The board of a district may provide for the payment of not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day to members of the board for each day or major part of a day devoted to the work of the district.(c) Members of the board are entitled to receive an amount for travel expenses equal to the amount paid to state employees for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(d) Payments made to board members under subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be made from the general fund of the district.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5.5.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.179-2013, SEC.2; P.L.113-2014, SEC.82.
IN Code § 13-26-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 4. Board of Trustees of Regional Districts|13-26-4-8. Public Meetings or Hearings

Sec. 8. (a) When the board of a district conducts a public hearing or meeting, the board shall allow any person an opportunity to be heard:(1) in the presence of others who are present to testify; and(2) in accordance with subsection (b).(b) The board may limit testimony at a public hearing or meeting to a reasonable time stated at the opening of the public hearing or meeting.As added by P.L.97-2012, SEC.8.
IN Code § 13-26-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-1. Prerequisites to Exercising Rights, Powers, and Duties

Sec. 1. Upon:(1) the declaration of the commissioner organizing a district;(2) the qualification of the board; and(3) the election of a president, a treasurer, and a secretary;the district may exercise in the district's own name, as a municipal corporation, all the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon the district by this article.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-10(a).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-5-2.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-2.6. Large Parcel Exemption

Sec. 2.6. A district may not require the owner of a property described in section 2(8) of this chapter to connect to the district's sewer system if:(1) the property is located on at least ten (10) acres;(2) the owner can demonstrate the availability of at least two (2) areas on the property for the collection and treatment of sewage that will protect human health and the environment;(3) the waste stream from the property is limited to domestic sewage from a residence or business;(4) the system used to collect and treat the domestic sewage has a maximum design flow of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day; and(5) the owner, at the owner's expense, obtains and provides to the district a certification from the local health department or the department's designee that the system is functioning satisfactorily.As added by P.L.97-2012, SEC.11.
IN Code § 13-26-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-3. Rules and Resolutions of Board; Legislative and Administrative Acts

Sec. 3. (a) The board may by rules and resolutions provide the following:(1) The procedure for the board's actions.(2) The manner of selection of the board's president, treasurer, and secretary and other officers or employees of the district, including the titles, terms of office, compensation, duties, number, and qualifications.(3) Any other lawful subject necessary to the operation of the district and the exercise of the power granted.(b) The board must adopt an ordinance by a majority vote to take action of a legislative nature. Proposed ordinances may be read by title only unless a trustee requests a reading in full.(c) A majority of the board or the officers of the board or employees of the district that are authorized by the board may take action of an administrative or executive nature.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-11.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
IN Code § 13-26-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-4. Rules; Establishment and Enforcement

Sec. 4. (a) The board may adopt and enforce rules for the following purposes:(1) To accomplish the purpose of a district.(2) To protect the works, improvements, and properties, both real and personal, that the district owns.(3) To secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance of works, improvements, and properties.(4) To prevent damage by the misuse of the works, improvements, or properties by:(A) the pollution or misuse of the waters in the district or of the sewerage system; or(B) the improper disposal of solid waste.(b) The board may adopt and enforce rules under subsection (a) that are necessary and advisable to do the following:(1) Protect and preserve the works, improvements, and properties owned or controlled by the district, prescribe the manner of use by any person, and preserve order in and adjacent to the works.(2) Prescribe the manner:(A) in which ditches, sewers, pipelines, or other works should be adjusted to or connected with the works of the district; and(B) of waste disposal in the district.(3) Prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply and the manner of distribution and prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of the water supply.(4) Prohibit or regulate the discharge into the sewers of the district of liquid or solid waste detrimental to the works and improvements.(c) Rules must be:(1) consistent with:(A) statutes; and(B) the rules of the environmental rules board; and(2) maintained and open to inspection in the office of the district.(d) The board may enforce by injunction or other legal remedy rules adopted under this section. The board may remove a harmful or improper construction or obstruction or may close an opening or connection made improperly or in violation of the rules. A person that willfully fails to comply with the rules is liable for damage caused by the failure and for the cost of restoring or replacing construction damaged.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-12.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.83.
IN Code § 13-26-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-5. Contracts for Purchases of Supplies, Materials, or Labor

Sec. 5. The board or an officer or employee designated by the board may contract for the following:(1) The purchase of supplies in accordance with IC 5-22.(2) Labor for a work in accordance with IC 36-1-12.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-13.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.48.
IN Code § 13-26-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-6. Eminent Domain

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the board may condemn for the use of the district public or private land, easements, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or other property within or outside the district required by the district for the accomplishment of the district's purposes according to the statutory procedure for the appropriation of land or other property taken by an eligible entity.(b) The power of condemnation by a district under this article may not be exercised against a sewage disposal company holding a certificate of territorial authority under IC 8-1-2-89 until the expiration of twelve (12) years after the granting of the certificate of territorial authority.(c) If the board of a regional sewage district exercises eminent domain to acquire an easement or right-of-way within or outside the district required by the district for the accomplishment of the district's purposes, the easement or right-of-way may not exceed fifty (50) feet in width.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-14.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.123-2011, SEC.2.
IN Code § 13-26-5-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-6.5. Notice; Proposed Extension of Service

Sec. 6.5. A district that intends to extend service within its territory shall provide notice to all owners of property to be served by the proposed extension of service in the following manner not later than sixty (60) days from the date of the decision to extend service:(1) By publication one (1) time each week for three (3) consecutive weeks:(A) with each publication of notice:(i) in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in each of the counties, in whole or in part, of the district affected by the proposed extension of service; or(ii) if there is only one (1) newspaper of general circulation in a county, a single publication satisfies the requirement of this subdivision; or(B) with the first publication of notice made in a newspaper or newspapers described in clause (A) and the two (2) subsequent publications of notice:(i) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and(ii) on the official web site of the district.(2) By United States mail, postage prepaid, mailed to each freeholder within the territory to which the district proposes to extend service.As added by P.L.292-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.15.
IN Code § 13-26-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-7. Contracts for Water Supply, Sewage Treatment, or Solid Waste Disposition; Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 7. (a) Exclusive of building a sewage treatment plant, solid waste disposal or recovery system, or installing a supply of water, a district that desires to own, acquire, construct, equip, improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain a works may proceed under this article if the district first contracts for:(1) a supply of water;(2) the required treatment of the sewage emanating from the district's works; or(3) the disposition of solid waste generated within the district.(b) A governmental or private body owning and operating facilities for water supply, sewage, or solid waste disposal, recovery, or treatment may contract to supply water or treat all or part of the sewage and solid waste of a district. The contracts must be authorized by ordinance.(c) All bonds issued under this article or IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal) by a district contracting for:(1) water supply;(2) sewage or solid waste disposal; or(3) recovery treatment service;under this section are payable before the expiration date of the contract, and districts may contract for the term of the bonds, including a term or terms beyond the last maturity of the bonds.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-15.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.200-2017, SEC.17.
IN Code § 13-26-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 26. Regional Water, Sewage, and Solid Waste Districts|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Regional Districts|13-26-5-8. Limitations on Contracts

Sec. 8. A district may make contracts or incur obligations only if the contracts or obligations are payable solely from:(1) the money provided under this article; or(2) federal, state, or other grants or contributions.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-16(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.