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IN Code § 8-15.5-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 8. Taxation of Operators|8-15.5-8-3. Sales Tax on Purchases by Operator

Sec. 3. An operator or any other person purchasing tangible personal property for incorporation into or improvement of a structure or facility constituting or becoming part of the land included in the project is not exempt from the application of the gross retail or use tax under IC 6-2.5 with respect to such a purchase.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.162.
IN Code § 8-15.5-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 9. Records of Operators|8-15.5-9-1. Access to Records of Operator

Sec. 1. Records that are provided by an operator to the authority that relate to compliance by an operator with the terms of a public-private agreement are subject to inspection and copying in accordance with IC 5-14-3.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-1. Cooperation by Authority With Other Governmental Entities

Sec. 1. The authority may exercise any powers provided under this article in participation or cooperation with the department or any other governmental entity and enter into any contracts to facilitate that participation or cooperation without compliance with any other statute.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-2. Contracts Necessary for Performance of Authority's or Other Governmental Entity's Duties

Sec. 2. (a) The authority may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the authority's duties and the execution of the authority's powers under this article. These contracts or agreements are not subject to any approvals other than the approval of the authority and may be for any term of years and contain any terms that are considered reasonable by the authority.(b) The department and any other governmental entity may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties and the execution of the powers granted to the department or the governmental entity in accordance with this article or the public-private agreement, including the transfer to the authority of the real property interests, fixtures, equipment, and improvements that are reasonably required for the project and the public-private agreement. These contracts or agreements are not subject to any approvals other than the approval of the department or governmental entity and may be for any term of years and contain any terms that are considered reasonable by the department or the governmental entity.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.91-2014, SEC.32; P.L.213-2015, SEC.119.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-3. Payment of Amounts Owed From Available Funds; Moral Obligation; Issuance of Bonds; Review by Budget Committee

Sec. 3. (a) The authority may pay any amounts owed by the authority under a public-private agreement entered into under this article from any funds available to the authority under this article or any other statute.(b) Subject to review by the budget committee established by IC 4-12-1-3 and approval by the budget director appointed under IC 4-12-1-3, a public-private agreement entered into under this article may:(1) establish a procedure for the authority or a person acting on behalf of the authority to certify to the general assembly the amount needed to pay any amounts owed by the authority under a public-private agreement; or(2) otherwise create a moral obligation of the state to pay any amounts owed by the authority under the public-private agreement.(c) The authority may issue bonds or refunding bonds under IC 5-1.2-4 to provide funds for any amounts identified under this article but is not required to comply with IC 8-9.5-8-10.(d) If the agreement that is submitted for review provides for any tolls, the budget committee shall hold a meeting and conduct a review of the agreement not later than ninety (90) days after the date the agreement is submitted for review.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.163-2011, SEC.9; P.L.205-2013, SEC.163; P.L.213-2015, SEC.120; P.L.189-2018, SEC.95.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-4. Delegation of Certain Powers to Operator

Sec. 4. For purposes of this article, the authority may authorize an operator under a public-private agreement to perform any of its duties under IC 8-15-2-1, IC 8-15-2-6, IC 8-15-2-18, and IC 8-15-2-24.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-5. Powers Under Toll Road Statute and Other Laws; Eminent Domain

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the authority may exercise any of its powers under IC 8-15-2 or any other provision of the Indiana Code as necessary or desirable for the performance of the authority's duties and the execution of the authority's powers under this article.(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the following are governed by IC 8-15-2, IC 32-24, and any other applicable provision of the Indiana Code as in effect on January 1, 2010, and are not affected by amendments to those statutes enacted after December 31, 2009:(1) The authority's use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property or interests in property for a project under this article.(2) The rights of property owners who are affected by the authority's use of the power of eminent domain for a project under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.11.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-6. Impairment of Public-Private Agreement by Authority Prohibited

Sec. 6. The authority may not take any action under this chapter that would impair the public-private agreement entered into under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-7. Agreement With State Police Concerning Law Enforcement

Sec. 7. (a) The authority shall enter into an agreement between and among the operator, the authority, and the state police department concerning the provision of law enforcement assistance with respect to a toll road project that is the subject of a public-private agreement under this article.(b) The authority shall enter into arrangements with the state police department related to costs incurred in providing law enforcement assistance with respect to a toll road project under this article.(c) All law enforcement officers of the state and any political subdivision have the same powers and jurisdiction within the limits of a project as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction, including the roads and highways of the state. These law enforcement officers shall have access to a project that is the subject of a public-private agreement to exercise their powers and jurisdiction.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.164.
IN Code § 8-15.5-10-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 10. Additional Powers of the Authority Concerning Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-10-8. Expedited Method for Dispute Resolution

Sec. 8. The authority shall establish an expedited method for resolving disputes between or among the authority, the parties to a public-private agreement, and units of local government that contain any part of the toll road project or facility project, and shall set forth that method in the public-private agreement.As added by P.L.85-2010, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.121.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-0.5. Applicability

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies only to a toll road project and not to a facility project and not to a freeway project.As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.122.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-1. "Account"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to an account established within the fund.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-2. "Fund"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the toll road fund established by section 3 of this chapter.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-3. Establishment of Fund; Administration; Accounts; Investment

Sec. 3. (a) The toll road fund is established to provide funds to:(1) pay or defease certain bonds in the manner provided by this chapter;(2) pay amounts owed by the authority in connection with the execution and performance of a public-private agreement under this article, including operating expenses of the authority; and(3) make distributions to the next generation trust fund and the major moves construction fund.(b) The authority shall hold, administer, and manage the fund.(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(d) The fund consists of the following:(1) Money received from an operator under a public-private agreement.(2) Appropriations, if any, made by the general assembly.(3) Grants and gifts intended for deposit in the fund.(4) Interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on the fund.(5) Amounts transferred to the fund under subsection (i).(6) Amounts transferred to the fund under IC 8-14-14-6(a)(5).(e) The authority shall establish the following separate accounts within the fund:(1) The bond retirement account.(2) The administration account.(3) The eligible project account.(f) Money in the fund shall be deposited, paid, and secured in the manner provided by IC 5-1.2-4-19. Notwithstanding IC 5-13, the authority shall invest the money in the fund that is not needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the manner provided by an investment policy established by resolution of the authority.(g) The fund is not part of the state treasury and is considered a trust fund for purposes of IC 4-9.1-1-7. Money may not be transferred, assigned, or otherwise removed from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget agency, or any other state agency.(h) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(i) As soon as practicable after a public-private agreement concerning the Indiana Toll Road has been executed and the closing for each financing transaction required to provide funding to carry out the agreement has been conducted, the authority shall determine the total balance remaining in all toll road funds and accounts established under IC 8-15-2. Subject to any applicable trust indentures securing toll road bonds, the authority may retain from those funds and accounts the amounts necessary to pay outstanding obligations with respect to the operation of the Indiana Toll Road incurred before the effective date of the public-private agreement, and shall transfer all remaining balances in the toll road funds and accounts to the fund.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.96.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-4. Allocations to Accounts and Other Funds

Sec. 4. (a) Before any allocations are made from the fund under this chapter, the authority shall determine:(1) the extent to which outstanding bonds issued by the authority under IC 8-14.5-6 or IC 8-15-2 should be repaid, defeased, or otherwise retired;(2) the total amount necessary to repay, defease, or otherwise retire the bonds selected by the authority for repayment, defeasance, or retirement; and(3) the total amount necessary to pay the amounts owed by the authority related to the execution and performance of a public-private agreement under this article, including establishing reserves, plus the amount necessary to establish an escrow account to implement a written agreement entered into under IC 8-15.5-7-6 to fund reductions in, or refunds of, user fees imposed on Class 2 vehicles.The authority shall make a separate determination of the amount described in subdivision (3) for each public-private agreement. The amount described in subdivision (3) is payable solely from money received by the authority under the public-private agreement for which the amounts owed were incurred, and are not payable from lease payments received under IC 8-9.5 or IC 8-14.5.(b) Before making any allocations from the fund under subsection (c) or (d), the authority shall allocate the amount determined under subsection (a)(2) to the bond retirement account. Money in this account may be used only for the purpose described in section 3(a)(1) of this chapter.(c) After making the allocation required by subsection (b) and before making the allocations required by subsection (d), the authority shall allocate the amount determined under subsection (a)(3) to the administration account. Money in this account may be used only for the purpose described in section 3(a)(2) of this chapter.(d) After making the allocations required by subsections (b) and (c), the remaining money received during each state fiscal year under a public-private agreement under this article shall be allocated to the eligible project account. Money in this account may be used only for the purposes described in section 3(a)(3) of this chapter. Within thirty (30) days after a public-private agreement concerning the Indiana Toll Road has been executed and the closing for each financing transaction required to provide funding to carry out the agreement has been conducted, the authority shall transfer the money in the eligible project account to the major moves construction fund. In addition, any amounts transferred to the fund under section 3(i) of this chapter after the date described in this subsection shall be transferred to the major moves construction fund.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.97.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-5. Distributions From Eligible Project Account

Sec. 5. The money allocated to the eligible project account must be used to make distributions to the next generation trust fund and the major moves construction fund, as provided by section 4 of this chapter.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-11-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 11. Toll Road Fund|8-15.5-11-6. Expediting Permits, Licenses, and Approvals

Sec. 6. The authority shall seek the cooperation of federal and local agencies to expedite all necessary federal and local permits, licenses, and approvals necessary for toll road projects under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 12. Prohibited Local Action|8-15.5-12-1. Impairment of Public-Private Agreement by Political Subdivision Prohibited

Sec. 1. A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) may not take any action that would have the effect of impairing a public-private agreement under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 3-5-2 apply to this chapter to the extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-2. "Candidate"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "candidate" refers to any of the following:(1) A candidate for a state office.(2) A candidate for a legislative office.(3) A candidate for a local office.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-3. "Committee"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to any of the following:(1) A candidate's committee.(2) A regular party committee.(3) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the house of representatives of the general assembly.(4) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the senate of the general assembly.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-4. "Officer"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "officer" refers only to either of the following:(1) An individual listed as an officer of a corporation in the corporation's most recent annual report.(2) An individual who is a successor to an individual described in subdivision (1).As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-5. Determination of Interest in Operator

Sec. 5. For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have an interest in an operator if the person satisfies any of the following:(1) The person holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in an operator.(2) The person is an officer of an operator.(3) The person is an officer of a person that holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in an operator.(4) The person is a political action committee of an operator.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-6. Certain Contributions Attributed to Operator

Sec. 6. An operator is considered to have made a contribution if a contribution is made by a person who has an interest in the operator.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-7. Prohibition of Contributions to Candidate or Committee

Sec. 7. An operator or a person who has an interest in an operator may not make a contribution to a candidate or a committee during the following periods:(1) The term during which the operator is a party to a public-private agreement entered into under this article.(2) The three (3) years following the final expiration or termination of the public-private agreement described in subdivision (1).As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-13-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.5-13-8. Level 6 Felony for Violation

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.134.
IN Code § 8-15.7-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 1. General Provisions|8-15.7-1-1. Findings by General Assembly

Sec. 1. The general assembly finds the following:(1) There is a public need for timely development and operation of transportation facilities in Indiana that address the needs identified by the department, through the department's transportation plan and otherwise, by accelerating project delivery, improving safety, reducing congestion, increasing mobility, improving connectivity, increasing capacity, enhancing economic efficiency, promoting economic development, or any combination of those methods.(2) This public need may not be wholly satisfied by existing methods of procurement and project delivery in which transportation facilities are developed, financed, or operated.(3) Authorizing private entities to do all or part of the development, planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, expansion, financing, and operation of one (1) or more transportation facilities may result in the availability of the transportation facilities to the public in a more timely, more efficient, or less costly fashion, thereby serving the public safety and welfare.(4) Public-private agreements entered into by private entities and the department under this article should allow for:(A) transparency, oversight, and public information sharing;(B) compliance with all state and federal environmental laws; and(C) fairness for local jurisdictions when negotiating the public-private agreements.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.13.
IN Code § 8-15.7-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 1. General Provisions|8-15.7-1-2. Public Purpose Served by Certain Actions

Sec. 2. An action, other than an approval by the authority or the department under IC 8-15.7-4, serves the public purpose of this article if the action facilitates the timely development, planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, expansion, financing, or operation of a qualifying project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 1. General Provisions|8-15.7-1-3. Intent to Encourage Investment and Grant Flexibility

Sec. 3. It is the intent of this article to:(1) encourage investment in Indiana by private entities that facilitates the development, planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, expansion, financing, and operation of transportation facilities; and(2) grant public and private entities the greatest possible flexibility in contracting with each other for the provision of the public services that are the subject of this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.