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IN Code § 5-1.2-10-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 10. Wastewater and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Programs|5-1.2-10-23. Leveraged Loan Program; Authorization

Sec. 23. (a) As an alternative to making loans or providing other financial assistance to participants, the authority may use the money in either fund to provide a leveraged loan program and other financial assistance programs allowed by the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to or for the benefit of participants, including using money in the wastewater SRF fund or drinking water SRF fund to enhance the obligations of participants issued for the purposes of this chapter by:(1) granting money to:(A) be deposited in:(i) a capital fund or reserve fund established under IC 5-1.2-4 or another statute or a trust agreement or indenture as contemplated by this chapter; or(ii) an account established within a fund described in item (i); or(B) provide interest subsidies;(2) paying bond insurance premiums, reserve insurance premiums, or credit enhancement, liquidity support, remarketing, or conversion fees, or other similar fees or costs for obligations of a participant or for bonds issued by the authority, if credit market access is improved or interest rates are reduced; or(3) guaranteeing all or a part of obligations issued by participants or bonds issued by the authority.(b) A guarantee of obligations or bonds under subsection (a)(3) must be limited to money in the wastewater SRF fund or drinking water SRF fund and the supplemental fund. A guarantee under subsection (a)(3) does not create a liability or indebtedness of the state.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-10-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 10. Wastewater and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Programs|5-1.2-10-24. Leveraged Loan Program; Authorization

Sec. 24. Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent allowed by the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, money in the wastewater SRF fund or drinking water SRF fund, together with loan repayments to be deposited in the wastewater SRF fund or drinking water SRF fund, may be used to establish a leveraged loan program or other financial assistance programs established in connection with the wastewater SRF fund or drinking water SRF fund.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-1. Request

Sec. 1. At the request of the department of environmental management, the authority shall carry out the program established under this chapter.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-2. Supplemental Program; Establishment

Sec. 2. The supplemental drinking water and wastewater assistance program (referred to in this chapter as "supplemental program") is established.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.20.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-3. Supplemental Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The supplemental drinking water and wastewater assistance fund (referred to in this chapter as "supplemental fund") is established.(b) The authority shall administer, hold, and manage the supplemental fund.(c) The cost of administering the supplemental fund may be paid from money in the supplemental fund.(d) All money accruing to the supplemental fund is appropriated continuously for the purposes specified in this chapter.(e) Money in the supplemental fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.21.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-4. Money; Sources

Sec. 4. (a) The general assembly may appropriate money to the supplemental fund.(b) Grants or gifts of money to the supplemental fund and proceeds of the sale of:(1) gifts to the supplemental fund; and(2) loans and other financial assistance, as provided in this chapter;shall be deposited in the supplemental fund.(c) Repayments of loans and other financial assistance from the supplemental fund, including interest, premiums, and penalties, shall be deposited in the supplemental fund.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-5. Money; Investment

Sec. 5. (a) The authority shall invest the money in the supplemental 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 supplemental fund.(b) As an alternative to subsection (a), the authority may invest or cause to be invested all or a part of the supplemental fund in a fiduciary account or accounts with a trustee that is a financial institution. Notwithstanding any other law, any investment may be made by the trustee in accordance with one (1) or more trust agreements or indentures. A trust agreement or indenture may permit disbursements by the trustee to the authority, a participant, or any other person as provided in the trust agreement or indenture.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-6. Money; Uses

Sec. 6. Money in the supplemental fund may be used to do the following:(1) Provide grants, loans, or other financial assistance to or for the benefit of participants for the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of the following:(A) A public water system, whether or not those other activities are allowed by the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.(B) A wastewater or storm water collection and treatment system.The money may be used to pay for other activities necessary or convenient to complete these tasks, regardless of whether those other activities are allowed by the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.(2) Provide grants, loans, or other financial assistance to political subdivisions for tasks associated with the development and preparation of:(A) long term control plans;(B) use attainability analyses; and(C) storm water management programs.(3) Provide interest subsidies.(4) Establish guaranties, reserves, or sinking funds, including guaranties, reserves, or sinking funds to secure and pay, in whole or in part, loans or other financial assistance made from sources other than the supplemental fund (including financial institutions) for a purpose allowed by subdivision (1).(5) Pay financing charges, including interest on the loan or other financial assistance during construction and for a reasonable period after the completion of construction.(6) Pay the cost of administering the supplemental fund and the supplemental program.(7) Conduct all other activities that are allowed by the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-7. Grants, Loans, or Other Financial Assistance; Criteria

Sec. 7. The authority shall develop criteria to make or provide grants, loans, or other financial assistance from the supplemental fund.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-8. Grants, Loans, or Other Financial Assistance; Terms and Conditions

Sec. 8. The authority must establish the terms and conditions that the authority considers necessary or convenient to make grants or loans or provide other financial assistance under this chapter.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-9. Discretion of the Authority

Sec. 9. This chapter does not require the authority to provide a loan or other financial assistance to any participant to the extent the authority determines loan or financial assistance is not in the best interests of the supplemental program and the authority.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-10. Loans or Other Financial Assistance; Necessary Documents

Sec. 10. A loan or other financial assistance from the fund must be accompanied by the following:(1) All papers and opinions required by the authority.(2) Unless otherwise provided by the guidelines of the authority, the following:(A) An approving opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel.(B) A certification and guarantee of signatures.(C) A certification that, as of the date of the loan or other financial assistance:(i) no litigation is pending challenging the validity of or entry into the loan or other financial assistance or any security for the loan or other financial assistance; or(ii) if litigation is pending, the litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the validity of the loan or other financial assistance or any security for the loan or other financial assistance.(D) If litigation is pending, as an alternative to the certification described in clause (C), an opinion of legal counsel that the litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the validity of the loan or other financial assistance.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11. Supplemental Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program|5-1.2-11-11. Financial Assistance Agreement

Sec. 11. A participant receiving a grant, loan, or other financial assistance from the supplemental fund shall enter into a financial assistance agreement. A financial assistance agreement related to the supplemental program is a valid, binding, and enforceable agreement of the participant.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-1. "Governmental Requirement"

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 other law, order, rule, or regulation administered or issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the department of environmental management, or the department of natural resources in connection with the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-2. "Utility"

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 public.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-3. Safe Drinking Water; Duty to Monitor Utilities

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 meeting governmental requirements.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.22.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-4. Powers

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 governmental requirements.(3) Studying cost recovery mechanisms that enable utilities to respond quickly to system needs.(4) Monitoring the growing costs for utilities in complying with consent decrees related to governmental requirements.(5) Studying regional water ownership issues, including cross-border issues.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.23.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-5. Study Areas

Sec. 5. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the authority shall divide the state of Indiana into study areas.(b) Each study area created under this section must consist of multiple counties. In selecting the counties to comprise each study area, the authority may consider similarities among the counties in:(1) the watersheds in which they are located;(2) the water sources that are available in them; and(3) any other factors the authority considers relevant.As added by P.L.15-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-6. Annual Meeting; Other Meetings; Report

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) conduct communications;as the authority considers appropriate.(b) In addition to attending the annual meetings held under subsection (a), the utilities in each study area may meet voluntarily on a periodic basis as they consider appropriate.(c) In the meetings held under subsections (a) and (b), the utilities of a study area shall determine the water and wastewater priorities of the study area, establish future meeting agendas, and consider other matters related to the function of the study area, including the following:(1) Promoting cooperation among the utilities located in the study area.(2) Promoting mutual assistance among utilities located in the study area.(3) Facilitating needed investment in the water and wastewater infrastructure of utilities in the study area.(4) Protecting public health.(5) The prudent management of water resources.(6) Projecting the water demand and water needs of the study area for a planning horizon of at least twenty-five (25) years.(d) Not later than:(1) March 1, 2021; and(2) March 1 of each odd-numbered year after 2021;the utilities of each study area shall file a report with the authority on a form provided by the authority summarizing the activities undertaken by the utilities of the study area concerning the matters set forth in subsection (c).(e) Not later than:(1) November 1, 2021; and(2) November 1 of each odd-numbered year after 2021;the authority shall compile a report summarizing the activities undertaken by the utilities of all study areas concerning the matters set forth in subsection (c).(f) A utility may participate in activities undertaken under this section in more than one (1) study area.As added by P.L.15-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-7. Participation a Prerequisite to Financial Assistance

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 authority that its officers and employees have participated in study area activities under section 6 of this chapter.As added by P.L.15-2019, SEC.4.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-8. Rules

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.
IN Code § 5-1.2-11.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 11.5. Monitoring, Study, and Assessment by the Indiana Finance Authority|5-1.2-11.5-9. Authority Water Program Coordination Duties

Sec. 9. (a) The authority shall coordinate the executive branch activities related to the state's water programs. The authority's duties under this section include the following:(1) Serving as the executive branch coordinator of water related programs and activities of the state.(2) Advising state agencies and political subdivisions, and coordinating their activities, regarding best practices concerning the best use of funding streams and incentives in the manner most likely to achieve comprehensive water related data collection and regional collaboration in water and wastewater service.(3) Promoting and coordinating the collection and sharing of information throughout Indiana concerning water and wastewater service.(4) Providing leadership regarding investment, affordability, supply, and economic development related to water and wastewater service.(b) All instrumentalities, agencies, authorities, boards, and commissions of the state, including the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26, shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the authority in carrying out the authority's duties under this section.(c) In carrying out the authority's duties under this section, the authority shall use any data the authority acquires in a manner that:(1) protects the confidential information of individual water utilities and customers; and(2) is consistent with IC 5-14-3-4.As added by P.L.15-2019, SEC.6.
IN Code § 5-1.2-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 12. Indiana Brownfields Program|5-1.2-12-1. Request

Sec. 1. At the request of the department of environmental management, the authority shall carry out the program established under this chapter.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IN Code § 5-1.2-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 1.2. Indiana Finance Authority|Chapter 12. Indiana Brownfields Program|5-1.2-12-2. Indiana Brownfields Program; Establishment; Purposes

Sec. 2. The Indiana brownfields program is established to assist in the remediation of brownfields to encourage the rehabilitation, redevelopment, and reuse of real property by providing grants, loans, forgivable loans, awards of professional services, or other financial assistance to or for the benefit of political subdivisions to conduct any of the following activities:(1) Identification and acquisition of brownfields within a political subdivision as suitable candidates for redevelopment.(2) Environmental assessment of identified brownfields, including assessment of petroleum and hazardous substances contamination, and other activities necessary or convenient to complete the environmental assessments.(3) Remediation activities conducted on brownfields, including:(A) remediation of petroleum and hazardous substances contamination; and(B) other activities necessary or convenient to complete remediation activities conducted on brownfields, including clearance of real property.(4) Other activities in conjunction with assessment and remediation activities necessary or convenient to prepare a brownfield for redevelopment.As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.