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IN Code § 16-22-6-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-17. Payment of Lease Rentals From a Cumulative Building Fund

Sec. 17. (a) If a lease provides for the payment of lease rentals for a cumulative building fund, part or all of the cumulative building fund and the tax levied for the cumulative building fund may be committed and pledged to the payment of lease rental. To the extent the amount is insufficient to pay the lease rental, the lease must provide that the remaining lease rental be paid entirely from the net revenues of the hospital. As long as the lease remains in effect:(1) the amount of the cumulative building fund committed and pledged may not be expended by the lessee for any other purpose; and(2) the tax levy for that cumulative building fund may not be reduced or rescinded by the county council.(b) If a lease provides for payment of lease rental as provided in this section, the approval of the county fiscal body is not required for the lease or the sale of land by the county to the authority under section 16 of this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-12.5 part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-18. Hearing on Terms of Proposed Lease; Notice

Sec. 18. When the authority, the governing board of the hospital, the county executive, and a majority of the county fiscal body of the county have agreed upon the terms and conditions of a lease proposed to be entered into under the terms and conditions of this chapter and before the final execution of the lease, the county auditor shall publish notice of a public hearing to be held in the county by the county executive not less than ten (10) days after the publication of the notice. The notice of the hearing shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the county. The notice must name the day, place, and hour of the hearing and must set forth a brief summary of the principal terms of the lease, including a description of the property to be leased, the lease rental, the term of the lease, and where the proposed lease, drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates may be examined. The proposed lease and the drawings, plans, specifications, and estimates of construction cost for the building shall be open to inspection by the public during the ten (10) day notice period and at the meeting. All persons have a right to be heard at the meeting on the necessity for the lease and whether the lease rental is fair and reasonable. The hearing may be adjourned to a later date or dates and to a place fixed before the adjournment.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-19. Authorization and Execution of Lease

Sec. 19. Following the hearing the county executive may authorize the execution of the lease originally agreed on or make modifications agreed on with the authority, the governing board, and the county fiscal body. The authorization must be by an order entered in the official records of the county executive. The lease shall be executed:(1) on behalf of the county by at least a majority of the members of the county executive; and(2) on behalf of the authority by the president or vice president and secretary of the governing board of the authority.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-20. Notice of Execution of Authorized Lease; Taxpayer Objections

Sec. 20. (a) If the execution of the original or a modified lease is authorized, notice of the signing shall be published on behalf of the county one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation and published in the county. Except as provided in subsection (b), at least ten (10) taxpayers in the county whose tax rate will be affected by the proposed lease may file a petition with the county auditor not more than thirty (30) days after publication of notice of the execution of the lease. The petition must set forth the objections to the lease and facts showing that the execution of the lease is unnecessary or unwise or that the lease rental is not fair and reasonable.(b) The authority for taxpayers to object to a proposed lease described in subsection (a) does not apply if the authority complies with the procedures for the issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness described in IC 6-1.1-20.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.35-1997, SEC.11; P.L.146-2008, SEC.434.
IN Code § 16-22-6-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-21. Submission of Objections to Department of Local Government Finance

Sec. 21. On the filing of the petition the county auditor shall immediately certify a copy, together with other data necessary to present the questions involved, to the department of local government finance.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.388.
IN Code § 16-22-6-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-22. Hearing by Department of Local Government Finance; Notice

Sec. 22. On receipt of the certified petition and information, the department of local government finance shall fix a time in the county for the hearing that shall be not less than five (5) or more than fifteen (15) days after receipt. The department of local government finance may either hold the hearing in the affected county or through electronic means. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the department of local government finance to the county executive and to the first ten (10) taxpayer petitioners by certified mail sent to the addresses listed on the petition at least five (5) days before the hearing date.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.389; P.L.38-2021, SEC.58.
IN Code § 16-22-6-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-23. Time for Bringing Action to Contest or Enjoin Lease

Sec. 23. An action to contest the validity of the lease or to enjoin the performance of the terms and conditions of the lease may not be instituted more than thirty (30) days after publication of notice of the execution of the lease or, if an appeal is taken to the department of local government finance, not more than thirty (30) days after the decision of the board.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-13(c).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.390.
IN Code § 16-22-6-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-24. Lease Options; Renewal or Purchase

Sec. 24. (a) A lease:(1) may provide that the lessee has an option to renew the lease for a like or lesser term; and(2) must contain an option to purchase at any time after ten (10) years from the execution of the lease and before the expiration of the term of the lease on a date fixed in the lease at a price equal to the amount required to enable the authority to do the following:(A) Redeem all outstanding securities payable out of the rentals provided for in the lease and all premiums and accrued and unpaid interest payable on that redemption.(B) Pay all other indebtedness and obligations of the authority attributable to the acquisition, construction, renovation, and leasing of the buildings, including any cost of liquidation of the authority.(b) The lease does not create an obligation for the county to purchase a leased building or an obligation to a creditor or bondholder of the authority.(c) A county exercising an option to purchase may issue general obligation bonds to procure funds to purchase the building. The bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold in accordance with the laws authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds for other county purposes.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-14.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-25. Plans and Specifications; Approval

Sec. 25. Before the execution of a lease the governing board of the hospital and the county executive shall approve the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the building, equipment, and appurtenances that the authority proposes to lease to a lessee. The plans and specifications also shall be submitted to and approved by the state department, the department of homeland security, and other state agencies designated by law to pass on plans and specifications for public buildings.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-15.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.296; P.L.187-2021, SEC.54.
IN Code § 16-22-6-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-26. Sale of County Land or Building to Authority; Procedure

Sec. 26. (a) A county desiring to erect or renovate a building on land owned or to be acquired by the county may sell land or a building, or both to the authority. Before the sale may take place, the county executive, with the approval of the county fiscal body, shall file a petition with the circuit court of the county requesting the appointment of:(1) one (1) disinterested freeholder of the county as an appraiser; and(2) two (2) disinterested appraisers licensed under IC 25-34.1;who are residents of Indiana to determine the fair market value of the land and buildings. One (1) of the appraisers described under subdivision (2) must reside not more than fifty (50) miles from the land. The appraisers shall fix the fair market value of the land and buildings and report not more than two (2) weeks after the date of the appraisers' appointment. The county may sell the land and buildings to the authority for an amount not less than the amount fixed as the fair market value by the appraisers. The amount shall be paid in cash upon delivery of the deed by the county to the authority.(b) If a cumulative building fund exists at the time of the sale under IC 16-12-16 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993), IC 16-12.1-4-4 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993), or IC 16-22-5, the proceeds from the sale shall be placed in the fund. If a cumulative building fund does not exist at the time of the sale, the proceeds from the sale shall be paid into the county hospital fund and the principal and interest shall be used for the purposes set forth in IC 16-22-5. A sale of land or buildings, or both, by a county to the authority shall be authorized by the county executive by an order entered in the official records of the county executive. The deed shall be executed on behalf of the county by the county executive.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-16.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.113-2006, SEC.10.
IN Code § 16-22-6-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-28. Agreements Between Contiguous Counties; Rights of County Citizens

Sec. 28. The citizens of a contributing county under section 27 of this chapter have the same rights and privileges in the hospital as the citizens of the county where the hospital is located.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-19-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-30. Application of Bond Proceeds

Sec. 30. The proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter, after reimbursement to the county for preliminary expenses as provided in section 11 of this chapter, shall be applied to the payment of the costs of acquisition, construction, or renovation of the building for which the bonds are issued, including incidental expenses and interest before acquisition or during construction or renovation. Until the proceeds are applied as required in this section, the proceeds are subject to a lien in favor of the bondholders or trustees.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-18.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-31. Security for Bonds; Trust Indenture

Sec. 31. (a) The governing board may secure the bonds by a trust indenture between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or national or state bank in Indiana having trust powers.(b) The trust indenture may do the following:(1) Mortgage the land or building, or both, for which the bonds are issued.(2) Contain reasonable provisions for the following:(A) Protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority and board in relation to the following:(i) The construction or renovation of the building and the building's insurance.(ii) The custody, safeguarding, and application of all money.(B) Setting forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and trustee.(C) Restricting the individual right of action of bondholders.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the board of directors may determine by resolution or in the trust indenture the following:(1) The officer, board, or depositary that shall have custody of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds.(2) The method of disbursement of the proceeds, including safeguards and restrictions.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-19.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-32. Tax Levy

Sec. 32. (a) The county fiscal body of a county that has entered into a lease under this chapter shall annually levy a tax sufficient to produce, with other funds available, funds sufficient to pay the lease rental provided to be paid from taxes.(b) Net revenues of the hospital of which the leased building is a part shall, if any of the lease rental is payable from taxes, be transferred to a fund used for the payment of the lease rental to be paid from taxes unless those revenues are required:(1) to pay lease rental under the lease;(2) to be retained as a reserve for that purpose; or(3) by the governing board of the hospital to be kept in reserve for additional construction, equipment, betterment, maintenance, or operation.(c) In fixing and determining the amount of the levy necessary to pay lease rental payable from taxes, the county fiscal body shall consider the amounts transferred from the net revenues of the hospital as provided in this chapter. This chapter does not relieve the county from the obligation to pay from taxes any lease rental payable from taxes if other funds are not available. The tax levies provided for in this chapter are reviewable by other bodies with authority to ascertain that the levies, with other funds available, are sufficient to meet the rental under the lease that is payable from taxes. Lease rental shall be paid semiannually to the authority following settlements of tax collections.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-20.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-33. Hospital Revenues as Source of Lease Rental Payments

Sec. 33. (a) If:(1) a county enters into a lease under this chapter, under which the lease rental is payable in whole or in part from the net revenues of the hospital of which the leased buildings are a part; and(2) the governing board of the hospital covenants in the lease to establish and maintain rates, fees, and charges for the use of the hospital sufficient in each year to:(A) pay the proper and reasonable expense of operation, repair, replacements, and maintenance of the hospital;(B) pay the lease rental payable from the net revenues of the hospital; and(C) establish the reserve fund provided for in the lease in the full amount in not less than five (5) years;revenues collected are the revenues of the hospital. The rates, fees, and charges shall be increased as necessary to comply with this section.(b) The authority may protect and enforce the rights granted under this chapter or under the lease and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter or the lease to be performed by:(1) the county executing the lease;(2) the county executive;(3) the governing board; or(4) an officer of the county;including setting and collecting reasonable and sufficient rates, fees, and charges for the use of the hospital.(c) If there is a failure to pay lease rental payable solely from the net revenues of the hospital on the payment date, a court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the hospital on behalf of the county and the authority.(d) The receiver may charge and collect rates sufficient to do the following:(1) Pay the proper and reasonable expense of operation, repair, replacements, and maintenance of the hospital.(2) Pay the lease rental payable from the net revenues of the hospital.(3) Establish the full amount of the reserve fund provided for in the lease in not less than five (5) years.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-21.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-34. Exemption From State Taxation

Sec. 34. The following are exempt from state taxation except for the financial institutions tax imposed under IC 6-5.5:(1) Property owned by the authority.(2) Revenues of the authority.(3) Bonds or other securities and the interest on bonds and securities issued by the authority.(4) Proceeds received by a holder from the sale of the bonds, to the extent of the holder's cost of acquisition.(5) Proceeds received upon redemption at or before maturity and the interest on the proceeds.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-22.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.254-1997(ss), SEC.23; P.L.79-2017, SEC.65.
IN Code § 16-22-6-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-35. Audit of Funds; Officer and Employee Bonds; Records

Sec. 35. The state board of accounts may supervise and audit the funds of the authority. An officer or employee of the authority authorized to receive, disburse, or in any way handle funds or negotiable securities of the authority shall execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to consist of a surety or guaranty corporation qualified to do business in Indiana, in an amount determined by the board. The bond must be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the officer's or employee's duties and the accounting for all money and property that may come under the officer's or employee's control. The cost of the bonds shall be paid out of funds of the authority. The records of the authority are public records.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-23.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-36. Liquidation of Authority

Sec. 36. An authority may be liquidated after the authority's securities are redeemed, debts are paid, and leases are terminated if the board of directors files a report with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court showing the facts and stating that the liquidation is in the best public interest. The court shall find the facts and make an order book entry ordering the authority liquidated.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-24.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.86.
IN Code § 16-22-6-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-37. Building Additions; Funding

Sec. 37. (a) A county or the governing board of the hospital may remodel or construct an addition to a hospital building leased under this chapter.(b) To provide funds for that purpose, the county may issue general obligation bonds or appropriate money from the county's general fund or other funds available for that purpose if the hospital building is owned by the county. The governing board of a hospital may use funds available to the board if the hospital building is owned by the county.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-25.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.252-2015, SEC.24.
IN Code § 16-22-6-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-38. Agreements

Sec. 38. A county and an authority that have entered into or propose to enter into a lease under this chapter may enter into a party wall agreement or other agreement concerning the attaching of an addition to a hospital building if the agreement is approved by the governing board of the hospital and recorded with the recorder of the county in which the hospital is located. The agreement may provide for an easement or a license to construct a part of an addition over or above the existing hospital building.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-26.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-39. Lease Approval of County Fiscal Body

Sec. 39. For the purposes of this chapter, county executive action or approval for the appropriation and expenditure of county tax money includes approval by the county fiscal body. A lease entered into by the county executive with the hospital building authority or association is not valid or binding on the county unless the lease is approved by a majority vote of the county fiscal body.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-27(f).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-6-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 6. County Hospital Building Authorities|16-22-6-40. Compliance With Other Laws

Sec. 40. In proceeding under this chapter, it is not necessary to comply with any other law except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-28.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 7. Hospital Building Authorities in County With Hospital Operated Under Ic 16-23-1|16-22-7-1. Authority Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" means the hospital association created by section 5 of this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(1).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-22-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 22. County Hospitals|Chapter 7. Hospital Building Authorities in County With Hospital Operated Under Ic 16-23-1|16-22-7-2. Governing Body Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governing body" means the county executive of a county or the legislative and fiscal body of a city.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20.5-1(a)(10).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.