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IN Code § 8-15.5-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-2. Required Provisions of Public-Private Agreement

Sec. 2. A public-private agreement entered into under this article must provide for the following:(1) The original term of the public-private agreement, which may not exceed seventy-five (75) years.(2) Provisions for a:(A) lease, franchise, or license of the project and the real property owned by the authority upon which the project is located or is to be located; or(B) management agreement or other contract to operate the project and the real property owned by the authority upon which the project is located or is to be located;for a predetermined period. The public-private agreement must provide for ownership of all improvements and real property by the authority in the name of the state or by a governmental entity, or both.(3) Monitoring of the operator's maintenance practices by the authority and the taking of actions by the authority that it considers appropriate to ensure that the project is properly maintained.(4) The basis upon which user fees that may be collected by the operator, as determined under this article, are established.(5) Compliance with applicable state and federal laws and local ordinances.(6) Filing by the operator, on a periodic basis, of appropriate financial statements in a form acceptable to the authority.(7) Grounds for termination of the public-private agreement by the authority or the operator.(8) The date of termination of the operator's authority and duties under this article.(9) Procedures for amendment of the agreement.(10) Provisions requiring the completion of all environmental analyses of the project required by state and federal law in the manner and at the times required by the appropriate state and federal agencies.(11) An expedited method for resolving disputes between or among the authority, the parties to the public-private agreement, and units of local government that contain any part of the project, as required by IC 8-15.5-10-8.(12) This subdivision applies only to a public-private agreement entered into after June 30, 2019. The agreement must provide for payment and performance bonds as follows:(A) For a payment bond, an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the cost to design and construct the project.(B) For a performance bond, an amount not less than fifty percent (50%) of the cost to design and construct the project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.9; P.L.205-2013, SEC.150; P.L.91-2014, SEC.26; P.L.189-2018, SEC.90; P.L.208-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-4. Financing of Obligations by Operator; No State or Local Debt or Pledge

Sec. 4. (a) The operator may finance its obligations with respect to the project and the public-private agreement in the amounts and upon the terms and conditions determined by the operator.(b) The operator may:(1) issue debt, equity, or other securities or obligations;(2) enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and(3) secure any financing with a pledge of, security interest in, or lien on any user fees charged and collected for the use of a toll road project or a facility project and any property interest of the operator in a toll road project or a facility project.However, any bonds, debt, other securities, or other financing issued for the purposes of this article shall not be considered to constitute a debt of the state or any political subdivision of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision.(c) The operator may deposit any user fees charged and collected for the use of a toll road project or a facility project in a separate account held by a trustee or escrow agent for the benefit of the secured parties of the operator.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.152; P.L.213-2015, SEC.112.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-5. Public-Private Agreement With Multiple Entities

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, the authority may enter into a public-private agreement with multiple private entities or with another governmental entity, if the authority determines in writing that it is in the public interest to do so.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.91-2014, SEC.27.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-6. Exercise of Powers Delegated or Assigned by Authority

Sec. 6. The department or any other state agency or governmental entity may perform any duties and exercise any powers of the authority under this article or the public-private agreement that have been assigned, subcontracted, or delegated to it by the authority.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.91-2014, SEC.28.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-6.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-6.1. Public-Private Agreements; Actions to Facilitate Completion

Sec. 6.1. (a) If a public-private agreement is terminated or the authority exercises its right or remedies under the public-private agreement with respect to the project before the completion of the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, or expansion of the project as specified by the public-private agreement, the authority, subject to subsection (b), may take any or all of the following actions in order to facilitate completion of the project:(1) Employ or contract with contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, and such other advisers, consultants, and agents as may be necessary in its judgment to complete the project, and to fix their compensation.(2) Contract with or enter into a public-private agreement with a new operator, and to fix its compensation.(3) Assume and assign any contracts, subcontracts, and supply agreements.(4) Enter into one (1) or more agreements with the department to manage the completion of the project, in which case the department may employ or contract with contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, and such other advisers, consultants, and agents as may be necessary in its judgment to complete the project, and to fix their compensation.(5) Issue bonds and refunding bonds under IC 5-1.2 or IC 8-14.5-6 to provide funding for the completion of the project, to provide funding for any losses or additional costs incurred by the authority under the public-private agreement, or to refund any bonds previously issued by the authority.(6) Such other actions as the authority considers reasonable and appropriate in order to complete the project.(b) Any actions taken by the authority under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(5) must be submitted to the budget committee for review. The budget committee shall hold a meeting and conduct a review of the actions taken by the authority under this section not later than thirty (30) days after the date the authority submits its actions for review.(c) Unless otherwise provided by federal law, neither the authority, the department, nor any operator, contractor, or subcontractor engaged in completion of the project under this section is required to comply with IC 4-13.6 or IC 5-16 concerning state public works, IC 5-17 concerning purchases of materials and supplies, or any other statutes concerning procedures for procurement of public works or personal property as a condition of being awarded and performing work on the project.As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.92.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-7. Freeway Project; Construction in Sections

Sec. 7. A freeway project may be constructed or extended in sections as determined by the authority. Each separate section must be separately designated by a name or number, which must also apply to any freeway project to subsequently improve, better, enlarge, extend, or reconstruct the section.As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.153.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-8. Freeway Project; Excluded Facilities

Sec. 8. Neither:(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of transient lodging facilities on or adjacent to a freeway project; nor(2) a contract for any purpose described in subdivision (1);is considered a freeway project.As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.154.
IN Code § 8-15.5-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 5. Terms and Conditions of Public-Private Agreements|8-15.5-5-9. Freeway Project; User Fees

Sec. 9. A freeway project is not subject to user fees otherwise authorized by this article.As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.155.
IN Code § 8-15.5-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 6. Construction and Operating Standards for Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-6-1. Standards for Plans and Specifications

Sec. 1. The plans and specifications for each project constructed under this article must comply with:(1) the authority's standards for other projects of a similar nature, except as otherwise provided in the public-private agreement; and(2) any other applicable state or federal standards.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.156.
IN Code § 8-15.5-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 6. Construction and Operating Standards for Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-6-2. Compliance With Certain Laws

Sec. 2. Unless otherwise provided by federal law or this section, the operator or any contractor or subcontractor of the operator engaged in the construction of a project is not required to comply with IC 4-13.6 or IC 5-16 concerning state public works, IC 5-17 concerning purchases of materials and supplies, or other statutes concerning procedures for procurement of public works or personal property as a condition of being awarded and performing work on the project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.10; P.L.163-2011, SEC.6; P.L.205-2013, SEC.157; P.L.252-2015, SEC.21.
IN Code § 8-15.5-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 6. Construction and Operating Standards for Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-6-3. Minority and Women's Business Participation; Indiana Businesses

Sec. 3. The operator or any contractor or subcontractor of the operator engaged in the construction of a project is subject to:(1) the provisions of 25 IAC 5 concerning equal opportunities for minority business enterprises and women's business enterprises to participate in procurement and contracting processes or as required by federal law; and(2) the provisions that may be established by the authority in a public-private agreement with respect to awarding contracts to Indiana businesses (as defined in IC 5-22-15-20.5).As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.158; P.L.165-2021, SEC.130.
IN Code § 8-15.5-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 6. Construction and Operating Standards for Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-6-4. Authority to Include Freeway and Toll Road Projects in the State Highway System

Sec. 4. Each freeway project or toll road project constructed or operated in the state of Indiana under this article may be determined by the department to be part of the state highway system designated under IC 8-23-4-2 for purposes of identification, maintenance standards, and enforcement of traffic laws.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.159; P.L.91-2014, SEC.29; P.L.213-2015, SEC.113.
IN Code § 8-15.5-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 6. Construction and Operating Standards for Toll Road Projects|8-15.5-6-5. Agreements for Maintenance and Other Services

Sec. 5. An operator may enter into agreements for maintenance or other services under this article with the authority, the department, or other state agencies. The authority may:(1) with the assistance of all applicable state agencies, establish a unified permitting and licensing process for the processing and issuance of all necessary permits and licenses for projects under this article, including, but not limited to, all environmental permits and business and tax licenses; and(2) provide other services for which the authority is reimbursed, including, but not limited to, preliminary planning, environmental certification (including the procurement of all necessary environmental permits), and preliminary design of projects under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.160.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-0.5. Applicability

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies only to a toll road project or a facility project and not to a freeway project.As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.114.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-1. Power of Authority to Fix User Fees

Sec. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, the authority may fix and revise the amounts of user fees that an operator may charge and collect for the use of any part of a toll road project or a facility project in accordance with the public-private agreement.(b) In fixing the amounts referred to in subsection (a), the authority may:(1) establish maximum amounts for the user fees; and(2) subject to subsection (c), provide for increases or decreases of the user fees or the maximum amounts established based upon the indices, methodologies, or other factors that the authority considers appropriate.(c) For a public-private agreement for a toll road project entered into after June 30, 2011, the department may not use a methodology based on:(1) toll collection success rates; or(2) other factors internal to the operator;that could result in increases of the maximum amounts due to actual toll collection rates that are below estimated or anticipated toll collection rates.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.163-2011, SEC.7; P.L.213-2015, SEC.115.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-2. Schedule of User Fees

Sec. 2. A schedule of the current user fees shall be made available by the operator to any member of the public on request.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-3. User Fees Not Subject to Other Regulation

Sec. 3. User fees established by the authority under this article are not subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, or by any political subdivision.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-4. Criteria for Establishment of User Fees

Sec. 4. (a) User fees established by the authority under section 1 of this chapter for the use of a toll road project or a facility project must be nondiscriminatory.(b) For a toll road project, the user fees may include different user fees based on categories such as vehicle class, vehicle size, vehicle axles, vehicle weight, volume, location, or traffic congestion or such other means or classification as the authority determines to be appropriate.(c) For a toll road project or a facility project, the user fees may:(1) vary by time of day or year; or(2) be based on one (1) or more factors considered relevant by the authority, which may include any combination of:(A) the costs of:(i) operation;(ii) maintenance; and(iii) repair and rehabilitation;(B) debt service payments on bonds or other obligations;(C) adequacy of working capital;(D) depreciation;(E) payment of user fees, any state, federal, or local taxes, or payments in lieu of taxes; and(F) the sufficiency of income to:(i) maintain the project in a sound physical and financial condition to render adequate and efficient service; and(ii) induce an operator to enter into a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.116.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-5. Collection of User Fees by Operator

Sec. 5. A public-private agreement may:(1) grant an operator a license or franchise to charge and collect tolls or user fees for the use of the toll road project or facility project;(2) authorize the operator to adjust the user fees charged and collected for the use of the toll road project or facility project, so long as the amounts charged and collected by the operator do not exceed the maximum amounts established by the authority under section 1 of this chapter;(3) provide that any adjustment by the operator permitted under subdivision (2) may be based on such indices, methodologies, or other factors as described in the public-private agreement or section 1 of this chapter or as approved by the authority, as applicable;(4) authorize the operator to charge and collect user fees through manual and nonmanual methods, and for a toll road project may include, but not be limited to, automatic vehicle identification systems, electronic toll collection systems, and, to the extent permitted by law, including rules adopted by the authority under IC 8-15-2-17.2(a)(10), global positioning systems and photo or video based toll collection or toll collection enforcement systems; and(5) authorize the collection of user fees charges by a third party.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.163-2011, SEC.8; P.L.213-2015, SEC.117.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-6. Agreement Concerning Electronic Toll Collections on Indiana Toll Road

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "Class 2 vehicle" means any vehicle with two (2) axles, including motorcycles.(b) If the authority enters into a public-private agreement concerning the operation of the Indiana Toll Road, the authority shall enter into a written agreement with the operator concerning the implementation of electronic or nonmanual means of collecting user fees imposed on Class 2 vehicles.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-7. Collection of User Fees After Expiration of Public-Private Agreement

Sec. 7. (a) After expiration of a public-private agreement, the authority may:(1) continue to charge user fees for the use of the toll road project or facility project; or(2) delegate to a third party the authority to continue to collect the user fees.(b) Revenues collected under this section must first be used for operations and maintenance of the toll road project or facility project. Any revenues on toll road projects determined by the authority to be excess must be paid to the authority for deposit in the toll road fund established by IC 8-15.5-11.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.118.
IN Code § 8-15.5-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 7. User Fees|8-15.5-7-8. Actions to Contest Validity of User Fees

Sec. 8. (a) The authority may fix user fees under this chapter by rule under IC 4-22-2-37.1. A rule adopted under this subsection expires on the expiration date stated in the rule.(b) Any action to contest the validity of user fees fixed under this chapter may not be brought after the fifteenth day following the effective date of a rule fixing the user fees adopted under subsection (a).As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.140-2013, SEC.9.
IN Code § 8-15.5-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 8. Taxation of Operators|8-15.5-8-1. Property Tax Exemption

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 5-1.2-9-27, or any other law, a project and tangible personal property used exclusively in connection with a project that are:(1) owned by the authority or a governmental entity and leased, franchised, licensed, or otherwise conveyed to an operator; or(2) acquired, constructed, or otherwise provided by an operator in connection with a project;under the terms of a public-private agreement are considered to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and the property, and an operator's leasehold estate, franchise, license, and other interests in the property, are exempt from all ad valorem property taxes and special assessments levied against property by the state or any political subdivision of the state.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.161; P.L.91-2014, SEC.30; P.L.189-2018, SEC.93.
IN Code § 8-15.5-8-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 8. Taxation of Operators|8-15.5-8-1.5. Property Tax Exemption; Projects Involving an Adjacent State or Commonwealth

Sec. 1.5. Notwithstanding IC 5-1.2-9-27, or any other law, any interest in a project, including all tangible personal property used exclusively in connection with a project, that is:(1) owned by:(A) the authority;(B) an adjacent state or commonwealth; or(C) a political subdivision or instrumentality of an adjacent state or commonwealth; and(2) acquired, constructed, or otherwise provided in connection with a project by:(A) an operator;(B) an adjacent state or commonwealth; or(C) a political subdivision or instrumentality of an adjacent state or commonwealth;is considered to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose. This property, and a leasehold estate, franchise, license, or other interests in the property, is exempt from all ad valorem property taxes and special assessments levied against property by the state or any political subdivision of the state.As added by P.L.91-2014, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.94.
IN Code § 8-15.5-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.5. Public-Private Agreements for Toll Road Projects|Chapter 8. Taxation of Operators|8-15.5-8-2. Taxation of Income Received by Operator

Sec. 2. Income received by an operator under the terms of a public-private agreement is subject to taxation in the same manner as income received by other private entities.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.