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IN Code § 8-15.7-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 9. Issuance of Debt by Authority|8-15.7-9-4. Bonds or Notes Not a Debt of the State

Sec. 4. The bonds or notes issued under this chapter:(1) constitute the corporate obligations of the authority;(2) do not constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning or application of any constitutional provision or limitation; and(3) are payable solely as to both principal and interest from:(A) the revenues from a lease to the department, if any;(B) proceeds of bonds or notes, if any;(C) investment earnings on proceeds of bonds or notes; or(D) other funds available to the authority for such purpose.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 10. Acquisition of Property|8-15.7-10-1. Dedication of Public Property for Qualifying Project

Sec. 1. (a) A public entity may dedicate any property interest that it has for public use as a qualifying project if the public entity finds that dedication of the property interest will serve the public purpose of this article. In connection with the dedication, a public entity may convey any property interest that the public entity has to the operator, subject to the:(1) conditions imposed by general law governing conveyances; and(2) provisions of this article;for the consideration that the public entity considers appropriate.(b) Consideration for a transfer under this section may include an agreement with the operator to develop, finance, or operate the qualifying project. The property interests that the public entity may convey to the operator in connection with a dedication under this section may include licenses, franchises, easements, or any other right or interest that the public entity considers appropriate.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 10. Acquisition of Property|8-15.7-10-2. Leases, Licenses, Easements, and Other Grants

Sec. 2. The authority, the department, and an operator may enter into the leases, licenses, easements, and other grants of property interests that the department determines necessary to carry out this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 11. Law Enforcement|8-15.7-11-1. Jurisdiction of Law Enforcement Officers

Sec. 1. All law enforcement officers of the state and of each affected jurisdiction have the same powers and jurisdiction within the limits of the qualifying project as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 11. Law Enforcement|8-15.7-11-2. Access to Qualifying Project by Law Enforcement Officers

Sec. 2. Law enforcement officers shall have access to the qualifying project at any time for the purpose of exercising the law enforcement officer's powers and jurisdiction. This authority does not extend to the private offices, buildings, garages, and other improvements of the operator to any greater degree than the police power extends to any other private buildings and improvements.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 11. Law Enforcement|8-15.7-11-3. Application of Traffic and Motor Vehicle Laws

Sec. 3. (a) The traffic and motor vehicle laws of Indiana or, if applicable, any local jurisdiction apply to conduct on a qualifying project to the same extent as they apply to conduct on similar projects in Indiana or the local jurisdiction.(b) Punishment for infractions and offenses shall be as prescribed by law for conduct occurring on similar projects in Indiana or the local jurisdiction.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 12. Resolution of Disputes|8-15.7-12-1. Jurisdiction of Department to Adjudicate Certain Matters

Sec. 1. The department has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate all matters specifically committed to the department's jurisdiction by this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 12. Resolution of Disputes|8-15.7-12-2. Expedited Method for Dispute Resolution

Sec. 2. The department shall establish an expedited method for resolving disputes between or among the department, the parties to a public-private agreement, and affected jurisdictions, and shall set forth that method in the public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.20.
IN Code § 8-15.7-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 12. Resolution of Disputes|8-15.7-12-3. Powers of Department With Respect to Claims

Sec. 3. The department may pay, pursue, mediate, and settle any claim arising out of a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 12. Resolution of Disputes|8-15.7-12-4. Arbitration or Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 4. A public-private agreement may permit a party to the agreement to submit any claim arising under the agreement to arbitration or alternative dispute resolution under IC 34-57.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 13. Term of Agreement; Reversion of Property to State|8-15.7-13-1. Maximum Term of Public-Private Agreement

Sec. 1. The term of a public-private agreement, including all extensions, may not exceed seventy-five (75) years. For purposes of measuring the term, the term begins on the date on which operations of a part of the qualifying project by the operator commences.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 13. Term of Agreement; Reversion of Property to State|8-15.7-13-2. Termination Date

Sec. 2. The department shall terminate the operator's authority and duties under the public-private agreement on the date set forth in the public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 13. Term of Agreement; Reversion of Property to State|8-15.7-13-3. Reversion of Qualifying Project to Department

Sec. 3. Upon termination of the public-private agreement, the authority and duties of the operator under this article cease, except for any duties and obligations that extend beyond the termination as set forth in the public-private agreement, and the qualifying project reverts to the department and shall be dedicated to the department for public use.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-1. Cooperation by Authority or Department With Other Governmental Entities

Sec. 1. The authority or the department may exercise any powers provided under this article in participation or cooperation with any 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-2. Contracts Necessary for Performance of Duties

Sec. 2. The authority or the department may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the authority's or department's duties and the execution of the authority's or department's powers under this article. These contracts or agreements are not subject to any approvals other than the approval of the authority or the department, as applicable, and may be for any term of years and contain any terms that are considered reasonable by the authority or the department.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-3. Payment of Amounts Owed From Available Funds

Sec. 3. The authority or the department may pay the costs incurred under a public-private agreement entered into under this article from any funds legally available to the authority or the department under this article or any other statute.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-4. Delegation of Certain Powers to Operator

Sec. 4. For purposes of this article, the department may authorize an operator under a public-private agreement to perform any of its duties under IC 8-15-3-9, IC 8-15-3-16, IC 8-15-3-29, IC 8-15-3-30, and IC 8-15-3-33.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-5. Powers Under Tollway Statute; Delegation of Powers to Authority; Eminent Domain

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department may exercise any of its powers under IC 8-15-3 as necessary or desirable for the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this article. In connection with or in anticipation of the exercise by the authority of any powers granted to the authority by this article, the department may authorize the authority to exercise all or part of the powers of the department under this article as necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this article.(b) For purposes of subsection (a):(1) the department's or the authority's use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property or interests in property for a project under this article; and(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;are governed by IC 8-15-3, IC 8-23-7, 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.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.85-2010, SEC.21.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-6. Impairment of Public-Private Agreement Prohibited

Sec. 6. The authority or the department 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-14-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 14. Additional Powers of the Authority and the Department With Respect to Qualifying Projects|8-15.7-14-7. Agreement With State Police Concerning Law Enforcement

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall enter into an agreement between and among the operator, the department, and the state police department concerning the provision of law enforcement assistance with respect to a qualifying project that is the subject of a public-private agreement under this article.(b) The department may enter into arrangements with the state police department related to costs incurred in providing law enforcement assistance under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-15-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 15. Prohibited Local Action|8-15.7-15-1. 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 impair a public-private agreement under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-1. 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-2. "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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-3. "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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-4. "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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-5. 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-6. 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-7. 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.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-16-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 16. Prohibited Political Contributions|8-15.7-16-8. 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.40. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.135.
IN Code § 8-16-1-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-0.1. Definitions

Sec. 0.1. As used in this chapter:"Authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3."Department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.As added by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.109-1983, SEC.30; P.L.68-1988, SEC.15; P.L.18-1990, SEC.143; P.L.235-2005, SEC.117; P.L.189-2018, SEC.100.
IN Code § 8-16-1-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-0.5. Applicability

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a project under IC 8-15.5 or IC 8-15.7 that is located within a metropolitan planning area (as defined by 23 U.S.C. 134) and that connects the state of Indiana with the commonwealth of Kentucky.As added by P.L.85-2010, SEC.22.
IN Code § 8-16-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-1. Powers of Authority

Sec. 1. (a) The authority shall have the power:(1) to make and enter into all contracts or agreements; and(2) to do all things necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter.(b) The authority may employ engineering, architectural, and construction experts, inspectors, and such other employees as may be necessary in its opinion to implement this chapter and fix their compensation, all of whom shall do such work as the authority may direct. All expenses so incurred by the authority shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter.(c) This chapter:(1) applies to the authority only when acting for the purposes set forth in this chapter; and(2) does not apply to the authority when acting under any other statute for any other purpose.Formerly: Acts 1939, c.79, s.1; Acts 1965, c.249, s.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.260; P.L.109-1983, SEC.31; P.L.235-2005, SEC.118.
IN Code § 8-16-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-4. Studies Regarding Interstate Bridges

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to IC 8-9.5-8-5, the authority is authorized to inquire into the necessity and existing need for the construction, or acquisition by purchase or otherwise or by condemnation, of any interstate bridge between the state of Indiana and any adjoining state over any stream which forms the boundary between the state of Indiana and any such state; or the enlargement, extension of, or improvement of such bridge. For the purpose of such inquiry, the authority may employ engineers, construction experts, and inspectors and fix their compensation.(b) The authority may cause to be made by competent engineers traffic estimates and reports and pay therefor such compensation as may have been fixed by contract or agreement.(c) The authority:(1) shall view and examine the site of any bridge proposed to be built;(2) shall view and examine any bridge proposed to be acquired under authority of this chapter; and(3) may subpoena witnesses and hear evidence under oath upon any question necessary in the determination of the question of whether the acquisition or condemnation of such bridge already constructed or the construction of any bridge proposed to be built is necessary in the public interest.(d) All expenses incurred under this section shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1939, c.79, s.4; Acts 1941, c.217, s.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.262; P.L.109-1983, SEC.33.
IN Code § 8-16-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-5. Construction of Interstate Bridges

Sec. 5. Subject to IC 8-9.5-8-5, if the authority shall determine that the construction of an interstate bridge or the acquisition by purchase or otherwise or by condemnation of any interstate bridge already constructed or its approaches, or the enlargement, extension, or improvement of any such bridges or their approaches, under this chapter, is necessary and advisable in the public interest and will be a convenience, necessity, and a benefit, the chairman of the authority shall issue an order finding and determining that the construction of such an interstate bridge or the acquisition by purchase or otherwise or by condemnation of any interstate bridge already constructed, or the enlargement, extension, or improvement thereof will be in the public interest and convenience and necessity.Formerly: Acts 1939, c.79, s.5; Acts 1941, c.217, s.3. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.263; P.L.109-1983, SEC.34.
IN Code § 8-16-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 16. Bridges and Tunnels|Chapter 1. Operation and Financing of State Bridges to Adjoining States|8-16-1-6. Authority to Purchase Land or Structures

Sec. 6. The authority is authorized to purchase in the state of Indiana and in any adjoining state, solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other interests in lands, including lands under water, riparian rights of any person, railroad, or other public or private corporations or municipality, necessary for the building or acquiring, by purchase or otherwise, of said bridges and approaches thereto upon such terms, prices, or consideration as may be considered by it to be reasonable, and can be agreed upon between it and the owner or owners, title thereto to be taken in the name of the state of Indiana.Formerly: Acts 1939, c.79, s.6. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.264; P.L.109-1983, SEC.35.