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IN Code § 8-15.7-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 1. General Provisions|8-15.7-1-4. Liberal Construction; Control Over Inconsistent Laws

Sec. 4. The powers conferred by this article shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish their purposes and are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If any other law or rule is inconsistent with this article, this article is controlling as to any public-private agreement entered into under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 1. General Provisions|8-15.7-1-6. Conformity With This Article

Sec. 6. To the extent that this article permits or requires the authority, the department, or a private entity to carry out any law other than this article under a public-private agreement, the action shall be carried out in conformity with this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-1. Application

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-2. "Affected Jurisdiction"

Sec. 2. "Affected jurisdiction" means the following:(1) Any county, city, or town in which all or a part of a qualifying project is located.(2) Any other public entity directly affected by the qualifying project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-3. "Authority" or "Indiana Finance Authority"

Sec. 3. "Authority" or "Indiana finance authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.98.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-4. "Department"

Sec. 4. "Department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-5. "Develop" or "Development"

Sec. 5. "Develop" or "development" means to do one (1) or more of the following:(1) Plan.(2) Design.(3) Develop.(4) Lease.(5) Acquire.(6) Install.(7) Construct.(8) Reconstruct.(9) Rehabilitate.(10) Extend.(11) Expand.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-6. "Highway, Street, or Road"

Sec. 6. "Highway, street, or road" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-23-1-23.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-7. "Law Enforcement Officer"

Sec. 7. "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-185.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.18.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-8. "Maintenance"

Sec. 8. "Maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance replacement, and any other categories of maintenance that may be designated by the department.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-9. "Offeror"

Sec. 9. "Offeror" means a private entity that has submitted a qualification submittal or a proposal for a public-private agreement under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-10. "Operate" or "Operation"

Sec. 10. "Operate" or "operation" means to do one (1) or more of the following:(1) Maintain.(2) Improve.(3) Equip.(4) Modify.(5) Otherwise operate.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-11. "Operator"

Sec. 11. "Operator" means a private entity that has entered into a public-private agreement with the department to provide services to or on behalf of the department.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-12. "Political Subdivision"

Sec. 12. "Political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-12.5. "Governmental Entity"

Sec. 12.5. "Governmental entity" means:(1) any state;(2) any authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality established by any state; or(3) any entity established by the laws of another state in which the state of Indiana has been invited to participate.As added by P.L.85-2010, SEC.15.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-13. "Private Entity"

Sec. 13. "Private entity" means any combination of one (1) or more individuals, corporations, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, joint ventures, business trusts, nonprofit entities, or other business entities that are parties to a proposal for a qualifying project or a public-private agreement related to a qualifying project. A public agency may provide services to an operator as a subcontractor or subconsultant without affecting the private status of the private entity and the entity's or operator's ability to enter into a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-14. "Project"

Sec. 14. (a) Subject to IC 8-15.7-1-5, "project" means all or part of the following:(1) A limited access facility (as defined in IC 8-23-1-28).(2) A tollway.(3) Roads and bridges.(4) Passenger and freight railroad systems, including:(A) the costs of environmental impact studies;(B) property, equipment, and appurtenances necessary to operate a railroad, including lines, routes, roads, rights-of-way, easements, licenses, permits, track upgrades, rail grade crossings, locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, and other railroad cars of any type or class; and(C) other costs that the department determines are necessary to develop a passenger or freight railroad system in Indiana.(5) All or part of a bridge, tunnel, overpass, underpass, interchange, structure, ramp, access road, service road, entrance plaza, approach, tollhouse, utility corridor, toll gantry, rest stop, service area, or administration, storage, or other building or facility, including temporary facilities and buildings or facilities and structures that will not be tolled, that the department determines is appurtenant, necessary, or desirable for the development, financing, or operation of the facilities described in subdivisions (1) through (4).(6) An improvement, betterment, enlargement, extension, or reconstruction of all or part of any of the facilities described in this section, including a nontolled part, that is separately designated by name or number.(b) The term does not include a passenger railroad system that is operated by a commuter transportation district established under IC 8-5-15.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.203-2007, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-15. "Public-Private Agreement"

Sec. 15. "Public-private agreement" means the public-private agreement between the operator and the department that relates to any combination of the development, financing, or operation of a qualifying project and is entered into under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-16. "Qualifying Project"

Sec. 16. "Qualifying project" means one (1) or more projects developed, financed, or operated by an operator under this article.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-17. "Request for Proposals"

Sec. 17. "Request for proposals" means all materials and documents prepared by or on behalf of the department to solicit proposals from offerors to enter into a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-18. "Request for Qualifications"

Sec. 18. "Request for qualifications" means all materials and documents prepared by or on behalf of the department to solicit qualification submittals from offerors to enter into a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-19. "Revenues"

Sec. 19. "Revenues" means all revenues, including any combination of:(1) income;(2) earnings and interest;(3) user fees;(4) lease payments;(5) allocations;(6) federal, state, and local appropriations, grants, loans, lines of credit, and credit guarantees;(7) bond proceeds;(8) equity investments; or(9) other receipts;arising out of or in connection with a qualifying project, including the development, financing, and operation of a qualifying project. The term includes money received as grants, loans, lines of credit, credit guarantees, or otherwise in aid of a qualifying project from the federal government, the state, a political subdivision, or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-20. "Tollway"

Sec. 20. "Tollway" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-15-3-7.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-21. "Transportation Plan"

Sec. 21. "Transportation plan" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-23-1-41.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 2. Definitions|8-15.7-2-22. "User Fees"

Sec. 22. "User fees" means the rates, tolls, or fees imposed for use of, or incidental to, all or part of a qualifying project under a public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3. Formation of an Agreement|8-15.7-3-1. Power to Enter Into Public-Private Agreement

Sec. 1. Subject to IC 8-15.7-1-5, the department may exercise the powers granted by this article to carry out:(1) the development;(2) the financing;(3) the operation; or(4) any combination of the development, financing, and operation;of all or part of one (1) or more projects through public-private agreements with one (1) or more private entities. The parties to a public-private agreement that relates to a tollway or a project that otherwise charges user fees may exercise any of the powers granted to the party under IC 8-15-3. The department may use the revenues arising out of one (1) project or public-private agreement for all or part of the development, financing, and operation of any part of one (1) or more other projects through public-private agreements with one (1) or more private entities or as otherwise considered appropriate by the department.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3. Formation of an Agreement|8-15.7-3-2. Powers of Operator; Regulation of User Fees

Sec. 2. An operator has:(1) all powers allowed by law generally to a private entity having the same form of organization as the operator; and(2) the power to develop, finance, and operate the qualifying project and impose user fees in connection with the use of the qualifying project.Tolls or user fees may not be imposed by the operator except as set forth in a public-private agreement. User fees and the setting of user fee rates are not subject to supervision or regulation by any commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state or any municipality, other than the department to the extent set forth in the public-private agreement.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3. Formation of an Agreement|8-15.7-3-3. Acquisition of Property Interests for Qualifying Project

Sec. 3. The operator may own, lease, or acquire any property interest or other right to develop, finance, or operate the qualifying project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3. Formation of an Agreement|8-15.7-3-4. Establishment of User Classifications and Enforcement of Rules by Operator

Sec. 4. In operating the qualifying project, the operator may do the following:(1) Make user classifications as permitted in the public-private agreement.(2) As permitted in the public-private agreement or otherwise with the consent of the department, make and enforce reasonable rules to the same extent that the department may make and enforce rules with respect to a similar project.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3. Formation of an Agreement|8-15.7-3-5. Participation by Small, Minority, Women's, Disadvantaged, and Indiana Businesses

Sec. 5. The department shall establish a program to facilitate participation in qualifying projects by:(1) small businesses that qualify for a small business set-aside under IC 4-13.6-2-11;(2) businesses certified under IC 4-13-16.5 as a minority business enterprise;(3) businesses certified under IC 4-13-16.5 as a women's business enterprise;(4) businesses treated as disadvantaged business enterprises under federal or state law; and(5) businesses defined under IC 5-22-15-20.5 as Indiana businesses, to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state law and regulations.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3.5. Requests for Information|8-15.7-3.5-1. Government Requests for Information Regarding Public Facility Projects

Sec. 1. The authority or the department, or both, may issue a request for information for any of the following purposes:(1) To consider the factors involved in, the feasibility of, or the potential consequences of a contemplated project.(2) To prepare a request for proposals.(3) To evaluate any aspect of an existing public-private agreement and an associated project.As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.73.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3.5. Requests for Information|8-15.7-3.5-2. Notice of Request for Information

Sec. 2. Notice of a request for information shall be given in accordance with IC 5-3-1.As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.73.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3.5. Requests for Information|8-15.7-3.5-3. Responses to Request for Information Confidential; Identity of Person Submitting Response Is Public Record

Sec. 3. A response to a request for information is confidential unless, and only to the extent that, the person who submits the response waives confidentiality in writing. The identity of the person submitting the response is a public record.As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.73.
IN Code § 8-15.7-3.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 3.5. Requests for Information|8-15.7-3.5-4. Action Not Required

Sec. 4. An issuer of a request for information is not required to take any action after receiving a response to a request for information.As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.73.
IN Code § 8-15.7-4-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 4. Procurement Process|8-15.7-4-0.5. Tolling; Budget Committee Review

Sec. 0.5. If the governor pursues tolling on an interstate highway, the governor shall submit to the budget committee for review any:(1) request submitted to the United States Department of Transportation for a waiver to toll existing interstate highways; or(2) plan to implement the tolling of an interstate highway;before issuing a request for proposals on a specific highway.As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.76.
IN Code § 8-15.7-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 4. Procurement Process|8-15.7-4-3. Designation of Operator; Publication of Notice; Execution of Public-Private Agreement; Action to Contest Validity

Sec. 3. (a) After the procedures required in this chapter have been completed, the department shall make a determination as to whether the successful offeror should be designated as the operator for the project and shall submit its decision to the governor.(b) The governor may accept or reject the determination of the department. If the governor accepts the determination of the department, the governor shall designate the successful offeror as the operator for the project. The department shall publish notice of the designation of the operator one (1) time, in accordance with IC 5-3-1.(c) After the designation of the successful offeror as the operator for the project, the department may execute the public-private agreement.(d) An action to contest the validity of a public-private agreement entered into under this chapter may not be brought after the fifteenth day following the publication of the notice of the designation of the operator under the public-private agreement under subsection (b).As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.163-2011, SEC.13; P.L.218-2017, SEC.78.
IN Code § 8-15.7-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 4. Procurement Process|8-15.7-4-4. Use of Work Product From Unsuccessful Proposal

Sec. 4. The department may pay a stipulated amount to an unsuccessful offeror that submits a responsive proposal in response to a request for proposals under this chapter, in exchange for the work product contained in that proposal. The use by the department of any design element contained in an unsuccessful proposal is at the sole risk and discretion of the department and does not confer liability on the recipient of the stipulated amount under this section. After payment of the stipulated amount:(1) the department and the unsuccessful offeror jointly own the rights to, and may make use of any work product contained in, the proposal, including the technologies, techniques, methods, processes, ideas, and information contained in the proposal, project design, and project financial plan; and(2) the use by the unsuccessful offeror of any part of the work product contained in the proposal is at the sole risk of the unsuccessful offeror and does not confer liability on the department.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 4. Procurement Process|8-15.7-4-5. Power to Withdraw or Modify Request, Seek Revised Proposals, or Decline to Award a Public-Private Agreement

Sec. 5. In addition to any other rights under this article, in connection with any procurement under this chapter, the department may:(1) withdraw a request for qualifications or a request for proposals at any time and, in its discretion, publish a new request for qualifications or request for proposals;(2) decline to award a public-private agreement for any reason;(3) request clarifications to any qualification submittal or request for proposals or seek one (1) or more revised proposals or one (1) or more best and final offers;(4) modify the terms, provisions, and conditions of a request for qualification, request for proposals, technical specifications, or form of public-private agreement during the pendency of a procurement; and(5) interview offerors.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.
IN Code § 8-15.7-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 15.7. Public-Private Partnerships|Chapter 4. Procurement Process|8-15.7-4-6. Disclosure of Contents of Proposals

Sec. 6. (a) The department may not disclose the contents of proposals during discussions or negotiations with potential offerors.(b) The department may, in its discretion in accordance with IC 5-14-3, treat as confidential all records relating to discussions or negotiations between the department and potential offerors if those records are created while discussions or negotiations are in progress.(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), and with the exception of portions that are confidential under IC 5-14-3, the terms of the selected offer negotiated under this article shall be available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3 after negotiations with the offerors have been completed.(d) When disclosing the terms of the selected offer under subsection (c), the department shall certify that the information being disclosed accurately and completely represents the terms of the selected offer.(e) The department shall disclose the contents of all proposals, except the parts of the proposals that may be treated as confidential in accordance with IC 5-14-3, when either:(1) the request for proposal process is terminated under section 5 of this chapter; or(2) the public-private agreement has been executed and the closing for each financing transaction required to provide funding to carry out the agreement has been conducted.As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.40.