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2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-0.3. Certain Actions of Zone Business Considered Compliance With Prior Statute

Sec. 0.3. (a) As used in this section, "zone business" refers to a business that accesses at least one (1) tax credit or exemption incentive under IC 4-4-6.1 (before its repeal).
(b) Notwithstanding IC 4-4-6.1-2.5 (before its repeal), as amended by P.L.8-1994, a zone business that after August 2, 1993, and on or before December 31, 1993, tendered to the enterprise zone board created under IC 4-4-6.1-1 (before its repeal):
(1) a verified summary of the amount of tax credits and exemptions claimed by the business in the preceding year, as required under IC 4-4-6.1-2.5(a)(1) (before its repeal); and
(2) payment of registration fees, as required under IC 4-4-6.1-2.5(a)(2) (before its repeal);
is deemed to have complied with IC 4-4-6.1-2.5(a) (before its repeal) and may not be denied any of the incentives granted to a zone business if the zone business resubmits the verified summary and the zone business' registration fee and pays an additional civil penalty equal to the greater of twenty-five dollars ($25) or fifteen percent (15%) of its registration fees to the enterprise zone board on or before May 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.109.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-0.4. Certain Actions of Zone Business Considered Compliance With Prior Statute; State and Political Subdivision Authorized to Take Certain Actions; Fees and Payments

Sec. 0.4. (a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the enterprise zone board established by IC 4-4-6.1-1 (before its repeal).
(b) A zone business that:
(1) submitted to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, a verified summary concerning the amount of tax credits and exemptions claimed by the business in the preceding year; and
(2) tendered payment of the amount specified in IC 4-4-6.1-2(4)(A) (before its repeal) to the board;
in compliance with IC 4-4-6.1-2.5(a) (before its repeal and as effective June 1, 1995) after May 31, 1995, and before June 16, 1995, shall be treated for the purposes of IC 4-4-6.1-2.5 (before its repeal and as effective June 1, 1995), as if the zone business had complied with IC 4-4-6.1-2.5 (before its repeal and as effective June 1, 1995) before June 1, 1995.
(c) An official of the state or a political subdivision is authorized to take the actions necessary to:
(1) reinstate the credits and exemptions that would have been waived without this section;
(2) reinstate, effective retroactively to May 31, 1995, a business that is described by this section as a zone business without requiring the business to petition for readmission or to pay any civil penalties; and
(3) refund any civil penalties paid under IC 4-4-6.1-2.5 (before its repeal), as effective June 1, 1995.
(d) Notwithstanding any other statute or rule, a payment or fee that is required from a zone business identified in subsection (b) to qualify the zone business for the credits and exemptions that would have been waived without this section may be paid by the zone business before June 1, 1996.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.110.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-0.5. Treatment of Certain Persons as Having Qualified for Incentives

Sec. 0.5. A person that:
(1) did not qualify in any taxable year beginning in 1995, 1996, or 1997 for enterprise zone incentives under IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (before its amendment by P.L.14-1997 and before its repeal);
(2) would have qualified for the enterprise zone incentives under IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (as amended by P.L.14-1997 and before its repeal); and
(3) received enterprise zone incentives for taxable years beginning in 1995, 1996, or 1997;
shall be treated for each of the years described in subdivision (1) as having qualified for the incentives to the same extent as if the amendment by P.L.14-1997 to IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (before its repeal) had been enacted before the enterprise zone incentives accrued to the person.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-1. "High Technology Business Operations"; "Advanced Computing"; "Advanced Materials"; "Biotechnology"; "Electronic Device Technology"; "Environmental Technology"; "Medical Device Technology"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "high technology business operations" means the operations in Indiana of a business engaged in the following:
(1) Advanced computing.
(2) Creation of advanced materials.
(3) Biotechnology.
(4) Electronic device technology.
(5) Environmental technology.
(6) Medical device technology.
(b) For purposes of this section, "advanced computing" means technology used in the designing and developing of computing hardware and software, including innovations in designing the full range of hardware from hand held calculators to supercomputers and peripheral equipment.
(c) For purposes of this section, "advanced materials" means materials with engineered properties created through the development of specialized processing and synthesis technology, including ceramics, high value added metals, electronic materials, composites, polymers, and biomaterials.
(d) For purposes of this section, "biotechnology" means the continually expanding body of fundamental knowledge about the functioning of biological systems from the macro level to the molecular and subatomic levels, as well as novel products, services, technologies, and subtechnologies developed as a result of insights gained from research advances that add to that body of fundamental knowledge.
(e) For purposes of this section, "electronic device technology" means technology involving any of the following:
(1) Microelectronics.
(2) Semiconductors.
(3) Electronic equipment.
(4) Instrumentation.
(5) Radio frequency waves.
(6) Microwaves.
(7) Millimeter electronics.
(8) Optical and optic electrical devices.
(9) Data and digital communications.
(10) Imaging devices.
(f) For purposes of this section, "environmental technology" means any of the following:
(1) The assessment and prevention of threats or damage to human health or the environment.
(2) Environmental cleanup.
(3) The development of alternative energy sources.
(g) For purposes of this section, "medical device technology" means technology involving any medical equipment or product (other than a pharmaceutical product) that has therapeutic value or diagnostic value and is regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-2. "u.e.a."

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "U.E.A." refers to an urban enterprise association established under section 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-3. "Zone Business"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "zone business" means an entity that accesses at least one (1) tax credit, deduction, or exemption incentive available under this chapter, IC 6-1.1-45, IC 6-3-3-10, IC 6-3.1-7 (before its expiration), or IC 6-3.1-10 (before its expiration).
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.214-2005, SEC.7; P.L.146-2008, SEC.41; P.L.238-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-4. Incentives Not Available to Certain Licensees; Exceptions

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) a package liquor store that holds a liquor dealer's permit under IC 7.1-3-10; or
(2) any other entity that is required to operate under a license issued under IC 7.1;
is not eligible for incentives available to zone businesses.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the recipient of an incentive if:
(1) the recipient entered into a written agreement concerning the incentive under IC 4-4-6.1-8 (transferred to section 17 of this chapter) before July 1, 1995;
(2) the recipient is described in:
(A) IC 7.1-3-3-1;
(B) IC 7.1-3-8-1;
(C) IC 7.1-3-13-1; or
(D) IC 7.1-5-7-11; or
(3) the recipient:
(A) holds a license under IC 7.1; and
(B) receives at least sixty percent (60%) of the recipient's annual revenue from retail food sales.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-5.7. Powers of an Urban Enterprise Association

Sec. 5.7. (a) Beginning after December 31, 2018, a zone U.E.A. has the following powers, in addition to other powers that are contained in this chapter:
(1) To request the waiver of a municipal ordinance or regulation as provided in section 14(c) of this chapter.
(2) To adopt guidelines for the disqualification of a zone business from eligibility for one (1) or more incentives available to zone businesses, if the zone business does not do one (1) of the following:
(A) Use all its incentives for its property or employees in the zone.
(B) Remain open and operating as a zone business for twelve (12) months of the year for which the incentive is claimed.
(3) To modify the boundary of the zone if the legislative body determines that the modification is in the best interests of the zone.
(4) To employ staff and contract for services to carry out this chapter.
(b) Each zone business that receives an incentive described in section 3 of this chapter shall assist the zone U.E.A. in an amount determined by the legislative body of the municipality in which the zone business is located. If a zone business does not assist the zone U.E.A. as required under this subsection, the legislative body of the municipality in which the zone is located may pass an ordinance disqualifying the zone business from eligibility for all incentives available to the zone businesses. If all of a zone business's incentives exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a year, the legislative body of the municipality may, at the request of the zone U.E.A., impose an additional fee on a zone business to be paid to the zone U.E.A. in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of all its incentives to be used exclusively for the zone U.E.A.'s administrative expenses.
(c) If a legislative body disqualifies a zone business under subsection (b), the legislative body shall notify the department of local government finance and the department of state revenue in writing not more than thirty (30) days after the passage of the ordinance disqualifying the zone business. Disqualification of a zone business under this section is effective beginning with the taxable year in which the ordinance disqualifying the zone business is adopted.
As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-7.3. Annual Summary of Tax Credits and Exemptions Claimed; Extension of Time; Denial of Incentives and Disqualification From Program for Noncompliance

Sec. 7.3. (a) A zone business that claims any of the incentives available to zone businesses shall, before June 1 of each year:
(1) submit to the zone U.E.A., on a form prescribed by the zone U.E.A., a verified summary concerning the amount of tax credits and exemptions claimed by the zone business in the preceding year; and
(2) pay the amount specified in section 5.7(b) of this chapter to the zone U.E.A.
(b) A zone U.E.A. may as provided in this subsection grant one (1) extension of the time allowed to comply with subsection (a). To qualify for an extension, a zone business must apply to the zone U.E.A. before June 1. The application must be in the form specified by the zone U.E.A. The extension granted by the zone U.E.A. may not exceed forty-five (45) days.
(c) If a zone business fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) before June 1 (or before July 16 if an extension is granted under subsection (b)), the zone U.E.A. may:
(1) deny all the tax credit and exemption incentives available to the zone business because the business was a zone business for that year; and
(2) disqualify the zone business from further participation in the enterprise zone program under this chapter until the zone business:
(A) petitions the zone U.E.A. for readmission to the enterprise zone program under this chapter; and
(B) pays the amount required under section 5.7(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-7.5. Disclosure of Confidential Information; Offense

Sec. 7.5. A summary submitted to the corporation or a zone U.E.A. under section 7 of this chapter (before its expiration on December 31, 2018), or a record obtained by the corporation under section 7 of this chapter (before its expiration on December 31, 2018) is confidential. A U.E.A. member, an agent of a U.E.A. member, or an employee of the corporation who knowingly or intentionally discloses information that is confidential under this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.146-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-8. Request for Records; Confidentiality of Records

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to records and other information, including records and information that are otherwise confidential, maintained by the following:
(1) The board.
(2) A U.E.A.
(3) The department of state revenue.
(4) The corporation.
(5) The department of local government finance.
(6) A county auditor.
(7) A township assessor (if any).
(8) A county assessor.
(b) A person or an entity listed in subsection (a) may request a second person or entity described in subsection (a) to provide any records or other information maintained by the second person or entity that concern an individual or a business that is receiving a tax deduction, exemption, or credit related to an enterprise zone. Notwithstanding any other law, the person or entity to whom the request is made under this section must comply with the request. A person or entity receiving records or information under this section that are confidential must also keep the records or information confidential.
(c) A person or an entity that receives confidential records or information under this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses the records or information to an unauthorized person commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-11. Closed or Inactive Military Base

Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one (1) or more units (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may declare all or any part of a military base or another military installation that is inactive, closed, or scheduled for closure as an enterprise zone. The declaration shall be made by a resolution of the legislative body of the unit that contains the geographic area being declared an enterprise zone. The legislative body must include in the resolution that a U.E.A. is created or designate another entity to function as the U.E.A. under this chapter. The resolution must also be approved by the executive of the unit.
(b) If the resolution is approved, the executive shall file the resolution and the executive's approval with the corporation. If an entity other than a U.E.A. is designated to function as a U.E.A., the entity's acceptance must be filed with the corporation along with the resolution. The enterprise zone designation is effective on the first day of the month following the day the resolution is filed with the corporation.
(c) An enterprise zone that is established under this section is not subject to the expiration and renewal provisions under section 10 of this chapter. Instead, the corporation may review the success of an enterprise zone established under this section based on the following criteria and may renew the enterprise zone, including all provisions of this chapter, for not more than ten (10) years:
(1) Increases in capital investment in the zone.
(2) Retention of jobs and creation of jobs in the zone.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.145-2016, SEC.15; P.L.146-2018, SEC.12; P.L.194-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-13. Urban Enterprise Associations; Establishment

Sec. 13. (a) There is established in each enterprise zone an urban enterprise association (U.E.A.). The twelve (12) members of the U.E.A. shall be chosen as follows:
(1) The governor shall appoint the following:
(A) One (1) state legislator whose district includes all or part of the enterprise zone.
(B) One (1) representative of the corporation, who is not a voting member of the U.E.A.
(2) The executive of the municipality in which the zone is located shall appoint the following:
(A) One (1) representative of the plan commission having jurisdiction over the zone, if any exists.
(B) One (1) representative of the municipality's department that performs planning or economic development functions.
(C) Two (2) representatives of businesses located in the zone, one (1) of whom shall be from a manufacturing concern, if any exists in the zone.
(D) One (1) resident of the zone.
(E) One (1) representative of organized labor from the building trades that represent construction workers.
(3) The legislative body of the municipality in which the zone is located shall appoint, by majority vote, the following:
(A) One (1) member of the municipality's legislative body whose district includes all or part of the zone.
(B) One (1) representative of a business located in the zone.
(C) Two (2) residents of the zone, who must not be members of the same political party.
(b) Members of the U.E.A. serve four (4) year terms. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the vacated term.
(c) Members may be dismissed only by the appointing authority and only for just cause.
(d) The members shall elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary by majority vote. This election shall be held every two (2) years in the same month as the first meeting or whenever a vacancy occurs. The U.E.A. shall meet at least once every three (3) months. The secretary shall notify members of meetings at least two (2) weeks in advance of meetings. The secretary shall provide a list of members to each member and shall notify members of any changes in membership.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.146-2018, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-14. Powers and Duties of an Urban Enterprise Association

Sec. 14. (a) A U.E.A. shall do the following:
(1) Coordinate zone development activities.
(2) Serve as a catalyst for zone development.
(3) Promote the zone to outside groups and individuals.
(4) Establish a formal line of communication with residents and businesses in the zone.
(5) Act as a liaison between residents, businesses, the municipality, and the board for any development activity that may affect the zone or zone residents.
(b) A U.E.A. may do the following:
(1) Initiate and coordinate any community development activities that aid in the employment of zone residents, improve the physical environment, or encourage the turnover or retention of capital in the zone. These additional activities include but are not limited to recommending to the municipality the manner and purpose of expenditure of funds generated under IC 36-7-14-39(g) or IC 36-7-15.1-26(g).
(2) Incorporate as a nonprofit corporation. Such a corporation may continue after the expiration of the zone in accordance with the general principles established by this chapter. A U.E.A. that incorporates as a nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may purchase or receive real property from a redevelopment commission under IC 36-7-14-22.2 or IC 36-7-15.1-15.2.
(c) The U.E.A. may request, by majority vote, that the legislative body of the municipality in which the zone is located modify or waive any municipal ordinance or regulation that is in effect in the zone. The legislative body may, by ordinance, waive or modify the operation of the ordinance or regulation, if the ordinance or regulation does not affect health (including environmental health), safety, civil rights, or employment rights.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.146-2018, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-16. Job Training; Residents of Enterprise Zone

Sec. 16. Whenever federal or state money is available for job training purposes, considerations shall, to the extent possible, be given to training residents of enterprise zones in industry specific skills relevant to a resident's particular zone.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15. Enterprise Zones › 5-28-15-17. State Pledge and Agreement

Sec. 17. The state pledges to and agrees with the direct recipient of any enterprise zone incentive under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the U.E.A. to fulfill the terms of any agreements it makes with those recipients or in any way impair the rights and remedies of those recipients until the terms of the incentive are fulfilled. The board may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement it makes with the recipient.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "District" refers to an entrepreneur and enterprise district designated by the executive of a qualified municipality under section 2(a) of this chapter.
(2) "District board" refers to the board of directors of a district as specified in section 2(d) of this chapter.
(3) "District business" means an entity that accesses at least one (1) incentive available under the following:
(A) This chapter.
(B) IC 6-1.1-3-25.
(C) IC 6-1.1-45.
(D) IC 6-1.1-46.2.
(4) "Qualified municipality" means the following:
(A) The city of Lafayette.
(B) The city of Fort Wayne.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-2. Entrepreneur and Enterprise Districts; Designation; Territory; Board of Directors

Sec. 2. (a) The executive of a qualified municipality may designate one (1) entrepreneur and enterprise district in the qualified municipality.
(b) The territory of a district designated under subsection (a) may not exceed the greater of:
(1) four (4) square miles; or
(2) ten percent (10%) of the territory of the qualified municipality.
(c) A district is established only if the legislative body of the qualified municipality approves the action taken by the executive of the qualified municipality under subsection (a).
(d) After the legislative body of the qualified municipality approves the action taken by the executive of the qualified municipality under subsection (a), the mayor of the qualified municipality shall designate the board of directors of the district by doing one (1) of the following:
(1) Designate the urban enterprise association established under IC 5-28-15-13 for an enterprise zone in the city as the board of directors of the district.
(2) Appoint a board of directors of the district consisting of seven (7) members as follows:
(A) Four (4) members selected by the mayor of the qualified municipality.
(B) Three (3) members selected by the fiscal body of the qualified municipality.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-3. Duration of Program

Sec. 3. A district expires on the later of the following:
(1) Five (5) years after the date on which it is designated as a district by the executive of the qualified municipality.
(2) December 31, 2024.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.78-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-4. Powers; District Business Requirement to Assist District Board; Amount

Sec. 4. (a) A district board has the following powers, in addition to other powers that are contained in this chapter:
(1) To request the waiver of a municipal ordinance or regulation as provided in this chapter.
(2) To adopt guidelines for the disqualification of a district business from eligibility for one (1) or more incentives available to district businesses, if the district business does not do one (1) of the following:
(A) If all its incentives, as contained in the summary required under section 6 of this chapter, exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in any year, pay a registration fee to the district board in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of all its incentives.
(B) Use all its incentives, except for the amount of the registration fee, for its property or employees in the district.
(C) Remain open and operating as a district business for twelve (12) months of the year for which the incentive is claimed.
(3) To modify the boundary of the district if the district board determines that the modification is in the best interests of the district.
(4) To employ staff and contract for services to carry out this chapter.
(b) In addition to a registration fee paid under subsection (a)(2)(A), each district business that receives an incentive specified in section 1(3) of this chapter shall assist the district board in an amount determined by the legislative body of the qualified municipality in which the district business is located. If a district business does not assist a district board as required under this subsection, the legislative body of the qualified municipality in which the district is located may pass an ordinance disqualifying the district business from eligibility for all incentives available to district businesses. If the legislative body disqualifies a district business under this subsection, the legislative body shall notify the department of local government finance in writing not more than thirty (30) days after the passage of the ordinance disqualifying the district business. Disqualification of a district business under this section is effective beginning with the taxable year in which the ordinance disqualifying the district business is adopted.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-5. Ability of Corporation to Make Grants to District Boards From Indiana Twenty-First Century Research and Technology Fund; Amount of Grant; Uses

Sec. 5. (a) For each state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2019, until a district expires under section 3 of this chapter, if a district board applies for a grant under section 8(a)(3) of this chapter, the corporation shall, before September 1, make a determination on grants from the Indiana twenty-first century research and technology fund established under IC 5-28-16-2 to a district board established in:
(1) the city of Lafayette; and
(2) the city of Fort Wayne.
(b) The total amount of grant money that a district board established in the city of Lafayette may receive during a state fiscal year may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(c) The total amount of grant money that a district board established in the city of Fort Wayne may receive during a state fiscal year may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), one hundred percent (100%) of grant money awarded to a district board under this section must be used by the district board for programs or projects that support entrepreneurship, small business development, technology development, and innovation.
(e) A district board may use grant money awarded under this section to reimburse itself for costs incurred before the grant money was awarded if the costs are attributable to the purposes described in subsection (d).
(f) The corporation may develop guidelines, without complying with IC 4-22-2, for awarding grants under this section.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-6. Annual Summary; Payments to District Board; Ability to Obtain Tax Records

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c), a district business that claims any of the incentives available to district businesses shall, before June 1 of each year:
(1) submit to the district board a verified summary concerning the amount of incentives claimed by the district business in the preceding year;
(2) pay the amount specified in section 4(a)(2)(A) of this chapter to the district board; and
(3) pay the amount determined under section 4(b) of this chapter to the district board.
(b) In order to determine the accuracy of the summary submitted under subsection (a), the district board is entitled to obtain copies of a district business's tax records directly from the department of local government finance or a county official, notwithstanding any other law. A summary submitted to a district board and any records obtained by the district board under this section are confidential. A member of a district board or an agent of a district board who knowingly or intentionally discloses information that is confidential under this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) If a district business does not comply with subsection (a) before June 1, the amount of the incentives for the preceding year that were otherwise available to the district business because the business was a district business are waived.
(d) This subsection is in addition to any other sanction imposed by subsection (c) or any other law. If a district business fails to comply with subsection (a) before June 1 of a year, the district business is:
(1) denied all the incentives available to a district business because the business was a district business for that year; and
(2) disqualified from further participation in the pilot program under this chapter until the district business petitions the district board for, and is granted, readmission to the pilot program under this chapter.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-7. Duties of a District Board; Annual Reporting; Additional Reported Information for a District in Fort Wayne

Sec. 7. (a) A district board shall do the following:
(1) Coordinate development activities within the district.
(2) Serve as a catalyst for development within the district.
(3) Promote the district to outside groups and individuals.
(4) Establish a formal line of communication with residents and businesses in the district.
(5) Act as a liaison among residents, businesses, the municipality, and the board for any development activity that may affect the district or district residents.
(6) Use revenue derived from:
(A) registration fees paid under section 4(a)(2)(A) of this chapter; and
(B) amounts paid under section 4(b) of this chapter;
only for the administration of the district and the benefit of district businesses.
(b) A district board shall:
(1) develop metrics for the annual reporting of information about the district to the legislative body of the qualified municipality that established the district; and
(2) submit the metrics for approval to the legislative body of the qualified municipality and the executive of the qualified municipality.
The metrics for the annual reporting of information may be revised and reapproved from time to time.
(c) Each year before September 1, a district board shall present a written report to the legislative body of the qualified municipality that established the district. The annual written report must provide information about the district in terms of the metrics approved under subsection (b). In addition, in the case of the district established in the city of Fort Wayne, the written report under this subsection shall include the following information:
(1) The retention rate for employees hired by each district business since the date the district was established.
(2) The total number of district businesses established in the district since the date the district was established and of those businesses, the number of businesses that are no longer in operation, if any.
(3) If matching funds are required for an incentive that is provided to a district business:
(A) the percentage amount of matching funds that are provided for each incentive in relation to the total amount of the incentive; and
(B) the sources of the matching funds for the incentive, whether provided by the district business receiving the incentive or a third party public or private entity.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.78-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 15.5. Entrepreneur and Enterprise District Pilot Program › 5-28-15.5-8. Powers of a District Board; Ability to Request Modification or Waiver of Municipal Ordinance

Sec. 8. (a) A district board may do the following:
(1) Initiate and coordinate any community development activities that improve the physical environment or encourage the turnover or retention of capital in the district.
(2) Modify a district boundary or disqualify a district business from eligibility for one (1) or more incentives available to district businesses.
(3) Apply to the corporation for a grant under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The district board may request, by majority vote, that the legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located modify or waive any municipal ordinance or regulation that is in effect in the district. The legislative body may, by ordinance, waive or modify the operation of the ordinance or regulation, if the ordinance or regulation does not affect health (including environmental health), safety, civil rights, or employment rights.
As added by P.L.238-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 16. Indiana Twenty-First Century Research and Technology Fund › 5-28-16-1. "Fund"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana twenty-first century research and technology fund established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 16. Indiana Twenty-First Century Research and Technology Fund › 5-28-16-5. Administrative Expenses

Sec. 5. The corporation may use money in the fund to cover administrative expenses incurred in carrying out the requirements of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.145-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 16. Indiana Twenty-First Century Research and Technology Fund › 5-28-16-6. Annual Report

Sec. 6. The corporation shall include the following information concerning fund activity in the economic incentives and compliance report submitted under IC 5-28-28:
(1) The name of each entity receiving a grant from the fund.
(2) The location of each entity sorted by:
(A) county, in the case of an entity located in Indiana; or
(B) state, in the case of an entity located outside Indiana.
(3) The amount of each grant awarded to each entity.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.145-2016, SEC.19; P.L.237-2017, SEC.23; P.L.130-2018, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 17. Small Business Development › 5-28-17-2. Debts of Small Business Development Corporation

Sec. 2. Debts incurred by the small business development corporation under authority of IC 4-3-12 (before its repeal) do not represent or constitute a debt of the state within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or Indiana statutes. The corporation may not incur debt under this chapter. However, the corporation shall assume the debt of the small business development corporation that is outstanding on the date the small business development corporation is abolished.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 17. Small Business Development › 5-28-17-3. Access to Small Business Division

Sec. 3. If the corporation maintains a small business division described in IC 5-28-5-6.5, the corporation shall provide free access to the office's services through:
(1) a toll free telephone number; and
(2) an Internet web page maintained on the corporation's web site.
As added by P.L.56-2009, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.145-2016, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 17. Small Business Development › 5-28-17-4. Application of Chapter

Sec. 4. This chapter may not be construed to limit the corporation's ability to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter with respect to a business that:
(1) the corporation considers to be a small business; and
(2) does not meet the definition of a small business set forth in IC 5-28-2-6.
As added by P.L.56-2009, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 17. Small Business Development › 5-28-17-6. Small Business Ombudsman

Sec. 6. The corporation shall act as the small business ombudsman. The small business ombudsman shall carry out the following duties:
(1) Work with state agencies to permit increased enforcement flexibility and the ability to grant common sense exemptions for first time offenders of state rules and policies, including, notwithstanding any other law, policies for the compromise of interest and penalties related to a listed tax (as defined in IC 6-8.1-1-1) and other taxes and fees collected or administered by a state agency.
(2) Work with state agencies to seek ways to consolidate forms and eliminate the duplication of paperwork, harmonize data, and coordinate due dates.
(3) Coordinate with OMB (as defined in IC 4-3-22-3) to perform cost benefit analyses.
(4) Work with state agencies to monitor any outdated, ineffective, or overly burdensome information requests from state agencies to small businesses.
(5) Carry out the duties specified under IC 4-22-2-28 and IC 4-22-2.1 to review proposed rules and participate in rulemaking actions that affect small businesses.
(6) Coordinate with the ombudsman designated under IC 13-28-3-2 and the office of voluntary compliance established by IC 13-28-1-1 to coordinate the provision of services required under IC 4-22-2-28.1 and IC 13-28-3.
(7) Prepare written and electronic information for periodic distribution to small businesses describing the small business services provided by coordinators (as defined in IC 4-22-2-28.1(a)) and work with the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 to place information concerning the availability of these services on state websites that the small business ombudsman or a state agency determines are most likely to be visited by small business owners and managers.
(8) Assist in training agency coordinators who will be assigned to rules under IC 4-22-2-28.1(b).
(9) Investigate and attempt to resolve any matter regarding compliance by a small business with a law, rule, or policy administered by a state agency, either as a party to a proceeding or as a mediator.
State agencies shall cooperate with the small business ombudsman to carry out the purpose of this section. The department of state revenue and the department of workforce development shall establish a program to distribute the information described in subdivision (7) to small businesses that are required to file returns or information with these state agencies.
As added by P.L.237-2017, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.130-2018, SEC.17; P.L.197-2021, SEC.8; P.L.249-2023, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-1. "Federal Income Poverty Level"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "federal income poverty level" means the nonfarm income official poverty line as determined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-2. "Fund"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the small business development fund established by section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.87-2011, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-3. "Local Board"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "local board" means the:
(1) governing body of an eligible entity described in section 12 of this chapter; or
(2) board of directors of a corporation described in section 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-4. "Local Pool"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "local pool" includes both a local investment pool established under section 12 of this chapter and a local opportunity pool established under section 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-5. "Nontraditional Entrepreneur"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "nontraditional entrepreneur" means a person who operates or seeks to establish a business in Indiana and who is described in one (1) or more of the following categories:
(1) Persons whose employment has been terminated or who have been laid off and who have limited opportunities for employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which they reside.
(2) Persons who are employed but whose family income is not greater than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal income poverty level for the same size family.
(3) Single parents whose family income is not greater than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal income poverty level for the same size family.
(4) Minorities.
(5) Women.
(6) Persons who are at least sixty-five (65) years of age.
(7) Persons who are at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-four (24) years of age.
(8) Welfare recipients.
(9) Owners or operators of existing businesses with less than twenty-five (25) employees.
(10) Persons who by reason of physical or mental disability are unable to achieve full vocational participation.
(11) Members of family farms undergoing economic adjustment and seeking sources of income in addition to the farm.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-6. Findings of Fact; State Policy

Sec. 6. (a) The general assembly makes the following findings of fact:
(1) There exists in Indiana an inadequate amount of locally managed, pooled investment capital in the private sector available to invest in new and existing business ventures, including business ventures by nontraditional entrepreneurs.
(2) Investing capital and business management advice in new and existing business ventures, including business ventures by nontraditional entrepreneurs, will enhance economic development and create and retain employment in Indiana. This investment will enhance the health and general welfare of the people of Indiana, and it constitutes a public purpose.
(3) Nontraditional entrepreneurs have not engaged in entrepreneurship and self-employment to the extent found in the mainstream of Indiana's population. Realizing the potential of these nontraditional entrepreneurs will enhance Indiana's economic vitality.
(b) It is the policy of the state to promote economic development and entrepreneurial talent of Indiana's inhabitants by the creation of the small business development fund for the public purpose of promoting opportunities for gainful employment and business opportunities.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.87-2011, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 28. Indiana Economic Development Corporation › Chapter 18. Small Business Development Fund › 5-28-18-7. Fund Established; Administration; Investment; Reversion; Audit

Sec. 7. (a) The small business development fund is established within the state treasury. The fund is a revolving fund to:
(1) provide loans approved by the corporation under this chapter and IC 5-28-17; and
(2) provide loans or loan guarantees under the small and minority business financial assistance program established by IC 5-28-20-9.
(b) The fund consists of appropriations from the general assembly and loan repayments.
(c) The corporation shall administer the fund. The following may be paid from money in the fund:
(1) Expenses of administering the fund.
(2) Nonrecurring administrative expenses incurred to carry out the purposes of this chapter and IC 5-28-20.
(d) Earnings from loans made under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(g) The fund is subject to audit by the state board of accounts. The fund shall bear the full costs of the audit.
(h) With respect to loans or loan guarantees made from the fund before July 1, 2011, references in law or loan documents made to the microenterprise partnership program fund before July 1, 2011, shall be construed after June 30, 2011, as references to the small business development fund.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.87-2011, SEC.6; P.L.181-2015, SEC.25.