2023 Indiana Code › Title 5. State and Local Administration › Article 1. Bonds and Other Obligations › Chapter 14. Miscellaneous Provisions › 5-1-14-14. Loans, Expenditures, and Issuance of Bonds for Economic Development

Sec. 14. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may sell the municipality's interest in any notes payable to the municipality at a negotiated sale.
(b) A county or municipality may establish a revolving fund from grants, the revenue received by the county or municipality under IC 6-3.6-9 and allocated for economic development purposes under IC 6-3.6-6-9, the proceeds of the sale of notes, or the proceeds of bonds issued under this section and IC 36-9-32. The county or municipality may loan the money in the revolving fund to any borrower if the county or municipal fiscal body finds that the loan will be used by the borrower for one (1) or more of the following economic development purposes:
(1) Promoting significant opportunities for the gainful employment of the county's or municipality's residents.
(2) Attracting a major new business enterprise to the county or municipality.
(3) Retaining or expanding a significant business enterprise in the county or municipality.
(c) Activities that may be undertaken by the borrower in carrying out an economic development purpose include expenditures for any of the following:
(1) Acquisition of land.
(2) Acquisition of property interests.
(3) Site improvements.
(4) Infrastructure improvements.
(5) Buildings.
(6) Structures.
(7) Rehabilitation, renovation, or enlargement of buildings or structures.
(8) Machinery.
(9) Equipment.
(10) Furnishings.
(d) Local governmental entities may borrow under subsection (b) if the local governmental entity's jurisdiction includes the geographic area within the boundaries of the county or municipality that established the revolving fund. Notwithstanding any other law, the following provisions apply to the borrowing:
(1) The county or municipality that established the revolving fund and the local governmental entity borrower may each authorize the loan from the revolving fund and the issuance of notes evidencing the loan by resolution. In each case, the resolution shall be adopted by the body with control over fiscal matters.
(2) A resolution adopted under subdivision (1) must approve:
(A) the term of the loan;
(B) the interest rate;
(C) the form of the note or notes;
(D) the medium of payment;
(E) the place and manner of payment;
(F) the manner of execution of the note or notes;
(G) the terms of redemption;
(H) the funds or sources of funds from which the note or notes are payable, which may be any funds and sources of funds available to the borrower; and
(I) any other provisions not inconsistent with this section.
(3) The notes and the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the notes are not subject to any general statute concerning obligations issued by the local governmental entity borrower. This section contains full and complete authority for the making of the loan, the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the notes, and the repayment of the loan by the borrower, and no law, procedure, proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, or acts by any officer, department, agency, or instrument of the state or of any political subdivision is required to make the loan, issue the notes, or repay the loan except as prescribed in this section.
(4) The notes issued by a local governmental entity borrower are exempt from taxation for all purposes and are exempt from any security registration requirements provided for in Indiana statutes.
(5) Notes issued by a local governmental entity borrower under this section are obligations for all purposes of this chapter.
(e) A municipality may issue bonds under IC 36-9-32-7(b) through IC 36-9-32-7(j) for the economic development purposes listed in subsection (c) and may repay the indebtedness solely from revenues derived from the repayment of any notes, including notes evidencing loans made under subsection (b).
(f) To the extent a revolving fund under subsection (b) is funded from:
(1) revenues received by the county under IC 6-3.6-9 and allocated for economic development purposes under IC 6-3.6-6-9; or
(2) repayments of principal and interest on loans from the revolving fund that were funded with revenues described in subdivision (1);
money in the revolving fund may at any time be transferred in whole or in part to the unit's economic development income tax fund, as determined by ordinance of the unit's fiscal body.
(g) The general assembly finds that counties and municipalities in Indiana have a need to foster economic development and industrial and commercial growth. The general assembly finds that it is necessary and proper to provide an alternative method for municipalities to foster the following:
(1) Economic development.
(2) Industrial and commercial growth.
(3) Employment opportunities.
(4) Diversification of industry and commerce.
It is declared that the fostering of economic development under this section for the benefit of the general public, including industrial and commercial enterprises, is a public purpose.
As added by P.L.35-1990, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.27-1995, SEC.5; P.L.197-2016, SEC.1.