Ind. Code ch. 8-15.5-2

in effect

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-1 Application

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-2 "Authority"

Sec. 2. "Authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-3 "Department"

Sec. 3. "Department" refers to: (1) the Indiana department of transportation for freeway projects and toll road projects; or (2) the appropriate governmental entity, state agency, or instrumentality, whichever applies, for a facility project that is the subject of a public-private agreement under this article. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.105.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-3.2 "Facility project"

Sec. 3.2. "Facility project" means a project to plan, design, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, improve, extend, expand, lease, operate, repair, manage, maintain, or finance a state park inn and related improvements at Potato Creek State Park that is or will be owned by or leased in the name of the state or the authority and is the subject of a public-private agreement under this article. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.106. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.86; P.L.9-2020, SEC.2; P.L.104-2022, SEC.69.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-3.3 "Freeway project"

Sec. 3.3. (a) "Freeway project" means any nontolled, new or existing road, street, express highway, limited access facility, superhighway, or motorway for which a public-private agreement is entered into, including all bridges, tunnels, overpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, other public ways, and administration, storage, and other buildings and facilities considered necessary or desirable by the authority for the operation of the freeway project. (b) The term includes the following: (1) All property, rights, easements, and interests that may be acquired by the authority for the construction or the operation of the freeway project. (2) Any subsequent improvement, betterment, enlargement, extension, or reconstruction of an existing freeway project. (3) A project connecting Indiana to an adjacent state. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.137.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-3.5 "Governmental entity"

Sec. 3.5. "Governmental entity" means: (1) any state; (2) any authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, agency, department, division, or other instrumentality established by any state, including a unit of local government; 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.6. Amended by P.L.91-2014, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-4 "Offeror"

Sec. 4. "Offeror" means a private entity that has submitted a proposal for a public-private agreement under this article. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-5 "Operator"

Sec. 5. "Operator" means a private entity that has entered into a public-private agreement with the authority. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-6 "Private entity"

Sec. 6. "Private entity" means any individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, general partnership, limited partnership, nonprofit entity, or other private legal entity. A governmental entity may provide services to a private entity without affecting the private status of the private entity and the ability to enter into a public-private agreement. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.91-2014, SEC.19.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-7 "Project"

Sec. 7. "Project" means any of the following: (1) A toll road project. (2) A freeway project. (3) A facility project. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.138; P.L.213-2015, SEC.107.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-8 "Public-private agreement"

Sec. 8. "Public-private agreement" means an agreement under this article between a private entity and the authority under which the private entity, acting on behalf of the authority (and, where applicable, a governmental entity) as lessee, licensee, or franchisee, will plan, design, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, improve, extend, expand, lease, operate, repair, manage, maintain, or finance a project. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.139; P.L.91-2014, SEC.20; P.L.213-2015, SEC.108.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-9 "Request for proposals"

Sec. 9. "Request for proposals" means all materials and documents prepared by or on behalf of the authority to solicit proposals from offerors to enter into a public-private agreement. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-9.5 "Toll road project"

Sec. 9.5. "Toll road project" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-15-2-4(4). As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.140.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-9.7 "Unit of local government"

Sec. 9.7. "Unit of local government" means a: (1) county; (2) city; (3) town; or (4) township; located in Indiana. As added by P.L.91-2014, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-2-10 "User fees"

Sec. 10. "User fees" means the rates, tolls, or fees imposed for the use of, or incidental to, all or any part of a toll road project or a facility project under a public-private agreement. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.109.

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