Indiana Code
Chapter 15.1. Redevelopment of Areas in Marion County Needing Redevelopment
36-7-15.1-15.5. Additional Powers of Commission

Sec. 15.5. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) Real property:
(A) that was acquired by the commission to carry out a redevelopment project, an economic development area project, or an urban renewal project; and
(B) relative to which the commission has, at a public hearing, decided that the real property is not needed to complete the redevelopment activity, an economic development area activity, or urban renewal activity in the project area.
(2) Real property acquired under this chapter that is not in a redevelopment project area, an economic development area, or an urban renewal project area.
(3) Parcels of property secured from the county under IC 6-1.1-25-9(e) that were acquired by the county under IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25.
(4) Real property donated or transferred to the commission to be held and disposed of under this section.
However, this section does not apply to property acquired under section 22.5 of this chapter.
(b) The commission may do the following to or for real property described in subsection (a):
(1) Examine, classify, manage, protect, insure, and maintain the property.
(2) Eliminate deficiencies (including environmental deficiencies), carry out repairs, remove structures, and make improvements.
(3) Control the use of the property.
(4) Lease the property.
(5) Use any powers under section 7(a) or 7(b) of this chapter in relation to the property.
(c) The commission may enter into contracts to carry out part or all of the functions described in subsection (b).
(d) The commission may extinguish all delinquent taxes, special assessments, and penalties relative to real property donated to the commission to be held and disposed of under this section. The commission shall provide the county auditor with a list of the real property on which delinquent taxes, special assessments, and penalties are extinguished under this subsection.
(e) Real property described in subsection (a) may be sold, exchanged, transferred, granted, donated, or otherwise disposed of in any of the following ways:
(1) In accordance with section 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.6, or 15.7 of this chapter.
(2) In accordance with the provisions authorizing an urban homesteading program under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1.
(f) In disposing of real property under subsection (e), the commission may:
(1) group together properties for disposition in a manner that will best serve the interest of the community, from the standpoint of both human and economic welfare; and
(2) group together nearby or similar properties to facilitate convenient disposition.
As added by P.L.169-2006, SEC.73. Amended by P.L.118-2013, SEC.14.

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