Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, subject to the approval of the Indiana economic development corporation under an agreement entered into under section 12 of this chapter, "public facilities" includes the following:
(1) A street, road, bridge, storm water or sanitary sewer, sewage treatment facility, facility designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the spread of identified soil or groundwater contamination, drainage system, retention basin, pretreatment facility, waterway, waterline, water storage facility, rail line, electric, gas, telephone or other communications, or any other type of utility line or pipeline, or other similar or related structure or improvement, together with necessary easements for the structure or improvement. Except for rail lines, utility lines, or pipelines, the structures or improvements described in this subdivision must be either owned or used by a public agency, functionally connected to similar or supporting facilities owned or used by a public agency, or designed and dedicated to use by, for the benefit of, or for the protection of the health, welfare, or safety of the public generally, whether or not used by a single business entity. Any road, street, or bridge must be continuously open to public access. A public facility must be located on public property or in a public, utility, or transportation easement or right-of-way.
(2) Land and other assets that are or may become eligible for depreciation for federal income tax purposes for a business incubator located in a certified technology park.
(3) Land and other assets that, if privately owned, would be eligible for depreciation for federal income tax purposes for laboratory facilities, research and development facilities, conference facilities, teleconference facilities, testing facilities, training facilities, or quality control facilities:
(A) that are or that support property whose primary purpose and use is or will be for a high technology activity;
(B) that are owned by a public entity; and
(C) that are located within a certified technology park.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.187. Amended by P.L.4-2005, SEC.142.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 7. Planning and Development
Chapter 32. Certified Technology Parks
36-7-32-1. Units Authorized to Establish Certified Technology Parks
36-7-32-2. Application of Definitions in Ic 36-7
36-7-32-3. Application of Definitions in Ic 6-1.1
36-7-32-4. "Base Assessed Value"
36-7-32-5. "Business Incubator"
36-7-32-6. "Gross Retail Base Period Amount"
36-7-32-6.5. "Gross Retail Incremental Amount"
36-7-32-7. "High Technology Activity"
36-7-32-8. "Income Tax Base Period Amount"
36-7-32-8.5. "Income Tax Incremental Amount"
36-7-32-9. "Public Facilities"
36-7-32-11. Designation; Recertification; Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Criteria
36-7-32-11.5. Submission of Proposed Designations to the Budget Committee and the Budget Agency
36-7-32-12. Agreements; Governing Certified Technology Parks
36-7-32-13. Authority; Sale Price or Rental Value of Public Facilities Below Market Value
36-7-32-14. Marketing Responsibilities; Indiana Economic Development Corporation
36-7-32-15. Designation as Allocation Area; Remonstrance
36-7-32-16. Appeals; Remonstrance
36-7-32-17. Allocation and Distribution of Property Taxes
36-7-32-19. Rules and Forms; Adjustment of Base Assessed Value
36-7-32-20. Notification to Department of State Revenue; Computation of Gross Retail Base Revenue
36-7-32-22. Incremental Tax Financing Fund; Deposits; Distributions
36-7-32-25. Declaration; Public Purpose
36-7-32-26. Written Agreement for Joint Economic Development Projects
36-7-32-27. Terms of Written Agreement for Joint Economic Development Project