Indiana Code
Chapter 1. St. Joseph County Innkeeper's Tax
6-9-1-6.4. Morris Performing Arts Center Fund

Sec. 6.4. (a) As used in this section, "fund" means the Morris Performing Arts Center fund.
(b) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance to increase the tax rate under section 5(b) of this chapter, the fund is established for the purpose of investing money in the Morris Performing Arts Center, which may include construction costs to:
(1) alter or expand existing structures and buildings of, or connected or immediately adjacent to, the Morris Performing Arts Center;
(2) construct, expand, or repair parking facilities;
(3) add levels or stories to the Morris Performing Arts Center;
(4) improve or update the Morris Performing Arts Center; or
(5) create private development opportunities, such as adding retail space or residential units in, or connected or immediately adjacent to, the Morris Performing Arts Center.
(c) Subject to subsection (e), the county treasurer, after collecting the tax revenue in accordance with section 5 of this chapter, shall quarterly deposit tax revenue in the fund as follows:
(1) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance to increase the tax rate imposed under this chapter to a rate of more than six percent (6%), but less than eight percent (8%), twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of revenue that is attributable to the increased tax rate.
(2) If the county fiscal body adopts an ordinance to increase the tax rate imposed under this chapter to a rate of eight percent (8%), the amount of revenue collected as a result of a one-half of one percent (0.5%) rate.
(d) The board of managers shall administer the fund to:
(1) finance, construct, improve, equip, operate, promote, and maintain the Morris Performing Arts Center;
(2) renovate, equip, operate, and maintain any existing structure of the Morris Performing Arts Center;
(3) refund bonds issued for a purpose described in subdivision (1) or (2), make lease payments incurred, or retire bonds issued to finance, construct, improve, or equip a capital project described in this section; or
(4) carry out any other purpose described in subsection (b).
(e) This section expires on July 1, 2046.
As added by P.L.69-2021, SEC.6.