Sec. 1.5. (a) A municipality having and operating a waterworks through a department of waterworks before January 1, 1982, under IC 19-3-15 (before its repeal on January 1, 1983) or under IC 19-3-27 (before its repeal on January 1, 1983) shall be deemed to have established a department of waterworks, as authorized by section 2 of this chapter, having the same number of board members as the board operating before January 1, 1982, and having the same powers, obligations, and duties as would be the case if the legislative body of the municipality had adopted an ordinance doing so before January 1, 1983, in accordance with Acts 1982, P.L.74, SECTION 5(b).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board of directors of the department of waterworks shall operate as both the board and the municipal legislative body for the purposes of IC 8-1.5-3-4 and IC 8-1.5-3-8.
(c) This subsection applies to water utilities that have been removed from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission under IC 8-1.5-3-9.1 after June 30, 1991. The board of directors of the department of waterworks shall operate as the board for the purposes of IC 8-1.5-3-4 and IC 8-1.5-3-8.
As added by P.L.105-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.16-1984, SEC.7; P.L.3-1990, SEC.29; P.L.56-1992, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities
Chapter 4. Department of Waterworks in Certain Municipalities
8-1.5-4-0.3. Effective Date of Certain Amendments Made to Section 14 of This Chapter
8-1.5-4-1. Application of Chapter
8-1.5-4-2. Department of Waterworks; Establishment; Board of Directors
8-1.5-4-3. Special Taxing District
8-1.5-4-4. Board; Powers and Duties
8-1.5-4-7. Revenues Set Aside for Operation and Maintenance
8-1.5-4-8. Revenues Set Aside for Payment of Bonds
8-1.5-4-9. Revenues Set Aside for Depreciation Account
8-1.5-4-10. Secured Debt or Charge
8-1.5-4-11. Bonds and Interest Issued Against Special Redemption Fund
8-1.5-4-12. Bonds; Additional Issue or Issues for Extension, Addition, or Improvement
8-1.5-4-13. Bonds; Application of Proceeds; Default
8-1.5-4-14. Services Rendered to Municipality; Payment
8-1.5-4-15. Construction, Extension, or Improvement; Procedure
8-1.5-4-18. Special Taxing District Bonds of the Waterworks District; Issuance