Sec. 16. (a) If a lease provides for the payment of lease rental in whole or in part from net revenues of the hospital, the lease may provide that the county and the governing board of the hospital establish a reserve fund for net revenues in excess of the amount required to pay lease rental payable from net revenues. The reserve fund:

(1) may not exceed an amount equal to the amount of lease rental payable from net revenues for two (2) years;

(2) shall be held and used only for the purpose of paying lease rental payable from net revenues if the net revenues at any time are insufficient for that purpose; and

(3) may be invested as provided in the lease and all interest or other income from investment becomes part of the reserve fund.

     (b) If the fund contains the maximum amount and a part of the lease rental is payable from taxes, the interest or other income shall be transferred to the fund described in section 32 of this chapter to be used for the payment of the lease rental provided to be paid from taxes. If none of the rental is payable from taxes, the interest or other income becomes a part of the reserve fund.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-20-12(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.