(b) A designating body may designate an area as a brownfield revitalization zone only if the following findings are made in the affirmative:

(A) has never had an ownership interest in an entity that contributed; and

(B) has not contributed;

a contaminant (as defined in IC 13-11-2-42) that is the subject of the voluntary remediation, as determined under the written standards adopted by the department of environmental management.

(2) The area described in section 8 of this chapter qualifies as a brownfield, as determined under the written standards adopted by the department of environmental management.

(3) The area described in section 8 of this chapter is substantially under-utilized or nonproductive without remediation.

(4) The applicant can successfully obtain a certificate of completion of a voluntary remediation for the area described in section 8 of this chapter under IC 13-25-5-16.

(5) The estimate of the value of the remediation and redevelopment is reasonable for projects of that nature.

(6) The estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described remediation and redevelopment.

(7) The estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described remediation and redevelopment.

(8) Any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described remediation and redevelopment.

(9) The totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the establishment of a zone.

As added by P.L.59-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.119-1999, SEC.3.