§ 8-1.5-2-1 Application of chapter; exception
§ 8-1.5-2-2 Application of chapter; additional exceptions
§ 8-1.5-2-3 Disposition, construction, and acquisition of utilities; lease and operation of waterworks facilities
§ 8-1.5-2-4 Sale of nonsurplus property; writing providing for appraisal; sufficiency of written contracts with appraisers
§ 8-1.5-2-5 Sale of nonsurplus property; appraiser qualifications; public hearing; ordinance for sale; effective date; petitions opposing sale; submission to voters; ordinances adopted after March 28, 2016
§ 8-1.5-2-6 Sale of nonsurplus property; terms of ordinance; satisfaction of existing obligations; bid submitted by trust; proceeds; sale for less than appraised value
§ 8-1.5-2-6.1 Sale of nonsurplus property; ordinance adopted after March 28, 2016; approval of commission; terms and conditions; public interest determination; net original cost rate base; submission to voters
§ 8-1.5-2-7 Public convenience and necessity; declaratory resolution
§ 8-1.5-2-8 Preliminary expenses; appropriation
§ 8-1.5-2-9 Appropriation for preliminary expenses; repayment
§ 8-1.5-2-10 Ordinance declaring public convenience and necessity; notice and hearing
§ 8-1.5-2-12 Sale of heat, light, water, or power to municipality
§ 8-1.5-2-13 Contracts for acquisition, construction, or replacement of public utility property; authorizing ordinance
§ 8-1.5-2-14 Costs of construction or acquisition; security for payment
§ 8-1.5-2-15 Condemnation; authorization
§ 8-1.5-2-15.5 Condemnation of public utility
§ 8-1.5-2-17 Acquisition of property rights inside or outside boundaries; utility lines; protection of services from injury or pollution; attachments from abuse, destruction, or waste
§ 8-1.5-2-18 Bonds; payable out of special account; issuance
§ 8-1.5-2-19 Bonds, notes, or other obligations; issuance; approval by commission for long term bonds
§ 8-1.5-2-19.5 Purchase of equipment requiring lead time before availability; approval of contracts if sufficient funds available
§ 8-1.5-2-20 Bonds; payment from revenues not derived from particular utility; restriction
§ 8-1.5-2-21 Bonds payable out of special account; purchase by municipality
§ 8-1.5-2-22 General obligation bonds; authorization; limitation
§ 8-1.5-2-23 General obligation bonds; terms; sale
§ 8-1.5-2-24 Revenue bonds; money set aside for payment of interest and principal
§ 8-1.5-2-25 Special utility account; establishment by municipality; use
§ 8-1.5-2-26 Tax levy for payment of bonds
§ 8-1.5-2-27 Lease of waterworks facilities; term; option to purchase or renew; transfer of property to municipality
§ 8-1.5-2-28 Lease of waterworks facilities; payment of operating expenses; sufficiency of rates and charges
§ 8-1.5-2-29 Lease of waterworks facilities; notice and hearing
§ 8-1.5-2-30 Lease of waterworks facilities; execution; limitation of actions
§ 8-1.5-2-31 Leased waterworks facilities; tax exemptions
§ 8-1.5-2-32 Leased waterworks facilities; applicable statutes
§ 8-1.5-2-33 Action to determine public convenience and necessity

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1.5 > Chapter 2 - Transfer, Acquisition, and Improvement of Utilities by Municipalities

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5