Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if:

(1) the amount of the bonds necessary to be issued would raise the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipal corporation above the constitutional limitation; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-18-8-4

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) the municipal corporation determines against the issuance of direct obligation bonds;

the municipal corporation shall issue revenue bonds and provide for the retirement of the bonds in the same manner and subject to the same conditions provided for the issuance and retirement of bonds in IC 36-9-23 to the extent that the provisions of that statute are applicable and not in conflict with any of the express provisions of the water pollution control laws.

     (b) IC 36-9-23-12 does not apply to bond issues proposed by a municipal corporation to comply with a final order issued under the authority of the water pollution control laws or IC 13-1-3 (before its repeal) and objections or submission to the qualified voters of the municipal corporation:

(1) may not be authorized; and

(2) if objections are made, do not operate to justify or excuse failure to comply with the final order.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-12(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.