Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b):

(1) the construction, acquisition, improvement, equipment, custody, operation, repair, and maintenance of a plant, machinery, or works by a municipal corporation in compliance with a final order of the commissioner, other than the financing; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-18-8-6

  • 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.
(2) the rights, powers, and duties of the municipal corporation and the respective officers and departments of the municipal corporation, whether the plant, machinery, or works is financed by the issuance of revenue or direct obligation bonds;

is governed by IC 36-9-23 to the extent that the provisions of IC 36-9-23 are applicable and do not conflict with any of the express provisions of the water pollution control laws.

     (b) IC 36-9-23-12 does not apply to the construction, acquisition, equipping, improvement, repair, or maintenance of a plant, machinery, or works by any municipal corporation in compliance with a final order issued under the water pollution control laws or IC 13-1-3 before its repeal, and the 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.

     (c) IC 36-9-23 may not be construed to allow the municipal corporation or any of the officers of the municipal corporation discretion in the manner of complying with the order since complying with the order is mandatory.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-13.]

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

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