Sec. 7. Upon the corporate dissolution of a merged township government under this article, the following apply for purposes of all state and federal licensing and regulatory laws, statutory entitlements, gifts, grants-in-aid, governmental loans, or other governmental assistance under state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations:

(1) The entire geographic area and population of a reestablished township government created under this chapter shall be used when calculating and determining the distribution basis for the following:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-6-1.6-7

  • merged township government: means the township government that results from the merger of at least two (2) township governments under Indiana Code 36-6-1.6-1
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • reestablished township government: means a township government that:

    Indiana Code 36-6-1.6-2

(A) State or federal government statutory entitlements.

(B) Gifts.

(C) Grants-in-aid.

(D) Loans.

(E) Any form of governmental assistance that is not listed in this subdivision.

(2) Following a public hearing for which notice is published in accordance with IC 5-3-1 at least thirty (30) days before the public hearing takes place, the executive of each reestablished township government that is created under this chapter shall determine and designate to the appropriate state or federal agency the:

(A) geographic areas;

(B) parts of roads;

(C) segments of population; or

(D) combinations of the items listed in clauses (A) through (C);

that constitute rural or urban areas, roads, or populations, if this designation was previously required of the merged township government.

As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.4.