Sec. 10. (a) The reuse authority shall adopt a plan for the rehabilitation, development, redevelopment, and reuse of military base property to be acquired from the federal government upon the closure of a military base within the boundaries of the unit.

     (b) In conjunction with the military base reuse plan, the reuse authority may adopt a resolution declaring that a geographic area is a military base reuse area and approving the plan if it makes the following findings:

(1) All or part of a military base is located in the military base reuse area.

(2) The plan for the military base reuse area will accomplish the public purposes of this chapter, supported by specific findings of fact to be adopted by the reuse authority.

(3) The public health and welfare will be benefited by accomplishment of the plan for the military base reuse area.

(4) The plan for the military base reuse area conforms to other development and redevelopment plans for the unit.

     (c) A military base reuse area may include territory within the corporate boundaries of the unit and in the vicinity of the military base that is not on military base property. However, a military base reuse area may not include any area of land that constitutes part of an economic development area, a redevelopment project area, or an urban renewal area under IC 36-7-14 or IC 36-7-15.1.

     (d) The resolution must state the general boundaries of the area, and that the reuse authority proposes to acquire all of the interests in the land within the boundaries, with certain designated exceptions, if there are any.

     (e) For the purpose of adopting a resolution under subsection (b), it is sufficient to describe the boundaries of the area by its location in relation to public ways or streams, or otherwise, as determined by the reuse authority. Property excepted from the acquisition may be described by street numbers or location.

As added by P.L.26-1995, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.185-2005, SEC.52.