Sec. 25. (a) Any of the following persons may lease facilities referred to in section 24 of this chapter to a development authority under this chapter:

(1) A for-profit or nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law or admitted to do business in Indiana.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-30.5-25

  • 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.
  • development authority: means a military base development authority established under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-7-30.5-4
  • 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
  • military base: means a United States government military base or other military installation that is:

    Indiana Code 36-7-30.5-5

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(2) A partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a firm.

(3) An individual.

(4) A redevelopment authority established under IC 36-7-14.5.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a lessor under this section and section 24 of this chapter is a qualified entity for purposes of IC 5-1.4.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a military base development facility leased by the development authority under this chapter from a lessor borrowing bond proceeds from a unit under IC 36-7-12 is an economic development facility for purposes of IC 36-7-11.9-3 and IC 36-7-12.

     (d) Notwithstanding IC 36-7-12-25 and IC 36-7-12-26, payments by a development authority to a lessor described in subsection (c) may be made from sources set forth in section 24 of this chapter if the payments and the lease are structured to prevent the lease obligation from constituting a debt of a unit or the district for purposes of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

As added by P.L.203-2005, SEC.11.