Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to Morgan County, Bartholomew County, Floyd County, and Kosciusko County.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a designating body’s actions taken after July 1, 1991, and before December 31, 1992, in:

(1) designating an economic revitalization area; or

(2) approving a statement of benefits;

after the initiation of the installation of new manufacturing equipment for which a person desires to claim a deduction under IC 6-1.1-12.1 (as in effect before May 10, 1995) are legalized and validated.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a designating body’s actions taken after February 28, 1993, and before July 1, 1995:

(1) designating an economic revitalization area;

(2) approving a statement of benefits; or

(3) retroactively approving a statement of benefits;

after initiation of the installation of new manufacturing equipment or rehabilitation or redevelopment of real property for which a person desires to claim a deduction under IC 6-1.1-12.1 (as in effect before May 10, 1995) are legalized and validated.

     (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a designating body’s action taken after February 28, 1993, and before July 1, 1995, incorporating the information required in the statement of benefits in the designating body’s findings of fact made in support of designating an area as an economic revitalization area or approving a deduction under IC 6-1.1-12.1 (as in effect before May 10, 1995) is legalized and validated and shall be treated as if the applicant provided the statement of benefits before the final action taken by the designating body.

     (e) Notwithstanding any other law, a review shall be made of timely filed deduction applications for actions legalized and validated under this section for the purpose of granting deductions under IC 6-1.1-12.1 (as in effect before May 10, 1995) for assessment years after 1991.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.122. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.26.