Sec. 18. (a) A designating body may authorize a municipally owned utility to allow a qualifying farmer or partner organization to pay wholesale or reduced rates for water, electricity, or utilities provided to an urban agricultural zone.

     (b) A designating body may authorize a municipally owned utility to waive connection charges for electricity provided to an urban agricultural zone.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-18

  • designating body: refers to the legislative body of a municipality. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-3
  • municipally owned utility: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-2-1. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-6
  • partner organization: means a nonprofit organization that:

    Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-7

  • qualifying farmer: means an individual or entity that is one (1) of the following:

    Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-8

  • urban agricultural zone: refers to an area designated under this chapter as an urban agricultural zone within which a qualifying farmer:

    Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-11

     (c) A designating body may not impose special benefit taxes (as defined in IC 5-1-5-1(10)) for public services provided to an urban agricultural zone unless the special benefit tax was imposed before the designating body designated the urban agricultural zone.

As added by P.L.188-2021, SEC.1.

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