Sec. 16. (a) The requirements of this section:

(1) are in addition to the requirements set forth in IC 6-1.1-18.5-7(b); and

(2) do not apply to a district that:

(A) owns a landfill;

(B) will use property tax revenue to:

(i) construct a new landfill cell; or

(ii) close a landfill cell;

at the landfill; and

(C) has received approval from the county fiscal body of the county in which the landfill is located to construct or close the landfill cell.

(b) To be eligible to include within the district's budget for the following year tax revenue derived from the imposition of a property tax, the first year that a property tax will be imposed and any subsequent year in which the proposed tax levy will increase by five percent (5%) or more, a board must present identical resolutions to each of the county fiscal bodies within the district seeking approval for the use of property tax revenue within the district. The resolution must state the proposed property tax levy and the proposed use of the revenue. The resolution must be stated so that:

(1) a "yes" vote indicates approval of the levy and the proposed use of property tax revenue within the district; and

(2) a "no" vote indicates disapproval of the levy and the proposed use of property tax revenue within the district.

(c) For a resolution described in subsection (b) to be approved by the county fiscal body:

(1) the county fiscal body must record the vote taken on the resolution under subsection (b) before May 1 of the year in which the vote was taken; and

(2) the recorded vote must indicate approval of the use of property tax revenue within the district.

(d) If all of the county fiscal bodies within a district do not record the approval described in subsection (c) before May 1 of the year in which the vote under subsection (b) was taken, the board may not:

(1) impose; or

(2) include within the budget of the board;

a property tax for the year following the year in which the vote was taken.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d), after the first year a tax is imposed under this section, the resolution required by subsection (b) for a district that is located in more than two (2) counties need only be approved by a majority of the county fiscal bodies for the counties in which the district is located.

(f) A district may not issue bonds to be repaid, directly or indirectly, with money or property tax revenue of the district until a majority of the members of each of the county fiscal bodies within a district passes a resolution approving the bond issue.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-2-11.1.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.129-1996, SEC.1; P.L.189-2005, SEC.4.