Sec. 11. (a) The commission may do the following:

(1) Identify qualifying properties.

(2) Prepare a comprehensive environmental master plan for development and redevelopment within the corridor that:

(A) plans for remediation of environmental contamination;

(B) accounts for economic development and transportation issues relating to environmental contamination; and

(C) establishes priorities for development or redevelopment of qualifying properties.

(3) Establish guidelines for the evaluation of applications for environmental grants from the environmental fund.

(4) After reviewing a report from the department of environmental management under section 22 of this chapter, make decisions on applications for environmental grants from the environmental fund under section 21 of this chapter.

(5) Prepare and provide information to political subdivisions on the availability of financial assistance from the environmental fund.

(6) Coordinate the implementation of the comprehensive environmental master plan.

(7) Monitor the progress of implementation of the comprehensive environmental master plan.

(8) Report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Indiana economic development corporation, the legislative council, the budget committee, and all political subdivisions that have territory within the corridor on:

(A) the activities of the commission; and

(B) the progress of implementation of the comprehensive environmental master plan.

A report provided under this subdivision to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(9) Study various plans and recommendations that are proposed concerning marina development along the corridor. Based on these studies, the commission shall do the following:

(A) Prepare a comprehensive marina plan.

(B) Recommend state and local legislation for the development of marinas along the corridor.

(C) Coordinate the implementation of the marina plan and legislation.

(10) Make marina grants of money to units of local government for the construction or improvement of a marina in the corridor if the grants are consistent with the marina plans, standards, and criteria established by the commission.

(b) It is the goal of marina projects under this chapter to create employment in the private sector.

As added by P.L.31-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.160; P.L.28-2004, SEC.181; P.L.4-2005, SEC.133; P.L.197-2011, SEC.132; P.L.219-2014, SEC.36.