Sec. 16. (a) The development authority shall adopt a plan for the:

(1) rehabilitation;

(2) development;

(3) redevelopment; and

(4) reuse;

of military base property to be acquired from the federal government upon the closure or scheduled closure of the military base.

(b) In conjunction with the plan adopted under subsection (a), the development authority may adopt a resolution declaring that a geographic area is a military base development area and approving the plan if it makes the following findings:

(1) All or part of a military base is located in the military base development area.

(2) The plan for the military base development area will accomplish the public purposes of this chapter, supported by specific findings of fact to be adopted by the development authority.

(3) The public health and welfare will be benefitted by accomplishment of the plan for the military base development area.

(4) The plan for the military base development area conforms to other development and redevelopment plans for the counties represented on the development authority.

(c) A military base development area may include territory within military base property. However, a military base development area may not include any area of land that constitutes part of an economic development area, a blighted area, or an urban renewal area under IC 36-7-14.

(d) The resolution must state:

(1) the general boundaries of the area; and

(2) that the development authority proposes to acquire all the interests in the land within the boundaries, with certain designated exceptions, if any.

(e) For the purpose of adopting a resolution under subsection (b), it is sufficient to describe the boundaries of the area by its location in relation to public ways or streams, or otherwise, as determined by the development authority. Property excepted from the acquisition may be described by street numbers or location.

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