Sec. 3. In order to provide for the collection and disposal of waste in the consolidated city and for the management, operation, acquisition, and financing of facilities for waste disposal, the board may exercise the following powers on behalf of the city, in addition to the powers specifically set forth elsewhere in this chapter:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in IC 32-24 within the corporate boundaries of the city; however, the power of eminent domain may not be exercised to acquire the property of any public utility used for the production or distribution of energy.

(3) To provide for the collection of waste accumulated within the service district and to provide for disposal of waste accumulated within the waste disposal district, including contracting with persons for collection, disposal, or waste storage, and the recovery of byproducts from waste, and granting these persons the right to collect and dispose of any such wastes and store and recover byproducts from them.

(4) To plan, design, construct, finance, manage, own, lease, operate, and maintain facilities for waste disposal.

(5) To enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the collection, disposal, or recovery of byproducts from waste, such as put or pay contracts, contracts and agreements for the design, construction, operation, financing, ownership, or maintenance of facilities or the processing or disposal of waste or the sale or other disposition of any products generated by a facility. Notwithstanding any other statute, any such contract or agreement may be for a period not to exceed forty (40) years.

(6) To enter into agreements for the leasing of facilities in accordance with IC 36-1-10.

(7) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire real or personal property.

(8) To contract for architectural, engineering, legal, or other professional services.

(9) To exclusively control, within the city, the collection, transportation, storage, and disposal of waste and, subject to the provisions of sections 6 and 8 of this chapter, to fix fees in connection with these matters.

(10) To determine exclusively the location and character of any facility, subject to local zoning ordinances and environmental management laws (as defined in IC 13-11-2-71).

(11) To sell or lease to any person any facility or part of it.

(12) To make and contract for plans, surveys, studies, and investigations.

(13) To enter upon property to make surveys, soundings, borings, and examinations.

(14) To accept gifts, grants, or loans of money, other property, or services from any source, public or private, and to comply with their terms.

(15) To issue from time to time waste disposal district bonds to finance the cost of facilities as provided in section 9 of this chapter.

(16) To issue from time to time revenue bonds to finance the cost of facilities as provided in section 10 of this chapter.

(17) To issue from time to time waste disposal development bonds to finance the cost of facilities as provided in section 11 of this chapter.

(18) To issue from time to time notes in anticipation of grants or in anticipation of the issuance of bonds to finance the cost of facilities as provided in section 13 of this chapter.

(19) To establish fees for the collection and disposal of waste, subject to the provisions of sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.

(20) To levy a tax within the service district to pay costs of operation in connection with waste collection, waste disposal, mowing services, and animal control, subject to regular budget and tax levy procedures. For purposes of this subdivision, "mowing services" refers only to mowing services for rights-of-way or on vacant property.

(21) To levy a tax within the waste disposal district to pay costs of operation in connection with waste disposal, subject to regular budget and tax levy procedures.

(22) To borrow in anticipation of taxes.

(23) To employ staff engineers, clerks, secretaries, and other employees in accordance with an approved budget.

(24) To issue requests for proposals and requests for qualifications as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

(25) To require all persons located within the service district or waste disposal district to deposit waste at sites designated by the board.

(26) To otherwise do all things necessary for the collection and disposal of waste and the recovery of byproducts from it.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.38-1984, SEC.5; P.L.85-1995, SEC.42; P.L.1-1996, SEC.96; P.L.67-1999, SEC.1; P.L.2-2002, SEC.127; P.L.197-2016, SEC.151.