Sec. 44. (a) As used in this section, "designating body" means the fiscal body of:

(1) a county that does not contain a consolidated city; or

(2) a municipality.

(b) As used in this section, "eligible business" means an entity that meets the following requirements:

(1) The entity is engaged in a business that:

(A) operates; or

(B) leases qualified property for use in;

one (1) or more facilities or data centers dedicated to computing, networking, or data storage activities.

(2) The entity's qualified property is located at a facility or data center in Indiana.

(3) The entity, the lessor of qualified property (if the entity is a lessee), and all lessees of qualified property invest in the aggregate at least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) in real and personal property at the facility or data center after June 30, 2012.

(4) The average wage of employees who are located in the county or municipality and engaged in the operation of the facility or data center is at least one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the county average wage for the county in which the facility or data center operates.

(c) As used in this section, "enterprise information technology equipment" means the following:

(1) Hardware supporting computing, networking, or data storage functions, including servers and routers.

(2) Networking systems having an industry designation as equipment within the "enterprise" or "data center" class of networking systems that support the computing, networking, or data storage functions.

(3) Generators and other equipment used to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to equipment described in subdivision (1) or (2).

The term does not include computer hardware designed for single user, workstation, or departmental level use.

(d) As used in this section, "fiscal body" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-6.

(e) As used in this section, "municipality" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-11.

(f) As used in this section, "qualified property" means enterprise information technology equipment purchased after June 30, 2012, and any additions to or replacements to such property.

(g) A designating body may enter into an agreement with an eligible business to grant the eligible business a property tax exemption. In the case of a county, the exemption applies only to qualified property that is located in unincorporated territory of the county. In the case of a municipality, the exemption applies only to qualified property that is located in the municipality. The property tax exemption applies to the qualified property only if the designating body and the eligible business enter into an agreement concerning the property tax exemption. The agreement must specify the duration of the property tax exemption. The agreement may specify that if the ownership of qualified property is transferred by an eligible business, the transferee is entitled to the property tax exemption on the same terms as the transferor. If a designating body enters into an agreement with an eligible business, the qualified property owned by the eligible business is exempt from property taxation as provided in the resolution and the agreement.

(h) If a designating body enters into an agreement under subsection (g) to provide a property tax exemption, the property tax exemption continues for the period specified in the agreement.

As added by P.L.163-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.173-2011, SEC.1; P.L.158-2012, SEC.1; P.L.256-2019, SEC.1.