*SB0166.1*
January 26, 2022
SENATE BILL No. 166
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DIGEST OF SB 166 (Updated January 25, 2022 10:32 am - DI 129)
Citations Affected: IC 5-23; IC 6-1.1; IC 6-2.5.
Synopsis: Public-private agreements. Provides, in certain counties
exceeding a specified population parameter, that a governmental body
may enter into a public-private agreement with respect to a
transportation project. Provides that any public-private agreement with
respect to a transportation project may use availability payments to
finance all or a portion of the project. Provides that a governmental
body may also enter into a development agreement with a private party
for the development, construction, and financing of a privately owned
and operated transportation or infrastructure project if the development
agreement meets certain conditions. Specifies the contents of public-
private agreements for transportation facilities or transportation
projects and establishes requirements for the operator of the
transportation facility or transportation project. Provides for a property
tax exemption and a sales tax exemption. Defines terms.
Effective: July 1, 2022; January 1, 2023.
Walker K, Ford Jon
January 4, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
January 25, 2022, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
SB 166—LS 6587/DI 134 January 26, 2022
Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE BILL No. 166
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
and local administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 5-23-2-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2022]: Sec. 1.5. "Availability payment" means any funding
4 stream, whether from a private, local, state, or federal source that
5 the governmental body is authorized to use for the construction,
6 maintenance, financing, or operations of any transportation
7 infrastructure located within the boundaries of the governmental
8 body.
9 SECTION 2. IC 5-23-2-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2022]: Sec. 5.5. "Develop" means to plan, design, finance, lease,
12 acquire, install, construct, or expand under a public-private
13 agreement.
14 SECTION 3. IC 5-23-2-6.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16 1, 2022]: Sec. 6.3. "Material default" means a nonperformance of
17 its duties by the operator of a public-private agreement which
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1 jeopardizes adequate service to the public from the project.
2 SECTION 4. IC 5-23-2-6.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
3 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2022]: Sec. 6.9. "Operate" means to finance, maintain, improve,
5 equip, modify, or repair.
6 SECTION 5. IC 5-23-2-15.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
7 AS NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
8 1, 2022]: Sec. 15.3. "Qualifying project" refers to either of the
9 following:
10 (1) A transportation facility.
11 (2) A transportation project.
12 SECTION 6. IC 5-23-2-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
13 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
14 1, 2022]: Sec. 15.5. (a) "Revenues" means the income, earnings,
15 lease payments, or other service payments relating to the
16 development or operation of a transportation facility or
17 transportation project.
18 (b) The term includes, but is not limited to, money received as
19 grants or otherwise from the governmental body, the federal
20 government, the state, a public entity, or an agency or
21 instrumentality thereof in aid of the qualifying project.
22 SECTION 7. IC 5-23-2-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
23 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
24 1, 2022]: Sec. 17. "Transportation facility" means any new or
25 existing road, highway, toll highway, bridge, tunnel, intermodal
26 facility, intercity or high speed passenger or commercial rail, or
27 other transportation facility or infrastructure, located in the
28 jurisdiction of a governmental body.
29 SECTION 8. IC 5-23-2-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
30 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
31 1, 2022]: Sec. 18. "Transportation project" means any combination
32 of the development, financing, or operation with respect to all or
33 a portion of any transportation facility located in the jurisdiction
34 of a governmental body.
35 SECTION 9. IC 5-23-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
36 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2022]:
38 Chapter 8. Transportation and Infrastructure Projects
39 Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to public-private agreements in
40 counties that have a population of more than one hundred
41 ninety-nine thousand (199,000) persons, according to the most
42 recent United States decennial census.
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1 Sec. 1. (a) A governmental body may enter into a public-private
2 agreement with respect to a transportation project, if the
3 governmental body complies with the statutory requirements
4 under this article. Any public-private agreement with respect to a
5 transportation project may use availability payments to finance all
6 or a portion of the project.
7 (b) A governmental body may also enter into a development
8 agreement with a private party for the development, construction,
9 and financing of a privately owned and operated transportation or
10 infrastructure project if the development agreement:
11 (1) does not obligate the governmental body to spend any
12 public funds for the privately owned and operated
13 transportation or infrastructure project;
14 (2) obligates the private party to operate the transportation or
15 infrastructure project without limitation on the persons, class
16 of persons, or vehicles using the project, except as may be
17 dictated by safety, security, design, and load capacities of the
18 project; and
19 (3) obligates the private party to permit local, state, and
20 federal emergency vehicles, including vehicles operated by
21 police, fire, emergency medical services, and sheriff
22 personnel, to use the transportation project without tolls or
23 fees.
24 Sec. 2. (a) Before developing or operating the transportation
25 facility or transportation project, the operator must enter into a
26 public-private agreement with the governmental body. The
27 public-private agreement must provide for the following:
28 (1) Delivery of performance and payment bonds, letters of
29 credit, or other security acceptable to the governmental body
30 in connection with the development or operation of the
31 project in the form and amount required by IC 5-23-3-2(a)(8).
32 (2) Review of the design for the qualifying project by the
33 governmental body and, if the design conforms to standards
34 acceptable to the governmental body, the approval of the
35 governmental body. This subdivision does not require the
36 operator to complete the design of the qualifying project
37 before the execution of the public-private agreement.
38 (3) Inspection of the qualifying project by the governmental
39 body to ensure that the operator's activities are acceptable to
40 the governmental body as outlined in the public-private
41 agreement.
42 (4) Maintenance of a policy of public liability insurance, a
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1 copy of which must be filed with the governmental body and
2 accompanied by proofs of coverage, or self-insurance, each in
3 the form and amount satisfactory to the governmental body
4 and reasonably sufficient to ensure coverage of tort liability
5 to the public and employees and to enable the continued
6 operation of the qualifying project.
7 (5) Monitoring by the governmental body of the maintenance
8 practices to be performed by the operator to ensure that the
9 qualifying project is properly maintained.
10 (6) Periodic filing by the operator of the appropriate financial
11 statements that pertain to the qualifying project.
12 (7) Procedures that govern the rights and responsibilities of
13 the governmental body and the operator in the course of the
14 construction and operation of the qualifying project and in
15 the event of the termination of the public-private agreement
16 or a material default by the operator. The procedures must
17 include conditions that govern the assumption of the duties
18 and responsibilities of the operator by an entity that funded,
19 in whole or part, the qualifying project or by the
20 governmental body, and must provide for the transfer or
21 purchase of property or other interests of the operator by the
22 governmental body.
23 (8) Have safeguards in place to ensure that additional costs or
24 service disruptions are not imposed on the public in the event
25 of material default or cancellation of the public-private
26 agreement by the governmental body.
27 (9) Have safeguards in place to ensure that the governmental
28 body or operator has the opportunity to add capacity to the
29 proposed project or other facilities serving similar
30 predominantly public purposes.
31 (10) Duties of the operator, including the terms and conditions
32 that the governmental body determines serve the public
33 purpose of this section.
34 (b) The public-private agreement under this chapter may
35 include the following:
36 (1) An agreement by the governmental body to make grants
37 or loans to the operator from amounts received from the
38 federal, state, or local government or an agency or
39 instrumentality thereof.
40 (2) A provision under which each entity agrees to provide
41 notice of default and cure rights for the benefit of the other
42 entity, including, but not limited to, a provision regarding
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1 unavoidable delays.
2 (3) A provision that terminates the authority and duties of the
3 operator under this section and dedicates the qualifying
4 project to the governmental body.
5 Sec. 3. (a) The operator shall do the following:
6 (1) Develop or operate the qualifying project in a manner that
7 is acceptable to the governmental body in accordance with the
8 provisions of the public- private agreement.
9 (2) Maintain or provide by contract for the maintenance or
10 improvement of the qualifying project if required by the
11 public-private agreement.
12 (3) Cooperate with the governmental body in making best
13 efforts to establish interconnection between the qualifying
14 project and any other facility or infrastructure as requested
15 by the governmental body in accordance with the provisions
16 of the public-private agreement.
17 (4) Comply with the operating agreement.
18 (b) Each private facility that is constructed under this section
19 must comply with the requirements of the following:
20 (1) Federal, state, and local laws.
21 (2) State, regional, and local comprehensive plans.
22 (3) The governmental body's rules, procedures, and standards
23 for facilities.
24 (4) All other conditions that the governmental body
25 determines to be in the public's best interest and that are
26 included in the public-private agreement.
27 (c) The governmental body may provide services to the operator
28 at its option. An agreement for maintenance and other services
29 entered into under this section must provide for full
30 reimbursement for services rendered for qualifying projects.
31 (d) A operator of a qualifying project may provide additional
32 services for the qualifying project to the public or to other private
33 entities if the provision of additional services does not impair the
34 operator's ability to meet its commitments to the governmental
35 body under the public-private agreement.
36 SECTION 10. IC 6-1.1-10-49 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
37 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
38 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 49. (a) This section applies to
39 assessment dates occurring after December 31, 2022.
40 (b) Tangible property (including without limitation, land,
41 personal property, real property, and improvements to land) is
42 exempt from property taxation if the property is used as a part of
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1 or incorporated into a transportation facility (as defined
2 IC 5-23-2-17) under a public-private agreement executed in
3 accordance with IC 5-23-8-1(a) or a development agreement
4 executed in accordance with IC 5-23-8-1(b).
5 (c) The application of the exemption described in subsection (b)
6 shall apply to otherwise qualifying tangible property irrespective
7 of the owner or taxpayer of the property or when such property
8 was placed in service.
9 SECTION 11. IC 6-2.5-5-56 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11 JANUARY 1, 2023]: Sec. 56. (a) Transactions involving tangible
12 personal property are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the
13 person acquiring the property acquires it for incorporation into a
14 transportation facility (as defined in IC 5-23-2-17) under a:
15 (1) public-private agreement executed in accordance with
16 IC 5-23-8-1(a); or
17 (2) development agreement executed in accordance with
18 IC 5-23-8-1(b).
19 (b) The exemption described in subsection (a) shall not apply to
20 the extent that the applicable public-private agreement or
21 development agreement is entered into before January 1, 2023.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy,
to which was referred Senate Bill No. 166, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 1. IC 5-23-2-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 1.5. "Availability payment" means any funding
stream, whether from a private, local, state, or federal source that
the governmental body is authorized to use for the construction,
maintenance, financing, or operations of any transportation
infrastructure located within the boundaries of the governmental
body.
SECTION 2. IC 5-23-2-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 5.5. "Develop" means to plan, design, finance, lease,
acquire, install, construct, or expand under a public-private
agreement.
SECTION 3. IC 5-23-2-6.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 6.3. "Material default" means a nonperformance of
its duties by the operator of a public-private agreement which
jeopardizes adequate service to the public from the project.
SECTION 4. IC 5-23-2-6.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 6.9. "Operate" means to finance, maintain, improve,
equip, modify, or repair.
SECTION 5. IC 5-23-2-15.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 15.3. "Qualifying project" refers to either of the
following:
(1) A transportation facility.
(2) A transportation project.
SECTION 5. IC 5-23-2-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 15.5. (a) "Revenues" means the income, earnings,
lease payments, or other service payments relating to the
development or operation of a transportation facility or
transportation project.
(b) The term includes, but is not limited to, money received as
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grants or otherwise from the governmental body, the federal
government, the state, a public entity, or an agency or
instrumentality thereof in aid of the qualifying project.".
Page 1, line 6, delete "under" and insert "located in".
Page 1, line 12, delete "under" and insert "located in".
Page 2, line 1, delete "Sec. 1." and insert "Sec. 0.5. This chapter
applies to public-private agreements in counties that have a
population of more than one hundred ninety-nine thousand
(199,000) persons, according to the most recent United States
decennial census.
Sec. 1.".
Page 2, line 5, delete "tolling or".
Page 2, line 18, delete "or" and insert "and".
Page 2, delete lines 24 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"Sec. 2. (a) Before developing or operating the transportation
facility or transportation project, the operator must enter into a
public-private agreement with the governmental body. The
public-private agreement must provide for the following:
(1) Delivery of performance and payment bonds, letters of
credit, or other security acceptable to the governmental body
in connection with the development or operation of the
project in the form and amount required by IC 5-23-3-2(a)(8).
(2) Review of the design for the qualifying project by the
governmental body and, if the design conforms to standards
acceptable to the governmental body, the approval of the
governmental body. This subdivision does not require the
operator to complete the design of the qualifying project
before the execution of the public-private agreement.
(3) Inspection of the qualifying project by the governmental
body to ensure that the operator's activities are acceptable to
the governmental body as outlined in the public-private
agreement.
(4) Maintenance of a policy of public liability insurance, a
copy of which must be filed with the governmental body and
accompanied by proofs of coverage, or self-insurance, each in
the form and amount satisfactory to the governmental body
and reasonably sufficient to ensure coverage of tort liability
to the public and employees and to enable the continued
operation of the qualifying project.
(5) Monitoring by the governmental body of the maintenance
practices to be performed by the operator to ensure that the
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qualifying project is properly maintained.
(6) Periodic filing by the operator of the appropriate financial
statements that pertain to the qualifying project.
(7) Procedures that govern the rights and responsibilities of
the governmental body and the operator in the course of the
construction and operation of the qualifying project and in
the event of the termination of the public-private agreement
or a material default by the operator. The procedures must
include conditions that govern the assumption of the duties
and responsibilities of the operator by an entity that funded,
in whole or part, the qualifying project or by the
governmental body, and must provide for the transfer or
purchase of property or other interests of the operator by the
governmental body.
(8) Have safeguards in place to ensure that additional costs or
service disruptions are not imposed on the public in the event
of material default or cancellation of the public-private
agreement by the governmental body.
(9) Have safeguards in place to ensure that the governmental
body or operator has the opportunity to add capacity to the
proposed project or other facilities serving similar
predominantly public purposes.
(10) Duties of the operator, including the terms and conditions
that the governmental body determines serve the public
purpose of this section.
(b) The public-private agreement under this chapter may
include the following:
(1) An agreement by the governmental body to make grants
or loans to the operator from amounts received from the
federal, state, or local government or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
(2) A provision under which each entity agrees to provide
notice of default and cure rights for the benefit of the other
entity, including, but not limited to, a provision regarding
unavoidable delays.
(3) A provision that terminates the authority and duties of the
operator under this section and dedicates the qualifying
project to the governmental body.
Sec. 3. (a) The operator shall do the following:
(1) Develop or operate the qualifying project in a manner that
is acceptable to the governmental body in accordance with the
provisions of the public- private agreement.
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(2) Maintain or provide by contract for the maintenance or
improvement of the qualifying project if required by the
public-private agreement.
(3) Cooperate with the governmental body in making best
efforts to establish interconnection between the qualifying
project and any other facility or infrastructure as requested
by the governmental body in accordance with the provisions
of the public-private agreement.
(4) Comply with the operating agreement.
(b) Each private facility that is constructed under this section
must comply with the requirements of the following:
(1) Federal, state, and local laws.
(2) State, regional, and local comprehensive plans.
(3) The governmental body's rules, procedures, and standards
for facilities.
(4) All other conditions that the governmental body
determines to be in the public's best interest and that are
included in the public-private agreement.
(c) The governmental body may provide services to the operator
at its option. An agreement for maintenance and other services
entered into under this section must provide for full
reimbursement for services rendered for qualifying projects.
(d) A operator of a qualifying project may provide additional
services for the qualifying project to the public or to other private
entities if the provision of additional services does not impair the
operator's ability to meet its commitments to the governmental
body under the public-private agreement.
SECTION 4. IC 6-1.1-10-49 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2022]: Sec. 49. (a) This section applies to assessment dates
occurring after December 31, 2022.
(b) Tangible property (including without limitation, land,
personal property, real property, and improvements to land) is
exempt from property taxation if the property is used as a part of
or incorporated into a transportation facility (as defined
IC 5-23-2-17) under a public-private agreement executed in
accordance with IC 5-23-8-1(a) or a development agreement
executed in accordance with IC 5-23-8-1(b).
(c) The application of the exemption described in subsection (b)
shall apply to otherwise qualifying tangible property irrespective
of the owner or taxpayer of the property or when such property
was placed in service.
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SECTION 5. IC 6-2.5-5-56 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2023]: Sec. 56. (a) Transactions involving tangible
personal property are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the
person acquiring the property acquires it for incorporation into a
transportation facility (as defined in IC 5-23-2-17) under a:
(1) public-private agreement executed in accordance with
IC 5-23-8-1(a); or
(2) development agreement executed in accordance with
IC 5-23-8-1(b).
(b) The exemption described in subsection (a) shall not apply to
the extent that the applicable public-private agreement or
development agreement is entered into before January 1, 2023.".
Page 3, delete lines 1 through 17.
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 166 as introduced.)
HOLDMAN, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
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