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	1	+	EH1196.1
	2	+	March 11, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1196
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1196 (Updated March 6, 2025 11:24 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 8-22.
	8	+	Synopsis: Membership of aviation boards. Provides that an eligible
	9	+	entity with a population of less than 38,000 is not subject to the
	10	+	political party membership requirements for a board of aviation
	11	+	commissioners or an airport authority.
	12	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	13	+	Isa, Pressel, Bartels
	14	+	(SENATE SPONSOR — DONATO)
	15	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and
	16	+	Apportionment.
	17	+	January 27, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	18	+	January 29, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	19	+	January 30, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 91, nays 0.
	20	+	SENATE ACTION
	21	+	February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
	22	+	March 10, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	23	+	EH 1196—LS 6623/DI 137 March 11, 2025
1	24		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	25		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	26		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	27		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	28		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	29		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	30		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	31		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	32		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	33		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1196
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning transportation.
	34	+	ENGROSSED
	35	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1196
	36	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	37	+	transportation.
13	38		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 8-22-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
15		-	SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the fiscal body of an eligible
17		-	entity adopts an ordinance or a resolution in favor of the acquisition,
18		-	improvement, operation, or maintenance of an airport or landing field
19		-	for the entity under this chapter, and declaring a necessity for the
20		-	airport or landing field, then on the effective date of the ordinance or
21		-	resolution, there is established as an executive department of the entity
22		-	a department of aviation, under the control of a board to be known as
23		-	the board of aviation commissioners.
24		-	(b) The following apply to a board of aviation commissioners
25		-	established under this chapter:
26		-	(1) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the board
27		-	consists of four (4) members.
28		-	(2) Except as provided in subsection (e), the executive of the
29		-	entity shall appoint the members of the board.
30		-	(3) Except as provided in subsections (f), and (g), and (h), not
31		-	more than two (2) of the members of the board may be of the
32		-	same political party.
33		-	(c) The fiscal body of the entity may provide a per diem for the
34		-	members of the board in any amount not exceeding thirty-five dollars
35		-	($35) for each whole or part day a member is engaged in board
36		-	HEA 1196 2
37		-	activities. The members of the board shall also be paid their actual
38		-	expenses, which may include the expenses of the members or
39		-	employees of the board in attending meetings or conventions held to
40		-	discuss aviation matters.
41		-	(d) Before beginning the duties of office, each board member shall
42		-	take and subscribe the usual oath of office, to be endorsed upon the
43		-	certificate of appointment, and shall cause that to be filed with the clerk
44		-	or other officer performing duties similar to that of clerk in the entity.
45		-	Any person who does not file the oath with the clerk or other officer
46		-	performing duties similar to that of the clerk within thirty (30) days
47		-	after the beginning of the term for which the person has been
48		-	appointed, or at the date of the person's appointment, if appointed after
49		-	the beginning of the term, is considered to have refused to serve and
50		-	the office becomes vacant.
51		-	(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a county having a population
52		-	of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three
53		-	hundred thousand (300,000) has established a board, the county
54		-	council and the mayors of the two (2) cities in the county having the
55		-	largest populations may each appoint one (1) additional member to the
56		-	board, thereby creating a board consisting of a total of seven (7)
57		-	members. The three (3) additional members serve in the same manner,
58		-	are accorded the same status, and perform the same duties as the four
59		-	(4) initial board members, and serve terms of four (4) years. If either
60		-	the county council or either of the two (2) mayors fails to make
61		-	appointments to the board, that fact does not prejudice appointments
62		-	that may be made by the other appointing authority or authorities.
63		-	(f) This subsection applies to the following:
64		-	(1) A county having a population of more than one hundred
65		-	twenty thousand (120,000) and less than one hundred thirty
66		-	thousand (130,000).
67		-	(2) A county having a population of more than thirty-six thousand
68		-	seven hundred (36,700) and less than thirty-seven thousand
69		-	(37,000).
70		-	Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a county has established a board
71		-	under this chapter, the county executive may add one (1) additional
72		-	member to the board so that the board has a total of five (5) members.
73		-	Not more than three (3) of the five (5) members of the board may be of
74		-	the same political party. The one (1) additional member shall serve in
75		-	the same manner, be accorded the same status, and perform the same
76		-	duties as the four (4) initial members, and serve a four (4) year term.
77		-	(g) This subsection does not apply to a board subject to subsection
78		-	(e) or (f). Notwithstanding subsection (b), the fiscal body of an eligible
79		-	HEA 1196 3
80		-	entity may adopt an ordinance or a resolution providing that the board
81		-	consists of five (5) members. If the board consists of five (5) members,
82		-	not more than three (3) members may be of the same political party.
83		-	(h) The requirements in this section that not more than a certain
84		-	number of members of a board of aviation commissioners may be
85		-	of the same political party do not apply to an eligible entity with a
86		-	population of less than thirty-eight thousand (38,000).
87		-	SECTION 2. IC 8-22-3-3.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
88		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
89		-	1, 2025]: Sec. 3.9. The requirements in sections 4 and 4.3 of this
90		-	chapter that an eligible entity may not appoint more than a certain
91		-	number of members of a board of the same political party do not
92		-	apply to an eligible entity with a population of less than thirty-eight
93		-	thousand (38,000).
94		-	SECTION 3. IC 8-22-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
95		-	SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
96		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c),
97		-	(d), (e), (f), and (g) and section 4.3 of this chapter, the board consists
98		-	of four (4) members, whenever the fiscal body of an eligible entity,
99		-	acting individually, establishes an authority. Except as provided in
100		-	subsection (h) and section sections 3.9 and 4.5(f) of this chapter, the
101		-	members of the board shall be appointed by the executive of the entity,
102		-	and not more than two (2) members of the board may be of the same
103		-	political party.
104		-	(b) In the event that two (2) cities or one (1) city and one (1) town
105		-	act jointly to establish an authority under this chapter, the board
106		-	consists of five (5) members. The executive of each city or town shall
107		-	each appoint two (2) members to the board. The county executive shall
108		-	appoint one (1) member to the board. Except as provided in section
109		-	3.9 of this chapter, each member appointed by an executive must be
110		-	of a different political party than the other appointed member.
111		-	(c) In the event that an authority is established by a city or town and
112		-	a county, acting jointly, the board consists of six (6) members. The
113		-	executive of each entity shall appoint three (3) members. Except as
114		-	provided in section 3.9 of this chapter, not more than two (2)
115		-	members appointed by each executive may be of the same political
116		-	party.
117		-	(d) In the event that an authority was established under IC 19-6-3
118		-	(before its repeal on April 1, 1980) the board consists of five (5)
119		-	members. Three (3) members of the board shall be appointed by the
120		-	mayor of the city, and two (2) members of the board shall be appointed
121		-	by the board of commissioners of the county. Except as provided in
122		-	HEA 1196 4
123		-	section 3.9 of this chapter, not more than two (2) members
124		-	representing the city may be members of the same political party, and
125		-	not more than one (1) member representing the county may be a
126		-	member of the same political party.
127		-	(e) Except as provided in section 4.1(b)(3) of this chapter, the
128		-	county executive of each Indiana county that is adjacent to a county
129		-	establishing an authority under this chapter and in which the authority
130		-	owns real property may appoint one (1) advisory member to the board.
131		-	An advisory member who is appointed under this subsection:
132		-	(1) must be a resident of the adjacent county;
133		-	(2) may not vote on any matter before the board;
134		-	(3) serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority; and
135		-	(4) serves without compensation or payment for expenses.
136		-	(f) The board of an authority established in the city of Frankfort
137		-	consists of five (5) members. The members of the board shall be
138		-	appointed by the executive of the eligible entity. and not more than
139		-	three (3) members of the board may be of the same political party.
140		-	(g) This subsection does not apply to a board subject to subsection
141		-	(b), (c), (d), or (f). Notwithstanding subsection (a), the fiscal body of
142		-	an eligible entity may adopt an ordinance or a resolution providing that
143		-	the board consists of five (5) members. Except as provided in section
144		-	3.9 of this chapter, if the board consists of five (5) members, not more
145		-	than three (3) members may be of the same political party.
146		-	(h) If an airport authority is established under this section by the
147		-	fiscal body of Clark County, the board must consist of four (4)
148		-	members. Subject to section 4.5(f) of this chapter (concerning the
149		-	initial members of the board):
150		-	(1) three (3) of the members of the board shall be appointed by
151		-	the county executive of Clark County; and
152		-	(2) one (1) of the members of the board shall be appointed by the
153		-	legislative body of the town of Sellersburg.
154		-	The board may consist of five (5) members if the fiscal body of Clark
155		-	County adopts an ordinance or resolution as provided in subsection (g).
156		-	Subject to section 4.5(f) of this chapter (concerning the initial members
157		-	of the board), if the board consists of five (5) members, three (3) of the
158		-	members of the board shall be appointed by the county executive of
159		-	Clark County, one (1) of the members of the board shall be appointed
160		-	by the fiscal body of Clark County, and one (1) of the members of the
161		-	board shall be appointed by the legislative body of the town of
162		-	Sellersburg.
163		-	SECTION 4. IC 8-22-3-4.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2015,
164		-	SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
165		-	HEA 1196 5
166		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies only to the board of
167		-	an airport authority that:
168		-	(1) is not located in a county containing a consolidated city;
169		-	(2) is established by a city; and
170		-	(3) has entered into a federal interstate compact.
171		-	(b) The board of an airport authority described in subsection (a)
172		-	consists of members appointed as follows:
173		-	(1) Four (4) members appointed by the executive of the city in
174		-	which the airport is located. Except as provided in section 3.9 of
175		-	this chapter, not more than two (2) members appointed under
176		-	this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
177		-	(2) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county in
178		-	which the airport is located.
179		-	(3) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county
180		-	(other than the county in which the airport is located) that is
181		-	closest geographically to the airport.
182		-	(4) One (1) member appointed by the governor.
183		-	(c) A member of the board holds office for four (4) years and until
184		-	the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
185		-	(d) If a vacancy occurs in the board, the authority that appointed the
186		-	member that vacated the board shall appoint an individual to serve for
187		-	the remainder of the unexpired term.
188		-	(e) A board member may be reappointed to successive terms.
189		-	(f) A board member may be impeached under the procedure
190		-	provided for the impeachment of county officers.
191		-	(g) The board member appointed under subsection (b)(4) serves as
192		-	the president of the board.
193		-	(h) On September 1, 2013, the term of each member serving on the
194		-	board of the airport authority originally established by the city of Gary
195		-	is terminated. The appointing authorities required to make
196		-	appointments to the board under this section shall make new
197		-	appointments to the board as soon as possible after August 31, 2013.
198		-	(i) Each person appointed by an appointing authority under
199		-	subsection (b) must have knowledge of and at least five (5) years
200		-	professional work experience in at least one (1) of the following:
201		-	(1) Aviation management at an executive level.
202		-	(2) Regional economic development.
203		-	(3) Business or finance.
204		-	(j) A person appointed by an appointing authority under subsection
205		-	(b) may not personally have, or be employed by or have an ownership
206		-	interest in an entity that has, a significant contractual or business
207		-	relationship with the airport authority.
208		-	HEA 1196 6
209		-	(k) The board of an airport authority described in subsection (a)
210		-	shall contract with a certified public accountant for an annual financial
211		-	audit of the airport authority. The certified public accountant may not
212		-	be selected without review of the accountant's proposal and approval
213		-	of the accountant by the state board of accounts. The certified public
214		-	accountant may not have a significant financial interest, as determined
215		-	by the board of the airport authority, in a project, facility, or service
216		-	owned by, funded by, or leased by or to the airport authority. The
217		-	certified public accountant shall present the annual financial audit not
218		-	later than four (4) months after the end of the airport authority's fiscal
219		-	year. The board of the airport authority shall pay the cost of the annual
220		-	financial audit. In addition, the state board of accounts may at any time
221		-	conduct an audit of any phase of the operations of the airport authority.
222		-	The airport authority shall pay the cost of any audit by the state board
223		-	of accounts.
224		-	(l) The board of the airport authority shall, not later than four (4)
225		-	months after the end of the airport authority's fiscal year, submit an
226		-	annual report of the board's activities for the preceding fiscal year to:
227		-	(1) the budget agency, for review by the budget committee; and
228		-	(2) the legislative council.
229		-	An annual report submitted under this section to the legislative council
230		-	must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The annual report
231		-	must set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the
232		-	airport authority for the airport authority's preceding fiscal year.
233		-	HEA 1196 Speaker of the House of Representatives
234		-	President of the Senate
235		-	President Pro Tempore
236		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
237		-	Date: Time:
238		-	HEA 1196
	39	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 8-22-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
	40	+	2 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	41	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the fiscal body of an eligible
	42	+	4 entity adopts an ordinance or a resolution in favor of the acquisition,
	43	+	5 improvement, operation, or maintenance of an airport or landing field
	44	+	6 for the entity under this chapter, and declaring a necessity for the
	45	+	7 airport or landing field, then on the effective date of the ordinance or
	46	+	8 resolution, there is established as an executive department of the entity
	47	+	9 a department of aviation, under the control of a board to be known as
	48	+	10 the board of aviation commissioners.
	49	+	11 (b) The following apply to a board of aviation commissioners
	50	+	12 established under this chapter:
	51	+	13 (1) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the board
	52	+	14 consists of four (4) members.
	53	+	15 (2) Except as provided in subsection (e), the executive of the
	54	+	16 entity shall appoint the members of the board.
	55	+	17 (3) Except as provided in subsections (f), and (g), and (h), not
	56	+	EH 1196—LS 6623/DI 137 2
	57	+	1 more than two (2) of the members of the board may be of the
	58	+	2 same political party.
	59	+	3 (c) The fiscal body of the entity may provide a per diem for the
	60	+	4 members of the board in any amount not exceeding thirty-five dollars
	61	+	5 ($35) for each whole or part day a member is engaged in board
	62	+	6 activities. The members of the board shall also be paid their actual
	63	+	7 expenses, which may include the expenses of the members or
	64	+	8 employees of the board in attending meetings or conventions held to
	65	+	9 discuss aviation matters.
	66	+	10 (d) Before beginning the duties of office, each board member shall
	67	+	11 take and subscribe the usual oath of office, to be endorsed upon the
	68	+	12 certificate of appointment, and shall cause that to be filed with the clerk
	69	+	13 or other officer performing duties similar to that of clerk in the entity.
	70	+	14 Any person who does not file the oath with the clerk or other officer
	71	+	15 performing duties similar to that of the clerk within thirty (30) days
	72	+	16 after the beginning of the term for which the person has been
	73	+	17 appointed, or at the date of the person's appointment, if appointed after
	74	+	18 the beginning of the term, is considered to have refused to serve and
	75	+	19 the office becomes vacant.
	76	+	20 (e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a county having a population
	77	+	21 of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three
	78	+	22 hundred thousand (300,000) has established a board, the county
	79	+	23 council and the mayors of the two (2) cities in the county having the
	80	+	24 largest populations may each appoint one (1) additional member to the
	81	+	25 board, thereby creating a board consisting of a total of seven (7)
	82	+	26 members. The three (3) additional members serve in the same manner,
	83	+	27 are accorded the same status, and perform the same duties as the four
	84	+	28 (4) initial board members, and serve terms of four (4) years. If either
	85	+	29 the county council or either of the two (2) mayors fails to make
	86	+	30 appointments to the board, that fact does not prejudice appointments
	87	+	31 that may be made by the other appointing authority or authorities.
	88	+	32 (f) This subsection applies to the following:
	89	+	33 (1) A county having a population of more than one hundred
	90	+	34 twenty thousand (120,000) and less than one hundred thirty
	91	+	35 thousand (130,000).
	92	+	36 (2) A county having a population of more than thirty-six thousand
	93	+	37 seven hundred (36,700) and less than thirty-seven thousand
	94	+	38 (37,000).
	95	+	39 Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a county has established a board
	96	+	40 under this chapter, the county executive may add one (1) additional
	97	+	41 member to the board so that the board has a total of five (5) members.
	98	+	42 Not more than three (3) of the five (5) members of the board may be of
	99	+	EH 1196—LS 6623/DI 137 3
	100	+	1 the same political party. The one (1) additional member shall serve in
	101	+	2 the same manner, be accorded the same status, and perform the same
	102	+	3 duties as the four (4) initial members, and serve a four (4) year term.
	103	+	4 (g) This subsection does not apply to a board subject to subsection
	104	+	5 (e) or (f). Notwithstanding subsection (b), the fiscal body of an eligible
	105	+	6 entity may adopt an ordinance or a resolution providing that the board
	106	+	7 consists of five (5) members. If the board consists of five (5) members,
	107	+	8 not more than three (3) members may be of the same political party.
	108	+	9 (h) The requirements in this section that not more than a certain
	109	+	10 number of members of a board of aviation commissioners may be
	110	+	11 of the same political party do not apply to an eligible entity with a
	111	+	12 population of less than thirty-eight thousand (38,000).
	112	+	13 SECTION 2. IC 8-22-3-3.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	113	+	14 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	114	+	15 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.9. The requirements in sections 4 and 4.3 of this
	115	+	16 chapter that an eligible entity may not appoint more than a certain
	116	+	17 number of members of a board of the same political party do not
	117	+	18 apply to an eligible entity with a population of less than thirty-eight
	118	+	19 thousand (38,000).
	119	+	20 SECTION 3. IC 8-22-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.104-2022,
	120	+	21 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	121	+	22 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c),
	122	+	23 (d), (e), (f), and (g) and section 4.3 of this chapter, the board consists
	123	+	24 of four (4) members, whenever the fiscal body of an eligible entity,
	124	+	25 acting individually, establishes an authority. Except as provided in
	125	+	26 subsection (h) and section sections 3.9 and 4.5(f) of this chapter, the
	126	+	27 members of the board shall be appointed by the executive of the entity,
	127	+	28 and not more than two (2) members of the board may be of the same
	128	+	29 political party.
	129	+	30 (b) In the event that two (2) cities or one (1) city and one (1) town
	130	+	31 act jointly to establish an authority under this chapter, the board
	131	+	32 consists of five (5) members. The executive of each city or town shall
	132	+	33 each appoint two (2) members to the board. The county executive shall
	133	+	34 appoint one (1) member to the board. Except as provided in section
	134	+	35 3.9 of this chapter, each member appointed by an executive must be
	135	+	36 of a different political party than the other appointed member.
	136	+	37 (c) In the event that an authority is established by a city or town and
	137	+	38 a county, acting jointly, the board consists of six (6) members. The
	138	+	39 executive of each entity shall appoint three (3) members. Except as
	139	+	40 provided in section 3.9 of this chapter, not more than two (2)
	140	+	41 members appointed by each executive may be of the same political
	141	+	42 party.
	142	+	EH 1196—LS 6623/DI 137 4
	143	+	1 (d) In the event that an authority was established under IC 19-6-3
	144	+	2 (before its repeal on April 1, 1980) the board consists of five (5)
	145	+	3 members. Three (3) members of the board shall be appointed by the
	146	+	4 mayor of the city, and two (2) members of the board shall be appointed
	147	+	5 by the board of commissioners of the county. Except as provided in
	148	+	6 section 3.9 of this chapter, not more than two (2) members
	149	+	7 representing the city may be members of the same political party, and
	150	+	8 not more than one (1) member representing the county may be a
	151	+	9 member of the same political party.
	152	+	10 (e) Except as provided in section 4.1(b)(3) of this chapter, the
	153	+	11 county executive of each Indiana county that is adjacent to a county
	154	+	12 establishing an authority under this chapter and in which the authority
	155	+	13 owns real property may appoint one (1) advisory member to the board.
	156	+	14 An advisory member who is appointed under this subsection:
	157	+	15 (1) must be a resident of the adjacent county;
	158	+	16 (2) may not vote on any matter before the board;
	159	+	17 (3) serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority; and
	160	+	18 (4) serves without compensation or payment for expenses.
	161	+	19 (f) The board of an authority established in the city of Frankfort
	162	+	20 consists of five (5) members. The members of the board shall be
	163	+	21 appointed by the executive of the eligible entity. and not more than
	164	+	22 three (3) members of the board may be of the same political party.
	165	+	23 (g) This subsection does not apply to a board subject to subsection
	166	+	24 (b), (c), (d), or (f). Notwithstanding subsection (a), the fiscal body of
	167	+	25 an eligible entity may adopt an ordinance or a resolution providing that
	168	+	26 the board consists of five (5) members. Except as provided in section
	169	+	27 3.9 of this chapter, if the board consists of five (5) members, not more
	170	+	28 than three (3) members may be of the same political party.
	171	+	29 (h) If an airport authority is established under this section by the
	172	+	30 fiscal body of Clark County, the board must consist of four (4)
	173	+	31 members. Subject to section 4.5(f) of this chapter (concerning the
	174	+	32 initial members of the board):
	175	+	33 (1) three (3) of the members of the board shall be appointed by
	176	+	34 the county executive of Clark County; and
	177	+	35 (2) one (1) of the members of the board shall be appointed by the
	178	+	36 legislative body of the town of Sellersburg.
	179	+	37 The board may consist of five (5) members if the fiscal body of Clark
	180	+	38 County adopts an ordinance or resolution as provided in subsection (g).
	181	+	39 Subject to section 4.5(f) of this chapter (concerning the initial members
	182	+	40 of the board), if the board consists of five (5) members, three (3) of the
	183	+	41 members of the board shall be appointed by the county executive of
	184	+	42 Clark County, one (1) of the members of the board shall be appointed
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	186	+	1 by the fiscal body of Clark County, and one (1) of the members of the
	187	+	2 board shall be appointed by the legislative body of the town of
	188	+	3 Sellersburg.
	189	+	4 SECTION 4. IC 8-22-3-4.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2015,
	190	+	5 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	191	+	6 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies only to the board of
	192	+	7 an airport authority that:
	193	+	8 (1) is not located in a county containing a consolidated city;
	194	+	9 (2) is established by a city; and
	195	+	10 (3) has entered into a federal interstate compact.
	196	+	11 (b) The board of an airport authority described in subsection (a)
	197	+	12 consists of members appointed as follows:
	198	+	13 (1) Four (4) members appointed by the executive of the city in
	199	+	14 which the airport is located. Except as provided in section 3.9 of
	200	+	15 this chapter, not more than two (2) members appointed under
	201	+	16 this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
	202	+	17 (2) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county in
	203	+	18 which the airport is located.
	204	+	19 (3) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county
	205	+	20 (other than the county in which the airport is located) that is
	206	+	21 closest geographically to the airport.
	207	+	22 (4) One (1) member appointed by the governor.
	208	+	23 (c) A member of the board holds office for four (4) years and until
	209	+	24 the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
	210	+	25 (d) If a vacancy occurs in the board, the authority that appointed the
	211	+	26 member that vacated the board shall appoint an individual to serve for
	212	+	27 the remainder of the unexpired term.
	213	+	28 (e) A board member may be reappointed to successive terms.
	214	+	29 (f) A board member may be impeached under the procedure
	215	+	30 provided for the impeachment of county officers.
	216	+	31 (g) The board member appointed under subsection (b)(4) serves as
	217	+	32 the president of the board.
	218	+	33 (h) On September 1, 2013, the term of each member serving on the
	219	+	34 board of the airport authority originally established by the city of Gary
	220	+	35 is terminated. The appointing authorities required to make
	221	+	36 appointments to the board under this section shall make new
	222	+	37 appointments to the board as soon as possible after August 31, 2013.
	223	+	38 (i) Each person appointed by an appointing authority under
	224	+	39 subsection (b) must have knowledge of and at least five (5) years
	225	+	40 professional work experience in at least one (1) of the following:
	226	+	41 (1) Aviation management at an executive level.
	227	+	42 (2) Regional economic development.
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	229	+	1 (3) Business or finance.
	230	+	2 (j) A person appointed by an appointing authority under subsection
	231	+	3 (b) may not personally have, or be employed by or have an ownership
	232	+	4 interest in an entity that has, a significant contractual or business
	233	+	5 relationship with the airport authority.
	234	+	6 (k) The board of an airport authority described in subsection (a)
	235	+	7 shall contract with a certified public accountant for an annual financial
	236	+	8 audit of the airport authority. The certified public accountant may not
	237	+	9 be selected without review of the accountant's proposal and approval
	238	+	10 of the accountant by the state board of accounts. The certified public
	239	+	11 accountant may not have a significant financial interest, as determined
	240	+	12 by the board of the airport authority, in a project, facility, or service
	241	+	13 owned by, funded by, or leased by or to the airport authority. The
	242	+	14 certified public accountant shall present the annual financial audit not
	243	+	15 later than four (4) months after the end of the airport authority's fiscal
	244	+	16 year. The board of the airport authority shall pay the cost of the annual
	245	+	17 financial audit. In addition, the state board of accounts may at any time
	246	+	18 conduct an audit of any phase of the operations of the airport authority.
	247	+	19 The airport authority shall pay the cost of any audit by the state board
	248	+	20 of accounts.
	249	+	21 (l) The board of the airport authority shall, not later than four (4)
	250	+	22 months after the end of the airport authority's fiscal year, submit an
	251	+	23 annual report of the board's activities for the preceding fiscal year to:
	252	+	24 (1) the budget agency, for review by the budget committee; and
	253	+	25 (2) the legislative council.
	254	+	26 An annual report submitted under this section to the legislative council
	255	+	27 must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The annual report
	256	+	28 must set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the
	257	+	29 airport authority for the airport authority's preceding fiscal year.
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	259	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	260	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Elections and Apportionment, to
	261	+	which was referred House Bill 1196, has had the same under
	262	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	263	+	the recommendation that said bill do pass.
	264	+	(Reference is to HB 1196 as introduced.)
	265	+	WESCO
	266	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
	267	+	_____
	268	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	269	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Local Government, to
	270	+	which was referred House Bill No. 1196, has had the same under
	271	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	272	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	273	+	(Reference is to HB 1196 as printed January 27, 2025.)
	274	+
	275	+	NIEMEYER, Chairperson
	276	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 6, Nays 2
	277	+	EH 1196—LS 6623/DI 137