§ 13-26-7-5 — Service areas; loans

(a) This section does not apply to any part of
a district:
(1) that is not receiving services from the district; or
(2) in which services of the district are not available;
at the time of the occurrence of any event described in subsection
(b)(1) or (b)(2).
(b) The services in those parts of a district in which they are
provided or made available by the district shall not be curtailed or
limited by:
(1) the inclusion of all or any part of the district's territory, by
annexation or otherwise, within the boundaries of:
(A) any municipality; or
(B) the service territory of another entity that provides or seeks
to provide the same services provided by the district; or
(2) the granting of any private franchise to provide the same
services within all or any part of the district's territory;
during the term of any loan under which the district is obligated,
regardless of whether the loan is made by a federal agency or by any
other public or private lender.
(c) The occurrence of any event described in subsection (b)(1) or
(b)(2) does not require a district to secure any franchise, license, or
permit as a condition to continuing to provide service to any part of the
district's territory served by the district at the time of the occurrence of
the event.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.27-2022, SEC.1.