§ 36-9-24-3 — Authorization

(a) A municipality may lease sewage disposal
facilities from a sewage disposal company that:
(1) holds a certificate of territorial authority under IC 8-1-2-89;
and
(2) is a corporation organized under Indiana law for the purpose
of acquiring, constructing, and leasing sewage disposal facilities
to a municipality.
(b) In addition to the authority described in subsection (a), a
municipality may lease from any person facilities to provide for
treatment or disposal of sludge generated by the municipality's sewage
works. The lessor under this subsection may be an individual,
partnership, corporation, or other entity organized to lease sewage
works to a municipality. Notwithstanding any other law, a lessor may
acquire, construct, and lease facilities described in this subsection to a
municipality without the approval of the utility regulatory commission.
(c) The municipality may operate the leased facilities in conjunction
with the operation of the municipally owned sewage works.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-2-5.5-1
part; 19-2-5.5-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.97. Amended by
P.L.5-1988, SEC.222; P.L.186-1988, SEC.2.