Indiana § 8-15.5-4-1.5 Required studies; public hearing; public comment process

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-15.5-4-1.5 — Required studies; public hearing; public comment process

Indiana § 8-15.5-4-1.5

Art. 15.5PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENTS FOR TOLL

Ch. 4Selection of Operator by Request for Proposals

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 8-15.5-4-1.5 (2026).

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5.

(a)This section applies only to a toll road project and not to a freeway project or a facility project.

(b)The authority may not issue a request for proposals for a toll road project under this article unless the authority has received a preliminary feasibility study and an economic impact study for the project from the department, conducted a public hearing, and concluded the periods for public comments and the authority's replies.

(c)The economic impact study must, at a minimum, include an analysis of the following matters with respect to the proposed project:

(1)Economic impacts on existing commercial and industrial development.

(2)Potential impacts on employment.

(3)Potential for future development near the project area, including consideration of locations for interchanges th

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5. (a) This section applies only to a toll road
project and not to a freeway project or a facility project.
(b) The authority may not issue a request for proposals for a toll
road project under this article unless the authority has received a
preliminary feasibility study and an economic impact study for the
project from the department, conducted a public hearing, and
concluded the periods for public comments and the authority's replies.
(c) The economic impact study must, at a minimum, include an
analysis of the following matters with respect to the proposed project:
(1) Economic impacts on existing commercial and industrial
development.
(2) Potential impacts on employment.
(3) Potential for future development near the project area,
including consideration of locations for interchanges that will
maximize opportunities for development.
(4) Fiscal impacts on revenues to local units of government.
(5) Demands on government services, such as public safety,
public works, education, zoning and building, and local airports.
The authority shall post a copy of the economic impact study on the
authority's website and shall also provide copies of the study to the
governor and the legislative council (in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6).
(d) After completion of the economic impact study, the authority
must conduct a public hearing on the results of the study in the county
seat of the county in which the proposed project would be located. At
least ten (10) days before each public hearing, the authority shall:
(1) post notice of the public hearing on the authority's website;
(2) publish notice of the public hearing one (1) time in accordance
with IC 5-3-1 in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the
county; and
(3) include in the notices under subdivisions (1) and (2):
(A) the date, time, and place of the hearing;
(B) the subject matter of the hearing;
(C) a description of the purpose of the economic impact study;
(D) a description of the proposed project and its location; and
(E) a statement concerning the availability of the study on the
authority's website.
At the hearing, the authority shall allow the public to be heard on the
economic impact study and the proposed project.
(e) For the thirty (30) days following the public hearing on the
results of the economic impact study, the authority shall receive
comments from the public on the proposed project. The comments may
address any aspect of the proposed project.
(f) Within fifteen (15) days following the close of the public
comment period, the authority shall publish on the authority's website
the authority's replies to the public comments submitted to the authority
during the public comment period.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.85-2010, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.144; P.L.91-2014, SEC.23; P.L.213-2015, SEC.110; P.L.218-2017, SEC.74; P.L.1-2025, SEC.128.