HB 1257-1_ Filed 03/14/2002, 16:46

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

DIGEST FOR EHB 1257



Citations Affected: IC 5-1.4-1-10 ; IC 5-1.5-1-8 ; IC 6-1.1; IC 36-3.

Synopsis: Local government administration. Conference committee report for EHB 1257. Authorizes charter schools in Indianapolis that are sponsored by the mayor to do financings through the Indianapolis bond bank. Authorizes charter schools other than those in Indianapolis sponsored by the mayor to do financings through the state bond bank. Allows the Indianapolis City-County Council to negotiate with property owners the amount of payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS) charged to properties that are partially or totally exempt from property taxation because the properties are used to provide housing for low income persons under the federal low income housing tax credit program. Provides that the PILOTS may not exceed the amount of property taxes that would have been imposed if the properties were not subject to an exemption. Reconciles conflicts within the low income housing program property tax exemption statute. (This conference committee report: (1) authorizes charter schools in Indianapolis that are sponsored by the mayor to do financings through the Indianapolis bond bank; and (2) authorizes charter schools other than those in Indianapolis sponsored by the mayor to do financings through the state bond bank. Makes a conforming amendment.)

Effective: Upon passage.



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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

MR. SPEAKER:
    Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate upon Engrossed Senate Amendments to Engrossed House Bill No. 1257 respectfully reports that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:

    that the House recede from its dissent from all Senate amendments and that the House now concur in all Senate amendments to the bill and that the bill be further amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (02)CC125701.1. -->     Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 5-1.4-1-10; (02)CC125701.1. -->     "SECTION 1. IC 5-1.4-1-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. "Qualified entity" means the following:
        (1) A city.
        (2) A county.
        (3) A special taxing district located wholly within a county.
        (4) Any entity whose tax levies are subject to review and modification by a city-county legislative body under IC 36-3-6-9.
        (5) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 ) that is located wholly within a county:
            (A) that has a population of:
                (i) more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000); or
                (ii) more than two hundred thousand (200,000) but less than three hundred thousand (300,000); or
            (B) containing a city that:
                (i) is described in section 5(3) of this chapter; and
                (ii) has a public improvement bond bank under this article.
        (6) A charter school established under IC 20-5.5 that is sponsored by the executive of a consolidated city.
        (7)
Any authority created under IC 36 that leases land or facilities to any qualified entity listed in subdivisions (1) through (5). (6).
SOURCE: IC 5-1.5-1-8; (02)CC125701.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 5-1.5-1-8 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.132-1999, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. "Qualified entity" means:
        (1) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 );
        (2) a state educational institution (as defined in IC 20-12-0.5-1 (b));
        (3) a leasing body (as defined in IC 5-1-1-1 (a));
        (4) a not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125 );
        (5) any rural electric membership corporation organized under IC 8-1-13 ;
        (6) any corporation that was organized in 1963 under Acts 1935, c. 157 and that engages in the generation and transmission of electric energy;
        (7) any telephone cooperative corporation formed under IC 8-1-17 ;
        (8) any commission, authority, or authorized body of any qualified entity;
        (9) any organization, association, or trust with members, participants, or beneficiaries that are all individually qualified entities;
        (10) any commission, authority, or instrumentality of the state; or
        (11) any other participant (as defined in IC 13-11-2-151.1 ); or
         (12) a charter school established under IC 20-5.5 that is not a qualified entity under IC 5-1.4-1-10.".
SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (02)CC125701.1. -->     Page 1, line 1, delete "P.L.185-2001," and insert "SEA 216-2002, SECTION 18,".
    Page 1, delete lines 2 through 3.
    Page 1, line 4, delete "AND CORRECTED" and insert "IS AMENDED".
    Page 1, delete lines 7 through 12.
    Page 1, line 13, delete "(3)".
    Page 1, line 13, reset in roman "(1)".
    Page 1, line 17, delete "(4)".
    Page 1, line 17, reset in roman "(2)".
    Page 2, line 3, delete "(5)".
    Page 2, line 3, reset in roman "(3)".
    Page 2, line 4, reset in roman "IC 36-1-8-14.2,".
    Page 2, line 4, delete "or".
    Page 2, line 5, reset in roman "IC 36-2-6-22, or".
    Page 3, after line 16, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: ; (02)CC125701.5. -->     "SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act.".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to EHB 1257 as printed February 22, 2002.)




Conference Committee Report

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Engrossed House Bill 1257



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    Representative Crawford Senator Young R Michael
    Chairperson

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    Representative Behning Senator Howard

    House Conferees    Senate Conferees


CC125701/DI 94
2002