Section 36-1-4-20 - Expenditures in support of military facilities(a) This section does not apply to units located in a county for which the total amount of net property taxes allocated to all allocation areas or other tax increment financing areas established by a redevelopment commission, military base reuse authority, military base development authority, or another similar entity in the county in the preceding calendar year exceeded nineteen percent (19%) of the total net property taxes billed in the county in the preceding calendar year.(b) As used in this section, "active military base" means an active military installation that is used for the deployment, redeployment, mobilization, concentration, movement, exercise, or training of active or reserve components of the armed forces of the United States or of active or reserve components of the Indiana National Guard or Indiana Air National Guard. The term also includes a military installation that is used for the design, construction, maintenance, and testing of electronic devices and ordnance.(c) Upon appropriation by the fiscal body of a unit, the unit may expend money: (1) in direct support of: (A) an active military base located within the unit; or(B) an entity located within:(i) the territory or facilities of a military base or former military base within the unit that is scheduled for closing or is completely or partially inactive or closed; or(ii) any territory or facilities of the United States Department of Defense within the unit that are scheduled for closing or are completely or partially inactive or closed; including direct support for the promotion of the active military base or entity, the growth of the active military base or entity, and activities at the active military base or entity; and
(2) in support of any other entity that provides services or direct support to an active military base or entity described in subdivision (1).Added by P.L. 95-2014, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.