Applicability; exemptions
Ind. Code § 14-25-17-1
in effectSec. 1. This chapter does not apply to an interbasin water transfer that is:
(1) made by a water utility:
(A) from or downstream from a reservoir:
(i) owned, operated, or managed by the water utility; or
(ii) with respect to which the water utility has withdrawal rights;
(B) within the water utility's own service area in which more than one (1) basin is present;
(C) under an agreement made before January 1, 2025, concerning the limitless exploration advanced pace district and any related development;
(D) to an existing wholesale customer of the water utility as of July 1, 2025; or
(E) to an affiliate of the water utility or, in the case of a water utility that is:
(i) owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city; or
(ii) controlled by the board of directors for utilities of a consolidated city;
to another water utility held in trust by the consolidated city or controlled by the board of directors for utilities of the consolidated city; or
(2) subject to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (IC 14-25-15).
As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.4.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/14Fetched: 10/17/2026