Ind. Code § 4-4-37-1 Applicability
Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2016.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
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in effectInd. Code § 4-4-37-1.3 "Division"
Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to the division of historic preservation and archeology of the department of natural resources established by IC 14-9-4-1.
As added by P.L.202-2016, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-2 "Office"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by IC 4-4-9.7-4.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-3 "Person"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "person" means any of the following:
(1) An individual.
(2) A partnership.
(3) A firm.
(4) An association.
(5) A joint venture.
(6) A limited liability company.
(7) A corporation.
(8) A nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.16-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-4 "Preservation"
Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "preservation" means the application of measures to sustain the form, integrity, and material of:
(1) a building or structure; or
(2) the form of property.
(b) The term includes stabilization work and the maintenance of historic building materials.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-5 "Qualified expenditure"
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified expenditures" means expenditures for preservation or rehabilitation that are chargeable to a capital account and limited for a project to the exterior of a building.
(b) The term does not include costs that are incurred to do the following:
(1) Acquire a property or an interest in a property.
(2) Pay taxes due on a property.
(3) Enlarge an existing structure.
(4) Pay realtor's fees associated with a structure or property.
(5) Pay paving and landscaping costs.
(6) Pay sales and marketing costs.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-6 "Rehabilitation"
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "rehabilitation" means the process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving the parts or features of the property that are significant to the historical or architectural values of the property.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-7 Award of grants; maximum amount; agreement
Sec. 7. (a) The office may award a grant to a person who submits plans for the preservation or rehabilitation of historic property and obtains the certifications required under section 8 of this chapter.
(b) The maximum amount of a grant awarded under this section is equal to fifty percent (50%) of the qualified expenditures, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), that:
(1) the person makes for the preservation or rehabilitation of historic property; and
(2) are approved by the office.
(c) Each grant shall be made under a grant agreement by and between the office and the person receiving the grant. The grant agreement must include all of the following:
(1) A timeline for completing the project, including milestones that the person commits to achieving by the time specified.
(2) The approved plans for the preservation or rehabilitation of the historic property.
(3) The estimated cost of the preservation or rehabilitation of the historic property and all sources of money for the project.
(4) The financing plan by the person proposing the project.
(5) The remedies available to the office if the grant is made and the project does not substantially comply with the proposed plan approved under this chapter.
(6) Any other terms or conditions the office considers appropriate.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.202-2016, SEC.2; P.L.16-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-8 Conditions for award of grants
Sec. 8. The office may award a grant to a person if all the following conditions are met:
(1) The historic property is:
(A) located in Indiana;
(B) at least fifty (50) years old; and
(C) owned by the person. This requirement does not apply to a nonprofit organization facilitating a qualified affordable housing project.
(2) The office certifies that the historic property is listed in or eligible to be listed in:
(A) the register of Indiana historic sites and historic structures; or
(B) the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing resource in a National Register District.
(3) The office certifies that the person submitted a proposed preservation or rehabilitation plan to the division that complies with the standards of the division.
(4) The submitted plan referenced in section 7 of this chapter complies with the program guidelines established by the office.
(5) Any of the following apply to the historic property:
(A) The historic property will be actively used in a trade or business.
(B) The historic property will be held for the production of income.
(C) The historic property will be held for the rental or other use in the ordinary course of the person's trade or business.
(D) If the person is a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation, the historic property will be used by the nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation for the organization's or corporation's purposes and functions.
(6) The qualified expenditures for preservation or rehabilitation of the historic property exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.202-2016, SEC.3; P.L.16-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-9 Certifications by the office
Sec. 9. The office may provide the certifications referred to in section 8(3) of this chapter if a person's proposed preservation or rehabilitation plan complies with the standards of the office and the person's preservation or rehabilitation work complies with the plan.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.202-2016, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 4-4-37-10 Total amount of grants in a state fiscal year
Sec. 10. The total amount of grants awarded under this chapter in a particular state fiscal year may not exceed the amount appropriated by the general assembly to the office for making grants under this chapter in that state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.39.
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