IC 16-20-6
    Chapter 6. Acceptance of Gifts for County or City HealthDepartment Buildings

IC 16-20-6-1
Authority to accept gifts to erect and equip building; use
    Sec. 1. (a) The executive of a county or the fiscal body of a citymay accept gifts, devises, and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for thepurpose of erecting and equipping a suitable building for the countyor city health department.
    (b) The building may contain the offices of local health officers,local boards of health, and other facilities and equipment that willserve to promote the efficient operation of local health boards andofficers and best serve the community's public health administration.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-6-2
Form of gift; conversion into cash; separate account for proceeds
    Sec. 2. (a) The gifts, devises, and bequests accepted under thischapter may be in the form of cash or real, personal, or mixedproperty that, in accordance with the terms of a gift, devise, orbequest, may be converted into cash by the county executive or cityfiscal body as follows:
        (1) If real property, by sale as county and city real property maybe sold.
        (2) If personal property, by sale at private sale through theoffice of auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer, upon two (2) weekspublication of notice.
    (b) The sale may be continued from day to day and shall beapproved by the county executive or city fiscal body before theexecution of a bill of sale. The auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer mayexecute bills of sale.
    (c) Revenues realized from the gifts, devises, and bequests mustbe kept in a separate account for the purposes specified in thischapter. However, the account may not be permitted to exceed onedollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per capita of the population of thecounty or city.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-6-3
Construction and equipment of building
    Sec. 3. Upon the accumulation of a sufficient amount to constructand equip a building for the county or city health department asprovided in this chapter, the county executive or city fiscal bodymay, after consultation with local health boards and officers and afterapproval of plans and specifications by the state department, providefor the construction and equipment of the building.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-6-4 Real property acquisition; surplus funds; tax for maintenance
    Sec. 4. (a) Real property and easements or appurtenances may beacquired by any of the following methods:
        (1) Gift as provided in section 1 of this chapter.
        (2) Purchase with money accepted for that purpose.
        (3) Condemnation proceedings as prescribed by statute.
    (b) Upon condemnation, all damages must be paid from themoney accepted as provided in section 1 of this chapter. All moneyremaining in the account after the construction and equipment of thebuilding may be used for the maintenance of the building. Thecounty or city may levy a tax sufficient to maintain the buildingswhen constructed as provided in this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

IC 16-20-6-5
Alternative use for gifts if insufficient for building
    Sec. 5. A gift, grant, or conveyance made under this chapter isupon the implied condition that if sufficient money is not availablewithin ten (10) years of the acceptance of the gift, grant, orconveyance, the property or the proceeds from the property, may beused by the county or city, with the approval of the court havingprobate jurisdiction in the county, for a purpose that will promote thegeneral health of the people of the county or city.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.