CHAPTER 5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISTRICTS

IC 36-11-5
    Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Districts

IC 36-11-5-1
District rights, powers, and duties
    Sec. 1. Upon establishment of the district, the district mayexercise all the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon the districtby this article.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.

IC 36-11-5-2
District powers
    Sec. 2. A district may do the following:
        (1) Make contracts for the services necessary for the operationsof the district, including management of the district by anypublic or private entity.
        (2) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for the administration ofthe district's affairs.
        (3) Fix, alter, charge, and collect reasonable rates and othercharges, to be imposed by the governing body, in the areaserved by the district with respect to every person whosepremises are, whether directly or indirectly, served by thedistrict, for the following purposes:
            (A) To fulfill the terms of contracts made by the district.
            (B) To pay the other expenses of the district.
        (4) Refuse the services of the district if the rates and othercharges are not paid by the user.
        (5) Control and supervise all licenses, money, contracts,accounts, books, records, maps, or other property rights andinterests conveyed, delivered, transferred, or assigned to thedistrict.
        (6) Make provision for, contract for, or sell the district'sbyproducts or waste.
        (7) Adopt and enforce rules:
            (A) to establish procedures for the governing body's actions;or
            (B) for any other lawful subject necessary to the operationof the district and the exercise of the power granted.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.

IC 36-11-5-3
District contracts and obligations
    Sec. 3. A district may make contracts or incur obligations only ifthe contracts or obligations are payable solely from:
        (1) revenue the district is permitted to raise under this article;or
        (2) federal, state, or other grants or contributions.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.

IC 36-11-5-4 District action to benefit a property with available sanitary sewer
    Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a district may notmake expenditures or take any other action for the benefit of aproperty served by a system if there is an available sanitary sewerwithin three hundred (300) feet of the property line.
    (b) A district may make expenditures or take other action for thebenefit of a property referred to in subsection (a) if the sanitarysystem operator refuses connection.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.