CHAPTER 5. OFFICE SPACE, STORAGE SPACE, AND OTHER FACILITIES

IC 4-20.5-5
    Chapter 5. Office Space, Storage Space, and Other Facilities

IC 4-20.5-5-1
"Agency" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" refers only to a stateagency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1).
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-2
"Facility" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "facility" includes any of thefollowing:
        (1) Office space.
        (2) Storage space.
        (3) A parking garage or lot.
        (4) Other property that can be used by an agency.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-3
Duties of department
    Sec. 3. The department shall do the following:
        (1) Establish uniform standards for determining the amount andtype of facilities needed by agencies.
        (2) Assign facilities in or on property owned or leased by thestate.
        (3) With the approval of the governor, lease facilities for the useof agencies.
        (4) Prepare and make available for public inspection an annualreport of facilities leased for agencies in each county.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-4
Standards for determining amount and type of facilities
    Sec. 4. The standards established under section 3(1) of thischapter must do the following:
        (1) Encourage increased efficiency of agencies through thegrouping of interrelated agencies.
        (2) Facilitate public access to state government.
        (3) Ensure that state offices will be centrally located in urbanareas, unless such a location would not serve the interests ofaccessibility, economy, and efficiency.
        (4) Establish the amount and type of facilities needed fordifferent categories of employees, equipment, and materials.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-5
Needs request
    Sec. 5. An agency that needs facilities must submit a descriptionof its needs to the department.As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-6
Satisfaction of request with facilities already owned or leased
    Sec. 6. Whenever the department approves all or part of anagency's request for facilities, the department shall determinewhether the agency's needs can be met by assigning that agencyfacilities in or on property already owned or leased by the state. If theagency's needs can be met by such an assignment, the departmentshall make the assignment.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-5-7
Newly leased facilities; lease conditions
    Sec. 7. (a) If an agency's needs cannot be met under section 6 ofthis chapter, the department may approve the leasing of facilities forthe agency or lease facilities in its own name and assign them to theagency. A lease approved under this subsection must satisfy all thefollowing:
        (1) Must be approved under IC 4-13-2-14.1.
        (2) May not be for a term of more than four (4) years.
        (3) May provide for the state to make improvements on theleased property if authorized by the public works division of thedepartment.
        (4) Notwithstanding IC 4-13-2-20, may provide for payment tothe lessor at any time during the term of the lease for leaseholdimprovements made by the lessor.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the following apply:
        (1) A lease entered into under this section may be renewed forsuccessive terms.
        (2) The term of a lease may be for more than four (4) years, butnot more than ten (10) years, if the commissioner makes awritten determination stating the reason that it is in the bestinterests of the state to rent property for a term of more thanfour (4) years.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.267-1999, SEC.4.