CHAPTER 2. LEASING OF STATE PROPERTY
IC 14-18-2
Chapter 2. Leasing of State Property
IC 14-18-2-1
Legislative intent
Sec. 1. (a) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to do the
following:
(1) Provide means for the construction and operation of
adequate water resources, food, lodging, and the outdoor
recreation or service facilities that the department considers
appropriate without the expenditure of state money.
(2) Solicit and encourage the use of private and public capital
to provide food and lodging facilities.
(3) Provide more adequate water resources and attractive
recreational facilities.
(b) This chapter supersedes any conflicting law to the extent of
the conflict.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-2
Lease and contract powers of department
Sec. 2. (a) The department may do the following:
(1) Lease state owned land that is under the management and
control of the department to a local governmental unit or a
political subdivision of the state or local government.
(2) Lease federally owned land that is under the control and
management of the department.
(3) Contract for the construction and operation of lodging, food,
and other outdoor recreation, water resources, or service
facilities that the department considers appropriate on the land.
(b) If the department determines that action permitted by
subsection (a) would be in the best interests of the citizens of
Indiana, a lease and contract may be negotiated and executed in the
manner prescribed by this chapter in addition to the methods
permitted by other statutes.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-3
Contents of leases and contracts
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "inn" means a public facility
that has the following:
(1) At least twenty (20) rooms for the accommodation of
overnight guests.
(2) A dining room that offers table service for at least forty (40)
individuals at one (1) time during normal dining hours.
(b) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter must include
in its terms the following provisions and conditions:
(1) The legal description of the leasehold. A survey for the
description is not required.
(2) The term of the lease. The term may not exceed forty (40)
years with two (2) additional options to renew of thirty (30)
years each.
(3) Provision for the submission of complete plans and
specifications to the department for review and written approval
before beginning any construction.
(4) The manner of payment of rental.
(5) The facilities provided will be available to the public
without discrimination and at charges designed to make the
facilities available to a maximum number of the citizens of
Indiana.
(6) That the rates and fees charged for goods and services on
the leased area will be in accord with those charged at similar
developments in the area.
(7) The disposition of the leasehold and improvements at the
termination of the lease.
(8) If the lease and contract concerns state owned land under the
management and control of the department, including state
parks, a prohibition on the sale or public display of alcoholic
beverages on the premises.
(9) If the lease and contract concerns federally owned land
under the control and management of the department, the lease
and contract may permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages
on the premises of an inn:
(A) for consumption on the licensed premises; and
(B) if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the
necessary permits required by IC 7.1.
(c) A lease and contract may prescribe other terms and conditions
that the department considers necessary and advisable to carry out
the intent and purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-4
Statement of intent
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to leases to units of local
government.
(b) The department shall draft a statement of intent and shall
publicize the statement through appropriate media. The statement
must do the following:
(1) Describe the facilities that the department desires to provide.
(2) Set up a procedure for the submission of proposals for
providing the facilities.
(c) The publication must consist of at least three (3) legal
advertisements appearing at ten (10) day intervals during a thirty (30)
day period in five (5) daily newspapers of wide and general
circulation in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-5
Submission of proposals
Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to leases to units of local
government.
(b) After public notice as required by section 4 of this chapter, a
sixty (60) day period shall be allowed for the preparation and
submission of proposals.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-6
Approval of proposals; negotiation of lease agreement
Sec. 6. (a) Following the expiration of the period set aside for the
submission of proposals by section 5 of this chapter, the department
shall do the following:
(1) Select the proposal that the department considers most
appropriate for the fulfillment of the statement of intent.
(2) Submit the proposal to the commission for approval.
(b) Upon receipt of written approval from the commission, the
department shall do the following:
(1) Negotiate a lease agreement with the individual, group, or
political unit that submitted the proposal.
(2) Submit the lease agreement to the attorney general for
review and approval.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
IC 14-18-2-7
Execution of lease and contract
Sec. 7. A lease and contract must be executed by the authorized
agents of the state and by the lessee.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.