CHAPTER 9. TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL COMPANIES

IC 13-26-9
     Chapter 9. Territorial Authority of Sewage Disposal Companies

IC 13-26-9-1
Effect of chapter
    
Sec. 1. This article does not limit the following:
        (1) The formation and operation under IC 8-1-2-89 of a sewage disposal company to provide sewage disposal service to a territory lying in the territory of a district.
        (2) The granting of a certificate of territorial authority under IC 8-1-2-89 encompassing a part of the territory within the district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.

IC 13-26-9-2
Certificates; conditions
    
Sec. 2. The granting of a certificate of territorial authority to a sewage disposal company under IC 8-1-2-89 for a territory lying in the territory of a district may be conditioned upon the following requirements:
        (1) That the sewage disposal company connect the company's collection system to the collection system of a district when the district has extended to within three hundred (300) feet of the territorial area of the sewage disposal company a system sufficient to provide reasonable and adequate service to the territorial area.
        (2) That the sewage disposal company contribute the company's collection system to the district instead of all connection charges that could otherwise be imposed under this article upon:
            (A) the sewage disposal company; or
            (B) those parcels and lots served by the collection system of the sewage disposal company that have been contributed by the company to the district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.

IC 13-26-9-3
Exemption from certain ordinances and rules
    
Sec. 3. A sewage disposal company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission under IC 8-1-2-89, and all of the territory lying in the area to which the company holds a certificate of territorial authority, is exempt from all ordinances and rules adopted by the board, except those ordinances and rules pertaining to maintenance and operation, until:
        (1) the connection is made to the sewerage system of the district; and
        (2) the district begins to provide service within the area covered by the certificate of territorial authority.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.