IC 8-1-1.9-4: Water or wastewater utility organized after June 2018 subject to IURC jurisdiction

Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 8-1-2.7 and any other law under which a water or wastewater utility is exempt from or may withdraw from the jurisdiction of the commission, a water or wastewater utility that is organized after June 30, 2018, is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission with respect to:

(1) rates and charges;

(2) stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness;

(3) rules; and

(4) the annual report filing requirement;

for the period of ten (10) years beginning on the day on which the water or wastewater utility is organized.

(b) This section does not affect:

(1) any statutes requiring or permitting a water or wastewater utility to petition the commission before providing service to the public; or

(2) the commission's jurisdiction regarding statutes and petitions referred to in subdivision (1).