IC 8-1-41-4: "Permit authority"

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "permit authority" means:

(1) a unit; or

(2) a board, a commission, or any other governing body of a unit;

that makes legislative or administrative decisions concerning the permitting, construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of wind power devices in the unit.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) the state or any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or instrumentalities; or

(2) a court or other judicial body that reviews decisions or rulings made by a permit authority.