{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-1-31-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-1-31-5","heading":"\"Eligible infrastructure improvements\"","body":"Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, \"eligible infrastructure improvements\" means projects that:\n(1) are:\n(A) new water or wastewater utility distribution or collection plant projects; or\n(B) projects to relocate existing utility plant, including projects to relocate utility plant or equipment to accommodate the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a highway, street, or road (as defined in IC 8-23-1.1-22), including projects under IC 8-25;\n(2) do not increase revenues by connecting to new customers, even if the projects provide greater available capacity with respect to an eligible utility's distribution or collection plant; and\n(3) either:\n(A) for a public utility:\n(i) are in service and used and useful; and\n(ii) were not included in the public utility's rate base in its most recent general rate case; or\n(B) for a municipally owned or not-for-profit utility:\n(i) are or will be extensions or replacements of projects described in subdivision (1), as described in section 5.5(2)(B) or 5.5(3)(B) of this chapter, as applicable;\n(ii) were not included on the utility's balance sheet as plant in service in the utility's most recent general rate case; and\n(iii) are not infrastructure improvements that are being recovered or have been recovered through rates or another rate adjustment mechanism.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 1. UTILITIES GENERALLY","Chapter 31. Infrastructure Improvement Charges"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-1-31-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"3699fa295f0a4f75a0e1de0ff5a16169559bd79279c607cb0a0d2e624da3e9d6","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-1-31-4","next":"us-in/ic-8-1-31-5.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}