Ind. Code § 8-1-30.9-5
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Certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct long haul water pipeline; transfer, sale, or lease of long haul water pipeline; notice to commission
Official statutory text
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, the construction of a long haul water pipeline after June 30, 2025, is prohibited.
(b) After June 30, 2025, a water utility may construct a long haul water pipeline if the water utility first obtains from the commission a certificate that the public convenience and necessity requires, or will require, the construction of the long haul water pipeline.
(c) A certificate of public convenience and necessity under this chapter is not required for the transfer, purchase, sale, or lease of a long haul water pipeline that has been constructed in accordance with a certificate issued under this chapter. However, a person that transfers, sells, or leases a long haul water pipeline must provide written notice to the commission of the transfer, sale, or lease not later than sixty (60) days after the transfer, sale, or lease is finalized. Notice under this subsection shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and must include the name and contact information for the transferee, purchaser, or lessee. The commission may issue a general administrative order regarding the information to be included in a notice required under this subsection.
As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.1.
(b) After June 30, 2025, a water utility may construct a long haul water pipeline if the water utility first obtains from the commission a certificate that the public convenience and necessity requires, or will require, the construction of the long haul water pipeline.
(c) A certificate of public convenience and necessity under this chapter is not required for the transfer, purchase, sale, or lease of a long haul water pipeline that has been constructed in accordance with a certificate issued under this chapter. However, a person that transfers, sells, or leases a long haul water pipeline must provide written notice to the commission of the transfer, sale, or lease not later than sixty (60) days after the transfer, sale, or lease is finalized. Notice under this subsection shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and must include the name and contact information for the transferee, purchaser, or lessee. The commission may issue a general administrative order regarding the information to be included in a notice required under this subsection.
As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.1.
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