Ind. Code § 8-1-34-24.5
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Sec. 24.5. (a) This section applies to any unit that receives franchise fees paid to the unit under:
(1) a certificate issued by the commission under this chapter; or
(2) an unexpired local franchise issued by the unit before July 1, 2006;
with respect to a particular calendar year.
(b) For each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year ending December 31, 2012, each unit to which this section applies shall submit to the commission, on a form or in the manner prescribed by the commission, a report that includes the following information for each certificate or local franchise in effect in the unit during the calendar year for which the report is submitted:
(1) The amount of franchise fees paid to the unit under the certificate or local franchise.
(2) The account of the unit into which the franchise fees identified under subdivision (1) were deposited.
(3) The purposes for which any franchise fees received by the unit during:
(A) the calendar year for which the report is submitted; or
(B) a previous calendar year;
were used or spent by the unit during the calendar year for which the report is submitted.
(4) Any other information or data concerning the receipt and use of franchise fees that the commission considers appropriate.
(c) The commission shall prescribe the form of the report and the process, deadlines, and other requirements for submitting the report required under this section.
(d) Upon receiving the annual reports required under this section, the commission shall compile and organize the data and information contained in the reports. The commission shall include a summary of the data and information contained in the reports in the commission's annual report under IC 8-1-1-14(c)(4). However, this subsection does not empower the commission to disclose confidential and proprietary business plans and other confidential information without adequate protection of the information. The commission shall exercise all necessary caution to avoid disclosure of confidential information supplied under this section.
(e) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.82; P.L.71-2022, SEC.8; P.L.93-2024, SEC.70.
(1) a certificate issued by the commission under this chapter; or
(2) an unexpired local franchise issued by the unit before July 1, 2006;
with respect to a particular calendar year.
(b) For each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year ending December 31, 2012, each unit to which this section applies shall submit to the commission, on a form or in the manner prescribed by the commission, a report that includes the following information for each certificate or local franchise in effect in the unit during the calendar year for which the report is submitted:
(1) The amount of franchise fees paid to the unit under the certificate or local franchise.
(2) The account of the unit into which the franchise fees identified under subdivision (1) were deposited.
(3) The purposes for which any franchise fees received by the unit during:
(A) the calendar year for which the report is submitted; or
(B) a previous calendar year;
were used or spent by the unit during the calendar year for which the report is submitted.
(4) Any other information or data concerning the receipt and use of franchise fees that the commission considers appropriate.
(c) The commission shall prescribe the form of the report and the process, deadlines, and other requirements for submitting the report required under this section.
(d) Upon receiving the annual reports required under this section, the commission shall compile and organize the data and information contained in the reports. The commission shall include a summary of the data and information contained in the reports in the commission's annual report under IC 8-1-1-14(c)(4). However, this subsection does not empower the commission to disclose confidential and proprietary business plans and other confidential information without adequate protection of the information. The commission shall exercise all necessary caution to avoid disclosure of confidential information supplied under this section.
(e) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.152-2012, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.82; P.L.71-2022, SEC.8; P.L.93-2024, SEC.70.
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