§ 5-1-14-3

Notwithstanding any other law, any issuer may take any reasonable and necessary action to establish or maintain the exclusion from gross income for interest on obligations of the issuer under federal law. These actions may include, without limitation:(1) filing information reports with the federal government;(2) rebating money derived from bond proceeds or money treated as bond proceeds under federal law, or earnings thereon, to the federal government;(3) restricting the yield on money or earnings described in subdivision (2) to the yield on bonds of the issuer;(4) investing money or earnings described in subdivision (2) in obligations of issuers that bear interest that is excludable from gross income under federal law;(5) issuing obligations in an amount sufficient to serve the public purpose of the financing without considering earnings thereon;(6) qualifying obligations under any volume cap or electing any carryforward of unused volume cap;(7) designating, through its legislative body or any board responsible for issuing obligations as long as the obligations are executed by the executive of the issuer, obligations to qualify for any exemption from the loss of any

legislative body or any board responsible for issuing obligations as long as the obligations are executed by the executive of the issuer, obligations to qualify for any exemption from the loss of any deduction for interest incurred by any financial institution to carry tax exempt obligations or for any exemption from federal arbitrage rebate requirements; and(8) complying with limitations imposed by federal law on the issuance of tax exempt bonds under IC 36-7-14, IC 36-7-14.5, IC 36-7-15.1, or IC 36-7-15.3, including, without limitation:(A) designation of redevelopment project areas by a legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) having jurisdiction over the area;(B) considering any factors required by federal law in determining whether an area meets the criteria for designation as a redevelopment project area; and(C) limiting the use of property in a redevelopment project area.As added by P.L.27-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.37-1988, SEC.4; P.L.2-1989, SEC.4; P.L.185-2005, SEC.1.