Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), all funds coming into possession of the board of managers shall be deposited, held secured, or invested and paid in accordance with the general laws of the state relating to the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of funds coming into possession of the board of managers shall be subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts.

     (b) Upon request by the Potawatomi Zoo, the board of managers shall fully support and assist the Potawatomi Zoo to secure the issuance of bonds from the applicable fiscal body up to a term of twenty (20) years to pay any costs associated with the financing, construction, renovation, improvement, and equipping of projects for the Potawatomi Zoo. Any funds received as a result of issuing bonds under this section shall be given to the Potawatomi Zoo, and the Potawatomi Zoo shall have complete control over funds received as a result of issuing the bonds. The board of managers may require that the Potawatomi Zoo issue an annual report that:

(1) describes how funds are used to support a project; and

(2) provides a current update of a project’s development.

     (c) Bonds issued under this section must be repaid in accordance with section 6.3(c) of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.58, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.69-2021, SEC.1.