Sec. 38. (a) This section applies in a county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000).

     (b) This section applies only if a municipality annexes or has annexed territory that is part of a district under this chapter after June 1, 1976.

     (c) Any annexed territory that is in the district before the effective date of the annexation ordinance remains a part of the district, and the property in the annexed territory is subject to the same levy for park and recreational purposes as other property within the district. The annexing municipality may not impose an additional levy on the property in the annexed territory for park and recreational purposes.

     (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the district’s fiscal officer shall semiannually transfer to the annexing municipality’s department one-half (1/2) of the property tax revenue attributable to property taxes imposed by the district on property that is within the annexed territory and that was annexed after June 1, 1976, and before March 4, 1988.

     (e) The fiscal officer for a district shall make the transfer required under subsection (d) on June 1 and December 1 of each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2018.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-28.5.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.110. Amended by P.L.56-1988, SEC.15; P.L.12-1992, SEC.190; P.L.212-2018(ss), SEC.33; P.L.104-2022, SEC.217.