Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all property, both tangible and intangible, acquired or held by the authority under the referenced statutes is declared to be public property used for public and governmental purposes, and all the property and income from the property is at all times exempt from all taxes imposed by this state, any county, any city, or any other political subdivision of this state, except for the financial institutions tax imposed under IC 6-5.5.

     (b) Property owned by the authority and:

(1) leased to a person for an economic development project; or

(2) financed by a loan;

under IC 5-1.2-9 is not public property. The property and the economic development project are subject to all taxes of this state or any county, city, or other political subdivision of this state in the same manner and subject to the same exemptions that apply to all persons.

As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.