Sec. 12. (a) The state board of finance and the corporation shall authorize the making of a loan to a qualified entity under this chapter only when all the following conditions exist:

(1) An application for the loan has been submitted by the qualified entity, in a verified petition, to the state board of finance and the corporation in the manner and form as the state board of finance and the corporation direct. The application must set forth all the following:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-28-9-12

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • enterprise zone: means an enterprise zone created under IC 5-28-15 (or Indiana Code 5-28-9-1
  • minority enterprise small business investment company: means an investment company licensed under Indiana Code 5-28-9-5
  • qualified entity: means a city, a town, a county, an economic development commission, or a special taxing district. See Indiana Code 5-28-9-6
  • small business investment company: means an investment company licensed under 15 U. See Indiana Code 5-28-9-7
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) The need for the program and the need for funds for instituting and administering the program.

(B) An engineering estimate of the cost of the proposed program acceptable to the state board of finance and the corporation.

(C) The amount of money needed.

(D) Other information that is requested by the state board of finance and the corporation.

(2) The proposed program has been approved by the state board of finance and the corporation, which they may do only if they have determined that the program is based on sound engineering principles and is in the interest of industrial development.

(3) The loan does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the cost to the qualified entity of an approved program, with the cost of the program to be based on an estimate made by a competent engineering authority and approved by the corporation.

(4) The qualified entity has agreed to furnish assurance, satisfactory to the state board of finance and the corporation, that the qualified entity will operate and maintain the program, after completion, in a satisfactory manner.

     (b) The state board of finance and the corporation shall authorize a loan to a small business investment company or minority enterprise small business investment company under this chapter only if:

(1) the small business investment company or minority enterprise small business investment company has loaned to or invested in a business located in an enterprise zone for a purpose directly related to the enterprise zone an amount that is at least twice the amount of the requested loan; and

(2) the small business investment company or minority enterprise small business investment company has submitted an application, before the beginning of the phase out period of the enterprise zone, to the state board of finance and the corporation that shows the amount of the loan requested and other information that is requested by the state board of finance and the corporation.

As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34.