Section 36-7-15.1-55 - Modification of definition of "property taxes"; depreciable personal property(a) As used in this section, "depreciable personal property" refers to all of the designated taxpayer's depreciable personal property that is located in the allocation area.(b) As used in this section, "designated taxpayer" means a taxpayer designated by the commission in a declaratory resolution adopted or amended under section 40(a) or 40(b) of this chapter, and with respect to which the commission finds that: (1) taxes to be derived from the taxpayer's depreciable personal property in the allocation area, in excess of the taxes attributable to the base assessed value of that personal property, are needed to pay debt service for bonds issued under section 45 of this chapter to make payments on leases payable under section 46 of this chapter in order to provide local public improvements for a particular allocation area;(2) the taxpayer's property in the allocation area will consist primarily of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, processing, distribution, or transportation related projects or regulated amusement devices (as defined in IC 22-12-1-19.1) and related improvements; and(3) the taxpayer's property in the allocation area will not consist primarily of retail, commercial, or residential projects, other than an amusement park or tourism industry project.(c) The allocation provision of a declaratory resolution may modify the definition of "property taxes" under section 53(a) of this chapter to include taxes imposed under IC 6-1.1 on the depreciable personal property of designated taxpayers in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this section and section 53 of this chapter. If such a modification is included in the resolution, for purposes of section 53 of this chapter, the term "base assessed value" with respect to the depreciable personal property of designated taxpayers means, subject to section 53(j) of this chapter, the net assessed value of the depreciable personal property as finally determined for the assessment date immediately preceding the adoption date of the modification as adjusted under section 53(h) of this chapter.Amended by P.L. 257-2019,SEC. 130, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 214-2019,SEC. 43, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 172-2011, SEC. 155, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by P.L. 102-1999, SEC.22.