Bill Text: IN SB0061 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Leasing of state property.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SB0061 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0061-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 14-18.
Synopsis: Leasing of state property. Allows the sale of alcoholic
beverages on the premises of an inn or dining room owned or leased by
the department of natural resources.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
January 12, 2012, amended; reassigned to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources.
January 24, 2012, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(1) At least twenty (20) rooms for the accommodation of overnight guests.
(2) A dining room that offers table service for at least forty (40) individuals at one (1) time during normal dining hours.
(b) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter must include in its terms the following provisions and conditions:
(1) The legal description of the leasehold. A survey for the description is not required.
(2) The term of the lease. The term may not exceed forty (40) years with two (2) additional options to renew of thirty (30) years each.
(3) Provision for the submission of complete plans and specifications to the department for review and written approval before beginning any construction.
(4) The manner of payment of rental.
(5) The facilities provided will be available to the public without discrimination and at charges designed to make the facilities available to a maximum number of the citizens of Indiana.
(6) That the rates and fees charged for goods and services on the leased area will be in accord with those charged at similar developments in the area.
(7) The disposition of the leasehold and improvements at the termination of the lease.
(8) If the lease and contract concerns state owned land under the management and control of the department, including state parks, a prohibition on the sale or public display of alcoholic beverages on the premises. However, the lease and contract may permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises of an inn or dining room:
(A) for consumption on the licensed premises; and
(B) if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits required by IC 7.1.
(9) If the lease and contract concerns federally owned land under the control and management of the department, the lease and contract may permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises of an inn:
(A) for consumption on the licensed premises; and
(B) if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits required by IC 7.1.
(c) A lease and contract may prescribe other terms and conditions that the department considers necessary and advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.
(1) The legal description of the leasehold.
(2) The term of the lease, which may not exceed forty (40) years.
(3) A stipulation that the lessor shall build and maintain access roads to a lodging and food facility constructed and operated by the lessee.
(4) Specifications controlling the construction of any lodging and food facility to be constructed and operated by a lessee that state the following:
(A) The number and size of sleeping rooms and bathroom facilities.
(B) The size and capacity of the kitchen and dining facilities.
(C) The size of patio, lobby, lounge, and meeting room areas.
(D) The type and quality of construction.
(E) Other criteria and specifications that the department considers necessary and advisable.
(5) The manner of payment of rental.
(6) A stipulation that the department has control and supervision over the following:
(A) The maximum rates to be charged guests using the lodging and food facility.
(B) The sanitary conditions of the facility.
(C) The quality of food and service furnished the guests of the facility.
(D) The structural maintenance of the facility.
(7) The disposition of the leasehold and improvements at the expiration of the lease.
(b) The lease and contract may prescribe other terms and conditions that the department considers necessary and advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.