This chapter does not apply to an interbasin water transfer that is:

1. (1) made by a water utility:

   1. (A) from or downstream from a reservoir:

      1. (i) owned, operated, or managed by the water utility; or
      2. (ii) with respect to which the water utility has withdrawal rights;
   2. (B) within the water utility's own service area in which more than one (1) basin is present;
   3. (C) under an agreement made before January 1, 2025, concerning the limitless exploration advanced pace district and any related development;
   4. (D) to an existing wholesale customer of the water utility as of July 1, 2025; or

   5. (E) to an affiliate of the water utility or, in the case of a water utility that is:

      1. (i) owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city; or

      2. (ii) controlled by the board of directors for utilities of a consolidated city;

         to another water utility held in trust by the consolidated city or controlled by the board of directors for utilities of the consolidated city; or

2. (2) subject to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ( IC 14-25-15 ).

As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.4.