- (a) This section does not apply to a public transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated city.
(b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all of the following conditions are met:
- (1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate boundaries.
(2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the following:
- (A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area or the existing service area.
- (B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or other persons who are in need of public transportation.
- (3) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the expanded service does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in which the corporation is located.
- (c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.
- (d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation of an expanded service under this section.
- (e) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-10 ) or a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8 ) that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted under IC 20-27-9 .
- (f) A county may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an adjacent county under IC 36-1-7 to allow a public transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which the corporation is located.
As added by P.L.229-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.278-2001, SEC.9; P.L.1-2005, SEC.238; P.L.99-2007, SEC.223; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.452; P.L.210-2023, SEC.2; P.L.227-2025, SEC.54.