The following definitions apply throughout this article:

1. (1) "Commission" means the Indiana finance authority established by IC 4-4-11-4 .
2. (2) "Communications system infrastructure" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-26-5-1 .
3. (3) "Construction" means the erection, renovation, refurbishing, or alteration of all or any part of buildings, improvements, or other structures, including installation of fixtures or equipment, landscaping of grounds, site work, and providing for other ancillary facilities pertinent to the buildings or structures.
4. (4) "Correctional facility" means a building, a structure, or an improvement for the custody, care, confinement, or treatment of committed persons under IC 11 .

5. (5) "Department" refers to:

   1. (A) the integrated public safety commission, for purposes of a facility consisting of communications system infrastructure; and
   2. (B) the Indiana department of administration, for purposes of all other facilities.
6. (6) "Mental health facility" means a building, a structure, or an improvement for the care, maintenance, or treatment of persons with mental or addictive disorders.

7. (7) "Facility" means all or any part of one (1) or more buildings, structures, or improvements (whether new or existing), or parking areas (whether surface or an above or below ground parking garage or garages), owned or leased by the commission under this article or the state for the purpose of:

   1. (A) housing the personnel or activities of state agencies or branches of state government;
   2. (B) providing transportation or parking for state employees or persons having business with state government;
   3. (C) providing a correctional facility;
   4. (D) providing a mental health facility;
   5. (E) providing a regional health facility; or
   6. (F) providing communications system infrastructure.
8. (8) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, or a governmental entity.
9. (9) "Regional health facility" means a building, a structure, or an improvement for the care, maintenance, or treatment of adults or children with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addictions, or other medical or rehabilitative needs.

10. (10) "State agency" means an authority, a board, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or other instrumentality of state government, but does not include a state educational institution.

    As added by Acts 1977, P.L.31, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.27-1985, SEC.1; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.37; P.L.8-1993, SEC.23; P.L.273-1999, SEC.191; P.L.291-2001, SEC.76; P.L.123-2002, SEC.2; P.L.235-2005, SEC.55; P.L.2-2007, SEC.40.