1. (a) This section applies only to the North Harrison Fire Protection Territory in Harrison County.
2. (b) The executive of the provider unit may, upon approval by the fiscal body of the provider unit, submit a petition to the department of local government finance for an increase in the provider unit's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 36-8-19 for property taxes due and payable in 2020. A petition must be submitted not later than September 1, 2019.

3. (c) If a petition is submitted under subsection (b), the department of local government finance shall increase the provider unit's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 36-8-19 for property taxes due and payable in 2020. The amount of the increase under this section is equal to the difference between:

   1. (1) the provider unit's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 36-8-19 for property taxes due and payable in 2019; and
   2. (2) the provider unit's ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 36-8-19 as certified by the department of local government finance for property taxes due and payable in 2019.
4. (d) The adjustment under this section is a temporary, one (1) time increase to the provider unit's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for purposes of IC 36-8-19 .
5. (e) This section expires June 30, 2022.

As added by P.L.257-2019, SEC.52.