1. (a) If a public-private agreement is entered into under IC 8-15.7 with respect to a project, the department may authorize:

   1. (1) the authority to exercise all or a part of the powers of the department under this chapter necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter or IC 8-15.7 ; and
   2. (2) the operator under the public-private agreement to exercise all or a part of the powers of the department under sections 9, 16, 29, and 30 of this chapter under the public-private agreement.
2. (b) The department may authorize the authority to exercise all or a part of the powers of the department under this chapter necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.38.