Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-1.2-2-13

Sec. 13. “Cost of the project”, for purposes of an economic development project under IC 5-1.2-9, means the cost or fair market value of construction, equipment, lands, property rights, easements, franchises, patents, financing charges, interest cost during construction, engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, cost estimates, studies, and other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the development, construction, financing, and placing in operation of an economic development project.