Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-1.2-4-31

Sec. 31. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a participant may borrow money from the authority for any program by negotiating a loan or other financial assistance directly with the authority and without complying with requirements for the competitive sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations or evidence of indebtedness.  A participant shall observe any existing contractual commitments to bondholders or other persons when entering into a financial assistance agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a participant may issue and sell notes, the principal and accrued interest on which shall be paid with proceeds from the issuance of bonds or other available money at the time the notes are due.  The notes must be issued under a resolution or ordinance and the proceeds must be used to carry out the purposes allowed by the program.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a participant may issue and sell bonds to the authority without the requirement of an increase to the user rates and charges of the participant.  The bonds must be issued under a resolution or ordinance and the proceeds must be used to carry out the purposes allowed by the program.

(d) A participant that issues notes under subsection (b) may renew or extend the notes periodically on terms agreed to with the authority, and the authority may purchase and sell the renewed or extended notes.  Accrued interest on the date of renewal or extension may be paid or added to the principal amount of the note being renewed or extended.

(e) The notes issued by a participant under subsection (b), including any renewals or extensions, must mature:

that are agreed to by the participant and the authority.

(f) Compliance with subsection (b) or (c) constitutes full authority for a participant to issue notes or bonds and sell the notes or bonds to the authority, and the participant is not required to pay any fees or comply with any other law applicable to the authorization, approval, issuance, and sale of the notes or bonds, including, without limitation, IC 8-1-2-79.  The notes or bonds are:

(g) If the participant issues bonds, all or part of the proceeds of which will be used to pay notes issued under subsection (b), the:

do not relieve the participant of the obligation to comply with the statutory requirements for the issuance of bonds.