IN HB1213

Authorizes Starke County council to impose an additional county economic development income tax (CEDIT) up to 0.65% to finance, construct, acquire, equip, operate, and maintain the county jail and related buildings and parking facilities

Allows bonds to be issued or leases entered into for jail construction, with terms not exceeding 25 years, and permits CEDIT revenues to be pledged for repayment

Sets combined CEDIT and county adjusted gross income tax rate cap at 2% for Starke County when the jail tax ordinance is adopted

Updates population parameters throughout CEDIT statutes to reflect 2010 decennial census counts, affecting tax rate limits for multiple Indiana counties

Takes effect immediately upon passage as emergency legislation, addressing pending federal class action litigation over jail capacity and living conditions in the county's 1976-era facility