Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to cities in the following counties:
(1) Lake County.
(2) St. Joseph County.
(b) Jurisdiction over the following local matters, which before the 1981 regular session of the general assembly have been subjects of statutory concern, is transferred to the legislative body of the city of Gary:
(1) Board of tenant concerns (formerly governed by IC 18-7-11.5).
(2) Regulation of sewers and drains (formerly governed by IC 19-2-11).
(3) Department of waterworks (formerly governed by IC 19-3-27).
(4) Benefits for certain municipal utility employees (formerly governed by IC 19-3-29).
(c) Jurisdiction over the following local matters, which before the 1981 regular session of the general assembly have been subjects of statutory concern, is transferred to the legislative body of the city of Gary, the city of Hammond, the city of South Bend, and the city of Mishawaka:
(1) Regulation of sewers and drains (formerly governed by IC 19-2-11).
(2) Department of waterworks (formerly governed by IC 19-3-27).
(3) Benefits for certain municipal utility employees (formerly governed by IC 19-3-29).
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.142; P.L.170-2002, SEC.133; P.L.119-2012, SEC.169.