Himachal Pradesh Infrastructure Development Act, 2001.

This Act is enatced to provide for a framework for participation by persons other than the State Government and Government agencies in financing, construction, maintenance and operation of infrastructure projects and to raise resources on behalf of the State Government for infrastructure development and for that purpose to establish a Board.
“Infrastructure project” means facilities and services provided by a project, specified in Schedule-I. Power projects include Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution System project. Water projects include dams, water storage, water supply and sewerage system projects. The Himachal Pradesh Infrastructure Development Board shall be established. Functions of the Board include: (a) enable the private sector participation in infrastructure projects specified in Schedule-I on any of the concession agreement or arrangement specified in Schedule-II; (b) identify suitable projects for private sector participation; (c) undertake the development of projects for private sector participation on its own or in association with agencies engaging in the business of project development or in pursuance of any agreement entered into for this purpose by the Government with any person; (d) consider proposals to give exclusive rights to any person to develop projects ; etc.