Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to a district if construction of works of improvement has not begun within six (6) years after the district plan is approved by the court.
(b) Even if the construction of works of improvement has not begun within six (6) years after the district plan of a district was approved, this chapter does not apply to the district if the court having jurisdiction over the district under IC 14-33-2-9 determines that the board of directors of the district has, since the approval of the district plan, worked diligently and in good faith to resolve the matters that must be resolved before construction can begin.