Sec. 22. (a) The department of local government finance shall assess the property of a public utility company based upon the information available to the department if the company:
(1) does not file a statement which is required under section 19 of this chapter;
(2) does not permit the department to examine the company's property, books, or records; or
(3) does not comply with a summons issued by the department.
(b) A public utility company may provide the department with a statement under section 19 of this chapter not later than one (1) year after the department makes the department's assessment under this section. If a public utility company does so, the department may amend the assessment it makes under this section in reliance on the public utility company's statement filed under this subsection.