Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of:
(1) a reassessment of a group of parcels under a county's reassessment plan prepared under IC 6-1.1-4-4.2; or
(2) a new assessment;
the department of local government finance shall assess each industrial facility in a qualifying county.
(b) The following may not assess an industrial facility in a qualifying county:
(1) A county assessor.
(2) A township assessor.
(3) An assessing official.
(4) A vendor under contract with a county assessor or township assessor.
(5) A county property tax assessment board of appeals.