CHAPTER 15. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY THE UNITED STATES FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON RIVERS
IC 4-20.5-15
Chapter 15. Acquisition of Property by the United States for
Improvements on Rivers
IC 4-20.5-15-1
Consent to federal acquisition of property by purchase or eminent
domain; title; jurisdiction and control
Sec. 1. (a) The consent of the state is given to the acquisition of
property by the United States, by purchase or eminent domain, for
any of the following:
(1) The improvement of a navigable river within or bordering
on Indiana by means of locks, dams, and adjustable chutes.
(2) The construction and maintenance of slackwater navigation
on a navigable river within or bordering on Indiana by erecting
dams, abutments, locks, lock-keepers' houses, chutes, or other
necessary structures.
(b) The United States has title to property and exercises
jurisdiction and control over the property when purchased or
acquired as provided by this section.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
IC 4-20.5-15-2
Consent to federal purchase of property on Ohio or Wabash
Rivers; limits on eminent domain acquisitions; cession of
jurisdiction and right to assess and tax; judicial process
Sec. 2. (a) The consent of the state is given to the purchase by the
United States, or under the authority of the United States, of property
located on the banks of the Ohio or Wabash Rivers and within
Indiana for the construction of locks, dams, abutments, lock-keepers'
dwellings, or other structures necessary for the improvement of the
rivers.
(b) If the United States determines that it must acquire the
property by eminent domain, the United States may not acquire more
than ten (10) acres in any one (1) location under this section.
(c) If the United States acquires property under this section, the
state cedes the following:
(1) Jurisdiction over the property to the United States.
(2) Right of assessment and taxation of the property and
buildings located on the property acquired by the United States.
(d) This section does not debar or hinder the process of a court or
judge of Indiana within the property acquired by the United States
under this section, after the United States ceases to use the property
for which it was acquired.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.