CHAPTER 3. PORTS OF INDIANA.FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AND IN-TRANSIT STORAGE
IC 8-10-3
Chapter 3. Ports of Indiana.Foreign Trade Zone and In-Transit
Storage
IC 8-10-3-1
Authority for acquisition and operation of port facilities
Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the
definitions set forth in IC 8-10-1-2 apply throughout this chapter.
(b) In addition to the powers conferred upon the ports of Indiana
by other provisions of this article, the ports of Indiana shall have the
power whenever the ports of Indiana finds it either desirable or
necessary in order to increase the water borne traffic into or out of
the port to acquire, lease, construct, maintain, repair, and police
facilities, adjuncts, and appurtenances for use in the business of in
transit processing, finishing, reduction, conversion, completion,
packaging, bottling, transshipment, or handling of commodities. In
exercising the powers granted in this section, the ports of Indiana
shall have all the powers granted to the ports of Indiana by this
article in connection with a port project, and the term "port project",
as used in this article, shall be deemed and construed to include
facilities, adjuncts, and appurtenances of the character referred to in
this section.
(Formerly: Acts 1965, c.237, s.1.) As amended by P.L.66-1984,
SEC.17; P.L.98-2008, SEC.42.
IC 8-10-3-2
Authority for establishment and operation of foreign-trade zones
Sec. 2. The ports of Indiana, or a public or private agency or
corporation of the state of Indiana designated by the ports of Indiana,
is hereby authorized to make application to the board established by
the act of Congress approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 998-1003; 19
United States Code 81a-81u) (Public Law 397, 73rd Congress)
entitled "an act to provide for the establishment, operation, and
maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United
States to expedite and encourage foreign commerce and other
purposes," and all acts amendatory thereto, for a grant to the ports of
Indiana, or a public or private agency or corporation of the state of
Indiana designated by the ports of Indiana, of the privilege of
establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone at such
places within the state of Indiana as the ports of Indiana may
determine, including lake ports, river ports, and elsewhere, pursuant
to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted to
accept such grant and to establish, operate, and maintain such zone
in accordance with law.
(Formerly: Acts 1965, c.237, s.2; Acts 1975, P.L.84, SEC.2.) As
amended by Acts 1976, P.L.28, SEC.1; P.L.98-2008, SEC.43.
IC 8-10-3-3
Eminent domain
Sec. 3. The ports of Indiana in any appropriation of property,
under the provisions of the appropriate eminent domain law, may
take either a fee simple title in any property, or easement, or
right-of-way, or riparian right, or any other estate therein as in any
particular instance as to any parcel of property may be deemed
necessary by the ports of Indiana.
(Formerly: Acts 1965, c.237, s.3.) As amended by P.L.98-2008,
SEC.44.