Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 32 - Soil and Water Conservation

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• fund: means the clean water Indiana fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-1
• geology: means the study of the following:

  Indiana Code 14-32-7-2

• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• land conservation: means the wise use of land:

  Indiana Code 14-32-7-3

• landscape: means the aggregate of all factors and features that constitute the total visual and perceptive impact of a given area of the earth's surface upon the human senses. See Indiana Code 14-32-7-4
• Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• political subdivision: means a county, township, city, or town. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-2
• program: means the clean water Indiana program established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-3
• soil: means the surface layer of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of plant life. See Indiana Code 14-32-7-5
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.