Sec. 17. (a) The commission may acquire by appropriation under Indiana eminent domain law:

(1) any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other interests in real property, including land under water and riparian rights; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-13-1-17

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • commission: refers to the Indiana White River state park development commission. See Indiana Code 14-13-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) any existing facilities, betterments, and improvements, or other property;

necessary and proper for the creation, development, establishment, maintenance, or operation of a project or any part of a project.

     (b) If property is acquired under Indiana eminent domain law, the commission shall use the property only for the specific uses that are stated in the complaint filed under IC 32-24-1-4 and for no other purpose.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.58.