Sec. 29. (a) As used in this section, “Little Calumet River basin” means the area and subareas that:

(1) drain into the western arm of the Little Calumet River; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-13-2-29

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) are certified by the department after consultation with the following:

(A) The county surveyors.

(B) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.

     (b) If a regulated drain situated within the Little Calumet River basin is included in a flood control project approved by the department:

(1) the drain ceases to be subject to IC 36-9-27; and

(2) the agency that constructs and maintains the project on the date the flood control project is approved has the same right-of-entry and right-of-way powers over and upon private land that is given the county surveyor or drainage board under IC 36-9-27-33.

     (c) The construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of a drain described in subsection (b) are the responsibility of the agency that constructs and maintains the project.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29.5-11, Part new.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

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