Sec. 6. A proposed conservancy district may be established as a reservoir conservancy district under this chapter if:

(1) the proposed conservancy district will be established for the purposes of:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-33-24-6

  • reservoir: means a body of water created by the construction of a dam, embankment, or other structure. See Indiana Code 14-33-24-3
(A) developing forests, wildlife areas, parks, and recreational facilities if feasible in connection with beneficial water management, as provided in IC 14-33-1-1(a)(6);

(B) the operation, maintenance, and improvement of:

(i) a work of improvement for water based recreational purposes; or

(ii) another work of improvement that could have been built for any other purpose authorized by IC 14-33-1-1;

as provided in IC 14-33-1-1(a)(9); or

(C) both of the purposes set forth in clauses (A) and (B);

(2) the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district will encompass part or all of a reservoir located partly within a consolidated city; and

(3) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district is owned by a utility governed by a board of directors for utilities under IC 8-1-11.1-3.

As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.

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