Sec. 1. If:

(1) a landowner in Indiana has had a pond or lake built on the landowner’s real estate by the federal Works Progress Administration; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-23-6-1

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(2) as a requisite to the building of the pond or lake, the landowner has given a lease in writing to the state relative to the building, upkeep, and use of the pond or lake;

the department of natural resources may, upon application in writing to the department of natural resources, release any easement the state may have to the real estate.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-6-1(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.224.