§ 1-3-2.2-7 — Duties

Indiana § 1-3-2.2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Art. 3: STATE BOUNDARIES
• Ch. 2.2: Indiana-Michigan Boundary Line Commission

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(a) The commission shall administer and
oversee a survey and remonumentation of the Indiana-Michigan border.
(b) The survey required by this section shall install relatively
permanent monumentation at:
(1) the mile post positions and at other positions at or near lakes
and large rivers as established by the original government survey
of October 1827; or
(2) where necessary, witness corners to the positions referred to
in subdivision (1).
However, the commission may not replace lost corner positions if the
state of Michigan does not participate in the project as authorized by
Michigan law.
(c) The commission may procure professional surveying services
through the Indiana department of administration. A contract for
surveying services entered into under this subsection must be awarded
to a company incorporated in Indiana.
(d) The commission shall review the survey upon completion of
each mile post.
(e) Upon completion of the survey, the commission shall submit the
survey to the general assembly for ratification.
(f) If the survey is ratified by the general assembly under subsection
(e), the commission shall file with the state land office established by
IC 14-18-1.5-1 and with the county recorder's office of each boundary
county:
(1) a copy of the survey;
(2) a written report outlining substantive facts, evidence, and
details relating to the survey; and
(3) appropriate references, and coordinates based on any
coordinate system published by an agency of the state or federal
government, for:
(A) each mile post;
(B) each post originally set at or near the shores of lakes or
large rivers; and
(C) any witness corners;
as determined under this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.37.