§ 10-18-1-17 — Conveyance of real estate; public park

(a) If squares five (5) and sixteen (16) or any
part of those squares in Indianapolis, according to the original plat of
the city, are acquired, dedicated, and set apart and added to the real
estate dedicated in this chapter by the state for war memorial and other
public purposes by Indianapolis, by Marion County, or by the city and
county jointly by proper deed, contract, or grant, by which the city or
county, or the city and county jointly, convey the real estate or any part
of the real estate to the state for war memorial and other public
purposes, the commission may accept from the city, the county, or the
city and county jointly the deed, grant, or contract by which the real
estate or any part of the real estate is conveyed to the state for war
memorial and other public purposes, subject to the terms, conditions,
and provisions contained in the deed, grant, or contract.
(b) The commission may agree that, to the extent that the city, the
county, or the city and county jointly appropriate and use money in the
acquisition of the real estate or any part of the real estate, the real estate
and interests in the real estate and the memorial structures erected on
the real estate (to the extent of the money so appropriated and used by
the city, by the county, or by the county and city jointly) shall be a city
war memorial, a county war memorial, or a joint war memorial.
(c) If the real estate or any part of the real estate is acquired and
conveyed to the state, the commission may erect structures on outlots
five (5) and thirty-six (36) dedicated in this chapter or upon any part of
the real estate so dedicated or acquired as provided in this chapter as
the commission considers best.
(d) The commission shall develop any part or all of the real estate
described in this chapter that has been dedicated or acquired as
provided in this chapter as a memorial place, together with square
twenty-five (25), known as University Square in Indianapolis,
according to the original plat of the city, to secure a harmonious and
unified architectural and aesthetic effect of the entire series of grounds
used and dedicated for memorial purposes. The grounds must include
square twenty-five (25), known as University Square, which shall be
and constitute a part of the memorial park, and shall be used as a public
park.
(e) The commission may sell buildings and improvements situated
on outlots five (5) and sixteen (16) when they come under the
commission's jurisdiction, custody, and control or remove the buildings
and improvements as the commission considers best. The commission
may contract with Indianapolis, with Marion County, or with the county
and city jointly, concerning the use and rents of the buildings and
improvements on squares five (5) and sixteen (16) until it is necessary
to remove the buildings for the purpose of erecting the memorial
structure or structures. The commission may contract with the city or
county or the city and county jointly with reference to the sale of
buildings and improvements upon the real estate that may be acquired
and conveyed to the state by the city or county or by the city and county
jointly for War Memorial and other public purposes. The contracts
must provide how the proceeds from the rent or sale of buildings and
improvements shall be applied.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-2-30.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.