Indiana § 14-13-5-12 General powers

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§ 14-13-5-12 — General powers

Indiana § 14-13-5-12

Art. 13LOCAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 5Ohio River Greenway Development Commission

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(a)If necessary to further the accomplishment of the commission's purposes, the commission may do the following:

(1)Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the commission's duties.

(2)Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the commission's purposes, objectives, and findings.

(3)Provide recommendations in matters related to the commission's functions and objectives to political subdivisions in and adjacent to the corridor and to other public and private agencies.

(4)When requested, act as a coordinating agency for programs and activities of other public and private agencies that are related to the commission's objectives.

(5)Acquire and dispose of real property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise.

(6)Acquire and dispose of personal property by

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(a) If necessary to further the
accomplishment of the commission's purposes, the commission may do
the following:
(1) Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the
commission's duties.
(2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the
commission's purposes, objectives, and findings.
(3) Provide recommendations in matters related to the
commission's functions and objectives to political subdivisions in
and adjacent to the corridor and to other public and private
agencies.
(4) When requested, act as a coordinating agency for programs
and activities of other public and private agencies that are related
to the commission's objectives.
(5) Acquire and dispose of real property by grant, gift, purchase,
lease, devise, or otherwise.
(6) Acquire and dispose of personal property by grant, gift,
purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise.
(7) Hold, use, improve, maintain, operate, own, manage, or lease
as lessor or lessee real or personal property, or any interest in that
property.
(8) Contract for services relating to the design, construction, and
maintenance of:
(A) roadways;
(B) bridges;
(C) walkways;
(D) trails;
(E) other public thoroughfares, park areas, and recreational
sites; and
(F) any other public improvements;
necessary to accomplish the goals of the commission.
(9) Employ an executive director and other individuals necessary
to carry out the commission's duties.
(b) The commission may contract for staff services with:
(1) qualified agencies or individuals; or
(2) a regional planning commission established under IC 36-7-7.
(c) It is the goal of a project under this chapter to create or enhance
the following:
(1) Tourism.
(2) Transportation.
(3) Recreation.
(4) Development.
(5) Employment.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-10.]