§ 14-19-1-2 — Powers of department

The department may do the following:
(1) Make available to the public under rules adopted by the
department public parks and other suitable places for recreation,
conservation, and management of natural and cultural resources.
The rules may include a procedure for the establishment of a
schedule of admission fees and service charges adopted by the
commission for the parks and other places of recreation.
(2) Construct, rent, lease, license, or operate public service
privileges and facilities in a state park. An agreement may not be
made to rent, lease, or license a public service privilege or facility
in a state park for longer than four (4) years, except as provided
in section 3 of this chapter.
(3) Acquire other suitable land or park property within Indiana
that is entrusted, donated, or devised to Indiana by the United
States or by a county, a city, a town, a private corporation, or an
individual for the purpose of public recreation or for the
preservation of natural beauty or natural features possessing
historic value.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-2-9;
14-6-2-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.120.