Indiana § 14-26-1-5 Purchase or condemnation of land on behalf of public entity with right
or duty to supply or store water

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-26-1-5 — Purchase or condemnation of land on behalf of public entity with right or duty to supply or store water

Indiana § 14-26-1-5

Art. 26LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Ch. 1Reservoirs; Land Acquisition and Creation

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Ind. Code § 14-26-1-5 (2026).

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The commission, on behalf of the state, or a municipality, special taxing district, or public utility that by other law has the right or duty to supply or store water for any of the purposes stated in section 1 of this chapter may do the following:

(1)Purchase the fee simple interest in land or easements over, upon, and across land for the purpose of flooding, inundation, and storage of water necessary to water supply to be used for any of the purposes stated in section 1 of this chapter.

(2)Condemn and take the fee simple interest or easement if a reservoir for water supply storage is considered to be necessary at any time within twenty (20) years after the date of the taking. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-3.]

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The commission, on behalf of the state, or a
municipality, special taxing district, or public utility that by other law
has the right or duty to supply or store water for any of the purposes
stated in section 1 of this chapter may do the following:
(1) Purchase the fee simple interest in land or easements over,
upon, and across land for the purpose of flooding, inundation, and
storage of water necessary to water supply to be used for any of
the purposes stated in section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Condemn and take the fee simple interest or easement if a
reservoir for water supply storage is considered to be necessary at
any time within twenty (20) years after the date of the taking.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-3.]