§ 14-27-3-15 — Additions to or protection of levee upon petition of landowners

Indiana § 14-27-3-15

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 27: LEVEES, DAMS, AND DRAINAGE
• Ch. 3: Control of Levees

Text

If requested by a petition signed by a
majority of the owners of land protected by the levee, the committee in
charge of a levee may do the following:
(1) Make additions to the levee by increasing the height or width
of the levee.
(2) Protect against the encroachment of a stream and take all
necessary steps to protect and prevent the washing and cutting
away of the banks of the stream by the construction of a suitable
work that will prevent the washing or cutting of the banks.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-19.5-5 part;
13-2-19.5-6 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.