Indiana § 14-32-6.5-7 Petitions to change boundaries or dissolve districts; considerations

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§ 14-32-6.5-7 — Petitions to change boundaries or dissolve districts; considerations

Indiana § 14-32-6.5-7

Art. 32SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

Ch. 6.5Changing the Boundaries of a District or Dissolving a

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Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-7 (2026).

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(a)When considering a petition to change the boundaries of a district, the board shall consider and give due weight to the following:

(1)The information presented at the hearing held under section 6 of this chapter.

(2)The attitudes toward the change in district boundaries expressed by land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the territory proposed for inclusion within the district.

(3)The desirability and necessity of including the territory within the district, including the benefits that the land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the territory may receive from the inclusion.

(4)The relation of the territory to:

(A)watersheds;

(B)agricultural regions; and

(C)other districts.

(5)The physical, geographical, and economic factors that are relevant, havi

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(a) When considering a petition to change the
boundaries of a district, the board shall consider and give due weight
to the following:
(1) The information presented at the hearing held under section
6 of this chapter.
(2) The attitudes toward the change in district boundaries
expressed by land occupiers whose tracts of land are located
within the territory proposed for inclusion within the district.
(3) The desirability and necessity of including the territory within
the district, including the benefits that the land occupiers whose
tracts of land are located within the territory may receive from the
inclusion.
(4) The relation of the territory to:
(A) watersheds;
(B) agricultural regions; and
(C) other districts.
(5) The physical, geographical, and economic factors that are
relevant, having regard to the legislative determination set forth
in IC 14-32-1.
(b) When considering a petition to dissolve a district, the board shall
consider and give due weight to the following:
(1) The information presented at the hearing held under section
6 of this chapter.
(2) The attitudes toward dissolution of the district expressed by
land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the district.
(3) The approximate wealth and income of the residents of the
district.
(4) The probable expense of carrying on soil and water resource
protection activities within the district.
(5) Other economic and social factors that are relevant, having
regard to the legislative determination set forth in IC 14-32-1.