Indiana § 4-20.5-15-2 Consent to federal purchase of property on Ohio or Wabash Rivers;
limits on eminent domain acquisitions; cession of jurisdiction and right
to assess and tax; judicial process

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-20.5-15-2 — Consent to federal purchase of property on Ohio or Wabash Rivers; limits on eminent domain acquisitions; cession of jurisdiction and right to assess and tax; judicial process

Indiana § 4-20.5-15-2

Art. 20.5STATE REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 15Acquisition of Property by the United States for

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Ind. Code § 4-20.5-15-2 (2026).

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(a)The consent of the state is given to the purchase by the United States, or under the authority of the United States, of property located on the banks of the Ohio or Wabash Rivers and within Indiana for the construction of locks, dams, abutments, lock-keepers' dwellings, or other structures necessary for the improvement of the rivers.

(b)If the United States determines that it must acquire the property by eminent domain, the United States may not acquire more than ten

(10)acres in any one (1) location under this section.

(c)If the United States acquires property under this section, the state cedes the following:

(1)Jurisdiction over the property to the United States.

(2)Right of assessment and taxation of the property and buildings located on the property acquired by the United Sta

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(a) The consent of the state is given to the
purchase by the United States, or under the authority of the United
States, of property located on the banks of the Ohio or Wabash Rivers
and within Indiana for the construction of locks, dams, abutments,
lock-keepers' dwellings, or other structures necessary for the
improvement of the rivers.
(b) If the United States determines that it must acquire the property
by eminent domain, the United States may not acquire more than ten
(10) acres in any one (1) location under this section.
(c) If the United States acquires property under this section, the state
cedes the following:
(1) Jurisdiction over the property to the United States.
(2) Right of assessment and taxation of the property and buildings
located on the property acquired by the United States.
(d) This section does not debar or hinder the process of a court or
judge of Indiana within the property acquired by the United States
under this section, after the United States ceases to use the property for
which it was acquired.