§ 8-10-3-1 — Authority for acquisition and operation of port facilities

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
the definitions set forth in IC 8-10-1-2 apply throughout this chapter.
(b) In addition to the powers conferred upon the ports of Indiana by
other provisions of this article, the ports of Indiana shall have the
power whenever the ports of Indiana finds it either desirable or
necessary in order to increase the water borne traffic into or out of the
port to acquire, lease, construct, maintain, repair, and police facilities,
adjuncts, and appurtenances for use in the business of in transit
processing, finishing, reduction, conversion, completion, packaging,
bottling, transshipment, or handling of commodities. In exercising the
powers granted in this section, the ports of Indiana shall have all the
powers granted to the ports of Indiana by this article in connection with
a port project, and the term "port project", as used in this article, shall
be deemed and construed to include facilities, adjuncts, and
appurtenances of the character referred to in this section.
Formerly: Acts 1965, c.237, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984,
SEC.17; P.L.98-2008, SEC.42.