Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any two (2) conservancy districts that: (1) are contiguous; and (2) share at least one (1) common purpose set forth in IC 14-33-1-1. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. (a) After an election is held under this chapter, the assistant secretary of the smaller district shall do the following: (1) Keep the ballots safe and secure until the end of the voting period. (2) At the end of the voting period, present all ballots cast to the three (…

Sec. 11. In an election held under this chapter, a majority of all votes cast by the freeholders of the smaller district determines the question of the dissolution of the smaller district and the larger district's assumption of the smaller district's operations, obligations, and …

Sec. 12. The costs of a smaller district's election held under this chapter shall be paid by the smaller district. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 13. (a) In an election held under this chapter, if a majority of the freeholders of the smaller district votes to dissolve the smaller district, not later than sixty (60) days after the election, as the final action of the board of directors of the smaller district, the boar…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: (1) "freeholder" means an owner of real property, as reflected in the real property tax records of the county auditor; (2) "larger district" means, of the two (2) districts referred to in section 1 of this chapter, the one (1) that has the larger …

Sec. 3. (a) The freeholders of a smaller district may initiate dissolution proceedings under this chapter by filing a petition with the county auditor of the county in which most of the smaller district's area is located. The petition must be signed by at least the lesser of: (1)…

Sec. 4. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after a petition is filed with the county auditor under section 3 of this chapter, the county auditor shall: (1) prepare and certify a list of freeholders of the smaller district; (2) make the list available for inspection by any person…

Sec. 5. Not later than ten (10) days after the county auditor receives a resolution from the board of directors of the larger district under section 4 of this chapter, the county auditor shall, by personal delivery or by certified mail, notify the board of directors of the smalle…

Sec. 6. (a) Not later than ten (10) days after receipt of a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall fix the following: (1) A convenient and suitable place for the smaller district's election. (2) The date for the election that …

Sec. 7. After receiving a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall prepare and furnish ballots in sufficient number in the following form: "Shall the _______________ (insert smaller district) Conservancy District be dissolved an…

Sec. 8. After receiving a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall do the following: (1) Appoint an assistant secretary. (2) Provide a voting list at each voting place. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. (a) Before the voting begins under this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall appoint three (3) freeholders of the district as clerks to conduct the dissolution and assumption election. (b) Before casting a vote, each freeholder must sign the list …