Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall annually elect from among the voting members the following officers: (1) A chairperson. (2) A vice chairperson. (3) A secretary. (4) A treasurer. (b) The officers elected under subsection (a) shall be elected and shall perform the duties specifie…

Sec. 12. (a) Each member of the commission is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administrati…

Sec. 13. (a) The commission may do the following: (1) Sue and be sued. (2) Manage the commission's internal affairs. (3) Employ staff. (4) Enter into contracts to implement a cooperative agreement described in section 14 of this chapter. (5) Exercise the powers of a political sub…

legal entity Sec. 14. A political subdivision in a participating county may under IC 36-1-7 enter into a cooperative agreement with the commission and at least one (1) other legal entity to authorize the commission to: (1) develop a plan to control flooding in that part of the ba…

Sec. 15. In developing the plan, the commission shall determine the best method and manner of establishing flood control, giving consideration to the following: (1) The reservoir method. (2) The channel improvement method. (3) The levee method. (4) Flood plain regulation. (5) All…

Sec. 17. Before the plan is implemented by a political subdivision, the plan must be approved by the state in accordance with IC 14-25 through IC 14-29. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-16.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

under cooperative agreement Sec. 18. A political subdivision in a participating county may appropriate money to the commission to carry out any of the commission's responsibilities under a cooperative agreement described in section 14 of this chapter. Money appropriated to the co…

Sec. 19. The commission shall prepare an annual budget for the commission's operation and other expenditures under IC 6-1.1-17. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-18.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.224-2007, SEC.104; P.L.146-2008, SEC.426; P.L.257-2019, …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Maumee River basin commission established by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 20. The commission may adopt rules to do the following: (1) Require that increased water runoff resulting from new construction be impounded on the construction site. (2) Permit the waiver of requirements of onsite water impoundment on payment of a reasonable fee by the deve…

Sec. 21. The commission may appoint advisory committees consisting of individuals whose experience, training, or interest in the program enables the committees to assist the commission. A member of an advisory committee is not entitled to compensation for the member's services. […

Sec. 22. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the commission may do the following: (1) Acquire by grant, gift, purchase, or devise and dispose of conservation easements under IC 32-23-5 in land within the one hundred (100) year flood plains and the wetlands in the basin. (2) Acq…

Sec. 23. (a) The commission, board of directors, employees, or authorized representatives of the commission acting under this chapter may: (1) enter the land lying within the one hundred (100) year flood plain of any watercourse; and (2) enter nonflood plain land to gain access t…

Sec. 24. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) The adoption of rules restricting construction within the one hundred (100) year flood plain. (2) The acquisition of conservation easements under IC 32-23-5. (3) The investigation of alleged violations of the Indiana …

into a watershed development commission Sec. 25. (a) The commission: (1) may; but (2) is not required to; consider a proposal to transform the commission from a river basin commission subject to this chapter into a watershed development commission subject to IC 14-30.5. (b) For t…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "Maumee River basin" means the area in Indiana drained by the Maumee River and the tributaries of the Maumee River. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "participating county" refers to a county that joins the commission under section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to a plan described in section 14(1) of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 6. The Maumee River basin commission is established as a separate municipal corporation. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 7. The executive of a county that includes territory in the Maumee River basin may do the following: (1) Elect to participate in the commission by designating the county as a participating county. (2) Revoke the designation. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-6.] As…

Sec. 8. The following shall serve as voting members of the commission: (1) Each member of the county executive for a participating county. (2) The executive director or, if a county does not have an executive director, the chairman of a soil and water conservation district that: …

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 36-7-6.1-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.23. Repealed by P.L.142-1997, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. The general purposes of this chapter are to do the following: (1) Promote the general health and welfare of citizens of Indiana by promoting the preservation of areas of unusual natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and aesthetic purposes a…

Sec. 10. (a) The department may accept contributions and pledges to the fund. Pledges made contingent on appropriation of state money are acceptable and shall be reported with other pledges as set forth in this section. (b) On each December 1 that precedes the beginning of a new …

Sec. 11. (a) To ensure the proper management of natural areas acquired in the campaign, concurrent with the acquisition of each campaign site: (1) an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the appraised value of the acquisition shall be transferred from the fund to an account de…

Sec. 12. The trustee of trust I and trust II shall do the following: (1) Accept the following: (A) Transfers from the fund to trust I and trust II in accordance with this chapter. (B) Any other unrestricted contribution to the trust. (2) Invest contributions to trust I to earn th…

Sec. 13. The department shall use the fund, in accordance with this chapter, to acquire natural areas by purchase, gift, or reimbursement to complete the state nature preserve system. A site may not be acquired as part of the campaign that has not been approved for registry. In a…

Sec. 14. The total acreage to be acquired in the campaign may not exceed fifteen thousand (15,000) acres. Campaign acquisition purchases may be made only from willing sellers. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 15. The division shall prepare, on a quarterly basis, instructions for the trustee of trust I and trust II regarding distribution of income. In preparing these instructions, the division shall consider the following: (1) What entities have primary management responsibility f…

Sec. 16. The division may instruct the trustee of trust II to distribute part or all of the principal of trust II to an entity primarily responsible for management of a campaign acquisition if, in the discretion of the division, the income that can be made available to that entit…

Sec. 17. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-10.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "appraised value" means the value of property without consideration of the effect, if any, of dedication or other preservation related restrictions. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "campaign" refers to the Indiana natural heritage protection campaign established by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to the division of nature preserves. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana natural heritage protection fund established by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "registry" refers to the Indiana natural areas registry: (1) created by IC 14-31-1-8; and (2) administered by the division under IC 14-31-1-9. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "trust I" refers to the Indiana natural heritage stewardship trust I authorized by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "trust II" refers to the Indiana natural heritage stewardship trust II authorized by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.

Sec. 9. (a) The Indiana natural heritage protection fund is established. The department shall administer the fund to effect the purposes of this chapter. (b) The department may expend fund resources, except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, only when property or property…

Sec. 1. The soil conservation board is established within the Indiana state department of agriculture established by IC 15-11-2-1 as the policy making body for soil and water conservation. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amend…

Sec. 10. The board may delegate the powers and duties that the board considers proper to: (1) the chairman of the board; (2) any of the members of the board; or (3) the division of soil conservation. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-4(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SE…

Sec. 11. (a) The board may call upon the attorney general for the legal services that the board requires. (b) For the purpose of carrying out any of the board's functions, the supervising officers of a state agency or of a state educational institution shall, upon request of the …

Sec. 12. The board shall do the following: (1) Provide for the execution of surety bonds for all board employees and officers who are entrusted with money or property. (2) Provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all board proceedings and of all resolutions and ru…

Sec. 13. The board may perform the acts and hold the public hearings that are necessary for the execution of the board's functions under this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25.

Sec. 2. The board consists of the following seven (7) members: (1) Four (4) members who must be land occupiers with farming interests, appointed by the governor. (2) Three (3) members who must be land occupiers with nonfarming interests, appointed by the governor. [Pre-1995 Recod…

Sec. 3. (a) A majority of the seven (7) appointed members of the board must have experience as district supervisors. (b) In making appointments to the board, the governor may invite and consider the recommendations of the following: (1) The Purdue University cooperative extension…

Sec. 4. The term of an appointed member of the board is four (4) years. An appointed member shall serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. The terms shall be staggered so that at least three (3) members are appointed every two (2) years. [Pre-1995 Recodification Ci…

Sec. 5. The appointed members of the board are entitled to the following: (1) Reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget ag…

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.136-1997, SEC.43.

Sec. 7. (a) The governor may appoint advisory members from other organizations that promote conservation, including local, state, and federal agencies upon the recommendation of the board. (b) The governor shall appoint members to the advisory board that represent the following: …