Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain as necessary or proper to carry out the following: (1) IC 14-19-1-1. (2) IC 14-22-3. (3) IC 14-23-1-1. (4) IC 14-25-10. (5) IC 14-31-1. (6) IC 14-26-1-4. (7) IC 14-26-1-5. (8) IC 14-28-1-11. (b) The department ma…

Sec. 2. If the commission considers it necessary or proper to appropriate real property or acquire a right under this chapter, the commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt an appropriate resolution that states the following: (A) A specific description of the real property or …

Sec. 3. The attorney general shall do the following: (1) In the proper court, file an action in the name of the state of Indiana on the relation of the commission for the condemnation of the real property or right. (2) Proceed under IC 32-24 to condemn the real property or right …

Sec. 4. Expenses incurred in conducting condemnation proceedings and in acquiring real property or rights by condemnation under this chapter shall be paid out of money appropriated or otherwise available for the use of the department and not otherwise expended in the work of the …

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if the department: (1) acquired land under: (A) this chapter; or (B) IC 14-3-1-19 (before its repeal); after September 1, 1983; and (2) decides to lease or sell the land for use in a manner identical or similar to that for which the land was used …

Sec. 1. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to do the following: (1) Provide means for the construction of adequate food and lodging facilities for the guests of Indiana state parks and recreation areas without the expenditure of public money. (2) Solicit and encourage t…

Sec. 10. A lease and contract must be executed by the authorized agents of the state and by the lessee. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 11. The authority granted to the department by this chapter is in addition and supplemental to the authority granted to the department by IC 14-19-1-2. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 2. (a) The department may do the following: (1) Lease state owned land that is under the management and control of the department. (2) Lease federally owned land that is under the control and management of the department. (3) Contract for the construction and operation of lo…

Sec. 3. (a) A lease and contract authorized by section 2 of this chapter must include in its terms the following provisions and conditions: (1) The legal description of the leasehold. (2) The term of the lease, which may not exceed forty (40) years. (3) A stipulation that the les…

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall do the following: (1) Draft and distribute copies of the following to the hotel and motel industry: (A) A proposed lease and contract. (B) A notice of the time and place that the department will hold a public hearing to consider the terms and cond…

Sec. 5. (a) The department shall give at least sixty (60) days notice of the public hearing by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Indiana. (b) At the public hearing, the department shall receive objections and suggested amendments to the terms of the propo…

Sec. 6. Following the hearing under section 5 of this chapter, the department shall do the following: (1) Prepare a final draft of the proposed lease and contract. (2) Submit the lease and contract to the attorney general. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-6 part.] As add…

Sec. 7. If the attorney general approves the lease and contract, the department shall give at least ten (10) days notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Indiana notifying the public and prospective bidders of the time and place that the department will receive bids. [Pre…

Sec. 8. The department shall interview each bidder to discover the resources and experience of the bidder. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-6 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 9. After the interview, the department may award the lease to the highest and best bidder. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-6 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. (a) The department may not charge a price of admission to: (1) inpatients of state or federally owned or operated hospitals or institutions and their supervisors; (2) foster families who reside together in the same foster family home licensed under IC 31-27-4; (3) individ…

Sec. 1.5. (a) In cooperation with the bureau of motor vehicles, the department shall: (1) verify a Gold Star family member's relationship status; and (2) issue a free annual pass if requested by a Gold Star family member. (b) A Gold Star family member must be a resident of Indian…

Sec. 2. (a) Upon: (1) application to the department; and (2) the payment of an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100); the department shall issue to a nonprofit organization composed primarily of individuals less than seventeen (17) years of age a permit for the admission of th…

Sec. 3. If a motor vehicle is towing an unoccupied motor vehicle, the two (2) motor vehicles are considered one (1) motor vehicle for the purpose of calculating the admission fee to a state park or recreation area. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-3-2.] As added by P.L.1-1…

Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident of Indiana: (1) who: (A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at least sixty (60) years of age; or (B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five (65) years of age; (2) who is eligible for Social …

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "annual pass" means a card that: (1) is issued by the department; and (2) entitles: (A) the card holder; and (B) the members of the card holder's immediate family; to enter the state parks an unlimited number of times during a calendar year wi…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "real property" means the Old Goshen Baptist Church and cemetery containing the graves of revolutionary soldiers and Indiana pioneers that is a tract containing two and one-half (2 1/2) acres and situated in Harrison County, Indiana, on State Road…

Sec. 2. The state pledges the state's faith to maintain the real property as a public memorial to Indiana's pioneer settlers. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-20-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.

Sec. 1. (a) Before a person may record any interest in property on which a burial ground or cemetery is known to be located, the owner of the property must record the deed to the property in the recorder's office of the county where the property is located. The bottom portion of …

Sec. 2. The recording that this chapter requires is in addition to any recording that may be required by IC 23-14-34-1. As added by P.L.46-2000, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.46-2000, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize violation of the confidentiality of information requirements of 16 U.S.C. 470(w) and 16 U.S.C. 470(h)(h). As added by P.L.46-2000, SEC.11.

Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)). (2) A corporation organized under IC 8-1-13. (3) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h)). (4) Property that has been subject to bonding or other financial a…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the fish and wildlife fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. The fish and wildlife fund is established. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following: (1) The money collected by each court that collects money due the department for violation of Indiana fish and wildlife law. (2) Other money appropriated to or set apart for the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16(a) part…

Sec. 4. (a) A court that collects money under section 3(1) of this chapter shall promptly remit the money to the department. (b) The department shall, on the first day of each month, pay to the state comptroller all money received by the department under this section during the p…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the money in the fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) Protecting and propagating game, fish, and birds in Indiana. (2) Paying the operational expenses of the following: (A) The fish and wildlife division. (B) The law…

Sec. 0.3. IC 1-1-5-1 applies to the expiration of section 3 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.146-2008. Liability and penalties for delinquent tax payments for a property tax imposed under section 3 of this chapter before January 1, 2009, are not extinguished as a result of the …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the state forestry fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. The state forestry fund is established. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. The department shall expend the fund for the following: (1) The purchase, supervision, and development of state forests and state forest land. (2) The growing and distribution of forest tree seedlings for state and private forest planting. (3) The organized prevention, de…

Sec. 5. All income derived from the sale of state forest land or the products of state forest land shall be deposited in the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-2-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. The commission shall provide standards for operation and maintenance within an infested area declared under IC 14-24-4. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. The commission shall establish standards for the control of pests and pathogens. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. The commission shall regulate nurseries, nurserymen, and dealers. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. The commission may establish special service fees under IC 14-24-10-2. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 6. The commission may declare species or subspecies to be pests or pathogens. This identification must include any species or subspecies of bee that may endanger the bee and honey industry. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 7. The commission shall develop quarantine regulations needed to carry out this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.