Sec. 5. The district is established for the following purposes:

(1) To manage and supervise, in conjunction with other state and federal authorities, the industrial, commercial, and recreational development of the waterways in the city in which the district is formed.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-10-9-5

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) To assist other agencies of local, state, and federal governments to manage, maintain, and promote the use of the waterways in the city in which the district is formed.

(3) To foster use of the canal in an environmentally responsible manner.

(4) To provide for the orderly planning for waterways.

(5) To plan for, develop, and maintain roads, bridges, approaches, locks, gates, and other structures in connection with a waterway within the jurisdiction of the district consistent with the obligations and jurisdiction of other agencies of the federal or state government.

(6) It is the goal of the waterway projects and activities performed under this chapter to improve the commercial and recreational use of waterways in an environmentally sound manner, and to promote the economic development of the city in which the district is located.

As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.