Indiana Code 14-27-6-33. Eminent domain powers; generally
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Sec. 33. (a) The board may do the following:
(2) Award damages to landowners for real property and property rights appropriated and taken.
(1) Exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-6-33
- board: refers to the board of the levee authority. See Indiana Code 14-27-6-2
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) If the board cannot agree with the owner, lessee, or occupant of real property selected by the board for the purpose set forth in this chapter, the board may proceed to procure the condemnation of the property as provided in this chapter.
(c) If not in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, the board may also proceed under IC 32-24. IC 32-24 applies to levees under this chapter as far as IC 32-24 is not in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-18(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.60.