Sec. 17. (a) The commission may provide for the construction, improvement, development, operation, and management of projects, including any facilities, betterments, and improvements that are part of projects, in the manner that the commission considers appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.

     (b) The commission may enter into:

(1) a lease agreement as lessor or sublessor; or

(2) an operation or a license agreement;

with respect to all or part of a site, a facility, a betterment, or an improvement that is part of projects with at least one (1) public or private person or entity, including political subdivisions of the state and public agencies, departments, and agencies, on the terms and conditions that the commission considers appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.

     (c) The commission shall provide or provide for the training and instruction of persons who are responsible for maintaining any levees or other improvements related to flood control under this article. The training and instruction must be sufficient to enable those persons to properly maintain the levees or other improvements related to flood control.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29.5-6(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.181-2009, SEC.3.