Sec. 22. (a) The county surveyor shall estimate the cost of the project and assess the benefits or damages to all affected landowners, each county in which the lake lies, and the department if:

(1) the petition is a joint petition between the owners of land abutting or within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the shoreline or water line of the lake and the county or the department; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-26-8-22

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • shoreline or water line: means the line that is formed around a lake by the intersection of the water in the lake with the adjoining land when the surface elevation of the lake is:

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(2) the petition has been filed separately or jointly by the department or the county.

     (b) If the petition was filed only by the landowners abutting or within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the shoreline or water line of the lake, the county and the department may not be assessed.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-7 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.12.