Sec. 6. (a) If at any time the condition of a levee, a dike, a floodwall, or an appurtenance becomes so dangerous to the safety of life and property that, in the opinion of the department there is not sufficient time for the issuance and enforcement of a notice of violation for the maintenance, alteration, repair, reconstruction, change in construction or location, or removal of the dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance in the manner provided in this chapter, the department may immediately take the measures that are essential to provide emergency protection to life and property.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-7-6

  • owner: means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a copartnership, a lessee, an association, a corporation, an executor, an administrator, a trustee, the state, an agency of the state, a municipal corporation, a political subdivision of the state, a legal entity, a drainage district, a levee district, a conservancy district, any other district established by law, or any other person who has a right, a title, or an interest in or to the property upon which the levee, dike, or floodwall and appurtenant works is located. See Indiana Code 14-27-7-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The department may recover the cost of the emergency measures from the owner by appropriate legal action.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-2002, SEC.11.

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