Indiana Code 14-31-1-15. Treatment of nature preserves
(1) are to be held in trust for the benefit of the people of Indiana of present and future generations for those uses and purposes expressed in this chapter that are not prohibited by the articles of dedication;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-31-1-15
- articles of dedication: means the writing by which an estate, an interest, or a right in an area is formally dedicated as permitted by section 14 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-3
- nature preserve: means an area in which an estate, an interest, or a right has been formally dedicated under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-5
- system: means the nature preserves held under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-6
(3) shall be managed and protected in the manner approved by and subject to the rules adopted by the department; and
(4) may not be taken for any other use except another public use:
(A) after a finding by the commission of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for the other public use; and
(B) with the approval of the governor.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the articles of dedication, the department may:
(1) grant, upon the terms and conditions that the department determines, an estate, an interest, or a right in; or
(2) dispose of;
a nature preserve.
(c) The department may take action under subsection (b) only:
(1) after a finding by the commission of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for the grant or disposition; and
(2) with the approval of the governor.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.