Sec. 16. (a) Before the commission:

(1) makes a finding of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity under section 15 of this chapter;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-31-1-16

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
(2) grants an estate, an interest, or a right in a nature preserve under section 15 of this chapter;

(3) disposes of a nature preserve or an estate, an interest, or a right in a nature preserve under section 15 of this chapter; or

(4) enters into an amendment of articles of dedication under section 13 of this chapter;

the department must give notice of the proposed action and an opportunity for any person to be heard.

     (b) The notice must be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper printed in the English language with a general circulation in each county in which the nature preserve is located. The notice must do the following:

(1) Set forth the substance of the proposed action.

(2) Describe, with or without legal description, the nature preserve affected.

(3) Specify a place and time not less than thirty (30) days after the publication for a public hearing before the commission on the proposed action.

     (c) All persons desiring to be heard shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard before action by the commission on the proposal.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.