Sec. 2. (a) The consent of the state is given to the purchase by the
United States, or under the authority of the United States, of
property located on the banks of the Ohio or Wabash Rivers and within Indiana for the construction of locks, dams, abutments, lock-keepers’ dwellings, or other structures necessary for the improvement of the rivers.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-20.5-15-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(c) If the United States acquires property under this section, the state cedes the following:
(1) Jurisdiction over the property to the United States.
(2) Right of assessment and taxation of the property and buildings located on the property acquired by the United States.
(d) This section does not debar or hinder the process of a court or judge of Indiana within the property acquired by the United States under this section, after the United States ceases to use the property for which it was acquired.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
