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IN Code § 14-32-7-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 7. Duties of Department|14-32-7-12. Duties of Soil Conservation Division

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "river" includes streams and the tributaries of rivers.(b) The division of soil conservation shall do the following:(1) Perform all administrative duties required by the rules of the board.(2) Provide professional assistance to districts in planning, coordinating, and training for the following:(A) Adult soil and water conservation education.(B) Natural resources conservation information programs for elementary and secondary schools.(C) Supervisors and staff.(3) Provide professional soil conservation technical assistance to districts.(4) Provide nonagricultural soils interpretive and erosion control expertise on a regional basis.(5) Assist the districts and other federal, state, and local entities in encouraging and monitoring compliance with those aspects of the programs that are related to erosion and sediment reduction.(6) Administer a cost share program for installation of erosion control structural measures on severely eroding cropland and for conversion of highly erodible land from crop production to permanent vegetative cover.(7) Provide professional assistance to districts in conservation needs assessments, program development, and program evaluation.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-14.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.42; P.L.175-2006, SEC.17; P.L.95-2016, SEC.3.
IN Code § 14-32-7-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 7. Duties of Department|14-32-7-13. Administration

Sec. 13. The Indiana state department of agriculture shall administer this article subject to the direction of the board.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-13.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.230; P.L.120-2008, SEC.23.
IN Code § 14-32-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-1. "Fund" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the clean water Indiana fund established by this chapter.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
IN Code § 14-32-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-2. "Political Subdivision" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, township, city, or town.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
IN Code § 14-32-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-3. "Program" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means the clean water Indiana program established by this chapter.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
IN Code § 14-32-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-4. Program Established

Sec. 4. The clean water Indiana program is established. The division of soil conservation established within the department of agriculture by IC 15-11-4-1 shall administer the program subject to the direction of the board.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.231; P.L.2-2008, SEC.36.
IN Code § 14-32-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-5. Purpose of Program

Sec. 5. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to:(1) soil and water conservation districts;(2) land occupiers; and(3) conservation groups;to implement conservation practices to reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution through education, technical assistance, training, and cost sharing programs.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006, SEC.18.
IN Code § 14-32-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-6. Clean Water Indiana Fund

Sec. 6. (a) The clean water Indiana fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the division of soil conservation subject to the direction of the board.(b) The fund consists of:(1) amounts deposited in the fund under IC 6-7-1-29.3;(2) amounts appropriated by the general assembly; and(3) donations, grants, and money received from any other source.(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or any other fund but remains in the fund to be used for the purposes of the fund.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-2005, SEC.5; P.L.24-2009, SEC.1.
IN Code § 14-32-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-7. Expenditures From Fund

Sec. 7. Money in the fund may be spent in the following ways:(1) To increase district technical assistance in local conservation efforts.(2) To develop an environmental stewardship program to assist land occupiers in complying with environmental regulations voluntarily.(3) To qualify for federal matching funds.(4) To provide for the following cost sharing programs:(A) A program to encourage land occupiers to implement conservation practices to reduce nutrient, pesticide, and sediment runoff.(B) Programs that encourage land occupiers to implement nutrient management programs by sharing the cost of any of the following:(i) Fencing for intensive grazing systems.(ii) Purchasing nutrient management equipment.(iii) Voluntary environmental audits.(iv) Other similar expenditures related to nutrient management.(5) To provide matching grants to districts for the following:(A) Professional watershed coordinators to facilitate and administer local watershed protection projects.(B) District managers to administer district conservation policies and programs.(6) To increase state technical and capacity building assistance to districts and local conservation efforts by providing for the following:(A) Capacity building specialists to train district personnel in grant writing, grant administration, and leadership development.(B) Conservation education specialists to help implement district conservation education efforts.(C) Urban storm water specialists to provide technical assistance to developers to contain soil erosion on construction sites.(7) To make distributions as provided under section 8 of this chapter.(8) Implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) or similar technology.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006, SEC.19; P.L.129-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 14-32-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-8. Matching Funds From Division of Soil Conservation

Sec. 8. (a) In addition to funds provided to a district under section 7 of this chapter or from any other source, the division of soil conservation shall pay to the district one dollar ($1) for every one dollar ($1) the district receives:(1) from a political subdivision; or(2) if a district receives no funding from a political subdivision, from any other funding source.The board shall consider funds received from a source referred to in subdivision (2) as qualifying for matching payments under this subsection.(b) Except as provided in section 8.2 of this chapter, the state is not obligated to match more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under this section.(c) In order to receive funding under this section each year, a district must certify to the division of soil conservation the amount of money the district received from all sources described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) during the one (1) year period beginning January 1 of the previous year. The information prepared under this subsection must be part of the annual financial statement prepared and provided to the board under IC 14-32-4-22. The division of soil conservation shall make distributions under this section not later than July 15 of each year.(d) Before making distributions under this section, the division of soil conservation shall determine the total amount of money that has been certified by all districts as having been provided by sources described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2). If the cumulative amount to be distributed to all districts exceeds the amount appropriated to the fund, the division of soil conservation shall reduce the distribution to each district proportionately.(e) A district must spend money received under this section for the purposes of the district.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.155-2002, SEC.9 and P.L.158-2002, SEC.8; P.L.175-2006, SEC.20; P.L.1-2007, SEC.129; P.L.95-2016, SEC.4.
IN Code § 14-32-8-8.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-8.2. Limit on Matching Funds From Division if District Territory Is Larger Than One County

Sec. 8.2. (a) This section applies to a district if, as the result of:(1) the merger of two (2) or more districts; or(2) the changing of the boundaries of one (1) or more districts under IC 14-32-6.5;the territory of the district is larger than the entire area of one (1) county.(b) The limit in section 8(b) of this chapter on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match shall be adjusted under this section in the case of a district described in subsection (a).(c) If the territory of a district includes the entire area of two (2) or more counties, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a whole number equal to the number of counties whose entire area is included in the territory of the district.(d) If the territory of a district includes some of but less than the entire area of a particular county, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is the sum of:(1) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage of the particular county's entire area that is included in the territory of the district; plus(2) either:(A) ten thousand dollars ($10,000), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of one (1) other county; or(B) the figure calculated under subsection (c), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of two (2) or more counties.As added by P.L.95-2016, SEC.5.
IN Code § 14-32-8-8.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-8.3. Limit on Matching Funds From Division if District Territory Is Smaller Than One County

Sec. 8.3. (a) This section applies to a district if, as the result of:(1) the merger of two (2) or more districts; or(2) the changing of the boundaries of one (1) or more districts under IC 14-32-6.5;the territory of the district is smaller than the entire area of one (1) county.(b) The limit in section 8(b) of this chapter on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match shall be adjusted under this section in the case of a district described in subsection (a).(c) If the territory of a district contains less than the entire area of one (1) county, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is the product of:(1) ten thousand dollars ($10,000); multiplied by(2) a percentage equal to the percentage of the county's entire area that is included in the territory of the district.As added by P.L.95-2016, SEC.6.
IN Code § 14-32-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 32. Soil and Water Conservation|Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program|14-32-8-9. Report

Sec. 9. The districts shall coordinate with the division of soil conservation to compile and provide a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency each year. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and must describe:(1) the expenditures of the clean water Indiana fund; and(2) the number, type, status, and effectiveness of conservation efforts funded by the clean water Indiana program.As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.133.
IN Code § 14-33-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 1. Purposes|14-33-1-1. General Purposes

Sec. 1. (a) A conservancy district may be established for any of the following purposes:(1) Flood prevention and control.(2) Improving drainage.(3) Providing for irrigation.(4) Providing water supply, including treatment and distribution, for domestic, industrial, and public use.(5) Providing for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes.(6) Developing forests, wildlife areas, parks, and recreational facilities if feasible in connection with beneficial water management.(7) Preventing the loss of topsoil from injurious water erosion.(8) Storage of water for augmentation of stream flow.(9) Operation, maintenance, and improvement of:(A) a work of improvement for water based recreational purposes; or(B) other work of improvement that could have been built for any other purpose authorized by this section.(b) These purposes may be accomplished by cooperating with federal and state agencies whose programs are designed to accomplish any of the purposes of the district.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-2(a), (b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 1. Purposes|14-33-1-2. Sewage Collection, Treatment, and Disposal; Petition to Engage in Services Outside Territory Boundaries

Sec. 2. (a) A district established for the purpose of section 1(a)(5) of this chapter that proposes to collect, treat, or dispose of sewage and other liquid wastes produced outside of the district boundaries must petition the Indiana utility regulatory commission for territorial authority to engage in the services to territory outside of the boundaries of the district.(b) Upon notice and hearing, the Indiana utility regulatory commission shall determine the following:(1) The territory outside of the boundaries from which sewage and other liquid wastes may be collected, treated, or disposed of.(2) The rates and charges that the district may make for the services.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-2(c).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 1. Purposes|14-33-1-3. Use of Powers to Accomplish Purpose of District

Sec. 3. Powers granted by this article may be used only to accomplish each purpose set forth by the court in the order establishing the district. However, a district plan or act of the board necessary to accomplish a purpose for which the district is established is not invalid because the district plan or act incidentally accomplishes a purpose other than a purpose for which the district is established.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-3.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 1. Purposes|14-33-1-4. Adding Purpose to Established District

Sec. 4. To add a purpose to an established district:(1) the same procedure may be used as is provided for the establishment of a district; or(2) the board may pass a resolution adding an additional authorized purpose to the district already established if the board has received a petition that:(A) is signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the freeholders in the district; and(B) requests the addition of the purpose to the district.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-4(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 1. Purposes|14-33-1-5. Procedures Following Passage of Resolution

Sec. 5. (a) If a petition is filed and a resolution passed under section 4 of this chapter, the board shall file the resolution and petition with the court.(b) Upon receipt, the court shall do the following:(1) Order a hearing.(2) Have a copy of the resolution and the date of the hearing forwarded to the commission.(3) Order notice of the hearing as follows:(A) A copy of the resolution and the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least one (1) time in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in each county containing land in the district.(B) A copy of the notice as prepared for publication shall be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each freeholder.(c) The mailing of notice and proof of notice is the same as is required for notice of the hearing on the original petition to establish the district.(d) The notice to the commission, the publication, and the mailing must be done at least thirty (30) days before the date of the hearing.(e) If:(1) at the hearing an objection is not filed by the commission or by an owner of real property; and(2) the court determines that the petition is proper;the court shall order the district to be established also for the additional purpose.(f) If an objection is filed, the court shall do the following:(1) Determine at the hearing the following:(A) The sufficiency of the petition.(B) The necessity and feasibility of adding the purpose.(2) Make the order according to the facts found.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-4(a) part, (b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment|14-33-2-1. Filing Petition

Sec. 1. Freeholders who desire the establishment of a district must initiate proceedings by filing a petition in the office of the clerk of the circuit court with jurisdiction in the county containing the most land within the proposed district.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-7.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment|14-33-2-2. Minimum Number of Freeholders Signing Petition; Requirements

Sec. 2. A petition filed under section 1 of this chapter must be signed by freeholders owning land in the proposed district. The signatures of freeholders on the petition must be sufficient to satisfy both of the following requirements:(1) The freeholders signing the petition must constitute at least the following minimum number or proportion of all the freeholders in the proposed district:(A) Districts of not more than five thousand (5,000) freeholds, thirty percent (30%) of the freeholders.(B) Districts of at least five thousand one (5,001) and not more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) freeholds, fifteen percent (15%) of the freeholders but not less than one thousand (1,000) signatures.(C) Districts of at least twenty-five thousand one (25,001) freeholds, ten percent (10%) of the freeholders but not less than three thousand (3,000) signatures.(2) The freeholders signing the petition must own at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the assessed valuation of the real property located within the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district, as determined by the most recent assessment of the real property in the proposed conservancy district for property tax purposes, excluding the assessed valuation of any real property located within the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district that would be exempt under this article from a special benefit tax levied by the proposed conservancy district or that is exempt from property taxes imposed under IC 6-1.1.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-8(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.251-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 14-33-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 2. Establishment|14-33-2-3. Number of Freeholds in District; Number of Freeholders Qualified to Sign Petition

Sec. 3. To determine the number of freeholds in the proposed district and the number or proportion of freeholders owning land in the district qualified to sign a petition for establishment, the following apply:(1) Only one (1) freeholder's signature may be counted for any one (1) freehold. If a freehold is held in joint title, only one (1) freeholder's signature may be counted and it may be the signature of any one (1) of the freeholders owning the freehold in joint title. If a given freeholder qualifies as set forth in this section for at least two (2) freeholds, the freeholder's signature shall be counted for each freehold.(2) One (1) or more tracts of land owned solely by only one (1) freeholder constitute one (1) freehold.(3) One (1) or more tracts of land owned in joint title by at least two (2) identical freeholders constitute one (1) freehold. However, if one (1) of the freeholders owning the freehold in joint title is a different or additional person, each freehold in joint title among nonidentical persons constitutes a separate and additional freehold.(4) Subject to subdivisions (1), (2), and (3), if:(A) a petition for the establishment of a district is filed by a municipality by ordinance adopted by the municipality's legislative body; or(B) the municipality by ordinance has joined in a petition for inclusion in whole or part in the proposed district;each freeholder in the area of the municipality that is in the proposed district is counted as a signatory to the petition. However, if a freeholder in the area of the municipality that is in the proposed district, after the filing of the petition for the establishment of the district, files a petition against the establishment of the proposed district, the number of freeholders considered and counted as signatories to the petition must be reduced by the number of freeholders in the area of the city that is in the proposed district filing a petition against the establishment of the district.(5) Private corporations owning land in the proposed district may sign the petition by any officer authorized by the corporation. The officer's signature is prima facie evidence of the officer's authorization to sign the petition.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-8(b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.