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IN Code § 14-26-8-57 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-57. Nonpayment of Assessments; Public Land

Sec. 57. (a) If:(1) a municipal corporation or other public corporation fails to pay an assessment for benefits or for property the municipal or other public corporation owns; and(2) there is not a provision for selling the property at tax sale;the municipal or other public corporation is considered to have elected to pay in installments at the same time and in the same manner as provided in other cases. The assessments shall be included in the respective lists, and the municipal or other public corporation shall pay the installments to the county treasurer in the same manner as provided in other cases.(b) A municipal or other public corporation that fails to pay an installment is liable for the nonpayment. The auditor shall enforce collection by bringing an action in the name of the state of Indiana, on the relation of the county treasurer in behalf of the county for the installment that is due and unpaid, together with penalties. The recovery is without relief from valuation and appraisement laws and includes reasonable attorney's fees for collecting the installment.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-19 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-8-58 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-58. Assessments as Liens; Priority; Payment; Cancellation

Sec. 58. (a) The amount of an assessment as made or approved and confirmed by the court is a lien upon the land assessed from the time the assessment is approved and confirmed. The lien follows all other improvement liens upon the affected real property in order of priority as to date of attachment.(b) The county surveyor charged with the construction of the work shall keep in the county surveyor's office a complete copy of the assessments that may, upon demand, be examined by any interested person.(c) An owner of land assessed for benefits who desires to transfer the property free and clear of the lien for the assessment may deposit with the county treasurer the full amount of the benefits assessed against the tract or parcel of land. When the professional surveyor has made the final computation to the county auditor, the treasurer shall pay to the person paying the assessment the surplus, if any, over the actual assessment. Whenever the owner of a tract or parcel of land has paid to the treasurer and the treasurer's books show the payment, the lien for the assessment on the tract or parcel of land is automatically canceled.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-20.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.15.
IN Code § 14-26-8-59 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-59. Lien for Labor and Materials

Sec. 59. (a) Each subcontractor, laborer, and other person who performs labor or another service or furnishes material that is used in the construction of or incorporated in work under this chapter, including board for laborers and all fuel, oil, and grease used in the operation of machinery used in the construction work, has a lien upon the fund raised for the payment of the work. The lien attaches if written notice is filed with the surveyor:(1) within sixty (60) days of furnishing the labor or material; and(2) that states the amount due and describes the article furnished.(b) After the receipt of notice under subsection (a), the surveyor shall withhold payment to the contractor for the work in an amount sufficient to satisfy the lien until the amount is adjusted and paid.(c) If a contractor and a person claiming a lien disagree on the amount or validity of the lien, the court ordering the construction of the work shall, upon motion of the surveyor, contractor, or person claiming the lien, determine the amount to be paid. The surveyor may pay the amount determined, and on payment the surveyor is released from all liability concerning the payment.(d) If the surveyor fails to comply with this section, the surveyor is liable on the surveyor's bond for the amount improperly paid over to the contractor.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-21.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-8-60 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-60. Liability of Surveyor on Bond

Sec. 60. (a) If a surveyor fails to perform any work required of the surveyor by this chapter, after ten (10) days written notice to the surveyor by any interested person the surveyor is liable with the surveyor's sureties on the surveyor's official bond:(1) for all damages caused by the failure to perform the duty, including reasonable attorney's fees; and(2) to the person damaged.(b) An action on the bond of the surveyor for failure to perform a duty must be brought in the name of the state on the relation of:(1) the county auditor; or(2) the person injured.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-22.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-8-61 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-61. Petitions Filed Under Ic 36-9-27; Duties of Viewers and County Surveyors

Sec. 61. (a) If a petition is filed under IC 36-9-27 for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or recleaning of a drainage ditch that extends into or within one hundred sixty (160) rods of a freshwater lake and has a bottom depth lower than the average normal water level of the lake, the petition may ask that:(1) the owners of land abutting or within four hundred forty (440) yards of the shoreline or water line of each lake likely to be affected;(2) each county in which the lake lies; and(3) the department;participate in the cost of constructing a dam or structure, diversion ditches, pumping stations, or other appurtenances necessary to protect and preserve the water level of the lake.(b) If a request is made in a petition under subsection (a), the court having jurisdiction of the drainage proceedings shall appoint additional viewers as prescribed in this chapter to represent the county and the department. The viewers shall file a separate report on whether a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance is practicable and of public need.(c) If the report of the viewers is in the affirmative, the county surveyor for the drainage project shall include in the report plans and specifications for the improvement and apportion assessments and damages in the same manner as prescribed in this chapter governing raising or maintaining lake levels.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-23(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.16.
IN Code § 14-26-8-62 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-62. Petition Filed Under Ic 36-9-27; Court Proceedings

Sec. 62. (a) If a petition is filed under section 61 of this chapter for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or recleaning of a drainage ditch that extends to or within one hundred sixty (160) rods of a freshwater lake and has a bottom depth lower than the average normal water level of the lake and the petition does not request the construction of a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance to protect and preserve the water level of each lake likely to be affected:(1) twenty percent (20%) of the owners of land abutting or within four hundred forty (440) yards of the shoreline or water line of the lake;(2) a county in which the lake lies; or(3) the department;may file a petition addressed to the court having jurisdiction any time before the court order granting the petition for the drainage project to include a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance necessary to protect and preserve the water level of the lake.(b) Upon receipt of a petition filed under subsection (a), the court shall set a date for a hearing. On that date the court shall hear all evidence submitted regarding the practicability and public need of a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance to protect and preserve the water level of each lake likely to be affected.(c) If the court rules that the additional construction is necessary, the same procedure shall be followed for inclusion as if the additional construction were included in the petition for the drainage work.(d) If the court rules adversely on the practicability or public need of a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance, an appeal may be taken from the final judgment of the circuit or superior court to the supreme court or the court of appeals within thirty (30) days.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-23(b), (c).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-8-63 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-63. Petition Filed Under Section 62 of This Chapter; Additional Assessments

Sec. 63. If:(1) the construction of a dam, other structure, diversion ditch, pumping station, or other appurtenance in connection with the preservation or stabilization of a lake is petitioned for under section 62 of this chapter in connection with a drainage proceeding; and(2) in the county surveyor's opinion, the improvement to the lake will:(A) be beneficial to any person affected by the drainage project; or(B) in any way provide better drainage than if the water level of the lake is left uncontrolled or undisturbed;the county surveyor for the drainage project may assess a part of the cost of the improvement that would normally be paid by those persons who own land abutting or within four hundred forty (440) yards of the shoreline or water line of the lake to any person affected by the drainage project.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-23(d).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.17.
IN Code § 14-26-8-64 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 8. Lakes; Changes in Levels|14-26-8-64. Elevation of Lake Levels

Sec. 64. (a) The county surveyor shall do the following:(1) Certify the elevation of a lake level established under this chapter, including the bench mark used for the point of beginning.(2) Record the elevation of the lake level and the bench mark in the office of the county recorder in each county in which the lake lies.(b) The elevation of a lake level established under this chapter must refer to at least one (1) of the following:(1) The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, first, second, and third order levels.(2) The United States Geological Survey, third order levels.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-25.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-27-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-1. General Duties of Department

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:(1) Investigate, compile, and disseminate information and make recommendations relative to the drainage and reclamation of land.(2) Make surveys and reconnaissance and prepare the maps, charts, statistical tables, and other documents and appurtenances that are considered necessary to enable landowners, public officials, or other persons interested in or charged by law with the duty of promoting and securing the drainage and reclamation of land to proceed more intelligently with their work.(3) Recommend and secure the enforcement of laws for the drainage and reclamation of the swamp, overflowed, and nonarable land of Indiana.(4) Ascertain, determine, designate, and define natural drainage and reclamation areas. When requested, place at the disposal of the public officials charged by law with the establishment and execution of the work the information that will enable the public officials, when providing for the drainage or reclamation of a component part of the natural drainage or reclamation areas, to proceed with the work so that the component systems, when established and completed, form a scientifically integrated system whereby the entire natural drainage or reclamation area is most economically and scientifically drained or reclaimed.(5) Prepare computations of the probable maximum quantity of water likely to be collected from a drainage or reclamation area or district and discharged by a ditch or system of ditches or drains, together with the probable maximum capacity of the outlet by which the water is to make its escape.(6) Prepare computations of the probable maximum quantity of water likely to be restrained or impounded by a levee or dike or a system of levees or dikes, together with the location and the probable maximum height and strength of the proposed dikes or levees by which the water is to be restrained and impounded.(7) Make the computations prepared under subdivisions (5) and (6) available, on request, to and placed at the disposal of a public official or other person authorized by law to locate, establish, or construct ditches, drains, levees, or dikes for the purpose of enabling the person to locate, establish, and construct the ditches, drains, levees, or dikes so that land other than land assessed for benefits and wherever located is not subjected to inundation, overflow, or unnecessary or unnatural hazard or inconvenience.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-2. Notices Required to Be Made to Department

Sec. 2. Within five (5) days after:(1) an order has been made by a circuit or superior court, board of commissioners, or county auditor referring a petition for drainage or for the establishment and construction of a levee or dike to the:(A) drainage or levee commissioners;(B) county surveyor; or(C) joint board of drainage commissioners for interstate drains; and(2) the election and organization of the board of directors of an incorporated levee or dike association under Indiana law for the location, establishment, or construction of ditches, drains, levees, or dikes;the clerk of the circuit court, the county auditor, or the clerk of the board of directors of the incorporated levee or dike association shall notify the department by registered letter of the making of the order or the election and organization of the board of directors.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-3. Contents of Notices

Sec. 3. The letter required by section 2 of this chapter must state the following:(1) The names and addresses of the drainage or levee commissioners or the members of the board of directors.(2) The date and place of meeting of the commissioners or board of directors to make personal inspection of the land described in the petition or likely to be affected by the proposed work of drainage or levee or dike construction.(3) The date fixed by the court or board of county commissioners or otherwise upon which the preliminary or final report of the drainage or levee commissioners or board of directors is to be submitted.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-4. Collection of Data, Statistics, or Information

Sec. 4. Upon the receipt of notice under section 2 of this chapter or at any time thereafter, the department may obtain, collate, and interpret the data, statistics, or other information relative to the proposed ditch, drain, levee, or dike that in the discretion of the department is considered necessary to enable the department to fully and satisfactorily perform the duties required by this chapter. The data, statistics, or other information may be obtained by the department or an agent of the department either in person or by a suitable questionnaire prepared by the department and submitted to:(1) the clerk of the circuit court or the auditor of the county having jurisdiction of the case; or(2) the drainage or levee commissioners or board of directors or superintendent of construction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-5. Designation of Technical Advisor

Sec. 5. The department may, upon the receipt of a request in writing from:(1) the circuit or superior court or the board of county commissioners having jurisdiction of the case;(2) the drainage or levee commissioners;(3) the board of directors of an incorporated levee or dike association;(4) the superintendent of construction; or(5) a petitioner or a landowner who may be affected by an assessment or damages incident to the establishment and construction of the proposed work;direct the state engineer or an authorized agent or person connected with the division of engineering to act as a technical advisor.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 1. Duties of Department|14-27-1-6. Duties of Technical Advisor

Sec. 6. The department may direct the technical advisor designated under section 5 of this chapter to do any of the following:(1) Accompany the drainage or levee commissioners, the joint board of drainage commissioners, or the board of directors of an incorporated levee or dike association and assist and advise them while making personal inspection of the land likely to be affected by the proposed work to determine the best and cheapest method of drainage or of constructing the proposed levee or dike, including the termini, route, location, character, and dimensions of the main drain or levee, as well as any arms, branches, or laterals, considering future contingencies as well as present needs, and cooperate with them in the determination of all other matters that the commissioners or board of directors are lawfully required to perform and on which they may request the person's assistance or advice.(2) Sit in an advisory capacity during the hearing of the preliminary or final report of the drainage or levee commissioners or board of directors by the court or county executive until the proceedings have been dismissed or an order has been issued declaring the proposed work established.(3) Cooperate with the superintendent of construction, commissioner, or other person charged with the execution of the work in the determination of all matters on which the person's advice or assistance is requested.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 2. Levees; Miscellaneous Provisions|14-27-2-1. Acquisition of Property by Purchase or Eminent Domain

Sec. 1. A person, an officer, a corporation, a limited liability company, or an association authorized by law to maintain, protect, or repair a levee constructed under Indiana law may purchase for the use of the levee the real property that is necessary, in the opinion of the person, officer, corporation, limited liability company, or association, to protect, maintain, or repair the levee. If the person, officer, corporation, limited liability company, or association is unable to agree with the owner of the real property, the person, officer, corporation, limited liability company, or association may proceed to acquire the real property by condemnation in the same manner and with the same effect as provided by law for the condemnation of real property for railroad purposes.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19-1.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 2. Levees; Miscellaneous Provisions|14-27-2-2. Riding or Driving on Levee Prohibited

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly rides or drives upon or over a levee constructed under law, except for the purpose of:(1) passing over the levee:(A) at a public or private crossing; or(B) upon a part of a public highway; or(2) inspection or repair;commits a Class B infraction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19-2.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.10.
IN Code § 14-27-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 3. Control of Levees|14-27-3-1. Duties of Superintendent of Construction

Sec. 1. (a) The superintendent of construction of the work shall do the following:(1) Keep an account of all money collected and paid out by the superintendent in relation to the work.(2) Take vouchers for all money paid out.(3) Keep an account of time spent on the superintendent's duties. If the superintendent is engaged in at least two (2) works on the same day, the superintendent shall divide the day among the works in proportion to the time devoted to each.(4) At least one (1) time every six (6) months, make under oath to the court a full report of all matters relating to the work. The court shall allow the superintendent an amount not exceeding four dollars ($4) per day for the time actually and necessarily spent by the superintendent on the work.(b) The superintendent is under the direction of the court. If the superintendent fails to obey the orders of the court, the superintendent:(1) forfeits all compensation due the superintendent;(2) shall be treated summarily as for contempt; and(3) may be removed by the court.(c) An action may also be brought upon the superintendent's bond, in the name of the state of Indiana, for a failure of duty, and the amount recovered shall be applied to payment of the expenses of the construction.(d) The court may at any time discharge the superintendent and appoint another superintendent.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19.5-1(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
IN Code § 14-27-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 27. Levees, Dams, and Drainage|Chapter 3. Control of Levees|14-27-3-2. Laborer's and Materialman's Liens

Sec. 2. (a) All laborers and other persons who perform a service or furnish materials in the construction of the work under this chapter have a lien upon the fund raised for the construction of the work. Upon notice in writing filed with the county treasurer of the amount due and what the amount is for, the treasurer shall withhold payment to the contractor on any warrant drawn in the contractor's favor in an amount sufficient to satisfy the lien, until the amount is adjusted.(b) If the contractor and the person claiming the lien disagree on the amount or validity of the lien, the court shall, on motion of the superintendent, contractor, or person claiming the lien, determine the matter.(c) On failure to comply with this section, the superintendent is liable on the superintendent's bond for any amount improperly paid over to the contractor.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19.5-1(b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.