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2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-10.3. Appraisal of Property Transferred to Public Utility

Sec. 10.3. (a) This section applies only to the transfer of property to a public utility under section 10.5 of this chapter.
(b) If property transferred under this section requires an appraisal, the commissioner may do one (1) of the following:
(1) Require the public utility to pay for the appraisal.
(2) Accept the public utility's appraisal.
(c) An appraisal under this section must be performed by an appraiser who has the qualifications required by the commissioner.
(d) The public utility shall pay for the cost of the appraisal and for any other costs involved in the transfer.
As added by P.L.33-1995, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-10.5. Transfer to Public Utility; Consideration

Sec. 10.5. (a) The commissioner may, at the request of an agency head, transfer state property to a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) for the purpose of a right-of-way.
(b) Consideration for the transfer of property under subsection (a) is as follows:
(1) If the transfer is approved by the governor under section 15 of this chapter and the state will benefit from the transfer, the public utility shall pay only the costs, as determined by the commissioner, involved in the transfer of the property.
(2) For property not described in subdivision (1), the public utility shall pay the appraised value of the property determined under section 10.3 of this chapter in addition to the costs involved in the transfer of the property.
As added by P.L.33-1995, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-10.7. Transfer of Property to Person for Property of Like Value

Sec. 10.7. (a) The department may transfer state property to a person in exchange for property of like value transferred by the person to the state:
(1) to:
(A) settle a dispute relating to either or both of the properties; or
(B) improve:
(i) the state's ability to manage state property; or
(ii) access to state property; and
(2) without offering to transfer the state property:
(A) to state agencies, state educational institutions, or a political subdivision under this chapter; or
(B) after a sale of the property under this chapter.
(b) The department must establish that properties exchanged under this section are of like value through appraisals or other means approved by the commissioner.
As added by P.L.267-1999, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.33-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-11. Sale of Abandoned Railroad Corridor Property; Exception

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), the department may sell the property through any of the following:
(1) Competitive bids.
(2) By auction.
(3) By request for proposals.
(b) The department may enter into negotiations under this section with the respondent who has made the highest offer only if the negotiations are documented. The negotiation documentation must include the following:
(1) A log of the date and time of each meeting with a respondent. The log must include the identity of the respondent.
(2) A description of the nature of all communications with each respondent.
(3) Subject to subsection (d), a copy of all written communications, including electronic communications, with each respondent.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the contents of the contract file concerning a sale under this section are subject to public inspection.
(d) Proprietary information included with a response, including trade secrets, manufacturing processes, and financial information that was not required to be made available for public inspection by the terms of the invitation for bids, live auction, or request for proposals, is not subject to public inspection.
(e) The negotiation documentation is subject to public inspection under this section only after the transfer of the property.
(f) If the department owns abandoned railroad corridor property and the abandoned railroad corridor property:
(1) has a value of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and
(2) abuts the property of an adjacent property owner;
then the department may sell the abandoned railroad corridor property to the adjacent property owner at the value of the appraised property.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.33-2011, SEC.2; P.L.155-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-12. Notice of Sale

Sec. 12. (a) The department must give notice of a sale as required by this section.
(b) Notice of a sale must satisfy the following:
(1) The notice must state the time, place, and terms of the sale.
(2) The notice must be published as follows:
(A) In accordance with IC 5-3.
(B) In every county in which the property is located.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-13. Bid Procedure

Sec. 13. (a) Bids shall be opened publicly in the presence of at least one (1) witness at the time and place designated in the notice of the sale.
(b) Bids shall be:
(1) unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, except as provided in subsections (e) through (g); and
(2) evaluated based on the requirements set forth in the notice of sale.
(c) Subject to section 15 of this chapter, the property shall be sold with reasonable promptness to the bidder who submits the highest bid and whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the notice of sale.
(d) The department shall permit correction or withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after bids are opened.
(e) If a bidder inserts terms not specified in the notice of sale, the department may do any of the following:
(1) Find the bidder to be nonresponsive.
(2) Permit the bidder to withdraw the additional terms to meet the requirements and criteria set forth in the notice of sale.
(3) Subject to subsections (f)(1) and (h)(2), accept any of the proposed terms.
(f) The department may not:
(1) accept proposed additional terms; or
(2) permit a change in a bid after bids are opened;
prejudicial to the interest of the state or fair competition.
(g) The department may cancel a sale only as permitted in either of the following:
(1) As stated in the notice of the sale.
(2) Under rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.
(h) The commissioner must make a written determination supporting any of the following:
(1) Permitting the correction or withdrawal of a bid.
(2) A decision of the department to accept proposed additional terms under subsection (e)(3).
(3) Canceling the sale.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-14. Auction Procedure

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "auctioneer" refers to an auctioneer licensed under IC 25-6.1.
(b) Instead of taking bids, the department may engage an auctioneer to advertise the sale and to conduct a public auction of the property.
(c) The advertising by an auctioneer under this section must include a detailed description of the property to be sold.
(d) In addition to advertising given to the sale by an auctioneer, notice of the sale must be given as required by section 12 of this chapter.
(e) The transferring agency shall pay the costs of an auction conducted under this section.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-15. Sale at Less Than Appraised Value; Grant of Easement

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 10 of this chapter, the governor must approve a sale of the property for a price less than the appraised value of the property.
(b) The department may grant an easement in property without:
(1) money consideration; and
(2) the approval of the governor.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.267-1999, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-16. Cash Sale; Proceeds Depository

Sec. 16. (a) A sale of property must be made for cash.
(b) Subject to Article 8, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the proceeds of a sale, after payment of expenses, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fund from which the property was purchased.
(c) If the fund from which the property was purchased cannot be determined, the proceeds shall be deposited in the fund designated by the budget agency.
(d) The proceeds of the sale are subject to allotment by the budget agency with the approval of the governor.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-16.5. Proceeds Credited to Separate Account for Purchase of Other Real Property

Sec. 16.5. The proceeds from the sale of property subject to the management or control of the department of natural resources shall be credited to a separate account to be used for the purchase of other real property to be managed or controlled by the department of natural resources.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-17. Instrument of Transfer; Signatures

Sec. 17. (a) If the property is transferred, an instrument shall be prepared as directed by the department.
(b) The instrument prepared under subsection (a) must be signed by the following:
(1) The agency head of the transferring agency or a designee of the agency head.
(2) If the transfer involves two (2) agencies, the agency head of the accepting agency or a designee of the agency head.
(3) The governor or a designee of the governor.
(4) The attorney general for form and compliance with this chapter.
(c) The signatures of the individuals listed in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(3) must be acknowledged.
(d) An individual required by this section to sign or approve the instrument may sign or approve the instrument after the agency for whom the individual is signing or approving has completed all actions of the agency required under this chapter.
(e) The authority of a designee signing the instrument under subsection (b) must be indicated in writing and filed with the department.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-18. Recordation and Filing

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to any transfer under this chapter.
(b) This section does not apply if the instrument is a lease for a term of four (4) years or less.
(c) The instrument shall be recorded in each county in which the property is located.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a copy of the instrument shall be filed in the land office.
(e) If the transfer involves two (2) agencies, the instrument shall also be filed in the land office.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-21. State Lease Agreement With City of Madison for Heritage Trail; Staked Survey; Use of Trail

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "city" refers to the city of Madison, Indiana.
(b) As used in this section, "heritage trail" refers to a multiple purpose public use trail.
(c) As used in this section, "hospital" refers to the Madison State Hospital or its successor.
(d) As used in this section, "real estate" refers to the real estate and improvements that are:
(1) held by the hospital;
(2) located on the grounds of the hospital; and
(3) designated as a heritage trail by agreement of the city and the hospital.
(e) The city, at its expense, shall have a staked survey performed and prepare a legal description of the real estate that meets the approval of the governor and the commissioner of the Indiana department of administration.
(f) The governor and the commissioner of the Indiana department of administration are authorized and directed on behalf of and in the name of the state of Indiana to enter into a lease agreement with the city that contains the following:
(1) A lease of the real estate surveyed and described in subsection (e) to the city for thirty (30) years at a rental of one dollar ($1) per year.
(2) A provision for maintenance of the heritage trail by the city or the hospital.
(3) A statement that the city may purchase services from the hospital at the cost of those services to the hospital, including the method of determining the costs. The method of determining costs may be amended with the consent of all parties to the lease.
(4) An easement to the real estate to allow visitor access to the real estate. The easement may be amended with the consent of all parties to the lease.
(5) A statement that the state may terminate the lease if any part of the real estate is:
(A) subleased without the consent of the state; or
(B) used for a purpose other than a heritage trail.
(g) The city shall use the real estate leased under this section for heritage trail purposes.
As added by P.L.20-2010, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 7. Disposition of Property › 4-20.5-7-22. Regional Holding Facility Lease Agreement

Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "local economic development organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-28-11.5-2.
(b) As used in this section, "regional holding facility lease agreement" means an agreement between the department of correction and a local economic development organization to lease an unused department of correction facility for the purpose of:
(1) addressing the issue of jail overcrowding in Indiana;
(2) reducing recidivism by offering programs in the facility as described under IC 11-12-6.5-1(d); and
(3) obtaining federal funding to operate the facility.
(c) The department of correction may enter into a regional holding facility lease agreement with a local economic development organization for not more than forty (40) years. The regional holding facility lease agreement may be renewed.
(d) The department of correction may apply for federal grants to implement this section.
(e) The department of correction shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.239-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 9. Acquisition of Property by Treasurer of State on Account of Debt Owed the State or a State Trust Fund › 4-20.5-9-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to property sold at a commissioner's, judicial, or sheriff's sale on a judgment in favor of the state on account of a debt due the state or a trust fund held by the state.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 9. Acquisition of Property by Treasurer of State on Account of Debt Owed the State or a State Trust Fund › 4-20.5-9-2. Purchase by Treasurer for Use of State

Sec. 2. The treasurer of state may purchase the property for the use of the state or a specified fund of the state under IC 4-20.5-3.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 9. Acquisition of Property by Treasurer of State on Account of Debt Owed the State or a State Trust Fund › 4-20.5-9-3. Sale of Property Purchased Under Chapter

Sec. 3. The treasurer of state may sell property purchased under this chapter under IC 4-20.5-7.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 10. Acquisition and Use of Property for Sewage Disposal Purposes by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-10-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the following agencies:
(1) A division (as defined in IC 12-7-2-69(c)), for a state institution under the administrative control of the division.
(2) The Indiana department of health, for an institution under the administrative control of the Indiana department of health.
(3) The department of correction, for a correctional facility under the administrative control of the department of correction.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 10. Acquisition and Use of Property for Sewage Disposal Purposes by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-10-2. Sewer Right-of-Way Purchase or Lease; Connection to Political Subdivision Sewer; Contract

Sec. 2. (a) An agency may purchase or lease a right-of-way for a sewer leading from a state institution under the administrative control of the agency to a suitable outlet over adjacent property.
(b) IC 4-20.5-3 applies to a purchase under this section.
(c) A political subdivision may permit drainage and sewage from the sewer line to be connected to the sewers of the political subdivision upon the terms agreed upon by the political subdivision and the agency.
(d) A contract entered into under subsection (c) must be approved under IC 4-13-2-14.1.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 10. Acquisition and Use of Property for Sewage Disposal Purposes by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-10-3. Purchase or Lease of Property for the Disposal of Sewage; Construction of Disposal Systems

Sec. 3. (a) An agency may purchase or lease property for the use of a state institution under the administrative control of the agency for the disposal of sewage.
(b) An agency may not purchase more than eighty (80) acres under this section.
(c) An agency may construct on the property any of the following to dispose of the sewage:
(1) Reservoirs.
(2) A drainage system.
(3) Any other sewage disposal system sufficient to dispose of the sewage.
(d) An agency may proceed under IC 32-24 to acquire property under this section.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 10. Acquisition and Use of Property for Sewage Disposal Purposes by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-10-4. Property Acquisition; Statutory Authority

Sec. 4. An agency may acquire property for purposes of this chapter under either of the following:
(1) IC 4-20.5-3.
(2) IC 32-24.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the following agencies:
(1) A division (as defined in IC 12-7-2-69(c)), for a state institution under the administrative control of the division.
(2) The Indiana department of health, for an institution under the administrative control of the Indiana department of health.
(3) The department of correction, for a correctional facility under the administrative control of the department of correction.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-2. "Road" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "road" includes an alley, a public highway, and a street.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-3. Authority to Acquire Road

Sec. 3. An agency may acquire a road abutting, adjacent to, or running through a state institution under the administrative control of the agency under this chapter.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-4. Acquisition Under Ic 32-24

Sec. 4. (a) IC 32-24 applies to acquisition of a road under this chapter.
(b) The owners of all property immediately abutting that part of the road the agency wants to acquire must be made defendants to an action filed under IC 32-24.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-5. Damages of Abutting Owners

Sec. 5. A defendant is entitled only to the special damages that the defendant will sustain because of the following:
(1) Loss of ingress and egress to and from the defendant's abutting property.
(2) Any fee interest the defendant may have in the road and other property to be taken.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-6. Replacement Road

Sec. 6. (a) If the court finds that public necessity requires that another road be established to take the place of the road acquired by the agency, the court shall order that before the road is acquired by the agency, the agency shall provide for construction of a similar road near the road taken.
(b) If the road to be acquired by the agency is located within a city or a town, the city or the town shall be made a defendant in the action only for the purpose of determining the necessity for establishing a road to replace the road acquired by the agency.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-7. Acquisition Costs; Appropriation

Sec. 7. All costs of acquisition of the road, including the costs of construction of a replacement road ordered under section 6 of this chapter, are appropriated from the state general fund.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 11. Acquisition and Use of Streets and Highways by Certain Agencies › 4-20.5-11-8. Condemnation Proceeding Costs

Sec. 8. (a) A defendant shall pay the cost of the action against the defendant if the award made by the court is less than ten percent (10%) more than the final offer made to the defendant by the state.
(b) If subsection (a) does not apply to a defendant, the state shall pay the cost of the action against the defendant.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 12. Condemnation of Property Located in Indiana by the United States › 4-20.5-12-1. Authority of United States to Acquire Property by Eminent Domain

Sec. 1. If the United States wants to acquire title to property in Indiana for any purpose, the United States may acquire property by eminent domain under IC 32-24 and applicable federal law.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 12. Condemnation of Property Located in Indiana by the United States › 4-20.5-12-2. Consent of State

Sec. 2. Before the United States may acquire land under this chapter, the state must give consent to the acquisition.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 13. Certain Property Transactions by the Department of Natural Resources With the United States › 4-20.5-13-1. Applicable Statutes

Sec. 1. The following statutes apply to a property transaction under this chapter:
(1) IC 4-20.5-7-3.
(2) IC 4-20.5-7-4.
(3) IC 4-20.5-7-5.
(4) IC 4-20.5-7-6.
(5) IC 4-20.5-7-17.
(6) IC 4-20.5-7-18.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 13. Certain Property Transactions by the Department of Natural Resources With the United States › 4-20.5-13-2. Lighthouse, Beacon, or Other Aid to Navigation Site; Federal Acquisition of State Property; Magnitude; Jurisdiction

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies only to state property covered by navigable waters of the United States.
(b) If an authorized agent of the United States requests the conveyance of state property for the site of a lighthouse, beacon, or other aid to navigation, the state may convey the property to the United States.
(c) The property conveyed under this section may not exceed ten (10) acres for a particular transaction requested by the United States.
(d) Subject to subsection (e), the governor may cede the jurisdiction of the state to the United States over property conveyed under this section.
(e) If the governor cedes jurisdiction under subsection (d), the state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States so that civil or criminal process issued under the state can be executed:
(1) by the proper officers of the state;
(2) upon a person subject to that process;
(3) within the limits of the property ceded; and
(4) in the same manner and to the same effect as if jurisdiction had not been ceded to the United States.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 14. Cession of Jurisdiction to the United States for Post Offices and Other Structures › 4-20.5-14-1. Types of Structures

Sec. 1. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, the jurisdiction of the state is ceded to the United States over all property within Indiana selected and acquired by the United States for the purpose of erecting any of the following:
(1) A post office.
(2) A custom house.
(3) Any other structure exclusively owned by the United States and used for its purposes.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 14. Cession of Jurisdiction to the United States for Post Offices and Other Structures › 4-20.5-14-2. Conditions

Sec. 2. The cession of property to the United States under this chapter is subject to the following conditions:
(1) An agent of the United States, having knowledge of the facts, must file an accurate, certified description and plat of the property acquired by the United States with the land office.
(2) The state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the property, so that civil or criminal process issued under the state or orders of a state court or judicial officer can be executed:
(A) by the proper officers of the state;
(B) upon a person subject to that process;
(C) within the limits of the property ceded; and
(D) in the same manner and to the same effect as if jurisdiction had not been ceded to the United States.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 14. Cession of Jurisdiction to the United States for Post Offices and Other Structures › 4-20.5-14-3. Exemption From Taxes and Assessments; Exceptions

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to taxes or assessments levied by the state upon the gross receipts or income of an association, a corporation, a firm, a partnership, or a person received on account of the performance of contracts or other activities upon the property.
(b) After the United States acquires property subject to this chapter, the property is exempt from all taxes and assessments as long as the United States owns the property.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 15. Acquisition of Property by the United States for Improvements on Rivers › 4-20.5-15-1. Consent to Federal Acquisition of Property by Purchase or Eminent Domain; Title; Jurisdiction and Control

Sec. 1. (a) The consent of the state is given to the acquisition of property by the United States, by purchase or eminent domain, for any of the following:
(1) The improvement of a navigable river within or bordering on Indiana by means of locks, dams, and adjustable chutes.
(2) The construction and maintenance of slackwater navigation on a navigable river within or bordering on Indiana by erecting dams, abutments, locks, lock-keepers' houses, chutes, or other necessary structures.
(b) The United States has title to property and exercises jurisdiction and control over the property when purchased or acquired as provided by this section.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 15. Acquisition of Property by the United States for Improvements on Rivers › 4-20.5-15-2. Consent to Federal Purchase of Property on Ohio or Wabash Rivers; Limits on Eminent Domain Acquisitions; Cession of Jurisdiction and Right to Assess and Tax; Judicial Process

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.
(b) If the United States determines that it must acquire the property by eminent domain, the United States may not acquire more than ten (10) acres in any one (1) location under this section.
(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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 16. Acquisition of Forest Property by the United States › 4-20.5-16-1. Consent to Federal Acquisition by Purchase or Gift; Limitation

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to the conditions established in this chapter, the consent of the state is given the United States to acquire, by purchase or gift, property in Indiana the United States considers necessary to establish, consolidate, or extend natural forests in Indiana.
(b) The consent given in subsection (a) terminates January 1, 2021.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 16. Acquisition of Forest Property by the United States › 4-20.5-16-2. Conditions

Sec. 2. The consent of the state given in section 1 of this chapter is subject to all the following conditions:
(1) That the United States does not exercise its power of eminent domain, directly or indirectly, for the acquisition of the property, except to clear title.
(2) That the United States assumes the duties of a private landowner in Indiana regarding the owners or persons in legal possession of property adjoining national forest land in Indiana.
(3) That before January 1, 1981, the federal government defines national forest purchase boundaries within Indiana establishing purchase areas that enclose an aggregate of not more than four hundred thirty thousand (430,000) acres. The governor may grant a one (1) year extension of the time limitation if in the governor's judgment it is to the advantage of the people of Indiana to do so.
(4) That the United States acquires not more than two hundred forty thousand (240,000) acres for national forest land in Indiana.
(5) That the United States acquires by purchase not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of any county.
(6) That the United States does not use any portion of the property within the national forest for the disposition, storage, or handling of nuclear or nonnuclear hazardous waste, including any of the following:
(A) Nuclear material.
(B) Radioactive material.
(C) Radioactive remains of a nuclear facility.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 16. Acquisition of Forest Property by the United States › 4-20.5-16-3. Termination of Consent

Sec. 3. If the United States fails to conform to any of the conditions provided in section 2 of this chapter, the consent of the state given in section 1 of this chapter is immediately terminated by operation of law.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 16. Acquisition of Forest Property by the United States › 4-20.5-16-4. Concurrent Jurisdiction Regarding Civil and Criminal Process

Sec. 4. The state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over property acquired by the United States under this chapter, so far that civil process in all cases and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the state against a person charged with the commission of an offense may be executed on the property.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 18. Retrocession of Property From the United States › 4-20.5-18-1. Consent of State to Retrocession of Jurisdiction

Sec. 1. The consent of the state is given to the retrocession of jurisdiction, either partially or wholly, by the United States over property within Indiana over which the United States exercises jurisdiction exclusively or concurrently with the state.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 18. Retrocession of Property From the United States › 4-20.5-18-2. Acceptance by Governor

Sec. 2. The governor is authorized to accept for the state the retrocession of jurisdiction if the governor considers retrocession to be in the best interest of the state.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 18. Retrocession of Property From the United States › 4-20.5-18-3. Perfection

Sec. 3. Retrocession of jurisdiction under this chapter must be perfected as follows:
(1) An agent of the United States authorized to dispose of property must give written notice of the retrocession to the governor.
(2) The governor must accept the retrocession on behalf of the state on the written notice.
(3) The notice, with the governor's acceptance, must be:
(A) recorded in the office of the recorder of the county where the property is located; and
(B) filed in the land office.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-1. Jurisdiction

Sec. 1. If the United States government or an agency of the United States government is authorized to acquire jurisdiction of a memorial or historic grounds and buildings in Indiana to be preserved and maintained by the United States government or an agency of the United States government as a national monument, the agency of the state having charge of the memorial or historic grounds and buildings may, with the approval of the governor, cede all jurisdiction of the memorial, property, buildings, and appurtenances to the United States government or the agency of the United States government.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-2. Transfer of Right, Title, and Possession to United States Government

Sec. 2. If a memorial, a property, a building, or an appurtenance is ceded to the United States government under this chapter, the governor may transfer and convey all right, title, and possession that the state has in and to the memorial, property, building, or appurtenance to the United States government or agency of the United States government authorized to receive and accept the transfer and conveyance.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-3. Written Statements of Conditions for Transfer

Sec. 3. Before the transfer and conveyance of the right, title, and possession of a memorial, a property, a building, or an appurtenance is consummated, the attorney general and the appropriate legal officer of the United States government must state in writing that all of the conditions necessary to the valid and conclusive transfer and conveyance of the memorial, or property, building, or appurtenance have been fully complied with. Upon the presentation of the written statements to the governor, the governor shall direct the secretary of state to cause to be executed a deed of conveyance to the United States government or agency of the United States government. The governor shall sign the deed and the secretary of state shall attest the deed with the great seal of the state.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-4. State Relinquishing Claims to Property

Sec. 4. Upon the execution of the deed of conveyance, the state relinquishes all claims to the property conveyed to the United States government.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-5. Conditions for Transfer

Sec. 5. The transfer and conveyance of a memorial, property, a building, or an appurtenance by the state to the United States government shall be made as follows:
(1) Without appraisement.
(2) Without the giving of notice.
(3) Without complying with any law other than this chapter.
(4) As provided by this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-6. Civil and Criminal Process Issued as if Jurisdiction Not Ceded

Sec. 6. All civil and criminal process issued under the authority of the state or an officer of the state may be executed on the property and in a building that is erected on the property in the same way and manner as if jurisdiction had not been ceded under this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 19. Transfer of State Property for National Monument › 4-20.5-19-7. Tax Exemption

Sec. 7. A memorial, a property, a building, or an appurtenance ceded under this chapter is exempt from all state, county, township, and other taxes, but is not exempt from the payment of special assessments.
[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-6-1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 20. Miscellaneous Property Transactions With the United States › 4-20.5-20-1. Transactions With United States

Sec. 1. The department, with the approval of the governor, may enter into transactions with the United States involving property not otherwise provided for in this article.
As added by P.L.267-1999, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 20. Miscellaneous Property Transactions With the United States › 4-20.5-20-2. Procedures; Powers of Department

Sec. 2. (a) A transaction described in section 1 of this chapter is subject to the same procedures required by this article that would be required to be followed under this article if the transaction were conducted with a person other than the United States.
(b) The department has the same powers to conduct a transaction described in section 1 of this chapter as the department has to conduct the same transaction under this article with a person other than the United States.
As added by P.L.267-1999, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 21. Displays on Public Property › 4-20.5-21-2. Display of Ten Commandments on State Property

Sec. 2. An object containing the words of the Ten Commandments may be displayed on real property owned by the state along with other documents of historical significance that have formed and influenced the United States legal or governmental system. Such display of an object containing the words of the Ten Commandments shall be in the same manner and appearance generally as other documents and objects displayed, and shall not be presented or displayed in any fashion that results in calling attention to it apart from the other displayed documents and objects.
As added by P.L.22-2000, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 21. Displays on Public Property › 4-20.5-21-3. Display of Women's Suffrage Monument

Sec. 3. Before January 1, 2024, the department shall install on the grounds of the state house a monument commissioned by the Indiana women's suffrage centennial commission under IC 4-23-25.1-7.
As added by P.L.4-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 21. Displays on Public Property › 4-20.5-21-4. Display of Historical Documents

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), a document of educational and historical significance with acknowledged religious history may be displayed on property owned by the state, including the following:
(1) The Mayflower Compact, written and adopted in 1620.
(2) The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
(3) Articles I through VI of the Northwest Ordinance, enacted by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787.
(4) Washington's Farewell Address, published September 19, 1796.
(b) A display of a document under subsection (a) may be accompanied by a document entitled "Educational Documents for Acknowledging America's Religious History" that reads as follows:
"Many historical documents pivotal to American law, constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in religion. Examples include the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, and Washington's Farewell Address, which collectively express the American ideals of liberty, equality, personal responsibility, and the rule of law. The purpose of this display is to help the general public understand the role that religion has played in the legal history of the United States and Indiana.".
(c) A document may be displayed under subsection (a) only if the document is:
(1) donated;
(2) purchased with funds made available through voluntary contributions to the department; or
(3) reprinted from a document donated or purchased as described in subdivisions (1) and (2).
(d) Subject to the availability of documents, funds, and reprinted documents as provided under subsection (c), the department shall, upon the request of a:
(1) state office (as defined in IC 3-5-2-48);
(2) clerk of court;
(3) judge; or
(4) legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9);
prepare and distribute to the state office, clerk of court, judge, or legislative body a copy of a document listed in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4) for framing and display.
(e) The documents displayed under this section may be displayed in a public location with other historical documents.
As added by P.L.39-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a lease under IC 8-23-24.5.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-2. Intent of Chapter

Sec. 2. The intent of this chapter is to encourage the use of property owned by the state to promote the growth and harvesting of vegetation to be used as fuels and other energy products.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-3. "Agency"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "agency " has the meaning set forth in IC 4-20.5-1-3. The term includes a state institution.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-4. "Vegetation"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "vegetation" refers to grasses or other plants that are suitable for processing into fuels or other energy products. The term does not include grasses or other plants that may be used to feed livestock.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-5. Authorization to Enter Lease

Sec. 5. To the extent permitted by federal law and when consistent with public safety, an agency may enter into leases with appropriate persons for the persons to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetation on state property owned or maintained by the agency for use in production of energy.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 20.5. State Real Property › Chapter 22. Planting Grasses and Other Plants for Energy Production › 4-20.5-22-6. Requirements of Lease

Sec. 6. A lease under this chapter must provide for the following:
(1) The lessee is responsible for planting, maintaining, and harvesting the vegetation at the lessee's cost.
(2) The lessee becomes the owner of the vegetation when harvested.
(3) The harvested vegetation must be used for the production of fuels or other energy products.
(4) The lease must include limitations on the height of any vegetation that is grown.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.62.