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2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-18. Plan for Flood Control and Drainage; Exclusive Authority; Emergency

Sec. 18. (a) The commission:
(1) shall develop a plan regarding flood control and drainage within the basin;
(2) shall, after June 30, 2019, have exclusive authority to implement drainage and flood control activities within the channels of the Kankakee River and the Yellow River and within the area extending seventy-five (75) feet from the top of each bank of each river;
(3) may participate in the flood control program established under IC 5-1.2-13; and
(4) may acquire interests in land, including easements, for the commission's use in:
(A) providing flood storage; and
(B) the construction of levees and other flood control improvements.
(b) The commission's exclusive authority to implement drainage and flood control activities under subsection (a)(2) includes the authority to do the following:
(1) Bank stabilization.
(2) Tree removal.
(3) The construction and operation of sand traps.
(4) Channel reconstruction.
(5) Sediment removal.
(6) Acquire, construct, and maintain access roads to levees and the channel of each river.
(7) Other actions considered necessary by the commission to carry out this chapter.
(c) A county must first obtain authorization of the commission before performing any work within the area described in subsection (a)(2), unless the county must perform the work in response to an emergency.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-19. Powers

Sec. 19. The commission may do the following:
(1) Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the commission's duties.
(2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the commission's purposes, objectives, and findings.
(3) When requested, provide recommendations in matters related to the commission's functions and objectives to the following:
(A) Political subdivisions in the basin.
(B) Other public and private agencies.
(4) When requested, act as a coordinating agency for programs and activities of other public and private agencies that are related to the commission's objectives.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-20. Grants and Appropriations

Sec. 20. (a) The commission may receive grants and appropriations from the following:
(1) Federal, state, and local governments.
(2) Individuals, foundations, and other organizations.
(b) The commission may enter into agreements or contracts regarding the acceptance or use of these grants and appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the commission's activities under this chapter.
(c) The commission must expend money appropriated to the commission for the purpose for which the money is appropriated.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-21.5. Informational Meetings

Sec. 21.5. Before January 1, 2021, the commission must hold at least two (2) public informational meetings in each Indiana county that is located within the basin concerning:
(1) the nature and details of the special assessment described in section 21 of this chapter; and
(2) a description of the flood control and other projects for which the revenue generated from the imposition of a special assessment under section 21 of this chapter will be used.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-23. County Failure to Pay Special Assessments or Direct Support; Procedure; Remedy

Sec. 23. (a) If:
(1) a county fails to pay direct support or special assessments to the commission when due under section 21 or 22 of this chapter; and
(2) more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the due date;
the commission shall notify the auditor of state of the county's failure to pay and the amount due from the county. The commission may request that the auditor of state pay the amount due from local income taxes otherwise distributable to the county under IC 6-3.6. The auditor of state shall immediately contact the county auditor and the commission to confirm whether the county is unable to make the required payment. Upon confirming the county's inability to make the payment, the auditor of state shall deduct the amount due from the next distribution of local income taxes allocated to the county under IC 6-3.6.
(b) This section must be interpreted liberally to ensure that the obligations of the commission are paid to the extent legally valid. However, this section does not create a debt of the state.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.13-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-24. Uses of Money Collected From Special Assessments

Sec. 24. A county shall use money retained under section 22(d) of this chapter for the following purposes:
(1) To improve flood storage capacity along the tributaries of the Kankakee River and the Yellow River.
(2) Flood control and drainage projects within the basin.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-25. Creation of Segregated Account; Uses; Landowner Reimbursement

Sec. 25. (a) The commission shall deposit special assessments received under section 22 of this chapter into a segregated account maintained by the commission. Except as provided in subsection (b), special assessments deposited into the account may not be transferred into other accounts belonging to the commission. Money in the account may be used only for the following purposes:
(1) To pay expenses directly related to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of real property, a facility, a betterment, or an improvement constituting part of a project of the commission, including acquisition of the site for a project.
(2) To pay expenses directly related to the operation, repair, and maintenance of flood protection systems within the basin.
(3) To pay the annual installment and interest on a loan or other financial assistance received under IC 5-1.2-13.
(b) The commission shall establish an account for reimbursing landowners for damages incurred through the use of the landowners' land for flood storage. The account consists of money transferred from the segregated account described in subsection (a). The commission may transfer amounts considered appropriate by the commission.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-26. Property Interests

Sec. 26. (a) The commission may:
(1) acquire and dispose of real or personal property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise; and
(2) hold, use, improve, maintain, operate, own, manage, or lease as lessor or lessee real or personal property or any interest in that property;
for the purposes prescribed by this chapter.
(b) The commission may exercise the powers granted by this section for the development of the water resources of the basin.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-28. Agreements With Agencies in Other States

Sec. 28. The commission may, with the approval of the regional planning commissions affected and the department, enter into agreements with agencies in another state that are responsible for the planning or development of all or part of the basin in the other state.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-29. Advisory Committee

Sec. 29. (a) There is established an advisory committee consisting of:
(1) the north-northwest regional director of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts; and
(2) the county surveyor of each Indiana county within the basin.
However, a county surveyor may not be a member of the advisory committee if the county surveyor represents the county on the commission. The county executive of a county represented on the commission by the county surveyor shall appoint an individual other than the county surveyor to represent the county on the advisory committee.
(b) The commission may appoint other advisory committees consisting of individuals whose experience, training, or interest in the program enables the individuals to assist the commission.
(c) A member of an advisory committee is not entitled to compensation for the member's services.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-30. Budgets and Appropriations

Sec. 30. (a) The counties in the basin may budget, appropriate, and disburse an aggregate amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year to carry out the purposes of the commission under this chapter. The appropriation shall be apportioned among the counties in the basin in direct relationship to the amount of land area lying within the basin boundaries.
(b) The department shall certify the boundaries and the drainage area of each county within the basin after consultation with the respective county surveyors and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The determination and certification shall be prepared before submission of budgets to the appropriating bodies so that the correct amount can be appropriated.
(c) A regional planning commission may, upon request from the commission, furnish for a reasonable charge the support staff necessary for the commission.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-31. Duties

Sec. 31. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Prepare and adopt by majority vote an annual budget.
(2) Submit the budget to each county, municipality, or agency appropriating money for the use of the commission.
(b) After approval of the budget by the commission, money may be expended only as budgeted unless a majority vote of the commission authorizes other expenditure.
(c) Any appropriated amounts remaining unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the year become part of a nonreverting cumulative fund to be held in the name of the commission. The commission may authorize unbudgeted expenditures from this fund by a majority vote of the commission.
(d) The commission is responsible for the safekeeping and deposit of money the commission receives under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall:
(1) prescribe the methods and forms for keeping; and
(2) periodically audit;
the accounts, records, and books of the commission.
(e) The treasurer of the commission may receive, disburse, and handle money belonging to the commission, subject to the following:
(1) Applicable statutes.
(2) Procedures established by the commission.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-32. Coordination of Flood Control Activities

Sec. 32. The commission shall coordinate its flood control activities with the department and other public agencies to ensure that undeveloped public land is used for providing flood storage to the greatest extent feasible before other lands are used.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-33. Indiana Business Preference; Criteria

Sec. 33. (a) As used in this section, "out-of-state business" refers to a business that is not an Indiana business.
(b) The commission may give a preference to an Indiana business that submits a bid under this article if all of the following apply:
(1) An out-of-state business submits a bid.
(2) The out-of-state business is a business from a state that gives public works preferences unfavorable to Indiana businesses.
(c) The commission shall establish criteria for determining the following:
(1) Whether a bidder qualifies as an Indiana business under the rules.
(2) When another state's preference is unfavorable to Indiana businesses.
(3) The method by which the preference for Indiana businesses is to be computed.
(d) The commission may not give a preference to an Indiana business that is more favorable to the Indiana business than the other state's preference is to the other state's businesses.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 13. Local Resource Development › Chapter 9. Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission › 14-13-9-34. Indiana Employment Goal for Public Works Projects Awarded by the Commission

Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "resident of Indiana" means a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is one (1) of the following:
(1) A person who has registered a motor vehicle in Indiana.
(2) A person who is registered to vote in Indiana.
(3) A person who has a child enrolled in an elementary or a secondary school located in Indiana.
(4) A person who derives more than one-half (1/2) of the person's gross income (as defined in Section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code) from sources in Indiana, according to the provisions applicable to determining the source of adjusted gross income that are set forth in IC 6-3-2-2. However, a person who would otherwise be considered a resident of Indiana under this subdivision is not a resident of Indiana if a preponderance of the evidence concerning the factors set forth in subdivisions (1) through (3) proves that the person is not a resident of Indiana.
(b) When entering a bid under this chapter for a public works project, each contractor shall provide the commission with information on the number of residents of Indiana who will be employed by the contractor and the number of residents of Indiana who will be employed by any subcontractor of the contractor.
(c) The goal for a contract awarded by the commission for a public works project is to award the contract to a contractor who:
(1) employs residents of Indiana as at least ninety percent (90%) of the employees who work on the contract; and
(2) enters into subcontracts only with subcontractors who employ residents of Indiana as at least ninety percent (90%) of the employees who work on the subcontract.
As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 14. Recreational Development › Chapter 1. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations:
14-14-1-1formerly 14-3-12-114-14-1-2formerly 14-3-12-214-14-1-3formerly 14-3-12-3(a)14-14-1-4formerly 14-3-12-3(d)14-14-1-5formerly 14-3-12-3(b)14-14-1-6formerly 14-3-12-3(c)14-14-1-7formerly 14-3-12-4(a)14-14-1-8formerly 14-3-12-4(b) part14-14-1-9formerly 14-3-12-4(b) part14-14-1-10formerly 14-3-12-4(b) part14-14-1-11formerly 14-3-12-4(b) part14-14-1-12formerly 14-3-12-4(b) part, (c) part14-14-1-13formerly 14-3-12-4(c) part14-14-1-14formerly 14-3-12-4(c) part14-14-1-15formerly 14-3-12-4(d), (e)14-14-1-16formerly 14-3-12-4.5(a), (b)14-14-1-17formerly 14-3-12-4.5(c)14-14-1-18formerly 14-3-12-514-14-1-19formerly 14-3-12-614-14-1-20formerly 14-3-12-714-14-1-21formerly 14-3-12-914-14-1-22formerly 14-3-12-10 part14-14-1-23formerly 14-3-12-10 part14-14-1-24formerly 14-3-12-10 part14-14-1-25formerly 14-3-12-10 part14-14-1-26formerly 14-3-12-10 part14-14-1-27formerly 14-3-12-11 part14-14-1-28formerly 14-3-12-11 part14-14-1-29formerly 14-3-12-1214-14-1-30formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-31formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-32formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-33formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-34formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-35formerly 14-3-12-13 part14-14-1-36formerly 14-3-12-1414-14-1-37formerly 14-3-12-1514-14-1-38formerly 14-3-12-1614-14-1-39formerly 14-3-12-17(a)14-14-1-40formerly 14-3-12-17(b)14-14-1-41formerly 14-3-12-1814-14-1-42formerly 14-3-12-1914-14-1-43formerly 14-3-12-2014-14-1-44formerly 14-3-12-2114-14-1-45formerly 14-3-12-2214-14-1-46formerly 14-3-12-2314-14-1-47formerly 14-3-12-24.]
Repealed by P.L.189-2018, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 14. Recreational Development › Chapter 2. Federal Recreation Plan › 14-14-2-1. Assent to Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Law

Sec. 1. (a) Indiana assents to 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. For the purposes of 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq., the department:
(1) may prepare, maintain, and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of Indiana; and
(2) shall coordinate the department's activities with and represent the interests of all agencies of the state, county, city, and other governmental units.
(b) To accomplish the activities described in subsection (a), the department may enter into and administer contracts and agreements with the United States or an appropriate agency of the United States for the planning and the acquisition of development projects involving participating federal aid money on behalf of a state, a county, a city, or other governmental unit.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 14. Recreational Development › Chapter 2. Federal Recreation Plan › 14-14-2-2. Duties of Director

Sec. 2. The director shall do the following:
(1) Perform the acts for the state that are necessary to conduct the establishment of cooperative outdoor recreation projects in compliance with 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.
(2) Accept and administer money paid to the state by the federal government for the purposes defined in 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. if money accruing to the state is not diverted for any other purpose than the purpose for which the money was received.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 14-15-1-1. Applicability of Article

Sec. 1. This article applies to the following:
(1) All public waters.
(2) All watercraft navigated or moving on public waters.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-1. Unlawful Operation Without Proper Equipment

Sec. 1. A person may not operate a motorboat upon public water if the motorboat is not equipped with the equipment required by this chapter. The equipment must be:
(1) in good repair and operating condition; and
(2) ready for use;
at all times.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-2. Bilge Ventilators

Sec. 2. The following must be equipped with at least two (2) bilge ventilators fitted with cowls, or the equivalent, and designed and constructed to permit the safe diffusion into the air of all inflammable or explosive gases:
(1) An inboard motorboat that uses motor fuel having a flash point of not more than one hundred ten degrees (110°) Fahrenheit, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device.
(2) The greater part of the bilge of a motorboat that is not at all times open and exposed to the air.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-3. Carburetor Backfire Arrest Device

Sec. 3. The carburetor on an inboard motorboat must be equipped with a stock factory device:
(1) designed and constructed to arrest backfire; and
(2) of a make or type approved by the United States Coast Guard.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-4. Mufflers; Underwater Exhaust

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a motorboat competing in and during a motorboat race for which a permit has been issued by the department.
(b) A person may not operate a motorboat on Indiana water unless the boat motor is equipped with:
(1) a muffler;
(2) an underwater exhaust; or
(3) other device;
that muffles or suppresses the sound of the exhaust.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-6 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-5. Muffler Cutouts; Bypass

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a motorboat competing in and during a motorboat race for which a permit has been issued by the department.
(b) A person may not operate a motorboat on Indiana water if the boat motor is equipped with any of the following:
(1) A muffler cutout.
(2) A bypass.
(3) Any device similar to a muffler cutout or bypass.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-6 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-6. Personal Flotation Devices

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A sailboard or windsurfing board.
(2) A manually propelled boat, such as a racing shell, rowing scull, or racing kayak:
(A) that is recognized by national or international racing associations for use in competitive racing;
(B) in which all occupants row, scull, or paddle, with the exception of a coxswain if a coxswain is provided; and
(C) that is designed to carry and carries equipment only for competitive racing.
(b) All boats must be equipped with the number and type of personal flotation devices listed in this subsection. A person may not operate a boat unless the boat contains:
(1) for each person on board, one (1) personal flotation device that meets the requirements for designation by the United States Coast Guard as a wearable personal flotation device; and
(2) for a boat, except a canoe or kayak, at least sixteen (16) feet in length and in addition to the requirements of subdivision (1), one (1) personal flotation device that meets the requirements for designation by the United States Coast Guard as a throwable personal flotation device.
(c) The director may waive the requirements of this section for a boat during competition in a boat race for which a permit has been issued by the department if the following conditions are met:
(1) The sponsor of the boat race has informed the director of the precautions the sponsor will take to minimize the safety hazards that exist due to noncompliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) The sponsor files with the director a document under which the sponsor assumes all liability that may result from the use of a boat under the waiver.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-7(a), (c), (d).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-2000, SEC.2; P.L.24-2001, SEC.1; P.L.111-2016, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-7. Holding Tanks; Sewage Disposal

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "sewage" means human body wastes.
(b) A person may not keep, maintain, or operate upon public water a boat that is equipped with a water closet or toilet unless the water closet or toilet is equipped with a holding tank with the capacity to store wastes for subsequent disposal at:
(1) an approved shoreside facility or incinerator; or
(2) a treatment system approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.
(c) A person may not dispose of sewage accumulated in a holding tank or any other container on a watercraft in a manner that the sewage reaches or may reach public waters, except through a sewage disposal facility approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-1-1-1 part; 14-1-1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-8. Littering

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "litter" means bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, rubbish, plastic, or similar refuse.
(b) In the operation or use of watercraft, a person may not throw, dump, place, deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, dumped, placed, or deposited:
(1) any litter, filth, or putrid or unwholesome substance; or
(2) the contents of a water closet or toilet, catch basin, or grease trap;
in or upon public water or the banks of public water.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-1-1-1 part; 14-1-1-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-9. Gas or Flammable Liquids

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to motor fuel or fuel used in pocket cigarette, cigar, or pipe lighters.
(b) A person may not carry in a boat that is:
(1) kept, maintained, or operated upon public water; and
(2) used to carry passengers for hire;
gas, liquefied gas, or an inflammable liquid capable of being used for cooking, heating, or lighting.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-10. Lights

Sec. 10. (a) A person may not operate a boat upon public water during the period between sunset and sunrise that is not equipped with a light required by:
(1) 33 CFR 83; and
(2) this chapter.
(b) The light required by subsection (a) must be:
(1) in good repair and operating condition; and
(2) displayed and lighted or burning except as otherwise permitted.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.127-2022, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-11. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-12.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.127-2022, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-12. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-13.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.39-2018, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.127-2022, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-13. Hand Lanterns or Flashlights

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) Nonpowered boats including canoes and kayaks.
(2) Sailboats not more than twenty-two (22) feet in length under sail alone.
(3) Boats powered only by electric motor on lakes restricted to propulsion solely by oars, paddles, or electric motors.
(4) Any boat using an electric motor for positioning purposes only.
(b) A boat must be equipped with a hand portable lantern or flashlight not affixed or attached to any part of the boat and capable of throwing a white light visible for a distance of at least two (2) miles. The operator of the boat shall display the same or the white light aft, if available, in sufficient time to avoid a collision with any other boat that is being operated in accordance with this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-14.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-14. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-62.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.127-2022, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment › 14-15-2-15. Violations

Sec. 15. (a) A person who violates section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(b), 9, 10, or 13 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who violates section 7(c) or 8 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(a), a judgment of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be imposed for each Class A infraction committed in violation of section 7(c) or 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.137-2007, SEC.32; P.L.195-2014, SEC.3; P.L.111-2016, SEC.10; P.L.127-2022, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-1. "Small Lake" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "small lake" means a body of public water having a surface area that does not exceed three hundred (300) acres, excluding the following in determining the surface area:
(1) An adjoining channel.
(2) Any other small lake connected to the body of public water by a natural or manmade channel less than five hundred (500) feet wide at the narrowest point.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-2. Unlawful Operation Prohibited

Sec. 2. A person may not operate a boat upon public waters:
(1) in any manner;
(2) under any circumstances; or
(3) at any rate of speed;
prohibited by this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-15.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-3. Careful and Prudent Operation

Sec. 3. A person operating a boat shall operate the boat in a careful and prudent manner, having due regard for the following:
(1) The rights, safety, and property of other persons.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.
(3) Possible injury to the person or property of other persons.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-16.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-4. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-18.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.57-1995, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-5. Operation of Unsafe Boats Prohibited

Sec. 5. A person may not operate a boat if all or part of the boat is:
(1) designed or constructed in a manner; or
(2) in a condition or state of repair;
that endangers the person or property of any other person.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-19.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-6. Dangerous Operation Prohibited

Sec. 6. A person may not operate a boat in a manner that does any of the following:
(1) Unnecessarily endangers the person or property of another person.
(2) Unnecessarily interferes with the safe and lawful use of public waters by another person.
(3) Unnecessarily interferes with or obstructs a special event sanctioned or otherwise legally permitted by the department, another state, or the United States.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-20.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-7. Speeding

Sec. 7. A person may not operate a boat at a rate of speed greater than:
(1) is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic; or
(2) will permit the person, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-22.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-8. Night Speed Limit

Sec. 8. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a person may not operate a boat during the period between sunset and sunrise at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-23(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-9. Restrictions on Operation on Boundary Lakes

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies only to lakes of more than four hundred (400) acres but less than one thousand (1,000) acres lying on the boundary of Indiana and another state.
(b) Between 6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m., a person may not do any of the following:
(1) Operate a boat at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
(2) Tow an object with a boat, except a disabled motor boat or an object incidental to fishing.
(3) Obtain or be issued a permit under IC 14-15-5 for an activity described in subdivision (1) or (2).
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-23(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-10. Small Lakes; Speed Limit

Sec. 10. Subject to section 11 of this chapter, a person may not operate a motorboat upon a small lake at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-24(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-12. Small Lakes; Rescission or Amendment of Exemption From Speed Limit

Sec. 12. (a) A petition filed by a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake continues in effect and may not be rescinded by a subsequent petition to amend, alter, or abolish for two (2) years from the date of certification of the last filed petition.
(b) To amend, alter, or abolish an existing certified petition a majority of the abutting property owners of the small lake must petition the department.
(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to rescind or amend an exemption granted under section 11 of this chapter if:
(1) a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake that has been exempted under section 11 of this chapter petitions the commission in substantial accordance with the appropriate corresponding requirements of subsection (d) to rescind the exemption; or
(2) the commission determines that because of the exemption:
(A) there is an unreasonable hazard to persons; or
(B) unreasonable harm to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources is occurring.
(d) A petition under this section must be in the following form:
To the State of Indiana
Department of Natural Resources
The undersigned, all owners of abutting property to (name of lake) and situated in __________ County, Indiana, petition the department to (amend) (abolish) an existing petition as follows:
(Insert desired action)
We certify that the signatures listed on this petition represent a majority of the bona fide property owners of abutting property of (name of lake), as recorded in the office of the county recorder of (name of county). The county auditor of the county in which the property is located shall verify the validity of the signatures before the petition is presented to the department. We also understand and agree that this petition, superseding all existing and prior petitions, when certified, takes effect immediately, and a subsequent petition may not be filed for two (2) years from the date of certification.
____________________
___________________
Signed
Lake Property Address
____________________
Date
(e) Upon rescission of a prior petition, the department, as soon as practicable, shall remove all existing postings on the lake.
(f) It is the intent of this section to avoid confusion to lake users that might result from frequent changes in posting and unnecessary expense to the department in erecting and removing postings more often than every two (2) years.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-24(e), (h), (i).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-12.5. Effect of Certain Exemptions to Motorboat Speed Limits

Sec. 12.5. Notwithstanding sections 10, 11, and 12 of this chapter, any exemption to the motorboat speed limit that was:
(1) granted by the department in response to a petition from a majority of abutting property owners; and
(2) in effect on August 31, 1985;
remains in effect. However, if a majority of abutting property owners petition the department to rescind or amend the exemption, the department may rescind or amend the exemption.
As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-13. Exemption From Boat Speed Limits

Sec. 13. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, a person operating a boat competing in and during:
(1) a boat race;
(2) a water ski event; or
(3) any other organized boating activity;
over a fixed and marked course for which a permit has been issued by the department under this article may attempt to attain any speed of which the boat is capable.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-25.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.21-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-14. Traffic Rules

Sec. 14. A person operating a boat shall observe the following traffic rules when applicable:
(1) When two (2) boats are approaching each other "head and head", or nearly so, each boat shall bear to the right and pass the other boat on the boat's left side.
(2) When two (2) boats are approaching each other obliquely or at right angles, the boat on the right has the right-of-way. However, when:
(A) one (1) boat is under sail or is nonmotorized, the sailboat or nonmotorized boat has the right-of-way; and
(B) two (2) boats are under sail or are nonmotorized, the boat on the right has the right-of-way.
(3) A boat operated on a river or a channel shall bear to the right.
(4) A boat may overtake and pass another boat on either side if the passing can be done with safety and within the assured clear distance ahead, but the boat overtaken has the right-of-way.
(5) A boat leaving a dock, a pier, a wharf, or the shore has the right-of-way over all boats approaching the dock, pier, wharf, or shore.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-26.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-15. Hazardous Wake or Wash Prohibited

Sec. 15. A person operating a motorboat may not approach or pass another boat:
(1) in such a manner; or
(2) at such a rate of speed;
as to create a hazardous wake or wash.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-27.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-16. Circular Operation of Motorboats Around Fishers or Swimmers Prohibited

Sec. 16. A person may not operate a motorboat in a circular course around any of the following:
(1) Another boat with an occupant engaged in fishing.
(2) A person swimming.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-28.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-17. Minimum Distance From Shore Lines

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not operate a motorboat within two hundred (200) feet of the shore line of a lake or channel of the lake at a speed greater than idle speed.
(b) This subsection applies to lakes formed by hydroelectric dams in either of the following counties:
(1) A county having a population of more than twenty-four thousand six hundred (24,600) and less than twenty-five thousand (25,000).
(2) A county having a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) and less than twenty thousand four hundred (20,400).
A person may not operate a motorboat within fifty (50) feet of the shore line at a speed greater than idle speed. However, on tributaries of lakes described in this subsection that are formed by hydroelectric dams, a person operating a motor boat may not approach or pass within two hundred (200) feet of the shore line of the tributary at a speed greater than idle speed. For the purposes of this chapter, tributaries on lakes formed by hydroelectric dams do not include the principal body of water flowing into the lakes.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-29.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-2000, SEC.3; P.L.170-2002, SEC.93; P.L.119-2012, SEC.119; P.L.195-2017, SEC.5; P.L.104-2022, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-18. Adoption of Rules Regarding State or Federally Financed Lakes and Reservoirs

Sec. 18. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:
(1) establish speed limits for watercraft; and
(2) prescribe areas for special use;
on those lakes and reservoirs financed either wholly or in part with state or federal money.
(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) may do the following:
(1) Establish zoning of lakes for the protection of users.
(2) Establish quiet areas in which the use of watercraft may be limited or prohibited for the purposes of fish and wildlife management.
(3) Provide that special use areas be marked with buoys and marking devices approved by the United States Coast Guard.
(c) A rule adopted under subsection (a) may not interfere with, prohibit, or deprive owners of land adjoining or abutting upon the lakes or reservoirs and their guests of access, ingress, and egress to the land by means of motorized watercraft.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-30.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-19. Applicability of Chapter to Towed Persons or Objects

Sec. 19. Provisions of this chapter concerning the operation of boats or motorboats apply as follows:
(1) Whether or not the boat or motorboat is towing a water ski, a watersled, an aquaplane, or a similar object, including a person on the water ski, watersled, aquaplane, or similar object.
(2) To each object and person.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-31.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-20. Towing of Persons or Objects

Sec. 20. A person operating a motorboat may not tow a water ski, a watersled, an aquaplane, or a similar object, including a person on the waterski, watersled, aquaplane, or similar object, unless:
(1) the motorboat is occupied by at least one (1) other person who is giving the person's entire attention to watching the object or person towed; and
(2) the person operating the boat is giving the person's entire attention to the operation of the boat.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-32.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-21. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-33.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.195-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-22. Sirens

Sec. 22. A person other than a law enforcement officer may not operate or sound a siren.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-34.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-23. Load and Horsepower Safe Capacity

Sec. 23. A person may not operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for the following:
(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the boat.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-35.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.289-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-24. Occupants on Gunwales or Bow Decking Prohibited

Sec. 24. (a) A person operating a motorboat may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the gunwales.
(b) A person operating a motorboat less than twenty-one (21) feet in length may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the bow decking of the motorboat, except for any of the following purposes:
(1) Anchoring.
(2) Mooring.
(3) Casting off.
(4) Other necessary purpose.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-36.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation › Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation › 14-15-3-25. Mooring to or Tampering With Navigational AIDS

Sec. 25. A person may not:
(1) moor or attach a boat to; or
(2) move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy;
a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon public water by or by others under the authority of the United States or the state.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-37.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.