Sec. 24. (a) The court may permit amendments to a petition to conform to the findings of the commission.
(b) If a petition is amended to include additional land other than the land published in the notice for hearing on the petition, the court may make a final determination on the establishment of the district only after there is published notice of the amendments or of motion to amend by the petitioners. In addition, the petitioners shall mail a notice of the amendments or of the motion to amend to all freeholders of the additional land according to section 14 of this chapter, including mailing of notice under section 12 of this chapter.
(c) If a petition is amended to include additional land:
(1) the requirements regarding signatures in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter must be satisfied as if the land had been included in the petition as originally filed; and
(2) the following may be filed with the court at any time before the conclusion of the hearing after the receipt of the commission's report:
(A) Additional signatures to the petition for the establishment of the district.
(B) Signatures to a petition against the establishment of a district.
(C) Withdrawals from either petition.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-28.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 33. Conservancy Districts
14-33-2-2. Minimum Number of Freeholders Signing Petition; Requirements
14-33-2-3. Number of Freeholds in District; Number of Freeholders Qualified to Sign Petition
14-33-2-4. Contents of Petition
14-33-2-5. Motion for Dismissal of Petition
14-33-2-6. Petition in Several Counterparts
14-33-2-7. Petition by Municipality
14-33-2-10. Transfer to Court Having Jurisdiction
14-33-2-11. Docket; Hearing Date
14-33-2-12. Notice of Hearing on Petition
14-33-2-13. Notice of Further Proceedings
14-33-2-14. Notice of Hearing; Contents
14-33-2-15. Petition Against Establishment of a District
14-33-2-16. Petition Requirements and Conformity
14-33-2-17. Commission's Determination and Report
14-33-2-18. Commission's Determination and Report for Certain Counties
14-33-2-19. Commission's Hearings to Determine Facts
14-33-2-21. Purpose Within Jurisdiction of Another Agency
14-33-2-22. Report of Commission's Findings
14-33-2-23. Report as Prima Facie Evidence of Facts
14-33-2-24. Amendments to Petition
14-33-2-25. Court Hearing; Notice
14-33-2-26. Court's Determination
14-33-2-27. Order Establishing District; Modification of Election Procedures