Sec. 6. The director may, by purchase, donation, or condemnation, acquire land that is adversely affected by past coal mining practices if the director determines that acquisition of the land is necessary to successful reclamation and that:
(1) the acquired land, after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices, will:
(A) serve recreation, historic, conservation, and reclamation purposes; or
(B) provide open space benefits and permanent facilities such as a treatment plant;
or a relocated stream channel will be constructed on the land for the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices; or
(2) acquisition of coal refuse disposal sites and all coal refuse on the sites will serve the purpose of this chapter or that public ownership is desirable to meet emergency situations and prevent recurrences of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 34. Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation
14-34-19-1.3. Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund
14-34-19-1.5. Reclamation Set-Aside Fund
14-34-19-2. Lands and Water Eligible for Reclamation or Drainage Abatement Expenditures
14-34-19-3. Priorities for Expenditures
14-34-19-4. Director Entering Property to Abate Adverse Effects of Coal Mining Practices
14-34-19-5. Director Entering Property to Conduct Studies or Exploratory Work
14-34-19-6. Acquisition of Adversely Affected Land for Reclamation
14-34-19-7. Title and Price of Land Purchased
14-34-19-8. Public Sale of Land
14-34-19-10. Transfer of Land to State Agency
14-34-19-11. Sale of Land With Governor's Approval
14-34-19-13. Powers of Director
14-34-19-14. Plants for Controlling and Treating Water Pollution From Mine Drainage