Sec. 12. (a) If the retention of the land by the department or other state agencies is determined to be impractical, the department may, with the approval of the governor, sell the land:
(1) to political subdivisions of the state at the cost of acquisition and restoration; or
(2) by public sale to the highest bidder for not less than fair market value for reclaimed land as determined by two (2) private appraisers appointed by the department.
(b) The proceeds of a sale may, upon approval of the department, be used and expended to reclaim and rehabilitate land.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-2.1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 2. Acquisition of Land for Reclamation
14-36-2-1. Inapplicability of Chapter
14-36-2-4. "Reclamation" Defined
14-36-2-5. "Restore" or "Restoration" Defined
14-36-2-6. Methods for Acquisition of Land
14-36-2-7. Opportunity for Owner to Restore Land
14-36-2-9. Payment of Purchase Price, Damages, and Incidental Expenses
14-36-2-10. Acts of Restoration Performed or Contracted For
14-36-2-11. Transfer of Jurisdiction of Land to State Agency