Indiana Code
Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation
8-23-2-6.5. Abandonment of Facility Constructed or Installed in Right-of-Way

Sec. 6.5. The department may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of the department leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would:
(1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or
(2) have a detrimental effect on the department's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities co-located in the right-of-way;
will be considered abandoned without additional consideration upon notice to the department. The private entity shall notify in writing the department of any abandonment not later than sixty (60) days after abandonment. Upon being abandoned under this section, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.
As added by P.L.121-2021, SEC.7.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 8. Utilities and Transportation

Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation

Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation

8-23-2-1. Establishment of Department

8-23-2-2. Commissioner; Appointment; Compensation

8-23-2-3. Repealed

8-23-2-4. Repealed

8-23-2-4.1. Department Responsibilities; Activities

8-23-2-5. Department Duties

8-23-2-5.5. Coordinated Use of Public Rights-of-Way; Sharing of Information; Adoption of Rules

8-23-2-6. Department Powers; Contracts and Lease With the Indiana Finance Authority; Confidential Documents

8-23-2-6.5. Abandonment of Facility Constructed or Installed in Right-of-Way

8-23-2-7. Repealed

8-23-2-8. Repealed

8-23-2-9. References to Certain Transportation Agencies as References to Department of Transportation

8-23-2-10. Preexisting Rules of Certain Transportation Agencies as Rules of Department of Transportation

8-23-2-11. Application of Section; Surplus Property; Trust Bid

8-23-2-12. Engineers and Land Surveyors; Contracts; Compensation

8-23-2-12.5. "Contractor"; "Professional Services"; Liability of Contractors

8-23-2-13. Notaries Public; Costs and Expenses; Powers

8-23-2-14. Extension of Engineering Services and Testing Facilities to Counties and Municipalities; Reimbursement

8-23-2-15. "Highway Work Zone"; Use of Off Duty Police Officers to Patrol Highway Work Zones

8-23-2-16. Repealed

8-23-2-17. Public Hearings

8-23-2-18. Nursery Stock and Wildflower Seed Sales

8-23-2-19. Road and Bridge Condition Metrics; Prioritization System; Budgetary Needs

8-23-2-20. Communications Infrastructure Located Before May 1, 2019, in Department's Rights-of-Way; Access Rate or Recurring Charge Prohibited