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
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
8-23-2-4.1. Department Responsibilities; Activities
8-23-2-5.5. Coordinated Use of Public Rights-of-Way; Sharing of Information; Adoption of Rules
8-23-2-6.5. Abandonment of Facility Constructed or Installed in Right-of-Way
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
8-23-2-15. "Highway Work Zone"; Use of Off Duty Police Officers to Patrol Highway Work Zones
8-23-2-18. Nursery Stock and Wildflower Seed Sales
8-23-2-19. Road and Bridge Condition Metrics; Prioritization System; Budgetary Needs