IC 14-18-6
    Chapter 6. Riparian Rights; Lake Michigan Land

IC 14-18-6-1
"Dock or harbor line" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dock or harbor line" refers to thedock or harbor line established by the United States.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-2
"Interested person" defined
    Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "interested person" means:
        (1) the owner of real property; or
        (2) the owner of an easement for public park purposes in, over,or through any real property;
bordering on Lake Michigan.
    (b) The term includes a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-3
Filling or construction beyond dock or harbor line prohibited
    Sec. 3. A person may not fill in real property or construct a dockor wharf beyond the dock or harbor line.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-4
Acquisition of title to submerged property
    Sec. 4. An interested person may acquire title to submerged realproperty adjacent to and within the width of the land bordering onLake Michigan and between the shore and the dock or harbor line bydoing the following:
        (1) Applying to the department for both of the following:
            (A) A permit to fill in, reclaim, and own the real property. Apermit issued under this clause is not effective untilapproved by the governor.
            (B) A permit under IC 14-29-1.
        Obtaining the permits described in this subdivision is acondition for obtaining a patent under this chapter.
        (2) Obtaining an accurate survey and plat of:
            (A) the real property between the interested person's realproperty and the dock or harbor line; or
            (B) as much of the real property as the interested party wantsto fill in and improve.
        The interested party must apply to the county surveyor of thecounty in which the real property lies for approval of the surveyand plat.
        (3) After the survey and plat are certified by the surveyor andapproved by the county surveyor, doing the following:
            (A) Filing the survey and plat with the state land officedivision of the Indiana department of administration.            (B) Filing a copy of the survey and plat with thecommissioner of the department of environmentalmanagement.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-5
Permits to fill and improve real property; hazardous waste onsubmerged real property
    Sec. 5. (a) The interested person may fill and improve the realproperty if the director grants the permits required under this chapter.
    (b) The governor's approval is required before a permit issuedunder this chapter is effective.
    (c) Hazardous waste (as defined in IC 13-11-2-99(a)) and a wastedetermined to be a hazardous waste under IC 13-22-2-3(b) may notbe stored, disposed of, or developed on the submerged real property.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.166-1995,SEC.25; P.L.1-1996, SEC.63.

IC 14-18-6-6
Issuance of patent
    Sec. 6. (a) The department shall issue a patent to an interestedperson after the interested person does the following:
        (1) Fills in and improves the real property.
        (2) Files with the commissioner of the department ofenvironmental management evidence that the filling andimprovement have been done.
        (3) Pays to the treasurer of state one hundred dollars ($100) peracre for the real property filled in.
    (b) The governor shall sign the patent.
    (c) The seal of the state shall be affixed to the patent.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-7
Vesting of fee simple title
    Sec. 7. (a) A patent issued under this chapter or under IC 4-20.5-8(before its repeal) vests in:
        (1) the interested person; or
        (2) the interested person's successor in title;
fee simple title to the real property that has been filled in andimproved.
    (b) A person holding an easement over the real property andfilling has the same right over the real property filled in as the personhas over the adjoining real property. However, the owner of theeasement acquires only a like easement over the filled in realproperty.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

IC 14-18-6-8
Expiration of permit
    Sec. 8. A permit to fill in and reclaim real property bordering

Lake Michigan issued after June 30, 1990, under:
        (1) this chapter;
        (2) IC 4-20.5-8 (before its repeal); or
        (3) IC 4-18-13 (before its repeal);
expires five (5) years after the date the permit was issued.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.