IC 14-33-19
    Chapter 19. Levee Districts and Associations

IC 14-33-19-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a levee district or levee associationexisting under:
        (1) Acts 1911, c.127;
        (2) Acts 1911, c.280;
        (3) Acts 1911, c.103;
        (4) Acts 1913, c.165;
        (5) Acts 1917, c.105;
        (6) Acts 1919, c.26;
        (7) Acts 1927, c.38;
        (8) Acts 1933, c.42;
        (9) Acts 1937, c.42;
        (10) Acts 1937, c.186;
        (11) Acts 1937, c.233;
        (12) Acts 1941, c.159;
        (13) Acts 1947, c.284;
        (14) Acts 1947, c.187;
        (15) Acts 1947, c.249;
        (16) Acts 1959, c.52; or
        (17) Acts 1959, c.374;
all of which were repealed by IC 19-3-2-106 (recodified asIC 13-2-19.5-9 before its repeal, and later recodified asIC 14-27-3-19).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-2
Levee district or association becoming district
    Sec. 2. A levee district or levee association may become a districtunder this article in accord with this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-3
Procedures to become district
    Sec. 3. The elected levee committee of a levee district or board ofdirectors of a levee association must do the following to become adistrict under this article:
        (1) Adopt a resolution to accept this article.
        (2) File a petition in court.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-4
Filing petition
    Sec. 4. A petition filed under section 3 of this chapter must befiled as follows:
        (1) For a levee district, in the court establishing the leveedistrict.        (2) For an incorporated levee association formed under Acts1913, c.165, in the circuit court of the county in which theprincipal offices of the incorporated levee association arelocated.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-5
Contents of petition
    Sec. 5. A petition filed under section 3 of this chapter must statethe following:
        (1) Acceptance of this article.
        (2) The division of the district into areas, with the areascorresponding to the number of levee committee members ordirectors.
        (3) The number of and names of the elected levee committeemembers or directors.
        (4) The expiration dates of the terms of the committee membersor directors.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-6
Court's duties upon receipt of petition; notice
    Sec. 6. (a) Upon receipt of a petition, the court shall do thefollowing:
        (1) Set a date for a hearing.
        (2) Have a copy of the petition and notice of the time and placeof the hearing given at least twenty (20) days before the hearingdate as follows:
            (A) By publication at least one (1) time in one (1) newspaperof general circulation in each county in which lies landaffected by the levee district, levee association, or pendingproceedings.
            (B) By United States mail to each freeholder affected,postage prepaid, using the residence address shown on therecord of transfer of the auditor of the counties involved.
    (b) Proof of publication of the notice, verified by the publisher ofeach newspaper involved, shall be filed with the court on or beforethe date of hearing.
    (c) The person mailing the notice to freeholders shall file anaffidavit on or before the date of hearing showing the following:
        (1) The names of the persons to whom notice was sent.
        (2) The address to which the notice was sent.
        (3) The date on which the notice was mailed.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-7
Court's duties at hearing
    Sec. 7. At the hearing the court shall do the following:
        (1) Determine the areas into which the district will be divided.
        (2) Determine the date of the annual meeting of the district.        (3) Extend the terms of the levee committee members or boardof directors to the annual meeting date set by the court.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-19-8
Annual revenue for maintenance and operation
    Sec. 8. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, a leveedistrict or levee association that constructed a levee before March 10,1967, shall raise the annual revenue for maintenance and operationby either of the following:
        (1) A combination of the following:
            (A) A special benefits tax.
            (B) A percentage assessment of the original assessmentsmade and confirmed by the court in the original proceedingsestablishing and constructing the levee.
        (2) A percentage assessment of the original assessments.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.