IC 14-33-23
    Chapter 23. General Provisions

IC 14-33-23-1
Entry onto land
    Sec. 1. (a) The following persons may enter land in the districtand other land near the district as is necessary for district purposes:
        (1) The board of directors.
        (2) The board of appraisers.
        (3) The staffs of both boards.
        (4) All other persons employed or contracted with.
    (b) In exercising the right granted by subsection (a), all reasonableeffort must be made to notify the freeholder or tenant before entry.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-23-2
County officers performing duties to carry out article
    Sec. 2. The county auditor, county treasurer, and other officers ofthe county shall take all proper steps to:
        (1) collect and transmit money; and
        (2) perform other duties;
necessary to carry out this article.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-23-3
Public utility providing water service
    Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a district established for thepurpose of providing water supply, including treatment anddistribution for domestic, industrial, and public use.
    (b) A public utility engaged in the production, transmission, ordistribution of water may:
        (1) initiate water service; or
        (2) expand the public utility's water service area;
within the boundaries of a district described in subsection (a) if thepublic utility has received an order from the Indiana utility regulatorycommission, after notice and hearing, that public convenience andnecessity requires the additional service.
    (c) For the purposes of this section, the area of a district includesthe additional area in which the district may serve users underIC 14-33-20.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-23-4
Purchase of sewage disposal works or storm drainage system bymunicipality
    Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to:
        (1) a sewer;
        (2) a sewage disposal plant or installation; or
        (3) a storm water drain;
that is installed by a district in and serves an area that subsequently

comes within the corporate limits of a municipality that is not a partof the district.
    (b) The municipality may purchase that part of the sewagedisposal works or storm drainage system with approval of the courtand agreement with the district. The district shall protect the district'sown operations and obligations.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-23-5
Water line or water supply installation becoming property ofmunicipality
    Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a water line or water supplyinstallation installed by a district serving an area that subsequentlycomes within the corporate limits of a municipality that:
        (1) is not a part of the district; and
        (2) owns and operates a waterworks serving the municipality.
    (b) The water line or water supply installation may become theproperty of the municipality at the option of the municipality, withagreement of the district and approval of the court.
    (c) The municipality must reimburse the district at a figureequaling the district's verified cost. If the municipality and thedistrict fail to agree upon the compensation, the municipality anddistrict shall submit the matter to the Indiana utility regulatorycommission for determination. The district shall protect the district'sown operations and obligations.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

IC 14-33-23-6
Liberal construction of article
    Sec. 6. (a) This article shall be liberally construed to accomplishthe purpose of creating districts by which local water managementproblems can best be solved.
    (b) Failure of notice, duly ordered, does not void a proceedingprovided for in this article that is otherwise valid.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.