Indiana Code 36-9-27-26.5

§ IC 36-9-27-26.5. Change of drain and drainage maintenance jurisdiction; transfer of funds and administration

Sec. 26.5. (a) A county executive may change a regulated drain that is subject to this chapter into a drain that is subject to the jurisdiction of a drainage maintenance and repair district under IC 14-27-8.

(b) When a drain that is subject to assessments for periodic maintenance and repair under this chapter becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a drainage maintenance and repair district under IC 14-27-8, the county treasurer shall transfer all money in the drain’s maintenance fund established under section 44 of this chapter to the drain’s drainage maintenance fund established under IC 14-27-8-19.

(c) The county executive shall establish procedures for the transition of a drain from administration under this chapter to administration under IC 14-27-8. As added by P.L.154-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.89; P.L.97-2004, SEC.132.

Terms Used in Indiana Code 36-9-27-26.5

jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Maintenance: means work on a drain as described in section 34(c) of this chapter for any of the purposes stated in that section. See Indiana Code 36-9-27-2