Sec. 1. The department may do the following: (1) Investigate, compile, and disseminate information and make recommendations concerning the natural resources of Indiana and their conservation, including the following: (A) The drainage and reclamation of land. (B) Flood prevention. (C) Development of water power. (D) Culture and preservation of forests, fish, and game. (E) The […]
Sec. 2. The department may cooperate with: (1) a public or private institution; or (2) individuals, societies, or associations of individuals; in making scientific investigations, compiling reports, or otherwise in the manner and to the extent that the commission considers necessary or advantageous in carrying out the purposes of this title. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-4.] […]
Sec. 3. (a) A member of the commission, a division director, or a hearing officer appointed by the commission may do the following: (1) Administer oaths and certify to official acts. (2) Require information from any person for purposes of this title. (3) Issue subpoenas. (4) Require the attendance of witnesses. (5) Examine witnesses under […]
Sec. 4. (a) The commission may have prepared the technical and nontechnical literature and information relating to matters within the field of work of the department or a division of the department that the commission considers suitable and worthy of publication. The commission shall disseminate the literature and information through the public press and otherwise. […]
Sec. 5. The department may, by contract, delegate the management and operation of any of the property held and managed by the department to an organization under the terms the department considers advisable. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-16-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Sec. 6. The department shall recommend and secure the enforcement of laws for the conservation and development of the natural resources of Indiana. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-11(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, “credit card” includes a bank card, debit card, charge card, prepaid card, or other similar method of payment. (b) In addition to other methods of payment allowed by law, the department may accept payment by credit card for licenses, fees, or other amounts due the department. (c) […]
Sec. 8. The department of natural resources may not sell, lease, exchange, or transfer property or an interest in a property to another person for the purpose of allowing the selling of water out of Indiana from Charlestown Water Wells located on park property without the prior approval of River Ridge Development Authority. As added […]
Sec. 9. The department shall coordinate with the department of environmental management and other state agencies to simplify the state permitting process with respect to the flood control activities of the Kankakee River basin and Yellow River basin development commission under IC 14-13-9. The department and other agencies shall assist each other in: (1) reducing […]