Indiana § 14-27-7-4 - Engineering inspections
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 14-27-7-4 — Engineering inspections, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-27-7-4. Engineering inspections
Sec. 4. (a) The department shall make an engineering inspection of all levees, dikes, and floodwalls and appurtenant works:
(1) at least one (1) time every three (3) years or at more frequent intervals if the exigencies of the case require; or
(2) upon the written request of an affected person or agency.
(b) The department shall place in the files of the department a report of each inspection conducted under subsection (a).
(c) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A levee, dike, or floodwall that meets both of the following conditions:
(A) Is under a single private ownership.
(B) Provides protection only to land or other property under the single private ownership.
(2) A dike, floodwall, or levee that is regulated under the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, unless the dike, floodwall, or levee is proposed to be retained as a permanent structure after bond release.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-4 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.75-1998, SEC.4; P.L.148-2002, SEC.9.
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Section 14-27-7-4 ("Engineering inspections") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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