Indiana § 5-1-4-12 - Acquisition of property

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§ 5-1-4-12. Acquisition of property

Sec. 12. Acquisition of Property by Authority. Any authority is authorized and empowered, directly or by and through a participating hospital, as its agent, to acquire by purchase or by gift or devise such lands, structures, property, real or personal, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other interests in lands, including lands lying under water and riparian rights, and including existing facilities of a participating hospital as it may deem necessary or convenient for the construction, acquisition or operation of a project, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of such Authority or in the name of a participating hospital as its agent.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.41, SEC.1; Acts 1972, P.L.10, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.35, SEC.5.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 5-1-4-12 ("Acquisition of property") 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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