2014 Indiana Code TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 3. STATE BOUNDARIES CHAPTER 2. INDIANA-MICHIGAN BOUNDARY LINE COMMISSION
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IC 1-3-2
Chapter 2. Indiana-Michigan Boundary Line Commission
IC 1-3-2-0.5
"1827 Survey"
Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "1827 survey" refers to the
original federal government survey of the Indiana - Michigan
boundary conducted during 1827.
As added by P.L.131-2013, SEC.1.
IC 1-3-2-1
"Boundary county"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "boundary county" refers to any of
the following:
(1) Elkhart County.
(2) LaGrange County.
(3) LaPorte County.
(4) St. Joseph County.
(5) Steuben County.
As added by P.L.106-2009, SEC.1.
IC 1-3-2-2
"Commission"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the
Indiana-Michigan boundary line commission established by section
3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.106-2009, SEC.1.
IC 1-3-2-2.3
"Department"
Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the
Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2.
As added by P.L.131-2013, SEC.2.
IC 1-3-2-2.5
"Indiana member"
Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "Indiana member" refers to a
commission member appointed under section 4.1(a)(1) of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.131-2013, SEC.3.
IC 1-3-2-3
Commission established
Sec. 3. The Indiana-Michigan boundary line commission is
established.
As added by P.L.106-2009, SEC.1.
IC 1-3-2-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.131-2013, SEC.4.)
IC 1-3-2-4.1
Commission; qualifications; meetings; officers; quorum
Sec. 4.1. (a) The commission consists of the following members:
(1) Five (5) individuals appointed by the governor. The
governor shall appoint one (1) member from each of the
boundary counties.
(2) Five (5) individuals from the State of Michigan appointed
under the laws of Michigan.
(b) Each of the Indiana members must be a surveyor registered
under IC 25-21.5.
(c) At the commission's first meeting, the members shall elect
from its members:
(1) the commission's chair; and
(2) other officers the commission considers necessary or
appropriate.
(d) After the commission's first meeting, the commission shall
meet quarterly. The commission may meet more frequently:
(1) at the call of the chair; or
(2) if six (6) or more commission members request a meeting.
(e) A quorum of the commission consists of:
(1) at least three (3) Indiana members; and
(2) at least three (3) members appointed from the State of
Michigan.
A quorum of members is required for official action of the
commission.
(f) The commission's business must be conducted during a public
meeting held in compliance with IC 5-14-1.5.
(g) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of or
retained by the commission in the performance of an official function
of the commission is a public record as provided in IC 5-14-3.
As added by P.L.131-2013, SEC.5.
IC 1-3-2-5
Commission member compensation
Sec. 5. (a) An Indiana member is not entitled to compensation for
service on the commission.
(b) An Indiana member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided
in the state policies and procedures established by the department
and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.106-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.131-2013,
SEC.6.
IC 1-3-2-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.131-2013, SEC.7.)
IC 1-3-2-7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.131-2013, SEC.8.)
IC 1-3-2-7.1
Commission duties; professional survey services; reports
Sec. 7.1. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Administer a survey and remonumentation of the
Indiana-Michigan border.
(2) Recover or reestablish relatively permanent monuments at
the mileposts of the Indiana-Michigan state line as established
in the 1827 survey that defined that line. The commission shall
also recover or reestablish relatively permanent monuments at
the posts originally set at or near the shores of lakes and large
rivers of the Indiana-Michigan state line as established in the
1827 survey that defined that line, or witness corners for set
posts.
(3) Compile appropriate records and documents verifying the
location of the monuments, and furnish those records and
documents to the state land office division of the department of
natural resources established by IC 14-18-1.5-1.
(4) Resolve any controversies regarding the location of
monuments defining the Indiana-Michigan boundary.
(5) The commission shall file with the appropriate county
recorder's office a recordation certificate that provides
appropriate references, and Indiana East or West zone state
plane coordinates, for each milepost of the posts originally set
at or near the shores of lakes or large rivers determined under
this chapter. A copy of those documents shall be submitted to
the state land office division of the department of natural
resources established by IC 14-18-1.5-1.
(6) The commission, in consultation with the department, shall
procure professional surveying services through negotiated
contracts for purposes of this chapter. The commission, in
consultation with the department, shall use a qualification-based
selection method for awarding contracts and shall award
contracts only to business entities incorporated or located in
Indiana.
(7) Not later than sixty (60) days after the completion of the
commission's duties under this chapter, the commission shall
submit a written report to the general assembly in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6. The report shall summarize the work
performed under this chapter and the activities of the
commission.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(6), "qualification-based
selection" means a method of selecting professional firms to perform
contractual work as follows:
(1) The selection of professional firms to provide a service must
be based first upon the qualifications of the professional firms
to perform the required work.
(2) After the qualified professional firms have been chosen by
the commission, the department shall negotiate the cost of the
services.
(3) If price negotiations cannot be completed satisfactorily with
the highest ranked professional firm, these negotiations cease
and negotiations begin with the professional firm that is next
most qualified to perform the required work. This process shall
continue until a professional firm is selected to perform the
services.
As added by P.L.131-2013, SEC.9.
IC 1-3-2-8
Expiration of chapter
Sec. 8. This chapter expires July 1, 2018.
As added by P.L.106-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.131-2013,
SEC.10.
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