1. (a) At any time after the creation of a district, the district, after motion by the district's board, may file a petition with the department requesting the approval of the department permitting the district to:

   1. (1) increase or add to the district's purposes or modify the district plan approved by the department;
   2. (2) abandon or surrender all or part of a purpose or plan approved by the department; or
   3. (3) subject to IC 13-26-4-1 , increase the number of persons serving on the board of trustees.

2. (b) The department may:

   1. (1) approve;
   2. (2) modify and approve; or

   3. (3) reject;

      a request received under this section.

      [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.101-2003, SEC.1.