1. (a) The commission may acquire by:

   1. (1) departmental transfer;
   2. (2) purchase; or

   3. (3) lease;

      for nominal or substantial consideration any interest in land (except railroad rights-of-way), including existing facilities, adjuncts, and appurtenances, that the commission considers necessary or convenient for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or development of a park project.

2. (b) The commission may:

   1. (1) acquire that interest in land:

      1. (A) upon the terms; and

      2. (B) at a price or rental;

         that the commission considers to be reasonable; and

   2. (2) take title in the name of the commission.

3. (c) A park project undertaken by the commission must:

   1. (1) comply with:

      1. (A) the master plan for that property; or
      2. (B) the Indiana outdoor recreation plan approved by the natural resources commission; or

   2. (2) be specifically approved by the natural resources commission.

      [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-12-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.