Lighthouse, beacon, or other aid to navigation site; federal acquisition of state property; magnitude; jurisdiction
Ind. Code § 4-20.5-13-2
in effectSec. 2. (a) This section applies only to state property covered by navigable waters of the United States.
(b) If an authorized agent of the United States requests the conveyance of state property for the site of a lighthouse, beacon, or other aid to navigation, the state may convey the property to the United States.
(c) The property conveyed under this section may not exceed ten (10) acres for a particular transaction requested by the United States.
(d) Subject to subsection (e), the governor may cede the jurisdiction of the state to the United States over property conveyed under this section.
(e) If the governor cedes jurisdiction under subsection (d), the state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States so that civil or criminal process issued under the state can be executed:
(1) by the proper officers of the state;
(2) upon a person subject to that process;
(3) within the limits of the property ceded; and
(4) in the same manner and to the same effect as if jurisdiction had not been ceded to the United States.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/4Fetched: 10/17/2026