Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-38-1-16

Sec. 16. Upon the expiration or forfeiture of a permit, a new permit covering the banks or any of the banks embraced by the expired or forfeited permit may not be issued for thirty (30) days following the date of expiration or forfeiture.  If more than one (1) application for a permit covering any of the land is made during the thirty (30) day period, the commission shall issue a permit to the land to the person offering the greatest cash bonus for a permit at a public auction to be held at the time and place and in the manner that the commission prescribes by rule.  The auction shall be held at any time after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period and the only notice is the entering in a book kept at the office of the commission for the purpose, date, place, and hour of the holding of the auction.  The book is a public record.