Indiana Code Title 8. Utilities and Transportation § 8-6-2.1-12

Sec. 12. The title to any lands, rights-of-way or other property acquired under and pursuant to the resolution, whether by purchase or by appropriation, shall not vest in the city until they are paid for out of the special fund created by the sale of bonds and from benefit assessments, or out of funds coming to the city from equitable settlements between the parties.  No indebtedness or obligation of any kind may be incurred by the city in its corporate capacity on account of the acquiring of any lands, rights-of-way or other property.