Sec. 21. (a) The following procedure must be followed before money from the fund may be used to acquire property for a project under this chapter:
(1) The project commission must review and approve a project requiring the acquisition of the property.
(2) The project commission must recommend the project to the governor for approval.
(3) The governor must approve the project as recommended by the project commission and inform the director of the department of the governor's approval.
(b) When the procedure under subsection (a) is completed, the department shall acquire the property subject to the project according to Indiana law.