Sec. 1104. (a) As used in this section, "state agency" means all agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions, including state educational institutions, of the state.
(b) ADVISORY─AREA. This chapter does not restrict or regulate (or authorize any political subdivision, legislative body, plan commission, or board of zoning appeals to restrict or regulate) the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the state, by any state agency, or by the Indiana finance authority (IC 5-1.2-3), or the use of property owned or occupied by the state, by any state agency, or by the Indiana finance authority.