Sec. 17. (a) If the property is transferred, an instrument shall be prepared as directed by the department.
(b) The instrument prepared under subsection (a) must be signed by the following:
(1) The agency head of the transferring agency or a designee of the agency head.
(2) If the transfer involves two (2) agencies, the agency head of the accepting agency or a designee of the agency head.
(3) The governor or a designee of the governor.
(4) The attorney general for form and compliance with this chapter.
(c) The signatures of the individuals listed in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(3) must be acknowledged.
(d) An individual required by this section to sign or approve the instrument may sign or approve the instrument after the agency for whom the individual is signing or approving has completed all actions of the agency required under this chapter.
(e) The authority of a designee signing the instrument under subsection (b) must be indicated in writing and filed with the department.