Ind. Code § 8-14.5-3-6

Sec. 6. The authority may acquire by purchase, whenever it considers a purchase expedient, any land, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, or other legal or equitable interests as it considers necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of any project. A purchase under this section shall be made upon the terms and at the price agreed upon between the authority and the property owner. However, the authority shall take title to the property in the name of the state.