HB 1098 Summary

• Amends IC 13-26-5-9 to define "electronic funds transfer" and authorizes regional sewage districts to pay claims and receive payments through electronic funds transfer methods, effective July 1, 2011.

• Modifies IC 13-26-11-15 to restructure district authority membership requirements, mandating an odd number of members (minimum three) with none serving on the board of trustees, and establishing specific appointment procedures based on the number and composition of counties in the district, effective upon passage.

• Revises IC 13-26-14-4 to clarify that sewage rate liens attach and are enforced in the same manner as municipal sewage works liens under IC 36-9-23, including provisions for penalties, interest, attorney's fees, and foreclosure, effective July 1, 2011.

• Requires regional sewage districts with non-compliant authority memberships to file petitions with the Department of Environmental Management by September 1, 2011, proposing membership changes to comply with amended statutory requirements, with department determinations due by December 31, 2011.

• Declares an emergency for the act and establishes a transition provision that expires July 1, 2012.