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IN SR0050

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/1/2013

Primary Sponsor

Richard Young

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Legislative Council to create an interim study committee to examine unifying water resource management in Indiana
  • Identifies current water management as fragmented across multiple agencies with inconsistent standards and no single agency focused solely on water resources
  • Study should evaluate whether to establish a new dedicated agency or integrate water management into an existing agency such as the Indiana Department of Environmental Management or Department of Natural Resources
  • Consolidating permitting schemes is intended to simplify the permitting process and improve consistency on drainage, flood control, and water supply planning issues

Legislative Description

Study committee on water resource management unification in Indiana.

Last Action

Second reading: adopted voice vote

4/1/2013

Committee Referrals

Environmental Affairs3/19/2013

Full Bill Text

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