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IN HB1070
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
HB 1070 Summary
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Amends Indiana Code IC 8-23 to establish reimbursement requirements for utility facility relocations caused by state highway projects and emergency repairs.
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Requires the Department of Transportation to reimburse utilities for relocation costs incurred after June 30, 2015 when emergency repairs necessitate utility facility relocation.
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Adds a new category defining "extraordinary costs" as relocation expenses exceeding $5,000 for utilities operating under a certificate of territorial authority issued under IC 8-1-32.5 if costs are incurred after June 30, 2015.
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Changes reimbursement obligations from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for the Department to negotiate agreements with utilities for extraordinary costs incurred after June 30, 2015 caused by highway or bridge construction projects.
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Extends Department responsibility for relocation costs of customer service facilities owned by utilities operating under a certificate of territorial authority when costs are incurred after June 30, 2015, removing the distinction between utility and customer responsibility.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Utility facility relocation. Makes changes to the statutes concerning: (1) emergency repairs to the state highway system by the department of transportation; and (2) utility facility relocations necessitated by projects on the state highway system; to allow communications service providers to recover certain costs incurred toward the cost of relocation of utility facilities necessitated by state highway projects.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/6/2015