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IN HB1429
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jim Lucas
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AI Summary
HB 1429 Summary
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Authorizes township legislative bodies to include adequate funds in annual budgets to support cooperative conservation projects designed to monitor and improve watersheds within the township.
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Requires township trustees (executives) to pay out budgeted funds for both township conservation projects and cooperative conservation projects in which the township participates.
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Amends IC 36-6-4-3 to add conservation project funding as a duty of the township executive.
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Amends IC 36-6-6-11 to permit township legislative bodies to budget funds for cooperative conservation projects as part of the annual budgeting process.
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Effective date: July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Township funding of conservation projects. Allows a township board to include in the township budget adequate funds to help support cooperative conservation projects that are designed to monitor and improve watersheds in the township. Requires a township trustee to pay out funds that have been budgeted and will be used for township conservation projects and cooperative conservation projects in which the township is involved.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
1/14/2015