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IN HB1611
Bill
Status
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Judson McMillin
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AI Summary
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Conservation officers may not issue tickets, summons, or citations for moving or nonmoving traffic offenses on property not owned or managed by the Department of Natural Resources, except for felonies committed in the officer's presence.
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Prohibits possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages at Indiana Dunes State Park (except licensed pavilion premises), Redbird State Recreation Area, Interlake State Recreation Area, swimming beaches or pools, shooting ranges, and designated youth tent areas.
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Allows a person to possess an alcoholic beverage at a beach if actively moving or transferring it to an area where alcoholic beverages are permitted.
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Transfers $6,000,000 from the Department of Natural Resources law enforcement appropriation ($5,000,000 from personal services and $1,000,000 from other operating expenses) to the division of state parks and reservoirs for capital improvements at Brookville Reservoir and Whitewater Memorial State Park.
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Effective date is July 1, 2015, with the budget transfer provision expiring July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Natural resources issues. Prohibits a conservation officer from issuing a ticket, summons, or citation for a traffic offense, except for a felony committed in a conservation officer's presence, on property other than property owned or managed by the department of natural resources. Allows a person to possess an alcoholic beverage at a beach while the person is moving or transferring the alcoholic beverage to an area where a person is allowed to possess the alcoholic beverage. Transfers $6,000,000 from the department of natural resources law enforcement appropriation to the division of state parks and reservoirs for capital improvements at certain
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
1/22/2015