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IN HB1082
Bill
Status
3/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
David Wolkins
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AI Summary
HEA 1082 Summary
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Requires the Department of Environmental Management to submit annual reports by July 1 to the legislative council detailing all administrative rules, operating policies, procedures, and nonrule policies instituted or altered since the preceding July 1 that constitute policy changes.
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Mandates that notices for proposed environmental rules be published in the Indiana Register and include full rule text, summary of public comments, identification of elements more stringent than federal law, environmental justifications, fiscal impacts, and public inspection availability of supporting materials.
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Requires notices identifying rule elements more stringent than federal law to be submitted electronically to the legislative services agency for presentation to the legislative council.
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Delays effectiveness of proposed rules containing more stringent elements than federal law until the adjournment sine die of the regular session following notice publication.
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Exempts emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1, emergency actions under IC 13-14-10, and temporary policy alterations in response to emergency situations from the notice and delay requirements.
Legislative Description
Environmental rules and policies. Requires the department of environmental management (IDEM) to report annually to the legislative council: (1) any administrative rule adopted by the environmental rules board (board) or proposed by IDEM; (2) any operating policy or procedure instituted or altered by IDEM; and (3) any nonrule policy or statement put into effect by IDEM; during the previous year that constitutes a change in the policy previously followed by IDEM under the provisions of IC 13 and the rules adopted by the board. Provides that, if notice given by IDEM concerning a proposed rule identifies an element of the
Last Action
Vetoed by the Governor
3/24/2016