Loading chat...
IN SB0366
Bill
Status
3/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Brown
Click for details
AI Summary
Senate Enrolled Act No. 366 - Solid Waste Management Districts
-
Requirement for counties to maintain single-county or joint solid waste management districts expires July 1, 2017; after that date counties have discretion to dissolve or withdraw from districts.
-
Counties may dissolve a single-county solid waste management district after June 30, 2017 through ordinances adopted by the county executive and fiscal body, plus legislative body action following specified procedures.
-
Counties may withdraw from joint solid waste management districts and opt out of district membership entirely after June 30, 2017 by adopting ordinances under IC 13-21-3-1(f)(2)(C) and IC 13-21-15-2(a).
-
When a county withdraws from or dissolves a district, the district's legal obligations (bonds, loans, contracts) transfer to the county and must be satisfied using district assets; remaining assets transfer to the county for previously-provided services.
-
Counties dissolving districts or withdrawing from joint districts may continue collecting solid waste disposal fees and management fees exclusively for services previously provided by the district.
Legislative Description
Solid waste management districts. Provides that the requirement for each county to have a single-county solid waste management district or be a member of a joint solid waste management district expires July 1, 2017. Provides that after June 30, 2017: (1) a county may dissolve its single county solid waste management district if: (A) the county executive and county fiscal body adopt ordinances in favor of the dissolution of the district; and (B) the county legislative body follows the procedure by which a political subdivision that established another political subdivision may dissolve that other political subdivision; or (2) a county,
Last Action
Public Law 189
3/24/2016