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IN HB1089
Bill
Status
2/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Ellington
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AI Summary
HB 1089 Summary
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Prohibits counties, cities, towns, and townships from regulating the sale or removal of merchantable timber from private property, effective July 1, 2017.
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Allows units to enforce ordinances regarding road use (including vehicle weight limits) and road damage, but not timber sale regulations.
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Prohibits units from charging timber sellers or removers fees or bonds for road cuts or highway access that exceed fees or bonds required for new commercial construction.
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Amends Indiana Code 25-36.5 to add these restrictions on local timber regulation.
Legislative Description
Regulation of timber sales. Prohibits a unit (a county, city, town, or township) from regulating the sale or removal of merchantable timber from private property. Prohibits a unit from charging a person who sells or removes merchantable timber from private property a fee or requiring a bond for a road cut or other access to a highway that exceeds a fee or bond that the unit requires for new commercial construction.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2/20/2017