Indiana House Bill 1127 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Allows individuals who bring actions in court against the department of environmental management (department) to receive compensation for attorney's fees incurred in bringing the actions. Establishes the litigation expenses reimbursement fund (fund) to award compensation for the attorney's fees. Provides that: (1) environmental civil penalties; and (2) 10% of the money that the department would otherwise revert to the state general fund at the end of the state fiscal year; are deposited in the fund. Establishes the litigation expenses reimbursement review board to: (1) review applications for compensation; and (2) award compensation from the fund.

Environmental litigation expenses compensation.

Rep. Craig Fry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-06		First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2011-01-06		Authored by Representative C. Fry

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1127
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1127.1.html