Indiana House Bill 1243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
Pending: House Roads and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lane elimination or reduction and road funding. Provides that a county, city, or town that either eliminates or reduces the width of a lane of road or street will have a percentage of the money distributed from the local road and street account reduced for the following year. Specifies that the percentage of distribution reduced is based upon the years of use of the lane and the length of the elimination or width reduction of the lane. Provides for a maximum percentage of distribution reduction. Provides that the section does not apply to temporary lane closures and width reductions. Provides that the Indiana department of transportation (department) when notified in writing shall inspect the lane for elimination or width reduction. Provides that the department will notify the auditor of the state of the percentage of distribution to be withheld. Provides that the department may adopt rules. Provides that a county, city, or town with a road or street construction project that eliminates or reduces a lane is ineligible for state and federal funding and grants for the project.

Lane elimination or reduction and road funding.

Rep. Jeff Ellington [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Ellington

Type	Source
Summary	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1243/
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/1/2/f/812f06cb/HB1243.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/3/6/3/d3638670/HB1243.01.INTR.FN001.pdf