Indiana House Bill 1527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-20 - First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
Pending: House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the area included within the corporate boundaries of the town of Griffith is transferred on January 1, 2012, from Calumet Township to St. John Township. Specifies that on January 1, 2012: (1) any real property of Calumet Township located within the corporate boundaries of the town of Griffith is transferred to and becomes the property of St. John Township; and (2) a proportionate share of the unencumbered balances of each fund of Calumet Township is transferred to St. John Township for deposit in the appropriate and corresponding fund of St. John Township. Provides that the taxpayers within the area transferred from Calumet Township to St. John Township remain liable for a proportionate share of the outstanding indebtedness, as of December 31, 2011, of Calumet Township. Requires the department of local government finance to adjust as necessary the budgets and property tax levies of St. John Township and Calumet Township to reflect the transfer of this area.

Transfer of township territory.

Rep. Dan Stevenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-20		First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2011-01-20		Authored by Representative Stevenson

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1527
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1527.1.html