Indiana Senate Bill 275 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-22 - Senators Walker, Smith J, Sandlin, Niemeyer added as coauthors
Pending: Senate Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Old forest areas in state forests. Requires the department of natural resources (department), before January 1, 2019, to designate at least one undivided area comprising at least 30% of each state forest as an old forest area. Provides that, wherever possible, the size of a designated old forest area must be at least 500 acres. Sets forth certain purposes to guide the department in designating the old forest areas. Prohibits the department from conducting or allowing timber management in the old forest areas. Requires the department to produce and keep on file maps and legal descriptions of the designated old

Old forest areas in state forests. Requires the department of natural resources (department), before January 1, 2019, to designate at least one undivided area comprising at least 30% of each state forest as an old forest area. Provides that, wherever possible, the size of a designated old forest area must be at least 500 acres. Sets forth certain purposes to guide the department in designating the old forest areas. Prohibits the department from conducting or allowing timber management in the old forest areas. Requires the department to produce and keep on file maps and legal descriptions of the designated old

Sen. Eric Bassler [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Mark Stoops [D]
Sen. Michael Delph [R]	Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]	Sen. David Niezgodski [D]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]
Sen. Greg Walker [R]	Sen. James Smith [R]	Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]	Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-22	Senate	Senators Walker, Smith J, Sandlin, Niemeyer added as coauthors
2018-01-22	Senate	Senators Becker, Niezgodski, Bohacek added as coauthors
2018-01-22	Senate	Senator Delph added as coauthor
2018-01-08	Senate	Senator Stoops added as coauthor
2018-01-04	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2018-01-04	Senate	Authored by Senators Bassler, Ford and Koch

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/275/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/f/e/9/7fe94425/SB0275.01.INTR.pdf