Indiana Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-14 - First Reading: Referred to Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Divides Indiana into nine hydrological regions, each of which contains certain specified counties. Establishes for each hydrological region: (1) a regional water management council consisting of the chairpersons of the drainage board and the soil and water conservation district of each county in the hydrological region; and (2) a regional water planning group consisting of the members of the regional water management council and six other members selected by majority vote of the regional water management council from individuals falling within certain interest categories. Requires each regional water planning group, every five years, to adopt a regional water resources plan for its hydrological region and to forward its regional water resources plan to the natural resources commission. Requires the natural resources commission, every five years, to adopt a comprehensive state water resources plan that incorporates the regional water resources plans of the regional water planning groups. Requires the director of the department of natural resources to establish a water resources information system to serve as a central clearinghouse and referral center for data relevant to Indiana's water resources.

Statewide and regional water resource planning.

Sen. Richard Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-14	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Environmental Affairs
2014-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator R. Young.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/senate/391/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/e/5/e/9e5e7d96/SB0391.01.INTR.pdf