Indiana Senate Bill 412 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Public Law 191
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Natural resources matters. Authorizes the Little Calumet River basin development commission to make bank improvements and remove sediment and flood-causing debris in the area subject to its jurisdiction, subject only to the authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the division of water (division) of the department of natural resources (department), under certain circumstances, to file with the county recorder an affidavit stating that a violation or deficiency that is the subject of an enforcement action involving a structure classified by the department as a high hazard structure exists on a particular property in the county. Provides that the affidavit must: (1) include a sworn statement that a violation or deficiency exists on the property; (2) be recorded in the deed records of the county; (3) be designed and worded so as to provide notice to the public; and (4) include certain details about the property and current owner. Requires the department to file a release of the affidavit when the violation or deficiency is resolved. Requires the division to pay the fees for recording the affidavit and for recording a release of the affidavit. Amends the law on natural resources commission (commission) rules concerning lakes and reservoirs to eliminate provisions concerning the mediation of disputes. Amends the flood control law: (1) to require a person who applies for a permit to create or maintain a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on a site in a floodway to provide documentation of the person's ownership of the site or an affidavit from the owner of the site authorizing the performance of the proposed work; and (2) to allow a person who applies for a permit to file an amendment to the permit application. Amends the floodplain management law: (1) to require the commission to meet at least once every five years with officials of counties and municipalities to promote cooperation among counties and municipalities, provide technical and data assistance, conduct training, and provide communications and outreach; (2) to provide that county and municipality officials may request to meet with the commission on a periodic basis; (3) to require a permit for the creation, use, or maintenance of a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation on any state owned or state managed property in a floodplain; (4) to provide that the lowest floor of any structure erected on state owned or state managed property in a floodplain must be least two feet above the 100 year frequency flood elevation; and (5) to require the commission to review and timely respond to any request from a county or municipality to revise the delineation of a flood hazard area. Provides that a person who applies for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity in or near a floodplain may elect whether: (1) mapping data provided by the department; or (2) an engineering study provided by the applicant; will be used by the local floodplain administrator when reviewing the person's permit application, and prohibits a local floodplain administrator from issuing a permit if the issuance of the permit would affect the county's or municipality's eligibility to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Amends the timber buyers law to provide that information in a timber buyer's records about the timber buyer's transactions with a particular timber grower may be disclosed to that timber grower. Provides that if a local governmental agency in county located along the Lake Michigan shore does not approve or deny a completed application for a nonemergency seawall or revetment permit within 30 business days after it is submitted, the permit is automatically approved and considered issued to the applicant. Requires the department to coordinate with local governmental agencies for purposes of the seawall or revetment permit process. Makes conforming changes.

Natural resources matters.

Sen. Susan Glick [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Shane Lindauer [R]
Rep. Earl Harris [D]

2023-04-27 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 92 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 39 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 89 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 45 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04	Senate	Public Law 191
2023-05-04	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-27	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 546: yeas 92, nays 3
2023-04-27	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 517: yeas 39, nays 9
2023-04-27	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2023-04-27	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Breaux and Leising
2023-04-18	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Glick and Qaddoura
2023-04-14	House	House advisors appointed: Abbott, Pressel, Hostettler and Boy
2023-04-14	House	House conferees appointed: Lindauer and Harris
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2023-04-12	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2023-03-29	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2023-03-28	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 316: yeas 89, nays 4
2023-03-27	House	Representative Harris added as cosponsor
2023-03-27	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-23	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-02-28	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-27	Senate	Senator Leising added as second author
2023-02-27	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
2023-02-27	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 4
2023-02-23	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-02-23	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-02-23	Senate	Amendment #2 (Perfect) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-23	Senate	Amendment #1 (Glick) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-19	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-01-19	Senate	Authored by Senator Glick

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#3.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#4.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#5.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#S172
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#H316
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#S517
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/412/#H546