Indiana Senate Bill 581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 22 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-08 - Representative Speedy added as cosponsor
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Lake Michigan shore zone administrative rules. Defines "Lake Michigan shore zone" as the land between the ordinary high water mark of Lake Michigan and the lakeside property line of a privately owned lot or tract of land described by metes and bounds. Defines "ordinary high water mark". Provides that a Lake Michigan shore zone includes a seawall constructed on the lakeside property line of a privately owned lot or tract of land described by metes and bounds. Authorizes the natural resources commission (commission) to adopt rules concerning: (1) the movement of sand across a Lake Michigan shore zone through natural forces or otherwise and the return of the sand to the Lake Michigan shore; (2) the flow of water, including water from a source on a privately owned lot or tract of land, across a Lake Michigan shore zone; (3) permitting and specifications for any maintenance, construction, or another similar activity in the Lake Michigan shore zone related to beach grooming, sea walls, revetments, secondary erosion control, and retaining walls; and (4) other matters relating to the use of Lake Michigan shore zones. Provides that the rules adopted by the commission supersede an ordinance of a unit of local government, including a zoning ordinance, that is inconsistent with the adopted rules. Provides that a person who goes on the property of another for the purpose of: (1) going to or departing Lake Michigan public trust land: or (2) going to another destination upon leaving Lake Michigan public trust land; does not have assurance that the property is safe for the purpose, and the owner of the property is immune from liability, with certain exceptions, for an injury to a person or property caused by an act or omission of another person using the property.

Lake Michigan shore zone administrative rules. Defines "Lake Michigan shore zone" as the land between the ordinary high water mark of Lake Michigan and the lakeside property line of a privately owned lot or tract of land described by metes and bounds. Defines "ordinary high water mark". Provides that a Lake Michigan shore zone includes a seawall constructed on the lakeside property line of a privately owned lot or tract of land described by metes and bounds. Authorizes the natural resources commission (commission) to adopt rules concerning: (1) the movement of sand across a Lake Michigan shore zone through natural forces or otherwise and the return of the sand to the Lake Michigan shore; (2) the flow of water, including water from a source on a privately owned lot or tract of land, across a Lake Michigan shore zone; (3) permitting and specifications for any maintenance, construction, or another similar activity in the Lake Michigan shore zone related to beach grooming, sea walls, revetments, secondary erosion control, and retaining walls; and (4) other matters relating to the use of Lake Michigan shore zones. Provides that the rules adopted by the commission supersede an ordinance of a unit of local government, including a zoning ordinance, that is inconsistent with the adopted rules. Provides that a person who goes on the property of another for the purpose of: (1) going to or departing Lake Michigan public trust land: or (2) going to another destination upon leaving Lake Michigan public trust land; does not have assurance that the property is safe for the purpose, and the owner of the property is immune from liability, with certain exceptions, for an injury to a person or property caused by an act or omission of another person using the property.

Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. Clyde Perfect [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]
Rep. Doug Miller [R]	Rep. Sean Eberhart [R]	Rep. Christy Stutzman [R]	Rep. Mike Speedy [R]

2019-02-21 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-08	House	Representative Speedy added as cosponsor
2019-03-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-22	Senate	Referred to the House
2019-02-21	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Eberhart and Stutzman
2019-02-21	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Miller D
2019-02-21	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 48, nays 1
2019-02-19	Senate	Amendment #7 (Perfect) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-19	Senate	Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-19	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-14	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2019-02-14	Senate	Senator Perfect added as third author
2019-02-14	Senate	Senator Garten added as second author
2019-02-12	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Doriot

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/581/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/1/8/7/81870754/SB0581.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/8/0/c/380c5922/SB0581.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/6/0/c/860ceab7/SB0581.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/4/7/02477887/SB0581.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/5/b/2/65b2870d/SB0581.03.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/7/e/8/27e809fa/SB0581.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/5/a/9/95a9f502/SB0581.177.pdf