Indiana Senate Bill 610 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Senator Tomes added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State forest commission and management plan. Establishes a state forest commission. Specifies the membership of the commission. Requires the commission to meet in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and to issue a written report establishing a plan for the management of the state forests for the 100 year period beginning in 2022. Provides that the commission's plan must contain certain recommendations and must embody certain principles. Requires the state forest commission to set forth in its report the subjects discussed and issues raised concerning which the general assembly may choose to pass legislation. Requires the natural resources commission to adopt rules incorporating the state forest commission's determination about the percentage of state forest land falling within each of the three "priority use" categories. Requires the natural resources commission, every seven years, to conduct a review of the implementation of the state forest commission's plan and to adopt rules to revise the plan, as appropriate.

State forest commission and management plan. Establishes a state forest commission. Specifies the membership of the commission. Requires the commission to meet in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and to issue a written report establishing a plan for the management of the state forests for the 100 year period beginning in 2022. Provides that the commission's plan must contain certain recommendations and must embody certain principles. Requires the state forest commission to set forth in its report the subjects discussed and issues raised concerning which the general assembly may choose to pass legislation. Requires the natural resources commission to adopt rules incorporating the state forest commission's determination about the percentage of state forest land falling within each of the three "priority use" categories. Requires the natural resources commission, every seven years, to conduct a review of the implementation of the state forest commission's plan and to adopt rules to revise the plan, as appropriate.

Sen. John Ruckelshaus [R]

Sen. Eric Bassler [R]

Sen. Mark Stoops [D]

Sen. James Tomes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-04	Senate	Senator Tomes added as coauthor
2019-01-31	Senate	Senator Stoops added as coauthor
2019-01-28	Senate	Senator Bassler added as second author
2019-01-15	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2019-01-15	Senate	Authored by Senator Ruckelshaus

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/610/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/5/6/a656a172/SB0610.01.INTR.pdf