First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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    HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1011



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 36-1-7-17; (13)HE1011.1.1. -->
    SECTION 1. IC 36-1-7-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 17. (a) This section applies only to the following counties:
        (1) Boone County.
        (2) Delaware County.
        (3) Hamilton County.
        (4) Hancock County.
        (5) Hendricks County.
        (6) Johnson County.
        (7) Madison County.
        (8) Marion County.
        (9) Morgan County.
        (10) Shelby County.
    (b) A county listed in subsection (a) may not, after the date on which this section takes effect, enter into an agreement under this chapter under which all of the counties listed in subsection (a) participate in or are eligible to participate in a joint district or an entity to provide public transportation services throughout the counties listed in subsection (a).

     (c) This section does not prohibit a county listed in subsection (a) or a political subdivision located in a county listed in subsection

(a) from renewing an interlocal cooperation agreement that was in effect on the date on which this section takes effect.
    (d) This section expires March 15, 2014.

SOURCE: IC 36-9-3-0.5; (13)HE1011.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 36-9-3-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.5. (a) This section applies only to the following counties and to municipalities located in whole or in part in the following counties:
        (1) Boone County.
        (2) Delaware County.
        (3) Hamilton County.
        (4) Hancock County.
        (5) Hendricks County.
        (6) Johnson County.
        (7) Madison County.
        (8) Marion County.
        (9) Morgan County.
        (10) Shelby County.
    (b) A county listed in subsection (a) or a municipality located in a county listed in subsection (a) may not, after the effective date of this section, establish a new authority under this chapter or become a member of an existing authority under this chapter.

     (c) This section expires March 15, 2014.
SOURCE: ; (13)HE1011.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this SECTION, "committee" refers to the central Indiana transit study committee established under subsection (b).
    (b) The central Indiana transit study committee is established.
    (c) The committee consists of the following members:
        (1) Four (4) members of the senate representing Marion County, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. Not more than two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
        (2) Four (4) members of the house of representatives representing Marion County, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. Not more than two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
        (3) Two (2) members of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate as follows:
            (A) One (1) member representing Hamilton County.
            (B) One (1) member representing Hancock County.
        (4) Two (2) members of the house of representatives

appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives as follows:
            (A) One (1) member representing Hendricks County.
            (B) One (1) member representing Johnson County.
        (5) Four (4) members of the general assembly appointed as follows:
            (A) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
            (B) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
            (C) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
            (D) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
    (d) The chairman of the legislative council shall appoint a member of the committee to serve as the chairperson of the committee.
    (e) The committee shall do the following:
        (1) Identify diverse potential funding sources for bus and bus rapid transit.
        (2) Study all existing funding sources and expenditures concerning bus transit in central Indiana.
        (3) Study the use of the public mass transportation fund established by IC 8-23-3-8.
        (4) Study the ridership numbers of the public transportation corporations serving Marion County.
        (5) Study ways to improve bus service in central Indiana, including improvements to the types of buses used and whether bus routes should be changed.
        (6) Study the extent to which bus transit systems can be supported by the users of bus transit systems.
        (7) Study the feasibility of entering public-private partnerships to expand bus transit.
        (8) Study whether tax credits for employers and employees who use bus transit will expand the ridership of bus transit systems.
        (9) Study the feasibility of light rail transportation, routes for light rail, and potential funding sources for, and impacts of providing, light rail transportation.
        (10) Identify ways in which private enterprise may provide transportation options in central Indiana.
        (11) Study the feasibility of using public-private partnerships

for purposes of public transportation.
        (12) Study the issue of whether a referendum should be used in the process of establishing a transit district and, if a referendum should be used in the process, when the referendum should occur, and make recommendations to the general assembly on these issues, which may not include a recommendation for the holding of referendum before November 2014.
        (13) Study other issues associated with bus transit and light rail as determined by the committee.
    (f) Except as provided in subsection (g), the committee shall operate under the policies governing study committees adopted by the legislative council.
    (g) The committee may meet at any time before December 15, 2013.
    (h) The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislative council before December 15, 2013.
    (i) This SECTION expires July 1, 2014.

SOURCE: ; (13)HE1011.1.4. -->
SOURCE: -->     SECTION 4. An emergency is declared for this act.


HEA 1011 _ Concur

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