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. -->
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SECTION 4.
An emergency is declared for this act.
HEA 1011 _ Concur
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