Bill Text: IN HB1198 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Lake and river enhancement fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources [HB1198 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1198-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1198
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 6-6-11-12.5.
Synopsis: Lake and river enhancement fund. Provides that the lake
and river enhancement fund may be used by a local unit for the
removal of logjams or obstructions from natural streams or rivers.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Friend
January 10, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1198
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 6-6-11-12.5; (11)IN1198.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 6-6-11-12.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 12.5. (a) The lake and
river enhancement fund is established and allocated for the following
purposes:
(1) One-half (1/2) of the fund shall be used to pay costs incurred by the department of natural resources in implementing the lake and river enhancement projects required by IC 14-32-7-12(b)(7).
(2) One-half (1/2) of the fund shall be used by the department of natural resources to pay for:
(A) lake projects, including projects to:
(A) (i) remove sediment; or
(B) (ii) control exotic or invasive plants or animals; and
(B) the removal of logjams and obstructions from natural streams and rivers by a local governmental unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
The fund may not be used under this subdivision to remove a logjam or obstruction from a manmade waterway or ditch.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the director of the department of natural resources.
(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) The fund consists of the revenue from the lake and river enhancement fee paid by boat owners and deposited under section 12(c)(1) of this chapter.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(f) With the approval of the governor and the budget agency, the money in the fund allocated under subsection (a)(1) may be used to augment and supplement the funds appropriated for the implementation of lake and river enhancement projects required by IC 14-32-7-12(b)(7).
(1) One-half (1/2) of the fund shall be used to pay costs incurred by the department of natural resources in implementing the lake and river enhancement projects required by IC 14-32-7-12(b)(7).
(2) One-half (1/2) of the fund shall be used by the department of natural resources to pay for:
(A) lake projects, including projects to:
(B) the removal of logjams and obstructions from natural streams and rivers by a local governmental unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
The fund may not be used under this subdivision to remove a logjam or obstruction from a manmade waterway or ditch.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the director of the department of natural resources.
(c) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) The fund consists of the revenue from the lake and river enhancement fee paid by boat owners and deposited under section 12(c)(1) of this chapter.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(f) With the approval of the governor and the budget agency, the money in the fund allocated under subsection (a)(1) may be used to augment and supplement the funds appropriated for the implementation of lake and river enhancement projects required by IC 14-32-7-12(b)(7).
