Bill Text: IN HB1265 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: River Ridge Commerce Corridor.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1265 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1265-Enrolled.html
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Chapter 28. River Ridge Commerce Corridor
Sec. 1. The general assembly finds the following:
(1) That the River Ridge Commerce Corridor is vitally important to the well-being and advancement of Indiana.
(2) That the following are adjacent to or located within the corridor:
(A) Charlestown State Park.
(B) The River Ridge Commerce Center, which is one of the largest commercial developments located east of the Mississippi River.
(C) The site of the East End Ohio River Bridge, which will link Charlestown to the eastern suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky, when completed.
(3) That the area within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor will continue to experience significant growth.
(4) That the development of the River Ridge Commerce Corridor should balance public safety, economic development, the environment, quality of life concerns, the enhancement of rail transportation within the corridor, and interstate travel
needs.
(5) That the development of the corridor will enhance the
operations of the Port of Indiana at Jeffersonville.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "corporation" refers to the
Indiana economic development corporation established by
IC 5-28-3-1.
Sec. 3. (a) The River Ridge Commerce Corridor is established
for the area adjacent to either of the following:
(1) The segment of State Road 62 between:
(A) the point where State Road 62 meets Interstate
Highway 265; and
(B) the point where State Road 62 meets State Road 3.
(2) The rail line that is parallel to the segment of State Road
62 described in subdivision (1).
(b) The department may place signs designating State Road 62
as the River Ridge Commerce Corridor at appropriate locations
within the corridor, as determined by the department.
Sec. 4. This chapter does not affect local planning and zoning
actions taken within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor under
IC 36-7.
Sec. 5. The department may annually provide the local officials
having jurisdiction over the territory within the River Ridge
Commerce Corridor with traffic studies and any other information
relevant to:
(1) developing and promoting the economic development of
the corridor; and
(2) maintaining an efficient system of local highways leading
to the corridor.
Sec. 6. The corporation shall coordinate state and local
economic development initiatives within the River Ridge
Commerce Corridor.
Sec. 7. The office of community and rural affairs established by
IC 4-4-9.7-4, with the assistance of the corporation and the
department, shall assist the local governments having jurisdiction
over the territory within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor in
developing local zoning and planning standards for the corridor
that balance public safety, economic development, the
environment, quality of life concerns, the enhancement of rail
transportation within the corridor, and interstate travel needs.
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