Bill Text: IN SR0050 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Study committee on water resource management unification in Indiana.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-01 - Second reading: adopted voice vote [SR0050 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SR0050-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to
assign the topic of unifying water resources management in
Indiana to the environmental quality service council for study.
March 19, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
March 26, 2013,
amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council
to assign the topic of unifying water resources management in
Indiana to the environmental quality service council for study.
Whereas, The current Indiana system of water management
is conducted by a patchwork grouping of agencies with
inconsistent standards across the state, and none of these
agencies are solely focused on the management of Indiana's
water resources;
Whereas, The study should determine whether it is more
beneficial to create an entirely new agency, or as a faction of
a current organization, such as the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management or the Department of National
Resources; and
Whereas, Consolidating various permitting schemes will
simplify the permitting process and improve the consistency of
permitting decisions on issues such as drainage, flood control,
and water supply planning: Therefore,
SECTION 1. The Legislative Council is urged to assign the topic of unifying water resources management in Indiana to the environmental quality service council for study.
