Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1276 Compare Versions

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	1	+	EH1276.1
	2	+	February 27, 2024
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1276
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1276 (Updated February 26, 2024 10:48 am - DI 153)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 13-15.
	8	+	Synopsis: Notice of a public hearing or meeting. Provides that the
	9	+	commissioner of the department of environmental management
	10	+	(department) may, not later than 10 days after the last day of a public
	11	+	comment period, decide to hold a public hearing or meeting before the
	12	+	issuance or denial of a permit. Requires the department to provide
	13	+	notice if a public hearing or meeting will be held.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2024.
	15	+	Soliday, Hall
	16	+	(SENATE SPONSOR — KOCH)
	17	+	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
	18	+	January 18, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
	19	+	January 22, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	20	+	January 23, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 95, nays 0.
	21	+	SENATE ACTION
	22	+	February 5, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
	23	+	February 26, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	24	+	EH 1276—LS 6568/DI 125 February 27, 2024
1	25		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
2	26		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	27		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	28		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	29		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	30		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	31		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	32		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	33		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	34		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1276
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning environmental law.
	35	+	ENGROSSED
	36	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1276
	37	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	38	+	environmental law.
13	39		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 13-15-5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16		-	1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. Not later than ten (10) days after the last day of
17		-	a public comment period under this article or applicable rules of
18		-	the board, the commissioner may decide, based on information
19		-	received during the public comment period, to hold a public
20		-	hearing or meeting before the issuance or denial of a permit. If the
21		-	commissioner decides to hold a public hearing or meeting under
22		-	this section, the department shall:
23		-	(1) immediately notify the applicant of the decision to hold the
24		-	public hearing or meeting; and
25		-	(2) as soon as practicable, provide notice to the applicant and
26		-	any interested persons of the date, time, and location of the
27		-	public hearing or meeting.
28		-	HEA 1276 Speaker of the House of Representatives
29		-	President of the Senate
30		-	President Pro Tempore
31		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
32		-	Date: Time:
33		-	HEA 1276
	40	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 13-15-5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	41	+	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	42	+	3 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. Not later than ten (10) days after the last day of
	43	+	4 a public comment period under this article or applicable rules of
	44	+	5 the board, the commissioner may decide, based on information
	45	+	6 received during the public comment period, to hold a public
	46	+	7 hearing or meeting before the issuance or denial of a permit. If the
	47	+	8 commissioner decides to hold a public hearing or meeting under
	48	+	9 this section, the department shall:
	49	+	10 (1) immediately notify the applicant of the decision to hold the
	50	+	11 public hearing or meeting; and
	51	+	12 (2) as soon as practicable, provide notice to the applicant and
	52	+	13 any interested persons of the date, time, and location of the
	53	+	14 public hearing or meeting.
	54	+	EH 1276—LS 6568/DI 125 2
	55	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	56	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Environmental Affairs, to which
	57	+	was referred House Bill 1276, has had the same under consideration
	58	+	and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	59	+	recommendation that said bill do pass.
	60	+	(Reference is to HB 1276 as introduced.)
	61	+	MORRISON
	62	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
	63	+	_____
	64	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	65	+	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs,
	66	+	to which was referred House Bill No. 1276, has had the same under
	67	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	68	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	69	+	(Reference is to HB 1276 as printed January 18, 2024.)
	70	+
	71	+	NIEMEYER, Chairperson
	72	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
	73	+	EH 1276—LS 6568/DI 125