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Indiana House Bill HB1616

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1+*EH1616.3*
2+Reprinted
3+April 15, 2025
4+ENGROSSED
5+HOUSE BILL No. 1616
6+_____
7+DIGEST OF HB 1616 (Updated April 14, 2025 10:41 pm - DI 150)
8+Citations Affected: IC 6-1.1; IC 6-3.1; IC 14-8; IC 14-31; noncode.
9+Synopsis: Department of natural resources. Establishes a procedure to
10+be followed when there are unpaid taxes assessed on a mineral interest.
11+Adds a $10,000 cap on a tax credit for a taxpayer who completes
12+preservation or rehabilitation of a historic property. Establishes that the
13+department of natural resources can not certify credits into future years,
14+but may maintain credits previously certified (credits granted before
15+March 10, 2025 for expenditures incurred before July 1, 2024).
16+Provides conditions and guidelines under which the department of
17+natural resources may establish submerged lands preserves. Asks the
18+legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee
19+the topic of studying the economic value of public land for recreation
20+in Indiana.
21+Effective: July 1, 2025.
22+Lindauer
23+(SENATE SPONSORS — GLICK, RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
24+January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
25+January 27, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
26+February 13, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
27+February 14, 2025, engrossed.
28+February 17, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 97, nays 0.
29+SENATE ACTION
30+March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
31+March 25, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on Tax
32+and Fiscal Policy.
33+April 8, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
34+April 14, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
35+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 Reprinted
36+April 15, 2025
137 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
238 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
339 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
440 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
541 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
642 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
743 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
844 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
945 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1046 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1616
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural
13-resources.
47+ENGROSSED
48+HOUSE BILL No. 1616
49+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
50+natural and cultural resources.
1451 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15-SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-24-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.27-2023,
52+1 SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-24-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.27-2023,
53+2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
54+3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to vacant or
55+4 abandoned real property that is on the list prepared by the county
56+5 auditor under section 1.5 of this chapter.
57+6 (b) When real property is eligible for sale under this chapter, the
58+7 county auditor shall post a copy of the notice required by section 2 of
59+8 this chapter at a public place of posting in the county courthouse or in
60+9 another public county building at least twenty-one (21) days before the
61+10 earliest date of application for judgment. In addition, the county auditor
62+11 shall, in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4, publish the notice required in
63+12 section 2 of this chapter once each week for three (3) consecutive
64+13 weeks before the earliest date on which the application for judgment
65+14 may be made. The expenses of this publication shall be paid out of the
66+15 county general fund without prior appropriation.
67+16 (c) At least twenty-one (21) days before the application for
68+17 judgment is made, the county auditor shall mail a copy of the notice
69+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 2
70+1 required by section 2 of this chapter by certified mail, return receipt
71+2 requested, to any:
72+3 (1) mortgagee;
73+4 (2) purchaser under an installment land contract recorded in the
74+5 office of the county recorder; or
75+6 (3) person who claims a substantial property interest of public
76+7 record;
77+8 who annually requests, by certified mail, a copy of the notice.
78+9 (d) The notices mailed under this section are considered sufficient
79+10 notice of the intended application for judgment and of the sale of real
80+11 property under the order of the court.
81+12 (e) For properties not sold at their initial tax sale, the county auditor
82+13 may omit the descriptions of the tracts or items of real property
83+14 specified in section 2(b)(1) and 2(b)(5) of this chapter for those
84+15 properties when they come up for sale at subsequent tax sales if:
85+16 (1) the county auditor includes in the notice a statement that
86+17 descriptions of those tracts or items of real property are available
87+18 on the website of the county government or the county
88+19 government's contractor and the information may be obtained in
89+20 an alternative form from the county auditor upon request; and
90+21 (2) the descriptions of those tracts or items of real property
91+22 eligible for sale a second or subsequent time are made available
92+23 on the website of the county government or the county
93+24 government's contractor and may be obtained from the county
94+25 auditor in an alternative form upon request in accordance with
95+26 section 3.4 of this chapter.
96+27 (f) If taxes assessed on a mineral interest (as defined in
97+28 IC 32-23-10-1) remain unpaid and the mineral interest is eligible
98+29 for sale under this chapter, in addition to the notice requirements
99+30 described in subsections (b) and (c), the county auditor shall do the
100+31 following at least twenty-one (21) days before the date of
101+32 application for judgment:
102+33 (1) Post a copy of the notice required in section 2 of this
103+34 chapter on the county's website.
104+35 (2) Provide a copy of the notice required in section 2 of this
105+36 chapter to the department of natural resources.
106+37 SECTION 2. IC 6-3.1-22-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2014,
107+38 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
108+39 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Subject to section 14 of this chapter, and
109+40 except as provided in section 15.5 of this chapter, a taxpayer is
110+41 entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability in the taxable
111+42 year in which the taxpayer completes the preservation or rehabilitation
112+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 3
113+1 of historic property and obtains the certifications required under section
114+2 9 of this chapter.
115+3 (b) The amount of the credit is equal to the lesser of ten thousand
116+4 dollars ($10,000) or twenty percent (20%) of the qualified
117+5 expenditures that:
118+6 (1) the taxpayer makes for the preservation or rehabilitation of
119+7 historic property; and
120+8 (2) are approved by the office.
121+9 (c) In the case of a husband and wife who:
122+10 (1) own and rehabilitate a historic property jointly; and
123+11 (2) file separate tax returns;
124+12 the husband and wife may take the credit in equal shares or one (1)
125+13 spouse may take the whole credit.
126+14 SECTION 3. IC 6-3.1-22-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
127+15 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) The amount of
128+16 tax credits allowed under this chapter may not exceed two hundred fifty
129+17 thousand dollars ($250,000) in a state fiscal year beginning July 1,
130+18 2001, or thereafter.
131+19 (b) If the total credits approved by the office in a state fiscal
132+20 year under this chapter equal the maximum amount allowable in
133+21 the state fiscal year under subsection (a), the office shall not
134+22 approve an additional application for the credits in that state fiscal
135+23 year.
136+24 (c) If a credit allowable under section 8 of this chapter results in
137+25 credits being granted in excess of the maximum amount allowable
138+26 in a state fiscal year under this section, the office shall approve a
139+27 credit of the maximum amount allowable under this section for
140+28 that state fiscal year minus the previously approved credits for that
141+29 state fiscal year.
142+30 (d) For purposes of this section, a credit allowed for qualified
143+31 expenditures incurred before July 1, 2024, and approved by the
144+32 office before March 10, 2025, shall be treated as being allowed for
145+33 a state fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2024.
146+34 SECTION 4. IC 6-3.1-22-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
147+35 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
148+36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15.5. If:
149+37 (1) a taxpayer was granted a credit under this chapter by the
150+38 office before March 10, 2025, for a qualified expenditure; and
151+39 (2) the expenditure was claimed in a taxable year other than
152+40 the year in which the preservation or rehabilitation of the
153+41 historic property was performed;
154+42 the credit described in this section may be claimed in the first
155+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 4
156+1 taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, and may be
157+2 carried forward as set forth in section 14 of this chapter.
158+3 SECTION 5. IC 14-8-2-1.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
159+4 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
160+5 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. "Abandoned property", for purposes of
161+6 IC 14-31-4, means:
162+7 (1) a submerged aircraft;
163+8 (2) a submerged watercraft, including a ship, boat, canoe,
164+9 skiff, raft, or barge;
165+10 (3) the rigging, gear, fittings, trappings, and equipment of a
166+11 submerged aircraft or watercraft;
167+12 (4) the personal property of the officers, crew, and passengers
168+13 of a submerged aircraft or watercraft; or
169+14 (5) the cargo of a submerged aircraft or watercraft that has
170+15 been deserted, relinquished, cast away, or left behind;
171+16 for which attempts at reclamation have been abandoned by the
172+17 owners and insurers.
173+18 SECTION 6. IC 14-8-2-126.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
174+19 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
175+20 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 126.5. "Historical value", for
176+21 purposes of IC 14-31-4, means the quality of significance
177+22 exemplified by:
178+23 (1) an object;
179+24 (2) a structure;
180+25 (3) a site; or
181+26 (4) a district;
182+27 that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
183+28 of Historic Places.
184+29 SECTION 7. IC 14-31-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
185+30 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
186+31 1, 2025]:
187+32 Chapter 4. Submerged Lands Preserves
188+33 Sec. 1. The purposes of this chapter are to:
189+34 (1) fulfill the requirements to be met by the state under the
190+35 federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987; and
191+36 (2) provide special protection in perpetuity for abandoned
192+37 property and features and formations in:
193+38 (A) Lake Michigan; or
194+39 (B) the Ohio River;
195+40 that have historical, archeological, recreational, ecological,
196+41 geological, environmental, educational, scenic, or scientific
197+42 value.
198+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 5
199+1 Sec. 2. (a) The department may establish a submerged lands
200+2 preserve for any area of submerged lands in Lake Michigan or the
201+3 Ohio River that:
202+4 (1) contains:
203+5 (A) a watercraft; or
204+6 (B) an aircraft;
205+7 of historical value;
206+8 (2) contains:
207+9 (A) a watercraft; or
208+10 (B) an aircraft;
209+11 constituting abandoned property; or
210+12 (3) contains other features of historical, archeological,
211+13 recreational, ecological, geological, environmental,
212+14 educational, scenic, or scientific value.
213+15 (b) When establishing a submerged lands preserve, the
214+16 department shall consider whether creating the preserve is
215+17 necessary to:
216+18 (1) protect either abandoned property possessing historical or
217+19 recreational value; or
218+20 (2) protect significant underwater geological or
219+21 environmental features.
220+22 (c) Each submerged lands preserve established must encompass
221+23 the designated submerged land area and extend upward to include
222+24 the surface of the water.
223+25 (d) Within each submerged lands preserve established, the
224+26 department shall govern access to and use of the submerged lands
225+27 preserve, including regulating or prohibiting the alteration,
226+28 destruction, or removal of abandoned property, features, or
227+29 formations within a preserve.
228+30 (e) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
229+31 implement this chapter.
230+32 Sec. 3. If a nature preserve dedicated under IC 14-31-1 includes
231+33 abandoned property, the department shall reclassify the nature
232+34 preserve as a submerged lands preserve.
233+35 SECTION 8. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) IC 6-3.1-22-15(b)
234+36 and IC 6-3.1-22-15(c), both as added by this act, apply to credits
235+37 first awardable after March 9, 2025.
236+38 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.
237+39 SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) The legislative
238+40 council is urged to assign to an appropriate interim study
239+41 committee the topic of studying the economic value of public land
240+42 for recreation in Indiana.
241+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 6
242+1 (b) The study described in subsection (a) must include all of the
243+2 following:
244+3 (1) The direct and indirect economic impacts of public
245+4 recreational lands on local and regional economies.
246+5 (2) Tourism, employment, and small business development
247+6 associated with recreational use of public lands.
248+7 (3) The value of ecosystem services and health benefits
249+8 provided through recreational access to public lands.
250+9 (4) Best practices from other states in valuing public land
251+10 used for outdoor recreation.
252+11 (c) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.
253+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 7
254+COMMITTEE REPORT
255+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Natural Resources, to which was
256+referred House Bill 1616, has had the same under consideration and
257+begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
258+recommendation that said bill do pass.
259+(Reference is to HB 1616 as introduced.)
260+LINDAUER
261+Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
262+_____
263+HOUSE MOTION
264+Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1616 be amended to read as
265+follows:
266+Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
267+"SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-24-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.27-2023,
16268 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17269 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to vacant or
18270 abandoned real property that is on the list prepared by the county
19271 auditor under section 1.5 of this chapter.
20272 (b) When real property is eligible for sale under this chapter, the
21273 county auditor shall post a copy of the notice required by section 2 of
22274 this chapter at a public place of posting in the county courthouse or in
23275 another public county building at least twenty-one (21) days before the
24276 earliest date of application for judgment. In addition, the county auditor
25277 shall, in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4, publish the notice required in
26278 section 2 of this chapter once each week for three (3) consecutive
27279 weeks before the earliest date on which the application for judgment
28280 may be made. The expenses of this publication shall be paid out of the
29281 county general fund without prior appropriation.
30282 (c) At least twenty-one (21) days before the application for
31283 judgment is made, the county auditor shall mail a copy of the notice
32284 required by section 2 of this chapter by certified mail, return receipt
33285 requested, to any:
34286 (1) mortgagee;
35287 (2) purchaser under an installment land contract recorded in the
36-HEA 1616 — Concur 2
37288 office of the county recorder; or
38289 (3) person who claims a substantial property interest of public
39290 record;
40291 who annually requests, by certified mail, a copy of the notice.
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41293 (d) The notices mailed under this section are considered sufficient
42294 notice of the intended application for judgment and of the sale of real
43295 property under the order of the court.
44296 (e) For properties not sold at their initial tax sale, the county auditor
45297 may omit the descriptions of the tracts or items of real property
46298 specified in section 2(b)(1) and 2(b)(5) of this chapter for those
47299 properties when they come up for sale at subsequent tax sales if:
48300 (1) the county auditor includes in the notice a statement that
49301 descriptions of those tracts or items of real property are available
50302 on the website of the county government or the county
51303 government's contractor and the information may be obtained in
52304 an alternative form from the county auditor upon request; and
53305 (2) the descriptions of those tracts or items of real property
54306 eligible for sale a second or subsequent time are made available
55307 on the website of the county government or the county
56308 government's contractor and may be obtained from the county
57309 auditor in an alternative form upon request in accordance with
58310 section 3.4 of this chapter.
59311 (f) If taxes assessed on a mineral interest (as defined in
60312 IC 32-23-10-1) remain unpaid and the mineral interest is eligible
61313 for sale under this chapter, in addition to the notice requirements
62314 described in subsections (b) and (c), the county auditor shall do the
63315 following at least twenty-one (21) days before the date of
64316 application for judgment:
65317 (1) Post a copy of the notice required in section 2 of this
66318 chapter on the county's website.
67-(2) Provide a copy of the notice required in section 2 of this
68-chapter to the department of natural resources.
69-SECTION 2. IC 6-3.1-22-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2014,
319+(2) Provide electronic access to the notice required in section
320+2 of this chapter through the department of local government
321+finance's computer gateway.
322+(3) Provide a copy of the notice required in section 2 of this
323+chapter to the department of natural resources.".
324+Page 2, delete lines 1 through 29.
325+Page 3, delete lines 32 through 42.
326+Page 4, delete lines 1 through 8.
327+Page 4, delete lines 13 through 20, begin a new paragraph and
328+insert:
329+"Sec. 1. The purposes of this chapter are to:
330+(1) fulfill the requirements to be met by the state under the
331+federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987; and
332+(2) provide special protection in perpetuity for abandoned
333+property and features and formations in:
334+(A) Lake Michigan; or
335+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 9
336+(B) the Ohio River;
337+that have historical, archeological, recreational, ecological,
338+geological, environmental, educational, scenic, or scientific
339+value.".
340+Page 4, line 22, after "lands" insert "in Lake Michigan or the Ohio
341+River".
342+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
343+(Reference is to HB 1616 as printed January 27, 2025.)
344+LINDAUER
345+_____
346+COMMITTEE REPORT
347+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, to
348+which was referred House Bill No. 1616, has had the same under
349+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
350+the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
351+Page 2, delete lines 35 through 37.
352+Page 2, line 38, delete "(3)" and insert "(2)".
353+Page 2, between lines 39 and 40, begin a new paragraph and insert:
354+"SECTION 2. IC 6-3.1-22-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.166-2014,
70355 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
71356 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Subject to section 14 of this chapter, and
72357 except as provided in section 15.5 of this chapter, a taxpayer is
73358 entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability in the taxable
74359 year in which the taxpayer completes the preservation or rehabilitation
75360 of historic property and obtains the certifications required under section
76361 9 of this chapter.
77362 (b) The amount of the credit is equal to the lesser of ten thousand
78363 dollars ($10,000) or twenty percent (20%) of the qualified
79-HEA 1616 — Concur 3
80364 expenditures that:
81365 (1) the taxpayer makes for the preservation or rehabilitation of
82366 historic property; and
83367 (2) are approved by the office.
84368 (c) In the case of a husband and wife who:
85369 (1) own and rehabilitate a historic property jointly; and
86370 (2) file separate tax returns;
87371 the husband and wife may take the credit in equal shares or one (1)
88372 spouse may take the whole credit.
89373 SECTION 3. IC 6-3.1-22-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
374+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 10
90375 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) The amount of
91376 tax credits allowed under this chapter may not exceed two hundred fifty
92377 thousand dollars ($250,000) in a state fiscal year beginning July 1,
93378 2001, or thereafter.
94379 (b) If the total credits approved by the office in a state fiscal
95380 year under this chapter equal the maximum amount allowable in
96381 the state fiscal year under subsection (a), the office shall not
97382 approve an additional application for the credits in that state fiscal
98383 year.
99384 (c) If a credit allowable under section 8 of this chapter results in
100385 credits being granted in excess of the maximum amount allowable
101386 in a state fiscal year under this section, the office shall approve a
102387 credit of the maximum amount allowable under this section for
103388 that state fiscal year minus the previously approved credits for that
104389 state fiscal year.
105390 (d) For purposes of this section, a credit allowed for qualified
106391 expenditures incurred before July 1, 2024, and approved by the
107392 office before March 10, 2025, shall be treated as being allowed for
108393 a state fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2024.
109394 SECTION 4. IC 6-3.1-22-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
110395 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
111396 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15.5. If:
112397 (1) a taxpayer was granted a credit under this chapter by the
113398 office before March 10, 2025, for a qualified expenditure; and
114399 (2) the expenditure was claimed in a taxable year other than
115400 the year in which the preservation or rehabilitation of the
116401 historic property was performed;
117402 the credit described in this section may be claimed in the first
118403 taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, and may be
119-carried forward as set forth in section 14 of this chapter.
120-SECTION 5. IC 14-8-2-1.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
121-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
122-HEA 1616 — Concur 4
123-1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. "Abandoned property", for purposes of
124-IC 14-31-4, means:
125-(1) a submerged aircraft;
126-(2) a submerged watercraft, including a ship, boat, canoe,
127-skiff, raft, or barge;
128-(3) the rigging, gear, fittings, trappings, and equipment of a
129-submerged aircraft or watercraft;
130-(4) the personal property of the officers, crew, and passengers
131-of a submerged aircraft or watercraft; or
132-(5) the cargo of a submerged aircraft or watercraft that has
133-been deserted, relinquished, cast away, or left behind;
134-for which attempts at reclamation have been abandoned by the
135-owners and insurers.
136-SECTION 6. IC 14-8-2-126.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
137-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
138-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 126.5. "Historical value", for
139-purposes of IC 14-31-4, means the quality of significance
140-exemplified by:
141-(1) an object;
142-(2) a structure;
143-(3) a site; or
144-(4) a district;
145-that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
146-of Historic Places.
147-SECTION 7. IC 14-31-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
148-A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
149-1, 2025]:
150-Chapter 4. Submerged Lands Preserves
151-Sec. 1. The purposes of this chapter are to:
152-(1) fulfill the requirements to be met by the state under the
153-federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987; and
154-(2) provide special protection in perpetuity for abandoned
155-property and features and formations in:
156-(A) Lake Michigan; or
157-(B) the Ohio River;
158-that have historical, archeological, recreational, ecological,
159-geological, environmental, educational, scenic, or scientific
160-value.
161-Sec. 2. (a) The department may establish a submerged lands
162-preserve for any area of submerged lands in Lake Michigan or the
163-Ohio River that:
164-(1) contains:
165-HEA 1616 — Concur 5
166-(A) a watercraft; or
167-(B) an aircraft;
168-of historical value;
169-(2) contains:
170-(A) a watercraft; or
171-(B) an aircraft;
172-constituting abandoned property; or
173-(3) contains other features of historical, archeological,
174-recreational, ecological, geological, environmental,
175-educational, scenic, or scientific value.
176-(b) When establishing a submerged lands preserve, the
177-department shall consider whether creating the preserve is
178-necessary to:
179-(1) protect either abandoned property possessing historical or
180-recreational value; or
181-(2) protect significant underwater geological or
182-environmental features.
183-(c) Each submerged lands preserve established must encompass
184-the designated submerged land area and extend upward to include
185-the surface of the water.
186-(d) Within each submerged lands preserve established, the
187-department shall govern access to and use of the submerged lands
188-preserve, including regulating or prohibiting the alteration,
189-destruction, or removal of abandoned property, features, or
190-formations within a preserve.
191-(e) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
192-implement this chapter.
193-Sec. 3. If a nature preserve dedicated under IC 14-31-1 includes
194-abandoned property, the department shall reclassify the nature
195-preserve as a submerged lands preserve.
196-SECTION 8. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) IC 6-3.1-22-15(b)
404+carried forward as set forth in section 14 of this chapter.".
405+Page 2, delete lines 40 through 42.
406+Page 3, delete lines 1 through 15.
407+Page 5, after line 5, begin a new paragraph and insert:
408+"SECTION 6. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) IC 6-3.1-22-15(b)
197409 and IC 6-3.1-22-15(c), both as added by this act, apply to credits
198410 first awardable after March 9, 2025.
199-(b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.
200-SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) The legislative
411+(b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.".
412+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
413+and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
414+Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
415+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 11
416+(Reference is to HB 1616 as reprinted February 14, 2025.)
417+GLICK, Chairperson
418+Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0.
419+_____
420+COMMITTEE REPORT
421+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy, to
422+which was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1616, has had the same
423+under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
424+Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
425+ (Reference is to EHB 1616 as printed March 26, 2025.)
426+
427+HOLDMAN, Chairperson
428+Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
429+_____
430+SENATE MOTION
431+Mr. President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1616 be amended
432+to read as follows:
433+Page 5, after line 38, begin a new paragraph and insert:
434+"SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) The legislative
201435 council is urged to assign to an appropriate interim study
202436 committee the topic of studying the economic value of public land
203437 for recreation in Indiana.
204438 (b) The study described in subsection (a) must include all of the
205439 following:
206440 (1) The direct and indirect economic impacts of public
207441 recreational lands on local and regional economies.
208-HEA 1616 — Concur 6
209442 (2) Tourism, employment, and small business development
210443 associated with recreational use of public lands.
211444 (3) The value of ecosystem services and health benefits
212445 provided through recreational access to public lands.
213446 (4) Best practices from other states in valuing public land
214447 used for outdoor recreation.
215-(c) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.
216-HEA 1616 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
217-President of the Senate
218-President Pro Tempore
219-Governor of the State of Indiana
220-Date: Time:
221-HEA 1616 — Concur
448+(c) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.".
449+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148 12
450+(Reference is to EHB 1616 as printed April 9, 2025.)
451+YODER
452+EH 1616—LS 7190/DI 148