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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 179 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 36-7-4-1103. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Regulating quarry location. Provides that a quarter square |
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| 8 | 8 | | mile area containing at least five (instead of eight) residences |
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| 9 | 9 | | constitutes an "urban area" within which a planning and zoning |
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| 10 | 10 | | authority may prohibit mining and logging. Makes a stylistic change. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Effective: July 1, 2025. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Bohacek |
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| 13 | 13 | | January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2025 IN 179—LS 6669/DI 87 Introduced |
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| 15 | 15 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 16 | 16 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 17 | 17 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 18 | 18 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 20 | 20 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 21 | 21 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 22 | 22 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 24 | 24 | | between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE BILL No. 179 |
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| 26 | 26 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local |
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| 27 | 27 | | government. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 36-7-4-1103, AS AMENDED BY P.L.154-2020, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2 SECTION 46 AND P.L.164-2020, SECTION 65, IS AMENDED TO |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1103. (a) |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 ADVISORY—AREA. For purposes of this section, urban areas |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 include: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 (1) all lands and lots within the corporate boundaries of a |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 municipality; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 (2) any other lands or lots used for residential purposes where |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 there are at least eight (8) five (5) residences within any quarter |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 mile square area; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 (3) other lands or lots that have been or are planned for residential |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 areas contiguous to the municipality. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 (b) ADVISORY—AREA. This chapter does not authorize an |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 ordinance or action of a plan commission that would prevent, outside |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 of urban areas, the complete use and alienation of any mineral |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 resources or forests by the owner or alienee of them. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2025 IN 179—LS 6669/DI 87 |
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