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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 215 |
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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 14-34-12-4. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Local regulation of blasting. Allows the legislative body of |
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| 8 | 8 | | a consolidated city to adopt an ordinance to regulate blasting operations |
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| 9 | 9 | | to mitigate the impact on the health and safety of residential |
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| 10 | 10 | | neighborhoods within a one mile radius of blasting operations in the |
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| 11 | 11 | | consolidated city. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Effective: July 1, 2025. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Qaddoura |
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| 14 | 14 | | January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Transportation. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2025 IN 215—LS 6767/DI 137 Introduced |
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| 17 | 17 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 18 | 18 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 19 | 19 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 20 | 20 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 22 | 22 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 23 | 23 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 24 | 24 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 25 | 25 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 26 | 26 | | between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SENATE BILL No. 215 |
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| 28 | 28 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 29 | 29 | | natural and cultural resources. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 14-34-12-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The legislative body of a consolidated city may |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 adopt an ordinance to regulate blasting operations to mitigate the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 impact on the health and safety of residential neighborhoods within |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 a one (1) mile radius of blasting operations in the consolidated city, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 including the following: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 (1) The type of chemicals used in explosives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 (2) The air pollutants released. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 (3) The noise and vibration disturbance. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 (4) The distance and power of blasts to protect nearby |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 residences from chemical or structural damage. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 (b) Notwithstanding IC 22-13-2-3, an ordinance adopted under |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 subsection (a) may provide more stringent requirements than the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 following: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 (1) Rules adopted by the commission under this chapter. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 (2) Rules adopted by the fire prevention and building safety |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2025 IN 215—LS 6767/DI 137 2 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 1 commission under IC 22-13. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2 (3) The standards of the National Fire Protection Association. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2025 IN 215—LS 6767/DI 137 |
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