Enrolled Act, Senate Bill 0530

First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)

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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 530

AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions and to make an appropriation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 1-3-2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]:
     Chapter 2. Indiana-Michigan Boundary Line Commission
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "boundary county" refers to any of the following:
        (1) Elkhart County.
        (2) LaGrange County.
        (3) LaPorte County.
        (4) St. Joseph County.
        (5) Steuben County.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana-Michigan boundary line commission established by section 3 of this chapter.
    Sec. 3. The Indiana-Michigan boundary line commission is established.
    Sec. 4. (a) The commission consists of five (5) members appointed by the governor.
    (b) Each commission member must be a surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.
    (c) One (1) member of the commission must be appointed from each of the boundary counties.
    (d) The commission's chair must be:
        (1) a commission member; and
        (2) elected by a majority of the commission members.
    Sec. 5. (a) A commission member is not entitled to compensation for service on the commission.
    (b) A commission member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
    Sec. 6. The commission shall meet at least four (4) times each year.
    Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall administer and oversee a survey and remonumentation of the Indiana-Michigan border.
    (b) The survey required by this section shall install relatively permanent monumentation at the mile post positions as established by the original government survey of October 1827. However, the commission may not replace lost mile post positions if the state of Michigan does not participate in the project as authorized by Michigan law.
    (c) The commission may procure professional surveying services through the Indiana department of administration. A contract for surveying services must be awarded to a company incorporated in Indiana.
    (d) The commission shall review the survey upon completion of each mile post.
    (e) Upon completion of the survey, the commission shall submit the survey to the general assembly for ratification.
    Sec. 8. This chapter expires July 1, 2015.