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IC 2-5-31-1
"Task force"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "task force" refers to the
sustainable natural resource task force established by section 3 of
this chapter.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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"Committee"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the natural
resources study committee established by IC 2-5-5-1.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
IC 2-5-31-3
Task force established
Sec. 3. The sustainable natural resource task force is established.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Members; appointments; removal
Sec. 4. (a) The task force consists of ten (10) members appointed
as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the senate appointed by the president
pro tempore of the senate, who may not be affiliated with the
same political party.
(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives appointed
by the the speaker of the house, who may not be affiliated with
the same political party.
(3) Three (3) members appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, each of whom is recommended by one (1) of
the following organizations:
(A) The Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts.
(B) The Indiana Wildlife Federation.
(C) The Indiana Land Protection Alliance.
(4) Three (3) members appointed by the president pro tempore
of the senate, each of whom is recommended by one (1) of the
following organizations:
(A) The Indiana Farm Bureau.
(B) The Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners
Association.
(C) The Nature Conservancy.
(b) The appointing authority who appointed a member of the task
force may remove the member for cause.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Compensation
Sec. 6. (a) A member of the task force appointed under section
4(3) or 4(4) of this chapter shall serve without compensation.
(b) A member of the task force who is a member of the general
assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel
allowances paid to legislative members of interim study committees
established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel
allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative council.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Quorum
Sec. 7. Six (6) members of the task force constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Duties; reports
Sec. 8. (a) The task force shall do the following:
(1) Collect programmatic and funding information concerning
current natural resource protection programs in Indiana.
(2) Perform a needs assessment concerning the natural resource
programs in Indiana, including current programs and associated
costs.
(3) Collect information concerning:
(A) natural resource protection programs in other states,
particularly states bordering Indiana; and
(B) funding and funding mechanisms for the programs
referred to in clause (A).
(b) The task force shall do the following:
(1) Present a progress report to the committee at the committee's
first meeting of the 2012 interim.
(2) Present a progress report to the committee at the committee's
final meeting of the 2012 interim.
(3) Provide to the governor copies of the reports presented
under subdivisions (1) and (2).
(c) Beginning November 1, 2012, the task force, at the direction
of the legislative council and the committee, shall do the following:
(1) Conduct any needed follow-up research and policy analysis.
(2) Prepare a final report setting forth the findings and
recommendations of the task force, including a report card on
the health of natural resources in Indiana.
(d) The final report required under subsection (b)(2) must be:
(1) completed by January 1, 2013; and
(2) submitted to the general assembly in an electronic format
under IC 5-14-6 and to the governor.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Meetings; chairperson
Sec. 9. (a) The task force shall hold regular meetings.
(b) The task force shall hold its initial meeting not later than May
30, 2011.
(c) A chairperson shall be elected by the members of the task
force at the first meeting of the task force. The chairperson elected
at the first meeting shall serve until June 30, 2012, when the
members of the task force may elect a new chairperson. If a task
force member is elected chairperson under this subsection on or after
June 30, 2012, that task force member shall serve as chairperson until
May 1, 2013. If a new chairperson is not elected under this
subsection on or after June 30, 2012, the chairperson elected at the
first meeting shall serve as chairperson until May 1, 2013.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Work groups
Sec. 10. The task force may establish work groups to:
(1) assist in research and information gathering concerning
various topics studied by the task force; and
(2) report back to the task force at regular task force meetings.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.
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Staffing; assistance
Sec. 11. (a) The department of natural resources shall provide
administrative assistance to the task force. However, the chairperson
of the task force may, with the approval of the task force, appoint
staff from one (1) or more of the organizations referred to in section
4(3) and 4(4) of this chapter to provide administrative assistance.
(b) The task force shall seek technical assistance from the
following:
(1) The department of natural resources.
(2) The department of agriculture.
(3) The department of environmental management.
(c) The task force may seek and accept assistance from public
universities willing to provide research, scientific expertise, and
policy analysis as needed by the task force.
IC 2-5-31-12
Expiration
Sec. 12. This chapter expires May 1, 2013.
As added by P.L.106-2011, SEC.1.