Indiana Senate Bill 18 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Air quality. Authorizes a town, city, or county to establish or designate an agency to act for the town, city, or county as a local air pollution control agency (agency). Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) to enter into a contract with the agency of a town, city, or county if the agency is willing to enter into the contract. Provides that a contract between the department and the agency of a town, city, or county must: (1) require the department to advise, consult, cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to the agency; (2) authorize the agency to undertake air pollution control activities on behalf of the department or initiate enforcement of ordinances of the town, city, or county; and (3) provide for the payment of fair monetary compensation for the air pollution control activities performed by the agency. Provides that: (1) the compensation paid to an agency under a contract must be at least sufficient to cover the agency's staffing and operating costs; and (2) the rate of compensation must be adjusted each year according to changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Air quality.

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2025-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/18/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0018/SB0018.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0018/fiscal-notes/SB0018.01.INTR.FN001.pdf