Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1306

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 8-23-5-9.

Synopsis: Restrictions on roadside mowing. Restricts the mowing of roadside vegetation on the rights-of-way or medians on any primary or interstate highway. Provides exceptions for the mowing of the entire right-of-way during a certain time of the year, mowing for safety concerns, mowing to control weeds or insects, and mowing to promote native vegetation.

Effective: July 1, 2001.





Grubb, McClain




    January 9, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.







Introduced

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1306



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning transportation.

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

SOURCE: IC 8-23-5-9; (01)IN1306.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 8-23-5-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the mowing by the department of roadside vegetation on the rights-of-way or medians of any primary or interstate highway or state highway.
    (b) On any highway, the first eight (8) feet away from:
        (1) the road surface; or
        (2) the shoulder, if one exists;
may be mowed at any time.
    (c) Roadside vegetation may be mowed to:
        (1) promote native species of vegetation or other long lived and adaptable vegetation; or
        (2) control damaging insect populations, noxious weeds, and invader plant species.
    (d) An entire right-of-way may be mowed after July 31 and before September 1 of each year. After August 31 and before the following August 1, an entire right-of-way:
        (1) may be mowed only if necessary for safety reasons; and
        (2) may not be mowed to a height of less than twelve (12) inches.
    (e) A right-of-way:
        (1) may be mowed as necessary to maintain sight distance for safety; and
        (2) may otherwise be mowed as ordered by the commissioner.
    (f) A right-of-way may be mowed, burned, or tilled to prepare the right-of-way for the establishment of permanent vegetative cover or for prairie vegetation management.