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HOUSE BILL No. 1281

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DIGEST OF HB 1281 (Updated March 3, 2003 6:21 PM - DI 84)



Citations Affected: IC 8-9.5.

Synopsis: Toll road advisory committee. Establishes the toll road advisory committee to receive information from and make recommendations to the transportation finance authority concerning the operation and management of the toll road.

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Ayres, Pelath, Stevenson, Brown C, Budak




    January 13, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
    February 24, 2003, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
    March 3, 2003, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.





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First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1281



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

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

SOURCE: IC 8-9.5-10; (03)HB1281.2.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 8-9.5-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]:
     Chapter 10. Toll Road Advisory Committee
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the Indiana transportation finance authority established by IC 8-9.5-8-2.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the toll road advisory committee established by section 4 of this chapter.
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "short or long range proposal" refers to any plan or design that involves any of the following with respect to the toll road:
        (1) Capital construction or improvements.
        (2) Major operational changes affecting the quality of service.
        (3) Facility relocations, including toll booth placement.
    Sec. 4. (a) The toll road advisory committee is established.
    (b) The committee has the following members:
        (1) Seven (7) members of the senate appointed by the

president pro tempore of the senate. Each member appointed under this subdivision must reside in a county through which the Indiana toll road passes. If the toll road passes through a county and a member of the senate does not reside in that county, the president may appoint a senator who resides in a different county. Not more than four (4) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
        (2) Seven (7) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. Each member appointed under this subdivision must reside in a county through which the Indiana toll road passes. If the toll road passes through a county and a member of the house of representatives does not reside in that county, the speaker may appoint a member of the house of representatives who resides in a different county. Not more than four (4) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.
        (3) The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation or the commissioner's designee.
        (4) A person appointed by the governor.
        (5) A member of the authority.
        (6) One member from a regional planning group from each region through which the Indiana toll road passes. Each of the members under this subsection shall not have voting privileges on the committee. Each of the members under this subsection shall serve without compensation.
    Sec. 5. (a) The chairman of the legislative council shall appoint a legislative member of the committee to serve as chairperson of the committee.
    (b) The committee shall operate under the policies of the legislative council that govern study committees.
    Sec. 6. The committee shall do the following:
        (1) Review issues related to the operation and maintenance of the toll road.
        (2) Review the financing and design of capital projects associated with the toll road.
        (3) Review issues concerning the quality of service, including toll booth placement, provided by the toll road.
        (4) Review issues concerning facility changes and relocations.
    Sec. 7. (a) The authority shall present to the committee each of its short and long range proposals, and any changes to the

proposals, before the authority proceeds to execute any part of the short or long range proposal.
    (b) If the committee recommends that the authority alter or amend any short or long range plan, and the authority determines that it will not accept the recommendation of the advisory committee, the authority shall submit in writing to the committee, prior to putting the short or long range plan into effect, a detailed statement setting forth its reasons for rejecting the committee's recommendation.
    (c) The authority may not proceed with the execution of any short or long range plan unless it has complied with this chapter.