January 28, 2011





HOUSE BILL No. 1371

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DIGEST OF HB 1371 (Updated January 26, 2011 12:48 pm - DI 96)



Citations Affected: IC 2-5.

Synopsis: Joint committee on transportation infrastructure. Establishes the joint study committee on transportation and infrastructure assessment and solutions. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Provides that the committee operates under policies adopted by the legislative council. Provides that the committee expires January 1, 2016. Repeals law establishing the joint study committee on mass transit and transportation alternatives.

Effective: July 1, 2011.





Soliday, Dembowski, Saunders, Davis




    January 18, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
    January 27, 2011, amended, reported _ Do Pass.






January 28, 2011

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1371



    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 2-5-28.5; (11)HB1371.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 2-5-28.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]:
     Chapter 28.5. Joint Study Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Assessment and Solutions
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the joint study committee on transportation and infrastructure assessment and solutions.
    Sec. 2. The joint study committee on transportation and infrastructure assessment and solutions is established.
    Sec. 3. (a) The committee has the following membership:
        (1) The members of the house of representatives standing committee on roads and transportation.
        (2) The members of the senate standing committee on homeland security, transportation, and veterans affairs.
    (b) Beginning in calendar year 2011, and in odd-numbered years thereafter, the chair of the standing committee specified in

subsection (a)(1) shall serve as chair of the committee.
    (c) Beginning in calendar year 2012, and in even-numbered years thereafter, the chair of the standing committee specified in subsection (a)(2) shall serve as chair of the committee.
    Sec. 4. The committee shall do the following:
        (1) Assess the condition of Indiana's transportation infrastructure in both the public and private sectors.
        (2) In connection with the Indiana department of transportation and other interested parties, project Indiana's transportation demands through 2035.
        (3) Determine whether Indiana's existing transportation infrastructure is capable of meeting the transportation demands projected under subdivision (2).
        (4) Establish appropriate roles and responsibilities for:
            (A) the state and county and municipal governments; and
            (B) the private sector;
        in meeting Indiana's projected transportation demands.
        (5) Identify potential funding sources for both public and private transportation and infrastructure projects.
        (6) Report its findings to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the general assembly.
    Sec. 5. The legislative services agency shall provide support staff for the committee.
    Sec. 6. The committee shall operate under policies governing study committees adopted by the legislative council.
    Sec. 7. This chapter expires January 1, 2016.

SOURCE: IC 2-5-28; (11)HB1371.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 2-5-28 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011].