HB 1166-1_ Filed 02/17/2003, 11:59

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COMMITTEE REPORT


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MR. SPEAKER:

    Your Committee on       Technology, Research and Development     , to which was referred       House Bill 1166     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

    Delete the title and insert the following:
    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration.

SOURCE: Page 1, line 17; (03)CR116602.1. -->     Page 1, after line 17, begin a new line block indented and insert:
        " (8) Administer the Indiana coal research grant fund under IC 4-23-5.5-16.".
    Page 2, delete lines 1 through 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-23-5.5-16; (03)CR116602.2. -->     "SECTION 2. IC 4-23-5.5-16 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2002, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "center" refers to the center for coal technology research established by IC 4-4-30-5.
    (b)
The Indiana coal research grant fund is established for the purpose of providing grants for research and other projects designed to develop and expand markets for Indiana coal. The fund shall be administered by the board. center.
    (b) (c) Sources of money for the fund consist of the following:
        (1) Appropriations from the general assembly.
        (2) Donations, gifts, and money received from any other source, including transfers from other funds or accounts.
    (c) (d) Money remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
    (d) (e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
    (e) (f) The board center shall establish:
        (1) amounts for grants under this section; and
        (2) criteria for awarding grants under this section.
    (f) (g) A person, business, or manufacturer that wants a grant from the fund must file an application in the manner prescribed by the board. center.
    (h) The center shall appoint a panel of at least eight (8) members to review and make recommendations to the center about each application filed under this section. To be a member of the panel, an individual must be a scientist or an engineer who is familiar with coal combustion, coal properties, coal byproducts, and other coal uses.

    (g) (i) The department shall pursue available private and public sources of money for the fund.".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1166 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Hasler


CR116602/DI 103    2003