HB 1378-2_ Filed 04/26/2003, 13:42 ChairPerson


COMMITTEE REPORT

    Mr. President: Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure, to which was referred Engrossed House Bill 1378 because it conflicts with HEA 1473-2003 without properly recognizing the existence of HEA 1473-2003, has had Engrossed House Bill 1378 under consideration and begs leave to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that Engrossed House Bill 1378 be corrected as follows:

    In the conference committee report to EHB 1378, page 1, delete lines 13 through 20.
    In the conference committee report to EHB 1378, page 2, delete lines 1 through 4, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    "SECTION 2. IC 36-1-6-2, AS AMENDED BY HEA1473-2003, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 2. (a) If a condition violating an ordinance of a municipal corporation exists on real property, officers of the municipal corporation may enter onto that property and take appropriate action to bring the property into compliance with the ordinance. However, before action to bring compliance may be taken, all persons holding a substantial interest in the property must be given a reasonable opportunity of at least ten (10) days but not more than sixty (60) days to bring the property into compliance. If the municipal corporation takes action to bring compliance, the expenses incurred by the municipal corporation to bring compliance constitute a lien against the property. The lien is superior to all other liens except liens for taxes, in an amount that does not exceed:
        (1) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for real property that:
            (A) contains one (1) or more occupied or unoccupied single or double family dwellings or the appurtenances or additions to those dwellings; or
            (B) is unimproved; or
        (2) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other real property not

described in subdivision (1).".
    (Reference is to the EHB 1378 as printed April 4, 2003, and to the Conference Committee Report to EHB 1378.)

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Senator GARTON, Chairperson

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Senator YOUNG, R.M.M.

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Senator SERVER


JR 137801/DI 50
2003