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A pair of Canada geese land at the Killbuck Wetlands in Anderson in the winter of 2020. A controversial new law,Senate Enrolled Act 389,
strips protections for certain isolated wetlands, approximately 53% of Indiana’s wetlands, allowing property owners to drain and fill the watery areas and avoid costly mitigation measures.
Don Knight, file | The Herald Bulletin
INDIANAPOLIS Some bills passed by the 2021 Indiana Legislature remain in legal limbo, including legislation that would allow the General Assembly to call itself into session.
But hundreds of others will become laws starting Thursday on the first day of July.
One of the most controversial new laws, Senate Enrolled Act 389, strips protections for certain isolated wetlands, approximately 53% of Indiana’s wetlands, allowing property owners to drain and fill the watery areas and avoid costly mitigation measures.
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