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Some Changes To The Controversial Wetlands Bill Contradict Others Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Alex Paul/WTIU A bill that originally aimed to remove protections for Indiana’s wetlands has undergone some big and somewhat contradictory changes. On Monday, House lawmakers adopted an amendment to SB 389 by Rep. Harold Slager (R-Brookston) that would create a task force to study the issues that prompted the bill. Developers say Indiana’s wetlands law has driven up home prices. Some farmers have gotten into conflict with the state after some of their land was deemed a we...

General Assembly CASEY SMITH | Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers on Wednesday watered down a controversial bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana's already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal could cause damage to the state's waterways, wildlife and vegetation. If passed, the measure would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits in a state-regulated wetland, and it would end enforcement proceedings against landowners who are allegedly violating current law. An amendment approved unanimo...

Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill CASEY SMITH, Associated Press/Report for America April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers watered down a controversial bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal could cause damage to the state's waterways, wildlife and vegetation. If passed, the measure would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits in a state-regulated wetland and end enforcement proceedings against land...

Bill to eliminate wetlands law amended to cut regulation with scalpel, not 'meat cleaver' London Gibson, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT A bill that would have eliminated the state’s law regulating wetlands was amended Wednesday morning to tackle the issue of wetlands regulation surgically, rather than with a “meat cleaver.” The bill, which has been the subject of heated debate, initially proposed repealing the state’s environmental program protecting wetlands, which would have left more than 80% of the state’s wetlands unprotected. Authors claimed the progr...

A bill that would have eliminated the state’s law regulating wetlands was amended Wednesday morning to tackle the issue of wetlands regulation surgically, rather than with a “meat cleaver.” The bill, which has been the subject of heated debate, initially proposed repealing the state’s environmental program protecting wetlands, which would have left more than 80% of the state’s wetlands unprotected. Authors claimed the program created unnecessary red tape and was costly for landowners.  Environmentalists and good government experts alike staunchly opposed the legislation, pointing ...