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Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-13-2-7

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 7. (a) The commission has:

(1) before July 1, 2012, five (5) members appointed by the governor;  and

(2) after June 30, 2012, nine (9) members appointed by the governor.

(b) The following requirements apply to the governor's appointments under subsection (a)(1):

(1) One (1) member must be a representative of the department of natural resources.  The member may not be an employee or elected official of a city, town, or county governmental unit.

(2) The remaining four (4) members must meet the following requirements:

(A) Four (4) members must reside in a:

(i) city;

(ii) town;  or

(iii) township (if the member resides in an unincorporated area of the county);

that borders the Little Calumet River.

(B) At least three (3) of the members must have a background in:

(i) construction;

(ii) project management;  or

(iii) flood control;

or a similar professional background.

(C) A member may not be an employee or elected official of a city, town, or county governmental unit.

(c) The following apply to the membership of the commission after June 30, 2012:

(1) Before August 1, 2012, the governor shall appoint four (4) additional members to the commission for four (4) year terms as follows:

(A) One (1) member nominated by the mayor of the city of Hammond.

(B) One (1) member nominated by the mayor of the city of Gary.

(C) Two (2) members nominated by the board of county commissioners of Lake County.

(2) Notwithstanding section 8 of this chapter, the term of the member described in subsection (b)(1) expires January 7, 2013.  The governor shall appoint one (1) member nominated by the department of natural resources for a four (4) year term beginning January 7, 2013.

(3) Notwithstanding section 8 of this chapter, the terms of the members described in subsection (b)(2) expire January 1, 2014.  The governor shall appoint for four (4) year terms beginning January 1, 2014, four (4) members, each of whom must have been nominated by the executive of a municipality located in the watershed other than a city described in subdivision (1).

(4) A member appointed to succeed a member appointed under subdivision (1) or (2) must be nominated by the nominating authority that nominated the member's predecessor, and a member appointed to succeed a member appointed under subdivision (3) must be nominated by the executive of a municipality located in the watershed other than a city described in subdivision (1).

(d) The following apply to a member appointed under subsection (c) and to any member appointed to succeed a member appointed under subsection (c):

(1) After July 31, 2012, not more than five (5) members of the commission may belong to the same political party.

(2) Each member must have a background in:

(A) construction;

(B) project management;

(C) flood control;  or

(D) a similar professional background.

(3) A member may not be an employee or elected official of a city, town, or county governmental unit.

(4) The members:

(A) appointed under subsection (c)(3);  or

(B) appointed to succeed members appointed under subsection (c)(3);

must be from different municipalities.

(5) Neither the two (2) members appointed under subsection (c)(1)(C) nor any two (2) members appointed to succeed them may be from the same district created under IC 36-2-2-4(b).

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