Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1210
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 36-8-19-5.
Synopsis: Establishment of fire protection territories. Provides that
after March 31, 2010, a municipality and a township may not establish
a fire protection territory that would comprise all or part of the
combined area of the municipality and the township.
Effective: Upon passage.
Cherry, Welch, Saunders, Ruppel
January 7, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1210
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
government.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 36-8-19-5; (10)IN1210.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 36-8-19-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) Subject to
subsections (b) and (c), and except as provided in subsection (d), the
legislative bodies of at least two (2) contiguous units may establish a
fire protection territory for any of the following purposes:
(1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all
fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of
improvements, personal property, and real property within the
boundaries of the territory.
(2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all
potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
(3) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and fire
prevention.
(b) Not more than one (1) unit within the proposed territory may be
designated as the provider unit for the territory.
(c) The boundaries of a territory need not coincide with those of
other political subdivisions.
(d) After March 31, 2010, a municipality and a township may
not establish under this section a fire protection territory that
would comprise all or part of the combined area of the
municipality and the township.
SOURCE: ; (10)IN1210.1.2. -->
SECTION 2.
An emergency is declared for this act.