Sec. 14. (a) The President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust project commission is established.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-12-2-14

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • project: means an undertaking that:

    Indiana Code 14-12-2-4

  • project commission: refers to the President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust project commission established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-12-2-5
  • property: means an interest in real property. See Indiana Code 14-12-2-6
     (b) The project commission consists of the following twenty (20) members:

(1) The director of the division of fish and wildlife.

(2) The director of the division of forestry.

(3) The director of the division of nature preserves.

(4) The director of the division of state parks.

(5) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1.

(6) The chairperson of the board of directors of the natural resources foundation.

(7) Ten (10) individuals appointed by the governor. The governor shall appoint individuals so that all the following are satisfied:

(A) The individuals must be residents of Indiana.

(B) The individuals must have a demonstrated interest or experience in:

(i) conservation of natural resources; or

(ii) management of public property.

(C) There must be two (2) commission members from each of the following regions of Indiana:

(i) Northwest.

(ii) Northeast.

(iii) Southwest.

(iv) Southeast.

(v) Central.

(8) The following four (4) nonvoting members:

(A) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(B) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(C) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.

(D) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

     (c) The individuals appointed by the governor under subsection (b)(7) must represent one (1) or more of the following:

(1) The environmentalist community.

(2) The land trust community.

(3) Organized hunting and fishing groups.

(4) The forest products community.

(5) The parks and recreation community.

Each group and community listed in subdivisions (1) through (5) must be represented on the project commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-20-16(a); 14-3-20-17(a); 14-3-20-17(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.92; P.L.167-2011, SEC.15; P.L.172-2016, SEC.16; P.L.127-2022, SEC.14; P.L.42-2024, SEC.106.

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