Aviation safety.
Summary
Provides that INDOT shall not issue a permit for construction or alteration of an energy facility that will result in a structure that is more than 200 feet above ground level at its site unless the applicant for the permit submits to INDOT documentation of a formal review by the Clearinghouse of the proposed construction or alteration indicating: (1) that the formal review resulted in a determination that the construction or alteration will not have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness; or (2) that: (A) the formal review resulted in a determination that the proposed project will have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness; and (B) the applicant has either resolved the adverse impact to the satisfaction of the United States Department of Defense or entered into a mitigation agreement with the United States Department of Defense to mitigate the adverse impact. Provides that a person that is a public use airport owner or operator has standing to obtain judicial review or to intervene in a proceeding for judicial review of a zoning decision that may have a negative impact on the safety of civilian or military flight operations to or from the airport.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
41–0
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 27, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 41, nays 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (74-0-18)
house
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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