SOUTHERN INDIANA — A day after Indiana legislators voted to override a gubernatorial veto on a bill aimed at giving elected boards more say than local health officers when it
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Last week, Governor Holcomb signed into law SEA 389, a controversial set of changes to Indiana’s Isolated Wetlands law. Although the original version of SEA 389 virtually eliminated Indiana’s Isolated Wetlands program altogether, amendments to the act in the final version Holcomb signed into law ultimately preserved the program with some major modifications.
A wetland is an area of land that is permanently, seasonally, or intermittently flooded by water. The term generally includes swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Isolated wetlands in Indiana are Waters of the State and are subject to Indiana s Isolated Wetlands law.
In certain instances, a permit is needed for activities occurring in a wetland. Applicants for a permit demonstrate to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management how they will avoid impacts to the wetland. If an applicant is unable to completely avoid impacts, they must demonstrate how their proposed project has min
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The Indiana General Assembly was busy this session reinforcing and expanding immunity protections for health care providers for actions (and inactions) arising out of COVID-19 and the public health emergency orders imposed by state and local authorities. Early during this pandemic, the Indiana State Department of Health issued a pronouncement reminding providers of immunity protections that could apply, which was discussed in an alert that we issued in response. During the recent legislative session, the General Assembly enacted Senate Enrolled Act No. 1 (signed by the Governor on February 18) and House Enrolled Act No. 1002.