Sec. 3. (a) There is established the Indiana wetlands task force. Subject so subsection (c), the task force consists of the following fourteen (14) members:
(1) One (1) individual appointed by the governor as chairperson of the task force.
(2) One (1) individual who is a representative of Ducks Unlimited.
(3) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Indiana Builders Association.
(4) One (1) individual who is a representative of Accelerate Indiana Municipalities.
(5) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Indiana Farm Bureau.
(6) One (1) individual who is a representative of the White River Alliance.
(7) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors and has expertise in regulated drains.
(8) One (1) individual who is a representative of the department of environmental management and has expertise in wetlands.
(9) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Purdue University Center for the Environment.
(10) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Kankakee River basin and Yellow River basin development commission established by IC 14-13-9.
(11) One (1) individual who is a representative of the St. Joseph River Basin Commission established by IC 14-30-3.
(12) One (1) individual who is a representative of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
(13) One (1) individual who is a professional wetland delineator.
(14) One (1) individual appointed by the director of the department of natural resources who is:
(A) employed as a biologist or hydrologist for the department; and
(B) a wetland expert.
(b) The governor shall appoint the members described in subsection (a)(2) through (a)(13).
(c) Each organization or entity identified in subsection (a)(2) through (a)(12) must provide to the governor the name of at least one (1) individual who represents the organization or entity as a candidate for appointment to the task force. If an organization or entity does not, before June 1, 2021, provide to the governor the name of at least one (1) candidate for appointment, the governor may appoint to the task force an individual who is not a representative of the organization or entity in place of a representative of the organization or entity.
(d) A vacancy in a position on the task force shall be filled by the appointment of a replacement member by the appointing authority identified for the task force position in section 3(a) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-2021, SEC.15.