HB1453 will go to the Senate floor on Thursday afternoon. Contact your Senator now and ask that this bill not be passed. Remind them that Governor Pence said he was not interested in any expansion of these preserves which is exactly what this bill allows.

To find your Senator:

http://iga.in.gov/legislative/find-legislators/

To read the entire bill (pay close attention to the last few pages of the committee report):

http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1453#document-d6fe0c0c

These changes were not available to the public and reduce the fee from $2000 to $300 per year. It also allows anyone to start a preserve with 160 acres and a 10 foot fence. It also prevents DNR from enacting rules that are "prohibitive or restrictive in the operation of the preserve".

HJ

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