STATEHOUSE (Jan. 20, 2022) — The Indiana House of Representatives today voted unanimously in support of State Rep. Jim Pressel's (R-Rolling Prairie) legislative proposal to cut unnecessary government.
Pressel's bill would repeal certain government bodies, which no longer meet including the Lake Michigan Marina and Shoreline Development Commission, the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Public Highway Private Enterprise Review Board, and the Orange County Development Advisory Board.
"Many commissions, authorities and groups served their purpose and no longer meet," Pressel said. "My legislation is a starting point to eliminate some of this unnecessary government, and promote more efficiency and transparency. There is more that can be done to streamline government, and I look forward to continuing to work on this in the future."
To find and recognize more defunct or unneeded commissions, authorities and groups, Pressel said his legislation would require the Interim Study Committee on Government to determine whether a group has met in the preceding two years and make recommendations on whether they should be eliminated. Additionally, the study committee must review all interstate compacts to which Indiana is party and recommend whether the state should remain or withdraw from each compact that has been fully operational for at least two years.
House Bill 1075 now moves to the Senate for further consideration. Visit iga.in.gov for more information.
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State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) represents House District 20,
which includes portions of LaPorte and Starke counties.
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