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Committee hears bill to codify Hoosier Homestead program and allow local remonstrance on eminent domain
Summary
House Bill 1265 would put the Hoosier Homestead farm recognition into statute and create a local remonstrance process for families with century farms facing fee-simple condemnation; the committee took testimony and signaled technical amendments and further consideration at a later meeting.
Representative Greene presented House Bill 1265, a bill to codify the Hoosier Homestead award program and to create a limited remonstrance process for families whose century farms face fee-simple condemnation under eminent domain.
Greene said the bill would place the ceremonial Hoosier Homestead Farm Program into statute, require ISDA to maintain an electronic registry of homestead farms, and create a local appeal process allowing a homestead farm to ask the local legislative body to review a proposed fee-simple taking.…
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