in-20251217-IR-312250428FRA: FEES; FINES; CIVIL PENALTIES; FINANCIAL BENEFIT LIMITATIONS; OTHER PAYMENT AMOUNTS

TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION Final Rule LSA Document #25-428 DIGEST FEES; FINES; CIVIL PENALTIES; FINANCIAL BENEFIT LIMITATIONS; OTHER PAYMENT AMOUNTS Amends 312 IAC 1.5-2-5 concerning the fee for annual passes issued to nonresidents. Amends 312 IAC 1.5-2-7 concerning the fee for nonresidents to enter department owned or managed property. Effective 30 days after filing with the publisher. HISTORY Notice of First Public Comment Period: 20250827-IR-312250428FNA Regulatory Analysis submitted with Notice of First Public Comment Period: 20250827-IR-312250428RAA Date of Hearing: September 26, 2025 CITATIONS AFFECTED: 312 IAC 1.5-2-5; 312 IAC 1.5-2-7 SUMMARY/RESPONSE TO COMMENTS The Natural Resources Commission (commission), in coordination with the Department of Natural Resources (department), requested public comment from August 27, 2025, through September 26, 2025, and during the public hearing on September 26, 2025. The commission, in coordination with the department, received no comments in response to the Notice of First Public Comment Period. EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES IN PROPOSED RULE The department did not make any substantive changes to the proposed permanent rule under IC 4-22-2-29(c)(1). FINAL RULE Sec. 5. The fee for an annual pass issued to a nonresident is seventy dollars ($70) one hundred twenty dollars ($120) a year. Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the fee for a nonresident to enter a property owned or managed by the department for one (1) calendar day is nine dollars ($9) fifteen dollars ($15) a day for each vehicle entering the property. (b) The purchase receipt from paying the fee under subsection (a) acts as a pass to enter a property owned or managed by the department. (c) The fee for a nonresident to enter Prophetstown State Park for one (1) calendar day is ten dollars ($10) fifteen dollars ($15) a day for each vehicle entering the property. (d) The fee for a nonresident to enter Indiana Dunes State Park is twelve dollars ($12) twenty dollars ($20) a day for each vehicle entering the property. LSA Document #25-428 Notice of First Public Comment Period: August 27, 2025 Approved by Attorney General: November 13, 2025 Approved by Governor: November 14, 2025 Filed with Publisher: November 18, 2025, 3:59 p.m. Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Whitney M. Wampler, Assistant General Counsel, Administration Bureau, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Legal Division, 402 West Washington Street, Room W261, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 941-4338, wwampler@dnr.in.gov