What is Clean Water Indiana (CWI)?
Legislation (IC 14-32-8) authorizing funding for Clean Water Indiana (CWI) was passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 1999. At the time, $1 million per year in 2001 and 2002 was appropriated through the Build Indiana Fund (BIF). However, the 2002 dollars were reverted back into the BIF. The CWI program remained unfunded until 2005 when a unanimous vote by the legislature restructured Indiana’s conservation dollars and set aside dedicated funding from the cigarette tax to finance the Clean Water Indiana program. The CWI fund is administered by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Division of Soil Conservation under the direction of the State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB).
2023 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Legislative Update 1-20-23
Legislative Update 2-3-23
Legislative Update 2-10-23
Legislative Update 2-17-23
Legislative Update 2-24-23
Legislative Update 3-10-23
Legislative Update 3-24-23
Legislative Update 3-31-23
Legislative Update 4-7-23
Legislative Update 4-14-23
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS
Indiana’s legislators listen to their constituents. Let yourself be heard on issues that are important to you. You can write to your senator or representative at:
| The Honorable “First…Last” Indiana House of Representatives State House, Third Floor, 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 | OR | The Honorable “First…Last” Indiana State Senate State House, Third Floor, 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
Legislative Visits at the Statehouse for Indiana Districts during the 2023 session can be scheduled with Liz Rice (elizabeth-rice@iaswcd.org) or Les Zimmerman (zimmerman.les@gmail.com).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
- Go to the Indiana General Assembly (2023) “Find My Legislator” webpage
- Pdf versions: Indiana House of Representatives map and 2023 House Representative Contact Information
- Indiana State Senate map and 2023 Senate Legislators Contact Information
- House members can be reached at 317-232-9600 or 1-800-382-9842
- Senators can be reached at 317-232-9400 or 1-800-382-9467
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Projected Dedicated CWI Fund (cigarette tax):
- 2018: $2,923,775
- 2019: $2,923,775
General Fund Appropriation Request:
- 2018: $2 million
- 2019: $2 million
CWI Snapshot
- CWI Statewide and Individual Projects Summaries (2020)
- CWI Overview for Legislators (2017)
- ISDA Clean Water Indiana Page
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LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES FOR DISTRICTS
- Updated Resources for Legislator Talking Points, etc. can be found in the District Toolkit. (2023)
- Legislative Preview (Recording), (January 5, 2022)
Presented by Cresswell Hizer and Joe Schmees - Talking with Your Legislators – virtual video presentation by Joe Schmees (Dec2020)
- Legislative Training – virtual video presentation by Cress Hizer and Joe Schmees (Dec2020)
- Legislative Talking Points for Legislators (2019)
- Legislative Talking Points for Districts (2019)
- Tips for Talking with Legislators (2019)
- Indiana General Assembly 2019– webpage
Personal contact when legislators are home on weekends or at breakfast meetings, etc. remains the most effective way to communicate your ideas to your elected representatives.
