INDIANAPOLIS — The chairperson of the Natural Resources Commission said the oversight group is now “neutered” by a new practice used by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to bypass the commission’s input.
The 12-person commission generally in the past has preliminarily proposed rules prior to final adoption – giving them direct input in the rule. But DNR Director Alan Morrison is now doing that on his own.
DNR Assistant General Counsel Whitney Wampler told the group Tuesday that power has existed since 1996 though members said it hasn’t been the usual practice and is a new protocol…