Council will Help Battle Expensive Invasive Species Problem

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — August 13, 2009 — Using a pen made from the invasive grass phragmites, Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law legislation creating the state Invasive Species Council.  The council was the primary recommendation of a task force established by a joint House and Senate committee.  They charged the task force with studying the environmental and economic impacts of invasive species in Indiana and then to report their findings and recommendations back to the committee.  As a result, Representative Bob Bischoff (D-Greendale) and Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) authored House Bill 1203. 

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