Indiana Director of Natural Resources
| Indiana Director of Natural Resources | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $139,707 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $216,388,548 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | Title 14, Article 9, Chapter 2 of the Indiana Code |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Dan Bortner | |
| Other Indiana Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Comptroller • Examiner • Secretary of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Utility Regulatory Commission | |
The Indiana Director of Natural Resources is an appointed state executive position in the Indiana state government. The office is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Natural Resources, which regulates natural resources in Indiana. In Indiana, the state director of natural resources is appointed by the governor.[1]
Current Officeholder
The current director is Dan Bortner. He was appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) on July 29, 2020, replacing Cameron Clark.[2][3]
Authority
Title 14, Article 9, Chapter 2 of the Indiana Code addresses the office of director of natural resources:[4]
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The office of director of the department is created. The governor shall appoint the director, who serves at the pleasure of the governor. The director is the executive and chief administrative officer of the department. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The director of natural resources is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.[4]
Vacancies
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Duties
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The director of natural resources is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Natural Resources, which regulates natural resources in Indiana. The department is divided into the regulatory management team and the land management team.[1]
Divisions
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, overseen by the director of natural resources, is divided into a number of divisions:[1]
- Communications
- Engineering
- Entomology & Plant Pathology
- Fish & Wildlife
- Forestry
- Historic Preservation & Archaeology
- Land Acquisition
- Law Enforcement
- Nature Preserves
- Oil & Gas
- Outdoor Recreation
- Reclamation
- State Parks
- Water
State budget
- See also: Indiana state budget and finances
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources budget was $216,388,548 for Fiscal Year 2025.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $139,707, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $127,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the director received a salary of $130,778, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the director received a salary of $125,700, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the director received a salary of $125,700, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the director received a salary of $123,235, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the director received a salary of $120,819, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the director received a salary of $115,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the director received a salary of $115,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the director received a salary of $109,200, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2012
In 2012, the director received a salary of $105,000, according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Department of Natural Resources
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-4200
Fax: (317) 233-6811
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indiana Department of Natural Resources, "What we do," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Hoosiertimes.com, "Holcomb names Dan Bortner as director of the Department of Natural Resources," July 29, 2020
- ↑ Indiana Department of Natural Resources, "Organizational overview," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Code, "IC 14-9-2-1," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Indiana State Budget Agency, "2023-2025 The Whole Budget Report," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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