reasonable promptness Sec. 6. (a) To allow the commissioner to take or to assess the need for removal or remedial action under section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter or to enforce this chapter, an owner, an operator, or a responsible party of a facility, upon the request of an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department, shall: (1) furnish information relating to the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents; (2) conduct testing of the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents; (3) conduct testing of: (A) soils; (B) air; (C) surface water; or (D) ground water; surrounding the facility if the testing, using methods that are similar to but do not exceed federal standards, confirms a release of petroleum, or if other evidence exists that gives cause for reasonable suspicion that a release has occurred; (4) allow, at reasonable times, the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access to and to copy records that relate to the release at the facility; and (5) allow the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access for response, removal, or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter. (b) For the reasons described under subsection (a), an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department may enter, at reasonable times, a site where a facility is located or where petroleum may be present because of a release from a facility to do the following: (1) Inspect and obtain samples of petroleum contained in the facility from any person. (2) Conduct testing of: (A) the facility; (B) the facility's associated equipment or contents; or (C) surrounding: (i) soils; (ii) air; (iii) surface water; or (iv) ground water. (3) Take removal or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter. (c) An action authorized under this section shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20.1-11.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.14.
IC 13-24-1-7 Use of funds; petroleum facility expenses Sec. 7. The commissioner may use money in the hazardous substances response trust fund to pay the following expenses associated with petroleum facilities: (1) Expenses incurred by the state for: (A) a removal or remedial action that is ordered or undertaken under section 2 of this chapter; and (B) enforcement of this chapter. (2) Expenses incurred by the state under section 4 of this chapter in recovering the costs of a removal or remedial action. (3) Administrative expenses and personnel expenses incurred by the state in carrying out this chapter. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20.1-12.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.14.