Statistics on use of reports; enforcement policy

Sec. 11. (a) The department shall maintain statistics on the use of environmental audit reports in department compliance and enforcement activities, including statistics on: (1) reports disclosed to the department; (2) violations disclosed to the department through the reports; and (3) the civil penalties collected for the violations. (b) The department shall propose an enforcement policy, pursuant to IC 13-14-1-11.5, that provides relief from civil penalties for a voluntary disclosure that results from an internal environmental audit. In developing this enforcement policy, the department shall consider similar policies implemented by: (1) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and (2) states contiguous to Indiana. As added by P.L.224-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.130; P.L.130-2018, SEC.74; P.L.135-2026, SEC.293.