Title 13, TITLE 13. ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 1. Predominantly domestic sewage and surface run-off or sludges derived from domestic sewage or surface run-off may not be transported through any drain, pipe, railroad car, truck, or barge from another state into Indiana for use in any land filtration or land treatment proj…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in: (1) rules adopted under subsection (d); and (2) section 10 of this chapter; a whole waste tire may not be disposed of at a solid waste landfill. (b) The department may approve shredded or ground up tires for use as daily cover for a solid waste …

Sec. 10. A person may dispose of a whole waste tire at a land excavation associated with a mineral extraction operation if the: (1) person: (A) owns the whole waste tire; and (B) owns or leases the disposal site; and (2) waste tire: (A) has a: (i) bead width of at least fourteen …

Sec. 2. (a) In each retail establishment in which a retailer sells new tires, the retailer shall post in a conspicuous place a written notice that bears the following statements: "Do not put waste tires in the trash." "Recycle your waste tires." "State law requires us to accept y…

Sec. 3. (a) A retailer who sells new tires to a person shall accept waste tires that the person presents to the retailer at the place where possession of the new tires is transferred to the person. (b) The number of waste tires that a retailer is required to accept from a person …

retention and furnishing of manifest copies Sec. 5. (a) A person may not act as a waste tire transporter, as defined in IC 13-11-2-252, unless the person is registered with the department as a waste tire transporter. To apply for a certificate of registration as a waste tire tran…

Sec. 5.3. A person that is the source of more than twelve (12) waste tires per year, or the equivalent in passenger tire equivalents, including tire retailers, auto salvagers, and sellers of used tires, shall: (1) retain a copy of manifests received from a waste tire transporter …

Sec. 5.6. (a) A certificate of registration issued by the department under this chapter may be revoked or modified by the commissioner, or by a designated staff member of the department, after notification in writing is sent in accordance with IC 13-14-2-1 to the holder of the ce…

Sec. 6. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 to implement this chapter. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-23.2-14.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.39; P.L.133-2012, SEC.146.

Sec. 7. (a) The commissioner may proceed in court, by appropriate action, to: (1) compel a person responsible for the improper disposal of waste tires to undertake a removal or remedial action with respect to the waste tires; or (2) obtain an order to enter upon private or public…

Sec. 8. The commissioner may proceed in the appropriate court to recover costs and damages from a person who: (1) is responsible for the improper disposal of waste tires; and (2) fails, without sufficient cause, to properly undertake a removal or remedial action under section 7 o…

Sec. 9.5. (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under subsection (c), an operator of a transfer station shall remove whole waste tires present in solid waste that is being transferred from a vehicle or container to another vehicle or container at the transfer station. (b) Whole…

Sec. 1. (a) A board: (1) may; and (2) if necessary to pay principal or interest on any bonds issued under this article or IC 13-9.5-9 (repealed), shall; establish solid waste management fees in addition to fees imposed under IC 13-21-13 or IC 13-9.5-7 (before its repeal) that app…

Sec. 2. The board may fix the solid waste management fees on the basis of the following: (1) A flat charge for each residence or building in use in the waste management district. (2) The weight or volume of the refuse received. (3) The average number of containers or bags of refu…

Sec. 3. (a) The collection of the fees authorized by this chapter may be effectuated through a periodic billing system. (b) After June 30, 2019, a unit may not enact an ordinance requiring a solid waste hauler or a person who operates a vehicle in which recyclable material is tra…

Sec. 4. The board may exercise reasonable discretion in adopting differing schedules of fees based upon variations in the following: (1) The cost of furnishing the services included within this chapter to various classes of owners of property or of generators of solid waste withi…

Sec. 5. (a) Fees shall be established only after public notice and a public hearing before the board at which: (1) all persons using facilities, owning property, or generating solid waste within the district who are benefited by solid waste management; and (2) other interested pe…

Sec. 6. An action to contest: (1) the validity of the fees adopted; or (2) the procedure by which the fees were adopted; must be brought within thirty (30) days following the adoption of the fees under section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-9-2(f).] …

Sec. 7. Fees imposed under this chapter may be used, together with any other revenues, to pay any of the following: (1) The cost of facilities for solid waste management. (2) The operation and maintenance of facilities. (3) The charges that may be pledged to the payment of princi…

Sec. 8. If a fee established is not paid within the time fixed by the board, the amount, together with: (1) a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25); and (2) a reasonable attorney's fee; may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the district. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 9. A district may not exercise its authority under this chapter to impose a fee on the: (1) owner of real or personal property that is used solely as a transfer station; or (2) operation of a transfer station. As added by P.L.130-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. IC 13-22-2 through IC 13-22-8 and IC 13-22-13 shall be enforced under IC 13-30-3. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.5-8(a).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.12.

Sec. 2. IC 13-22-2 through IC 13-22-8 and IC 13-22-13 are subject to the emergency procedures under IC 13-14-10 and IC 13-24-2. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.5-8(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.12.

Sec. 3. A violation of a provision of IC 13-22-2 through IC 13-22-8 or IC 13-22-13 is subject to the penalties imposed by the following: (1) IC 13-30-4. (2) IC 13-30-5. (3) IC 13-30-8. In addition, a violation of a provision of IC 13-22-2 through IC 13-22-8 or IC 13-22-13 may lea…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 13-23-1-4, this article shall be enforced under IC 13-30-3. (b) Except as provided in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this chapter, violations of this article are subject to the penalties imposed by the following: (1) IC 13-30-4. (2) IC 13-30-5. (3) I…

Sec. 2. A person who violates a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2 by: (1) knowingly failing to give a required notification; or (2) submitting false information; is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each underground storage tank or above…

storage tank program; exceptions Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who violates: (1) a requirement or standard set forth in this article; or (2) a rule adopted under IC 13-23-1-2 other than a violation described in section 2 of this chapter; is subject to…

charges Sec. 1. A district may, as an additional or alternative remedy, foreclose a lien established by this article as a means of collection of rates or charges, including the penalty on the rates or charges. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-28(a) part.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 2. (a) In all actions brought to foreclose the liens, the district is entitled to recover the following: (1) The amount of the rates or charges. (2) The penalty on the rates or charges. (3) A reasonable attorney's fee. (b) The court shall order that the sale be made without …

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided by this article, in all actions to foreclose the liens: (1) the laws concerning municipal public improvement assessments; and (2) the rights, remedies, procedure, and relief granted the parties to the action; apply. [Pre-1996 Recodification Ci…

Sec. 4. Rates, fees, or charges made, assessed, or established by the district are a lien, in the same manner established under IC 36-9-23 for municipal sewage works, on a lot, parcel of land, or building that is connected with or uses the works of the district. Liens under this …