Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 14. On or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, the commission shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, for review by the interim committee on government in accordance with I…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Lewis and Clark expedition commission established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.54-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.203-2014, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. The Lewis and Clark expedition commission is established. As added by P.L.54-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.203-2014, SEC.9.

Sec. 3.3. (a) The commission is the successor in interest to all property, rights, contracts, liabilities, obligations, and duties of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission established by P.L.7-2001. (b) A member of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission established by …

Sec. 4. (a) The commission consists of the following members: (1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The members appointed under this subdivision may not be members of the same political party. (2) Two …

Sec. 5. (a) The governor or the governor's designee shall act as the chair of the commission. (b) The chair shall give notice of the date, time, and place of a meeting of the commission to the members of the commission at least ten (10) days before the meeting date by any of the …

Sec. 6. The commission may do the following: (1) Educate Indiana residents and the nation about Indiana's important role in the Lewis and Clark expedition. (2) Assist local governments and organizations with planning, preparation, and grant applications for Lewis and Clark expedi…

Sec. 6.5. The commission shall ensure that it has the staff support necessary to carry out the commission's duties under this chapter. As added by P.L.42-2024, SEC.121.

Sec. 7. (a) The commission may recommend the establishment of a nonprofit corporation under IC 23-17 that is: (1) tax exempt; and (2) historically oriented; to assist in the duties and purposes of the commission. (b) If a corporation is established under subsection (a), the corpo…

Sec. 9. Except as provided in section 10(c) of this chapter, the expenses of the commission shall be paid from the money transferred to the commission from the Lewis and Clark expedition fund established by IC 9-18.5-26-4. As added by P.L.54-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.203-2014, …

Sec. 1. An individual may not take another individual sport fishing for hire on: (1) Indiana waters; (2) waters containing state owned fish; or (3) boundary waters of Indiana; without a fishing guide's license issued by the director. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(a…

Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum annual fee for a fishing guide's license for a resident or a nonresident is one hundred dollars ($100). [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.17; P.L.195-2017, S…

Sec. 3. A fishing guide's license: (1) is valid for one (1) year; and (2) expires December 31 of the year for which the license is issued. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. (a) An individual having a fishing guide's license shall keep an accurate record of the following: (1) Each day's catch of fish. (2) Other related information that the department requires by rule. (b) Before the fifteenth day of each month, the fishing guide shall report …

Sec. 5. (a) The director may: (1) refuse under IC 4-21.5-3-5 to grant, renew, or restore; or (2) suspend or revoke under IC 4-21.5-3-6; a license of an individual who fails to keep a record or make a report required by section 4 of this chapter. (b) A determination of the directo…

Sec. 6. An individual who acts as a fishing guide without a license in violation of section 1 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(g).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.20.

Sec. 7. An individual who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1) fails to keep accurate records in violation of section 4(a) of this chapter; or (2) fails to report monthly to the department in violation of section 4(b) of this chapter; commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-1…

Sec. 1. The following interstate agreement on the use of water resources in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River basin is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining the interstate agreement in substantially the following form: AGREEMENT Se…

Sec. 10. (a) The criterion of section 4.11.2 of the compact is met only if the withdrawal or consumptive use will be implemented so as to ensure that the proposal will result in no significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts to the quantity or quality of the waters and w…

Sec. 11. An applicant may use either of the following methods to provide consumptive use amounts required under article 4 of the compact: (1) The most current values published for the appropriate sector from: (A) the United States Geological Survey; (B) the Great Lakes Commission…

Sec. 12. (a) This section governs any status determination of a baseline under section 4.12.2 of the compact for each of the following from the Indiana portion of the basin: (1) The total withdrawal capability registered under IC 14-25-7-15(c)(3) is deemed the existing withdrawal…

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "product" refers to a product, regardless of whether the product is distributed inside or outside the basin, that: (1) is produced in the Indiana portion of the basin; (2) is packaged and intended for intermediate or end-use consumers; and (3…

Sec. 2. (a) The governor, ex officio, shall: (1) serve as the Indiana administrator of the compact; and (2) appoint at least one (1) alternate under section 2.3 of the compact. (b) The governor shall do the following as administrator: (1) Receive copies of all agreements that are…

Sec. 3. Agencies of this state are authorized to cooperate with the council. As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.

Sec. 4. (a) Before casting a vote under section 3.1 of the compact with respect to any regulation that amends or revises the standard of review and decision, the governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain authorization from the general assembly for the vote. The governor o…

Sec. 5. The natural resources commission: (1) except as provided in subdivision (2), may not: (A) adopt rules to establish; or (B) otherwise implement; any mandatory program governing water conservation and efficiency under section 4.2 of the compact; (2) may adopt rules to estab…

Sec. 6. A proposal for an exception to the prohibition in section 4.8 of the compact to transfer water to an area outside the basin shall be managed and regulated using the thresholds established in section 4.9 of the compact. As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a person must, under the rules established under section 5(4) of this chapter, obtain a permit from the department for a daily withdrawal in excess of any of the following, calculated on average over any ninety (90) day…

Sec. 8. Except as provided in this section, a withdrawal that does not exceed the amount of a baseline status determination made under section 12 of this chapter is exempt from section 7(a) of this chapter. The director may limit a withdrawal that would reduce flow in a watercour…

Sec. 9. Not later than ten (10) years after the compact takes effect under section 9.4 of the compact, the general assembly shall study and make findings and recommendations concerning the following: (1) The appropriateness of the permit threshold amounts established in section 7…

Sec. 1. A district may be dissolved by the same procedure used to establish the district. The petition must set forth the change of circumstances that causes the district to lose the district's benefit. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995…

Sec. 2. If: (1) the board fails to produce within two (2) years satisfactory evidence of progress in the preparation of the district plan; or (2) federal or state money, or both, contemplated in the petition for the establishment of the district appears to be unavailable; it is p…

Sec. 3. If the court finds that a district is no longer of benefit, the court shall do the following: (1) Order the district dissolved. (2) Order the board to take necessary steps to terminate all activities of the district. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96(a) part.] …

Sec. 4. As the final action the board shall make an accounting to the court and file all records of the district with the court. The court shall then discharge the board. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

Sec. 5. The court may not dissolve a district if the district has bonds or notes outstanding. If the court finds that the activities of the district should cease, the court shall order the district to function only for the purpose of: (1) certifying necessary assessments or taxes…

Sec. 1. (a) To aid in the enforcement of this article, the director shall require each permittee to establish and maintain the information and records required by the commission by rule. (b) Each permittee shall do the following: (1) Perform the following administrative duties: (…

Sec. 10. Whenever an order is issued: (1) under this chapter or under IC 13-4.1-11 (before its repeal); or (2) as a result of an administrative proceeding under this article or under IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal) instituted at the request of a person; the court, resulting from ju…

Sec. 11. The director may request the attorney general to institute a civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate order, in an appropriate court in the county in which the surface coal mining and reclamation …

Sec. 12. (a) In addition to other remedies available under statutory or common law, a person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action on the person's own behalf to compel compliance with this article against any of the following: (1) A per…

Sec. 13. (a) A person who is or may be adversely affected by a surface mining operation may notify the director or any representative of the director responsible for conducting the inspection, in writing, of a violation of this article that the person has reason to believe exists…

Sec. 14. (a) The commission shall by rule establish procedures to ensure that adequate and complete inspections are made. (b) A person may notify the director of a failure to make an inspection, after which the director shall determine whether an adequate and complete inspection …

Sec. 15. (a) A person whose person or property is injured through the violation by an operator of a rule, an order, or a permit issued under: (1) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal); or (2) this article; may bring an action for damages, including reasonable attorney's and expert witnes…

Sec. 16. A person subject to this article who: (1) is entitled to request a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3; or (2) has an interest that may be adversely affected by the outcome of a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3; may intervene in the hearing. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-11-1…

Sec. 2. (a) For those surface coal mining and reclamation operations that remove or disturb strata that serve as aquifers that significantly ensure the hydrologic balance of water use either on or off the mining site, the director shall specify the following: (1) Monitoring sites…

Sec. 3. (a) The director shall inspect the surface coal mining and reclamation operation covered by a permit issued under this article on an irregular basis with, at a minimum, the following: (1) One (1) partial inspection per month. (2) One (1) complete inspection per calendar q…

Sec. 4. (a) Following completion of the inspections required under section 3 of this chapter, the inspector shall file an inspection report. The inspection report must include information sufficient to allow the director to enforce the requirements and carry out the purposes of t…