Title 13, ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 154.5. "Passenger tire equivalent", for purposes of this chapter and IC 13-20-13, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-13-1. As added by P.L.37-2012, SEC.9.

Sec. 155. (a) "PCB", for purposes of: (1) IC 13-17-10; (2) IC 13-20-15; and (3) IC 13-22; means the class of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls or terphenyls. (b) The term includes any of several compounds produced by replacing at least two (2) hydrogen atoms on…

Sec. 156.4. "Periodic vehicle inspection program", for purposes of IC 13-17-5, means a program requiring a motor vehicle registered in a county to undergo a periodic test of emission characteristics and be repaired and retested if the motor vehicle fails the emissions test. The t…

Sec. 156.5. "Peripheral", for purposes of this chapter, means a keyboard, a printer, or any other device that: (1) is sold exclusively for external use with a computer; and (2) provides input or output into or from a computer. As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.15.

Sec. 157. (a) "Permit", for purposes of IC 13-15-4, means: (1) a permit; (2) a license; (3) a registration; (4) a certificate; or (5) other type of authorization required before construction or operation; that may be issued by the commissioner under pollution control laws or envi…

Sec. 158. (a) "Person", for purposes of: (1) IC 13-21; (2) air pollution control laws; (3) water pollution control laws; and (4) environmental management laws, except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e); means an individual, a partnership, a copartnership, a firm, a comp…

Sec. 158.2. "Personal care product", for purposes of IC 13-18-24, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-24-2. As added by P.L.21-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 159. "Pesticide", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, includes a substance or a combination of substances commercially produced for use as: (1) an insecticide; (2) a rodenticide; or (3) a nematodicide. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-2-8.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.…

Sec. 16. "Authority", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, refers to the Indiana hazardous waste facility site approval authority. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-33.3(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.3; P.L.59-1997, SEC.2; P.L.14-2001, SEC…

Sec. 16.3. "Automotive salvage recycler", for purposes of this chapter, means a business that: (1) acquires damaged, inoperative, discarded, abandoned, or salvage motor vehicles, or their remains, as stock-in-trade; (2) dismantles and processes the vehicles or remains for the rec…

Sec. 16.5. "Automobile scrapyard", for purposes of this chapter, means a business organized for any of the following purposes: (1) Processing scrap metal. (2) Wrecking automobiles. (3) Operating a junkyard. As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.112-2016, SEC.2.…

Sec. 16.6. "Biomass", for purposes of sections 7.3, 88.7, 205, and 212 of this chapter and IC 13-20-10.5, means biological material that is available on a renewable recurring basis and is used as a source of renewable energy, including the following: (1) Agricultural crops. (2) A…

Sec. 160. "Petroleum", for purposes of: (1) IC 13-23; (2) IC 13-24-1; and (3) IC 13-25-5; includes petroleum and crude oil or any part of petroleum or crude oil that is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) and fourteen and sev…

Sec. 161. (a) "Petroleum facility", for purposes of IC 13-24-1, means any of the following: (1) A building. (2) A structure. (3) An installation. (4) A piece of equipment. (5) A pipe, including a pipe that runs into a sewer or publicly owned treatment facility. (6) A well. (7) A …

Sec. 162. "Petroleum marketer", for purposes of IC 13-23-4-3, means a person that is engaged in the business of selling petroleum products at retail. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-14.5(a).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 163. "Petroleum trust fund", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers to the petroleum storage tank trust fund established by IC 13-23-6-1. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-6.5.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-2023, SEC.25.

Sec. 163.5. "Plastic", for purposes of IC 13-18-24, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-24-3. As added by P.L.21-2015, SEC.3.

Sec. 165. "Pollution control laws" refers to the following: (1) IC 13-12-4 and IC 13-12-5. (2) IC 13-17, except for the following: (A) IC 13-17-3-15. (B) IC 13-17-8-10. (C) IC 13-17-10. (D) IC 13-17-11. (E) IC 13-17-13. (3) IC 13-18, except for the following: (A) IC 13-18-12 and …

Sec. 166. "Pollution prevention", for purposes of this title, means pollution prevention as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under: (1) the federal Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.); and (2) the United States Environmental Protection A…

Sec. 167. "Portable sanitary unit", for purposes of this chapter, includes the following: (1) Portable toilets. (2) Mobile restrooms. (3) Similar devices or equipment of a portable nature containing sanitary facilities for temporary or short term use. [Pre-1996 Recodification Cit…

Sec. 167.5. "Post-use polymer" means a plastic to which all of the following apply: (1) The plastic is derived from any of the following activities: (A) Industrial. (B) Commercial. (C) Agricultural. (D) Domestic. (2) The plastic is not mixed with solid waste or hazardous waste on…

Sec. 169. "Ppm" means parts per million. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.5-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 17. (a) "Board", except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), refers to the environmental rules board established by IC 13-13-8-3. (b) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to the board of directors of a solid waste management district. (c) "Board", for purposes of…

Sec. 17.5. "Beneficial use facility", for purposes of section 212 of this chapter, means an operation in which sludge, waste products, or wastewater generated by industrial, municipal, or semipublic facilities are blended, composted, or processed for the purpose of land applicati…

Sec. 170. "Prior environmental law", for purposes of IC 13-12-1, refers to the statutes that are repealed or amended in the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly as the statutes existed before the effective date of the applicable or corresponding …

Sec. 171. "Processing", for purposes of IC 13-21, means an operation for the purpose of modifying the characteristics or properties of solid waste to facilitate any of the following: (1) The transportation of solid waste. (2) The disposal of solid waste. (3) The recovery of solid…

Sec. 172. "Program", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers to an underground storage tank and aboveground storage tank release: (1) detection; (2) prevention; and (3) correction; program created in accordance with the requirements of IC 13-23 or IC 13-7-20 (before its repeal). [Pre-19…

Sec. 172.1. "Program year", for purposes of IC 13-20.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20.5-1-0.5. As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.10; P.L.200-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 173. "Project", for purposes of IC 13-20-20, refers to a household hazardous waste collection and disposal project. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-33-4.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 173.2. "Project site owner", for purposes of IC 13-18-27, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-27-9. As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 175. "Property owner", for purposes of IC 13-14-5 and IC 13-30-7, means: (1) the person who owns the property or operates a regulated activity on the property; or (2) an agent of the person who owns the property or operates a regulated activity on the property. [Pre-1996 Rec…

Sec. 176. "Public notice", for purposes of IC 13-21, means the following: (1) For a county or a county solid waste management district, a notice published by the district board of directors in accordance with IC 5-3-1, following procedures applicable to a county. (2) For a joint …

Sec. 176.5. (a) "Public school", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-15. (b) "Public school", for purposes of section 47.7 of this chapter means: (1) a public school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-15); and (2) a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24…

Sec. 177.3. "Public water system", for purposes of this chapter, IC 13-18-11, IC 13-18-16, IC 13-18-20.5, IC 13-18-26, and other environmental management laws, has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 300f. As added by P.L.126-1997, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.132-1999, SEC.8; P.L.220-19…

Sec. 177.5. (a) "Publicly owned treatment works", for purposes of IC 13-18-3, means a treatment works (as defined in Section 212(2) of the Clean Water Act) owned by the state or a municipality (as defined in Section 502(4) of the Clean Water Act). (b) The term includes: (1) devic…

Sec. 177.6. "Pyrolysis" means a manufacturing process through which post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks are: (1) heated in the absence of oxygen until melted and thermally decomposed catalytically or noncatalytically; and (2) cooled, condensed, and converted into valuable r…

Sec. 177.7. "Qualified environmental professional", for purposes of IC 13-23-13, means the following: (1) A registered professional engineer (as defined in IC 25-31-1-2). (2) A licensed professional geologist (as defined in IC 25-17.6-1-6.5). (3) A certified hazardous materials m…

Sec. 178. "Railroad car", for purposes of section 134 of this chapter, means a vehicle that can be used for the transportation of municipal waste on a railroad. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-31-7.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 178.5. (a) "Recovered feedstock" means at least one (1) of the following materials that has been processed to be used as feedstock at an advanced recycling facility: (1) Post-use polymers. (2) Materials for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has: (A) mad…

Sec. 179. "Recovery", for purposes of environmental management laws, means obtaining materials or energy for commercial or industrial use from solid waste or hazardous waste. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-1-3 part; 13-7-1-19.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 179.5. "Recyclable material", for purposes of IC 13-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-25-4. As added by P.L.126-2014, SEC.4.

Sec. 179.6. "Recyclable materials broker", for purposes of IC 13-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-25-5. As added by P.L.126-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 179.7. "Recycle", for purposes of IC 13-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-25-6. As added by P.L.126-2014, SEC.6.

Sec. 179.8. "Recycled plastic" means products that are produced from: (1) mechanical recycling of preconsumer recovered feedstocks or plastics, and postconsumer plastics; or (2) advanced recycling of preconsumer recovered feedstocks or plastics, and postconsumer plastics via mass…

Sec. 179.9. (a) "Recycler", for purposes of sections 31.1 and 31.2 of this chapter and IC 13-20.5, means an individual or public or private entity that accepts covered electronic devices from covered entities and collectors for the purpose of recycling. The term does not include …

Sec. 180. (a) "Recycling", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5 and IC 13-21: (1) means a process by which materials that would otherwise become solid waste are: (A) collected; (B) separated or processed; and (C) converted into materials or products for reuse or sale; and (2) includes a…