Title 13, ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 9. The commissioner may, upon receipt of an application and payment of the fee, issue a certificate without examination in a comparable classification to any person who holds a certificate in any state or territory of the United States if: (1) the requirements for certificat…

Sec. 1. The department shall designate employees of the department as landfill inspectors. However, the department may not designate a landfill inspector for a county that has a consolidated city. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-22-3(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. A…

Sec. 2. A department employee designated as a landfill inspector for a county under this chapter shall monitor operations at every landfill in the county. The duties of the landfill inspector include the following: (1) Promoting compliance with the rules of the board governing la…

Sec. 1. A district: (1) pending receipt of a grant; or (2) in anticipation of the issuance of bonds under this article; may borrow money from any person and evidence the debt by a note or notes executed by the chairperson of the board and the controller of the district and contai…

Sec. 2. An issuance of a note or notes or evidence of indebtedness under this chapter or IC 13-9.5-9-7 (before its repeal) may be sold at a public or private negotiated sale. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-9-7(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. A note or notes issued or renewed under this chapter must: (1) mature not more than five (5) years from the date of issuance of the original note; and (2) pledge for the payment of the principal and interest the proceeds of the grant or bonds. [Pre-1996 Recodification Cit…

Sec. 4. The board shall apply the proceeds of a note issued under this chapter or IC 13-9.5-9-7 (before its repeal) to the cost of the facility for which the grant is to be made or bonds issued, although a purchaser of any obligations is not liable for the proper application of t…

Sec. 5. Notes issued under this chapter must be approved by a resolution of the board. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-9-7(e).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. A person who submits a report to the department under 42 U.S.C. 6922(a)(6) may include with the report the information listed under section 4 of this chapter. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-27-6.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.122-1996, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. (a) The following information may be included with the report under section 3 of this chapter for the period covered by the report: (1) A description of the industrial operation that generated the hazardous waste, including information on the following: (A) The steps take…

Sec. 1. The petroleum storage tank financial assurance board is created. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-35(a).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.176-2023, SEC.45.

Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following ten (10) members: (1) The administrator or the administrator's designee. (2) One (1) member nominated by the treasurer of state in consultation with the commissioner of the department of state revenue. (3) One (1) member representin…

Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with…

Sec. 4. (a) If an appointed member of the board is not able to serve the member's full term, the governor shall appoint an individual to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. (b) The term of an appointed member of the board continues until the member's successor has been…

Sec. 5. The governor may designate from among the board's members a chairperson and other officers necessary to transact business. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-35(f).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.247.

Sec. 6. (a) The board must have a quorum to transact business. Five (5) members constitute a quorum. (b) An affirmative vote of the majority of members present is required for the board to take action. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-35(g).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC…

Sec. 7. (a) The board shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 necessary to do the following: (A) Carry out the duties of the board under this article. (B) Establish standards and procedures under which: (i) eligible parties may submit ELTF claims; a…

Sec. 9. This chapter expires July 1, 2031. As added by P.L.135-2026, SEC.250.

Sec. 1. The rates and charges for a waterworks may be determined based on the following: (1) A flat charge for each connection. (2) The amount of water consumed. (3) The size of the meter or connection. (4) Whether the property served has been or will be required to pay separatel…

Sec. 10. Revenue collected under sections 8 through 14 of this chapter is revenue of the works. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-25(c) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.

Sec. 11. The initial rates or charges may be established only after a public hearing at which all: (1) the users of the works and owners of property served or to be served; and (2) others interested; have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates or charges. [Pre-1…

Sec. 12. After introduction of the ordinance initially fixing rates or charges but before the ordinance is finally adopted, notice of the hearing setting forth the proposed schedule of the rates or charges must be given electronically or by publication one (1) time each week for …

Sec. 13. (a) The ordinance establishing the initial rates or charges, either as: (1) originally introduced; or (2) modified and amended; shall be passed and put into effect after the hearing. (b) A copy of the schedule of the rates and charges established must be: (1) kept on fil…

Sec. 14. (a) The rates or charges established for a class of users of property served shall be extended to cover any additional premises served after the rates or charges are established that are in the same class, without the necessity of hearing or notice. (b) Subject to sectio…

Sec. 15. (a) A district authority is established in each regional sewage district established under this article. A district authority: (1) must consist of an odd number of members; (2) must consist of at least three (3) members; and (3) may not include as a member any person who…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the rates or charges for a sewage works may be determined based on a combination of the following factors: (1) A flat charge for each connection. If a board uses a flat charge as a factor to determine a rate or charge for a sewage…

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. (b) This section applies to an owner or operator of a campground described in section 2(b) or 2(c) of this chapter who disputes: (1) that the campground …

Sec. 3. The rates or charges for solid waste disposal and recovery systems may be determined based on the following: (1) A flat charge for each residence or building in use in the district. (2) On the weight of the refuse received. (3) On the hazardous character of the waste rece…

Sec. 4. The rates and charges for services of a water, sewer, or solid waste disposal or recovery system do not have to be uniform throughout the district or for all users. The board may exercise reasonable discretion in: (1) adopting different schedules of rates and charges; or …

Sec. 5. A district may bill and collect rates and charges for the services to be provided after the contract for construction of a sewage works has been let and actual work commenced in an amount sufficient to meet the interest on the revenue bonds and other expenses payable befo…

Sec. 6. Unless the board finds and directs otherwise, the sewage works are considered to benefit every: (1) lot; (2) parcel of land; or (3) building; connected or to be connected under the terms of an ordinance requiring connections with the sewer system of the district as a resu…

Sec. 7. (a) If a district constructs sewers or water mains as a part of the construction of the works that are suitable for use as a local or lateral sewer or main by abutting or adjoining property, the district may charge for the connection on the basis of the pro rata cost of c…

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall, by ordinance, establish just and equitable rates or charges for the use of and the service provided by a works. The rates or charges are payable by the owner of each lot, parcel of land, or building that: (1) is connected with and uses a works; or (2)…

Sec. 9. (a) Just and equitable rates and charges are those that: (1) produce sufficient revenue to pay all expenses incident to the operation of the works, including maintenance cost, operating charges, upkeep, repairs, and interest charges on bonds or other obligations; (2) prod…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to attorney's fees. As added by P.L.131-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. Only the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission or the host state (as defined in IC 13-11-2-103) may assess a fee allowed under IC 13-29-1. As added by P.L.131-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) The officials collecting the following shall remit the money to the treasurer of state: (1) Money collected under the following: (A) IC 13-30-4-1. (B) IC 13-30-4-2. (C) IC 13-30-5-1. (2) Fees collected under IC 13-16-1-2 through IC 13-16-1-5. (b) Except as provided in…

Sec. 2. The money on deposit in the environmental management special fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the department and the board. The revenues accruing to the fund are appropriated to the department for purposes of this title. However, expenditures for project…

Sec. 3. The budget agency shall, with the governor's approval, set aside a certain amount of the fund to be expended for emergency purposes under IC 13-14-10-3 by the commissioner without additional approval from the budget agency or the governor. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 4. (a) Upon request by: (1) the commissioner; (2) the standing committees of the house of representatives or the senate concerned with the environment; or (3) the board; the state comptroller shall issue a report on the fund not later than ten (10) business days after receiv…

Sec. 1. Air pollution control laws do not prevent towns, cities, or counties from: (1) enforcing local air pollution ordinances consistent with air pollution control laws; or (2) adopting or enforcing more restrictive ordinances to further the expressed purposes of air pollution …

Sec. 2. (a) For the maintenance of the quality of the air resource, a county may adopt and enforce ordinances controlling air pollution. (b) In a county not having a consolidated city, the ordinances may not include municipalities with an air pollution ordinance under air polluti…

Sec. 3. A town, city, or county within an air quality basin may administer its air pollution control program in cooperation with one (1) or more towns, cities, or counties of Indiana in accordance with IC 36-1-7. However, a county having a consolidated city is not required to ent…

Sec. 5. If: (1) an air quality jurisdiction; or (2) an administrator of an air quality jurisdiction; fails to enforce a local ordinance that affords protection to the public equal to that provided by state law, the department may, after consultation with the jurisdiction or admin…

Sec. 6. A county having a consolidated city may, subject to department approval, establish an air permit program that complies with: (1) the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549); (2) regulations implemen…

Sec. 1. The board and the department shall regulate persons who provide septage management services. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.8-2.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.24; P.L.133-2012, SEC.129.