Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 6. Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit, amendment, transfer, or renewal shall file an entire copy of the application, except for the information pertaining to the coal seam, for public inspection in the main public library in the county in which t…

Sec. 7. An applicant must pay a filing fee of fifty dollars ($50). [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-3-3(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.

Sec. 8. An application remains on file until thirty (30) days after the director's final decision on the application, at which time the applicant may remove the application. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-3-3(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.

Sec. 9. An accurate and complete copy of an application, except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, must: (1) remain on file at the office of the division of reclamation nearest the mining operation; and (2) be available for public inspection and copying at reasonable charg…

Sec. 1. Fees and other money recovered or received due to a permit granted under IC 14-35-1 or IC 14-35-2 shall be paid to the treasurer of state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-2-7 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.28.

Sec. 2. The treasurer of state shall deposit the fees and other money received under section 1 of this chapter for the use of the board, bureau, commission, division, department, or governmental entity having the custody, control, possession, or authority of or over the real prop…

Sec. 1. The commission shall require an owner or operator to file written reports showing the location of wells for oil and gas purposes. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 10. The commission shall regulate, under IC 14-37-7, the drilling, deepening, operating, plugging, and abandoning of wells for oil and gas purposes on land underlaid by workings of an inactive underground coal mine within the permit boundaries of an active underground mine p…

Sec. 11. The commission shall establish alternative spacing, unit, and bonding requirements for noncommercial natural gas wells. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

authority Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall obtain and maintain primary enforcement authority for Class II wells under the Underground Injection Control Program, promulgated under: (1) Part C of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law 93-523, as amended by Public Law 96-5…

Sec. 13. The commission shall establish standards for determining expenses and attorney's fees under IC 14-37-13. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-16.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.80-2005, SEC.8.

Sec. 14.5. The commission shall: (1) regulate coal bed methane wells and compliance with IC 14-37-4-8 and IC 14-37-4-8.5; (2) establish alternative spacing, survey, unit, and bonding requirements for coal bed methane wells; and (3) require that all coal bed methane well permit ap…

Sec. 15. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. The rules must include rules necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the commission under this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 16. The commission shall hold informal hearings to consider any matter that assists in the administration of the division, including the following: (1) A request to amend, modify, or repeal a rule adopted under this chapter. (2) Any matter relating to the issuance, reissuanc…

Sec. 17. An order resulting from an informal hearing under section 16 of this chapter is subject to administrative review under IC 4-21.5, except an order under section 16(1) of this chapter, which is subject to review under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-15…

Sec. 2. The commission shall identify the ownership and location of wells for oil and gas purposes, including the use of surveys and plats. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall regulate the spacing of wells for oil and gas purposes. A rule adopted under this section may provide for the following: (1) A minimum distance between a well and the property line of an adjacent landowner if the adjacent landowner does not provid…

Sec. 4. The commission shall require the making and filing of the following: (1) Well logs. (2) Completion information. (3) Directional surveys. (4) Reports on well locations and drilling. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. IC 14-37-3-5 …

Sec. 6. The commission shall establish standards and testing for wells for oil and gas purposes placed on temporary abandonment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 7. The commission shall regulate the following: (1) Drilling. (2) Testing. (3) Equipping. (4) Completing. (5) Producing. (6) All other operations for the production of oil or gas. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.…

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall regulate the stimulation and treatment of wells. (b) The commission shall adopt rules for the reporting and disclosure of information regarding hydraulic fracturing treatment, including: (1) the volume and source of base fluid used; (2) a descript…

Sec. 9. The commission shall regulate the drilling, deepening, operating, plugging, and abandoning of the following: (1) Wells for underground storage of petroleum products. (2) Other wells for oil and gas purposes that may affect underground storage reservoirs. [Pre-1995 Recodif…

Sec. 1. The department may join and become a member of the interstate oil and gas compact commission. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-2-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.

Sec. 1. The water environmental fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. As added by P.L.145-2002, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. The fund consists of the following: (1) Accrued interest and other investment earnings of the fund. (2) Civil penalties collected for the violation of a statute in an article described in IC 14-25.5-1-1. (3) Gifts, grants, donations, or appropriations from any source. As …

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a fiscal year. (b) The total amount in the fund may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000). Any money in the fund that exceeds one million dollars ($1,…

prior approval Sec. 4. (a) Money paid into the fund may be appropriated for the following purposes: (1) To cover the costs of mitigating a violation of an article to which this article applies or rules adopted under an article to which this article applies. (2) To cover the costs…

Sec. 5. (a) An expenditure made from the fund under this chapter does not release a responsible person from liability. (b) The department may seek from a responsible person reimbursement for expenses incurred under this chapter. As added by P.L.145-2002, SEC.3.

commission Sec. 1. (a) The flood damage reduction, drainage, storm water management, recreation, and water infrastructure purposes for which a watershed development commission may be established include the following: (1) Planning, taking, and promoting action to prevent or mitig…

performance of essential governmental functions Sec. 2. A watershed development commission is granted powers by this chapter for the benefit of the people of Indiana and for the increase of their commerce, health, enjoyment, and prosperity. The operation, creation, development, a…

Sec. 3. A watershed development commission shall limit its activities to the commission's designated watershed. As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.

potential coordination with another governmental entity Sec. 4. (a) The board of a watershed development commission shall develop a plan for flood damage reduction and drainage within the commission's designated watershed. (b) A watershed development commission: (1) subject to su…

programs and activities Sec. 5. The board of a watershed development commission may do the following: (1) Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the board's duties. (2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the commission's purposes, objectives, and findin…

Sec. 6. (a) A watershed development commission may receive grants and appropriations from the following: (1) Federal, state, and local governments. (2) Individuals, foundations, and other organizations. (b) A watershed development commission may enter into agreements or contracts…

water resources Sec. 7. (a) A watershed development commission may: (1) acquire and dispose of real or personal property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise; and (2) hold, use, improve, maintain, operate, own, manage, or lease as lessor or lessee real or persona…

Sec. 8. A watershed development commission may sue and be sued. As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.

Sec. 9. (a) A watershed development commission, with the approval of: (1) the affected regional planning commission established under IC 36-7-7 or IC 36-7-7.6; and (2) the department; may enter into agreements with agencies in another state that are responsible for the planning o…

Sec. 1. The following divisions are established within the department: (1) Administrative support services. (2) Asset management. (3) Engineering. (4) Entomology and plant pathology. (5) Finance. (6) Fish and wildlife. (7) Forestry. (8) Historic preservation and archeology. (9) H…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission may, with the approval of the governor, create divisions other than the divisions established by section 1 of this chapter as the work of the department develops and as is necessary to differentiate the various functions of the department. (b) The commi…

Sec. 3. The: (1) director of the division of entomology and plant pathology is the state entomologist; and (2) director of the division of forestry is the state forester. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-1-8; 14-7-1-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to applications for licenses under the following: (1) IC 14-26-2 (lake preservation). (2) IC 14-26-5 (dams). (3) IC 14-28-1 (flood control). (4) IC 14-29-3 (removal of substances from streams). (5) IC 14-29-4 (construction of channels). [Pre-1995 Reco…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "owner" means the person: (1) listed on the tax assessment rolls as being responsible for the payment of real property taxes imposed on the property; and (2) in whose name title to real property is shown in the records of the recorder of the count…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "license" means a permit, a license, a concession, or other authorization that may be issued to a person by: (1) the director; (2) the department; or (3) the commission; under Indiana law. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-18-6.] As added by…

Sec. 4. The director or the department may not issue a license until thirty (30) days after the notice required by this chapter has been given. Notice may be given at any time after an application for a license is filed with the department. The department may require by rule that…

Sec. 5. (a) If a license application affects real property, notice of the application is required as follows: (1) The applicant must notify at least one (1) of the owners of each parcel of real property reasonably known to be adjacent to the affected real property. (2) The depart…

Sec. 6. If notice is not required by section 5 of this chapter, the department shall notify the persons who have requested notice of a license application that is of the same type as the application. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-18-9.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.…

Sec. 7. Notice under this chapter shall be given in the same manner as under IC 4-21.5-3-1, but is not the notice required under IC 4-21.5. Notice must include the following: (1) Reference to the license application. (2) An explanation of options available to the person served. […

Sec. 8. (a) A public hearing shall be held on the question of the issuance of an original or a renewal license upon any of the following: (1) The request of the applicant. (2) The filing of a petition requesting a public hearing that is signed by twenty-five (25) individuals who …

Sec. 9. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-18-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.