Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. A person may not drill, deepen, operate, or convert a well for oil and gas purposes without a permit issued by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.2; P.L.78-2010, SEC.4; P.L.42-2011, SEC…

Sec. 11. A permit for a well for oil and gas purposes expires one (1) year from the date of issuance unless the drilling of the well has commenced. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-11.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 12. A permit for a Class II well continues until the well is plugged and abandoned, unless the permit is revoked, expired, or otherwise terminated. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 13. (a) The director may issue an emergency permit for a well for oil and gas purposes if an imminent and substantial danger to the health of persons will result unless an emergency permit is granted. An emergency permit under this subsection is effective no longer than nece…

Sec. 14. To transfer the ownership of a permit for a well for oil or gas purposes, a person must submit the following: (1) A transfer fee of fifteen dollars ($15) payable to the department for each well. However, if an applicant submits more than fifty (50) applications simultane…

Sec. 15. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against a person who violates section 1 or 2 of this chapter. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 1 or 2 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony if the…

Sec. 2. (a) An owner or operator: (1) shall comply with the conditions of a permit as determined by the department; (2) may not raise as a defense to an enforcement action by the department that compliance with the conditions of the permit constitutes an economic hardship; (3) sh…

Sec. 3. A permit does not convey to the owner or operator a property right or an exclusive privilege. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 4. A person must apply for a permit under this chapter on a form prescribed by the commission. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 5. An application for a permit must include the following: (1) A plat of the land or lease upon which the well is to be located, together with all property and lease lines and the acreage within the tract. (2) The location of the proposed well as certified by a professional …

Sec. 6. (a) A person must submit the following with an application for a permit: (1) A bond under IC 14-37-6. (2) A permit fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) payable to the department. However, a person may apply for an expedited review of the application for a permit, excep…

Sec. 7. An application must be signed by: (1) the person; or (2) an authorized agent of the person; who is the operator named in the proposed permit. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter and subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant for a permit complies with: (1) this article; and (2) the rules adopted under this article; the director shall issue a permit. (b) The division shall: (1) maintain …

application for permit to drill for testing or production Sec. 8.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "waste" means locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing a well for coal bed methane purposes in a manner that unreasonably reduces or tends to unreasonably …

Sec. 9. The department may refuse to issue a permit if an applicant or an officer, a partner, or a director of the applicant: (1) is in violation of this article or would be in violation if the permit were issued; or (2) controls or has controlled a well for oil and gas purposes …

Sec. 1. The department may revoke a permit issued under an article to which this article applies if the department finds any of the following: (1) The permit was issued through fraud or misrepresentation. (2) The person to whom the permit was issued has violated an article to whi…

Sec. 2. (a) If a permit is revoked under this chapter, the department may do either or both of the following: (1) Order the person to mitigate the violation. (2) Mitigate the violation. (b) The revocation of a permit under this chapter does not relieve the person to whom the perm…

Sec. 3. (a) If the department has authority to assess a civil penalty for the violation of a statute in an article described in IC 14-25.5-1-1, the department also has authority to assess a civil penalty for the violation of a rule adopted in connection with that statute. (b) Eac…

Sec. 4. (a) A civil penalty assessed for a violation described in section 3 of this chapter is subject to IC 4-21.5-3-6 and becomes effective without a proceeding under IC 4-21.5-3 unless a person requests an administrative review within thirty (30) days after receipt of the noti…

Sec. 5. The division director may request the attorney general to institute an action in an appropriate court for the following: (1) The recovery of civil penalties owed for a violation described in section 3 of this chapter. (2) To restrain a person from commencing to violate or…

As added by P.L.145-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.195-2014, SEC.31.

Sec. 1. (a) The board of a watershed development commission consists of the following individuals: (1) The director of the department or the director's designee. (2) The county surveyor of each county that: (A) is a member of the commission; and (B) is entitled to membership on t…

director Sec. 2. (a) The voting members of the board of a watershed development commission shall elect the following officers: (1) A chair. (2) A vice chair. (3) A secretary-treasurer. (b) When one (1) or more additional counties that are entitled to representation on the board o…

Sec. 3. (a) The board of a watershed development commission shall meet: (1) at least four (4) times per calendar year; and (2) on the call of either of the following: (A) The chair. (B) A quorum of the members of the board. (b) A majority of the voting members of a board constitu…

Sec. 4. A member of the board of a watershed development commission is not entitled to receive any compensation for performance of the member's duties except that a member is entitled to a minimum salary per diem from the watershed development commission for the member's particip…

basin commission if transformed Sec. 5. (a) There is established for each watershed development commission an advisory committee to provide counsel to the board of the commission. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a watershed development commission advisory committee esta…

Sec. 6. (a) The board of a watershed development commission may establish an ad hoc advisory committee other than the advisory committee established under section 5 of this chapter to advise the board on one (1) or more particular subjects. (b) The board may appoint to an ad hoc …

Sec. 7. A member of an advisory committee established under section 5 of this chapter or a member of an ad hoc advisory committee established under section 6 of this chapter is not entitled to compensation for the member's services. As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the revolving fund of a division. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. All money accruing to the use of a division, other than a regular or specific appropriation made by the general assembly, is considered to constitute a revolving fund for the use of the division. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-18 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, …

Sec. 3. Money in a fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-18 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.66-2008, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "account" means the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account established by subsection (b). (b) The Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account is established within the fund for the division of law enforcement to encourage citizen participation in…

Sec. 1. The attorney general and prosecuting attorneys shall rigidly enforce this title. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-23.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Ohio River greenway development commission established by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 10. (a) The commission: (1) shall fix the time for regular meetings; and (2) may hold special meetings on call of the chairman with seven (7) days written notice. (b) A member may waive written notice of a specific meeting by filing a written notice with the commission. (c) …

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall study various plans and recommendations that concern the development of the Ohio River along the corridor. (b) Based on studies conducted under subsection (a), the commission shall: (1) prepare a comprehensive plan; and (2) recommend state and lo…

Sec. 12. (a) If necessary to further the accomplishment of the commission's purposes, the commission may do the following: (1) Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the commission's duties. (2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the commission's purpos…

Sec. 13. (a) The commission may receive grants and appropriations from the following: (1) Federal, state, and local governments. (2) Individuals. (3) Foundations. (4) Other organizations. (b) The commission may enter into agreements or contracts regarding the acceptance or use of…

Sec. 14. The commission may appoint advisory committees that may include representatives from the following: (1) Transportation departments. (2) Parks departments. (3) The United States Army Corps of Engineers. (4) Other departments of federal, state, and local government that ma…

Sec. 15. Before November 1 of each year, the commission shall make a report of the commission's activities to the following: (1) Each municipality that appointed a member of the commission. (2) The governor. (3) The general assembly. The report must be in an electronic format und…

Sec. 16. (a) The commission shall prepare and adopt by majority vote an annual budget that shall be submitted to each municipality or agency appropriating money for the use of the commission. After the commission approves the budget, money may be expended only as budgeted unless …

Sec. 17. This chapter does not limit the power of a participating municipal corporation to develop or improve the riverfront area of the municipal corporation independently of the commission. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-14.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "corridor" means the land: (1) in and around Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany in Clark County and Floyd County; (2) abutting or near the Ohio River and Silver Creek; and (3) in which: (A) roadways and other public thoroughfares; (B) pub…

Sec. 3. The Ohio River greenway development commission is established. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. The commission consists of the following fifteen (15) members: (1) Eight (8) members who serve four (4) year terms as follows: (A) Two (2) residents of Jeffersonville appointed by the executive of Jeffersonville. (B) Two (2) residents of Clarksville appointed by the execu…

Sec. 5. (a) Upon the expiration of the term of an appointed member of the commission, the member's successor shall be appointed for a four (4) year term. (b) A member may be reappointed. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-4(b), (c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. If a vacancy occurs among the appointed membership of the commission, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner and under the same conditions as the original appointment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-4(d).] As added by P.L.1-1995,…

Sec. 7. A member of the commission is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's dutie…

Sec. 8. (a) Eight (8) voting members of the commission constitute a quorum. (b) The affirmative vote of six (6) voting members of the commission is required for the commission to take any action. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.

Sec. 9. (a) Each year the commission shall elect the following from among the members of the commission: (1) A chairman. (2) A vice chairman. (3) A treasurer. (b) An individual elected as a chairman or a vice chairman: (1) serves a term of one (1) year beginning July 1 following …