Title 13, TITLE 13. ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 192. (a) "Responsible person", for purposes of IC 13-24-1, means a person who has caused a release at a petroleum facility. (b) "Responsible person", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means a person that is: (1) liable to: (A) the United States government; (B) the state; or (C) an…

Sec. 193. "Restricted waste", for purposes of IC 13-20-21, means waste disposed of at a restricted waste site (as defined in 329 IAC 10-2.5-1(b)(57)). [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-2(d).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.218-2001, SEC.2.

Sec. 193.5. "Restrictive covenant" means, with respect to land, any deed restriction, restrictive covenant, environmental covenant, environmental notice, or other restriction or obligation that: (1) is executed before July 1, 2009, and: (A) limits the use of the land or the activ…

Sec. 194. (a) "Retailer", for purposes of IC 13-20-14, means a person engaged in the business of selling new tires at retail in Indiana. (b) "Retailer", for purposes of IC 13-20-16, means a person engaged in the business of selling lead acid batteries at retail in Indiana. (c) "R…

Sec. 195. (a) "Revenues", for purposes of IC 13-21, means the amounts received by a county or joint solid waste management district from the operation or ownership of facilities. (b) The term does not include amounts derived from the levy of taxes or from fees under IC 13-21-13. …

Sec. 195.2. "Review authority", for purposes of IC 13-18-27, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-27-10. As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.9.

Sec. 195.5. "Safe Drinking Water Act", for purposes of this chapter, refers to: (1) 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; and (2) regulations adopted under 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. As added by P.L.235-2005, SEC.129. Amended by P.L.233-2017, SEC.20; P.L.189-2018, SEC.118.

Sec. 195.7. (a) "Sale" or "sell", for purposes of sections 126(b) and 194(c) of this chapter and IC 13-20.5, means a transfer for consideration of title or of the right to use by a: (1) lease or sales contract, including transactions conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or …

Sec. 196. "SARA", for purposes of IC 13-25-1 and IC 13-25-2, refers to Title III of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (P.L.99-499). [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-36-1.6.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.85-2015, SEC.9.

Sec. 196.2. (a) "Satellite manure storage structure", for purposes of IC 13-18-10.5, means any of the items listed in subsection (b) that: (1) are not located at a livestock or poultry production area; and (2) are designed for use in whole or in part for the storage of: (A) at le…

Sec. 196.5. (a) "Scrap metal processor", for purposes of this chapter, means a private, commercial, or governmental enterprise: (1) that has facilities for processing iron, steel, or nonferrous scrap; and (2) whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel, or nonferrous scrap…

Sec. 197. "Secondary containment structure", for purposes of IC 13-18-5, means a structure or a part of a structure that prevents or impedes a hazardous material that is released accidentally from entering surface water or groundwater. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-19…

Sec. 197.5. "Secondary material", for purposes of IC 13-22-11.5, means a solid, liquid, or contained gaseous form of a byproduct, spent material, sludge, discarded commercial chemical product, or scrap metal that may be incorporated into a manufacturing or an industrial process, …

Sec. 197.7. "Security interest", for purposes of sections 119, 148, 151.2, 151.3, and 151.4 of this chapter, IC 13-23-13-14, IC 13-24-1-10, and IC 13-25-4-8.2, includes: (1) a right under a: (A) mortgage; (B) deed of trust; (C) assignment; (D) judgment lien; (E) pledge; (F) secur…

Sec. 197.8. "Sedimentation", for purposes of IC 13-18-27, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-27-11. As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.10.

Sec. 198. "Self insurance", for purposes of IC 13-22-9, means the practice of meeting expenses when those expenses are incurred with financial resources that: (1) were previously set aside for the purpose of meeting those expenses; or (2) are not committed to another purpose; rat…

Sec. 199. "Semipublic permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to a NPDES permit issued to a privately owned treatment works (as defined in 33 U.S.C. 1292(2)). [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-1(j).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 199.2. "Septage", for purposes of this chapter and IC 13-18-12, means the following: (1) The following from sewage disposal systems: (A) Human excreta. (B) Water. (C) Scum. (D) Sludge. (E) Sewage. (F) Incidental or accidental seepage. (2) Retained contents of sewage holding …

Sec. 199.3. "Septage management", for purposes of IC 13-18-12, includes the following: (1) The cleaning of sewage disposal systems. (2) The transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal of septage. As added by P.L.159-2011, SEC.9.

Sec. 199.4. "Septage management vehicle", for purposes of IC 13-18-12-2.2, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-12-2.2(b). As added by P.L.250-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 199.5. "Septic tank soil absorption system", for purposes of this chapter, IC 13-18-12, and IC 13-26-5-2.5, means pipes laid in a system of trenches or elevated beds, into which the effluent from the septic tank is discharged for soil absorption, or similar structures. As ad…

Sec. 2. (a) "Administrator", except as provided in subsection (b), refers to the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (b) "Administrator", for purposes of IC 13-23 and the administration of the ELTF, means the commissioner of the department of envir…

As added by P.L.112-2015, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.72-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 2.5. (a) "Advanced recycling" means a manufacturing process for the conversion of post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks into basic raw materials, feedstocks, chemicals, and other products through processes that include: (1) pyrolysis; (2) gasification; (3) depolymerizat…

Sec. 20. "Business", for purposes of IC 13-27, means a person that carries on a business or commercial operation in Indiana. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-9-1-1 part; 13-9-1-4.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 200. "Sewage", for purposes of environmental management laws, means all refuse, human excreta, garbage, waste or waste products, or any combination of these substances that: (1) is potentially capable of contaminating the environment; and (2) may be collected and carried off…

Sec. 201. (a) "Sewage disposal system", for purposes of this chapter, IC 13-18-12 (except as provided in subsection (b)), and IC 13-20-17.5, means septic tanks, septic tank soil absorption systems, septage holding tanks, seepage pits, cesspools, privies, composting toilets, inter…

Sec. 202.8. "Single stream recyclable materials", for purposes of IC 13-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-25-8. As added by P.L.126-2014, SEC.8.

Sec. 203. (a) "Site", for purposes of IC 13-25-5, means a parcel of real property for which an application has been submitted under IC 13-25-5-2. (b) "Site", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the geographic location of a facility. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a…

Sec. 203.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "small business", for purposes of section 47.7 of this chapter, means a business that satisfies all the following: (1) The business is independently owned and operated. (2) The principal office of the business is located in In…

Sec. 204. "Small business petroleum marketer", for purposes of IC 13-23-4-3, means a petroleum marketer that owns or operates not more than twelve (12) underground storage tanks. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-14.5(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 204.2. "Small business stationary source", for the purposes of IC 13-13-7.1, has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 7661f. As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.117.

Sec. 204.5. "Small construction activity site", for purposes of IC 13-18-27, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-18-27-12. As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.11. IC 13-11-2-205 "Solid waste" Sec. 205. (a) "Solid waste", for purposes of IC 13-18-12, IC 13-19, IC 13-21, IC 13-20-22, and …

Sec. 206. (a) "Solid waste disposal facility", for purposes of IC 13-19-3-8.2, IC 13-19-4, IC 13-20-4, and IC 13-20-6, and subject to subsection (b), means a facility at which solid waste is: (1) deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended place of final loca…

Sec. 207. "Solid waste hauler" or "hauler", for purposes of IC 13-21, means a person who operates a vehicle in which solid waste is transported to: (1) a transfer station for further transport to a final disposal facility; or (2) a final disposal facility. [Pre-1996 Recodificatio…

Sec. 208. "Solid waste landfill", for purposes of IC 13-20-9, IC 13-20-21, and IC 13-22-9, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended place of final location. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 1…

Sec. 209. (a) "Solid waste management", for purposes of IC 13-21 and environmental management laws, and subject to subsection (b), means the systematic administration of activities that provide for the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, …

Sec. 21. "Business organization", for purposes of IC 13-27, means an organization whose members include businesses. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-9-1-1 part; 13-9-1-5.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-1.5(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 211. "Solid waste management unit", for purposes of environmental management laws, means a discernible unit at a hazardous waste facility from which hazardous waste or constituents of hazardous waste might migrate, irrespective of whether the unit was intended for the manage…

Sec. 212. (a) "Solid waste processing facility", for purposes of IC 13-19-3-8.2, IC 13-19-4, IC 13-20-1, IC 13-20-4, and IC 13-20-6, and subject to subsection (b), means a facility at which at least one (1) of the following is located: (1) A solid waste incinerator. (2) A transfe…

Sec. 212.5. (a) "Solvolysis" means a manufacturing process: (1) through which post-use polymers are purified with the aid of solvents while: (A) heated at low temperatures; (B) pressurized; or (C) heated at low temperatures and pressurized; allowing the removal of additives and c…

Sec. 213. "Source", for purposes of IC 13-17-3 and IC 13-17-7, means an aggregation of one (1) or more facilities that are: (1) located on: (A) one (1) piece of property; or (B) contiguous or adjacent properties; and (2) owned, operated, or controlled by the same person. [Pre-199…

Sec. 214. "Source reduction", for purposes of IC 13-17-7 and IC 13-21, means a reduction in the amount of solid waste generated that is achieved through actions affecting the source of the solid waste. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-1-30.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1…

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 13-7-22-4(a) part; subsection (b) formerly 13-7-16.1-2(e); subsection (c) formerly 13-7-22-4(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-1996, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.138-2000, SEC.11.

As added by P.L.123-1996, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.129-1997, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.138-2000, SEC.11.

Sec. 216. "Spent nuclear fuel", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101), as in effect on January 1, 1987. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.6-2(m).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1…

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-22(d).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-1996, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.127-1997, SEC.2.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-22(e).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-1996, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.127-1997, SEC.2.

Sec. 219. "State", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or any other territorial possession of the United States. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-2 part.] As added …