Title 13, ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 7. A person or an eligible entity that resides or lies in or partially resides or lies in an area affected by the establishment of a district: (1) may, on or before the date set for the cause to be heard, file a written objection to the granting of the requests made in the p…

Sec. 8. (a) After the hearing on the petition for the establishment of the proposed district, which may be adjourned periodically, the hearing officer shall make findings on the petition and other relevant facts and recommendations as to whether: (1) the petition should be: (A) a…

Sec. 9. (a) If the department of natural resources has filed a petition, the commissioner may waive the requirement for notice and hearing provided in section 6 of this chapter. (b) If the commissioner waives the notice and hearing requirement, the hearing officer shall give writ…

Sec. 1. A division of pollution prevention is established within the department. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9-2-1(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. (a) The commissioner may award grants to support and sustain pollution prevention, including clean manufacturing through reductions in the use of toxic materials in production and commerce. (b) Subject to subsection (a), the commissioner may award grants for any purpose …

Sec. 12. The commissioner may provide for the establishment of education and training programs in pollution prevention techniques at schools and universities in Indiana. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9-2-12.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.17.

Sec. 5.1. The department may do the following: (1) Periodically review state environmental programs and projects for their ability and progress in promoting multimedia industrial pollution prevention. (2) Remove obstacles to pollution prevention. (3) Develop and implement polluti…

Sec. 9. (a) To: (1) promote pollution prevention statewide by all industries and companies; and (2) assist in obtaining information on the progress of multimedia reduction of environmental wastes and related environmental policies and programs; the commissioner may establish and …

Sec. 1. The voluntary compliance fund is established for the purpose of providing money for the following: (1) Starting, operating, and staffing the office of voluntary compliance established by IC 13-28-1-1. (2) Costs of voluntary compliance programs established under this artic…

Sec. 2. (a) The treasurer of state shall administer the fund. (b) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-1-5(a) part, (b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following: (1) Transfers under IC 13-10-1-6 (repealed) from the environmental management special fund established by IC 13-14-12-1. (2) Appropriations made by the general assembly. (3) Gifts and donations intended for deposit in the fund. (4) Fede…

Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest earned from these investments shall be credited to the fund. (b) Money in the fund at …

Sec. 5. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes specified in section 1 of this chapter. Money appropriated under this section is not subject to allotment by the budget agency. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-1-5(e).] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 1. The following Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact, which has been negotiated by representatives of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia, is hereby approved, ratified, adopted, enacted into law, and en…

Sec. 2. "Commission", for purposes of sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, refers to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-5-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. "Commissioner", for purposes of sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, means a member of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-5-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.

Sec. 4. "Compact", for purposes of sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, refers to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact. [1996 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.

Sec. 5. (a) In pursuance of Article 4 of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact, there are three (3) members of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission from Indiana. (b) The governor shall appoint two (2) commissioners, each of whom must be a resident and citize…

Sec. 6. (a) There is granted to the commission and the commissioners all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every way. All officers of the state shall do all things falling within their respectiv…

Sec. 7. Any powers granted to the commission by this chapter shall be construed as in aid of and supplemental to and not as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in the commission by any of the following: (1) Other laws of the state. (2) The laws of any of the other states i…

Sec. 1. A person may not do any of the following: (1) Discharge, emit, cause, allow, or threaten to discharge, emit, cause, or allow any contaminant or waste, including any noxious odor, either alone or in combination with contaminants from other sources, into: (A) the environmen…

Sec. 2. (a) A person, excluding a municipality, who owns or operates a water pollution treatment or control facility or sanitary sewer may not offer to provide service or allocate a sewer tap to a person without: (1) having the capacity to provide the service or allocation; and (…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), a manufacturer that registers under IC 13-20.5-1 shall pay to the department at the time of registration an annual registration fee. The registration fee applies for the program year for which the registration is submitted to the …

Sec. 2. Not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the statement provided to a manufacturer under section 1(c) of this chapter, the manufacturer may petition the Indiana recycling market development board created by IC 4-23-5.5-2 for relief from the variable recycling fee i…

Sec. 3. (a) The electronic waste fund is established to implement this article. The fund shall be administered by the department. (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not cur…

Sec. 1. The purpose of this title is: (1) to provide for evolving policies for comprehensive environmental development and control on a statewide basis; (2) to unify, coordinate, and implement programs to provide for the most beneficial use of the resources of Indiana; and (3) to…

Sec. 2. (a) The remediation and closure goals, objectives, and standards for all remediation projects conducted under IC 13-22, IC 13-23, IC 13-24, and IC 13-25-4 shall be consistent with the remediation objectives set forth in IC 13-25-5-8.5, regardless of whether the remediatio…

Sec. 2. The department may include the following: (1) An office of air quality. (2) An office of water quality. (3) An office of land quality. (4) An office of legal counsel. (5) An office of program support. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-2-13(b).] As added by P.L.1-199…

Sec. 3. The commissioner may create other offices and divisions. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-2-13(c).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. The department shall advise local governmental units referred to in IC 13-11-2-158 in developing facilities or establishing standards for the following: (1) Air, water, odor, and noise pollution control. (2) Water or wastewater treatment. (3) Water resource development. (…

Sec. 2. Each facility or standard of a local governmental unit must meet the minimum state requirements or standards established by the appropriate board. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-15-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) If the commissioner finds that the local governmental units have not developed plans that provide for adequate: (1) water supply; (2) air, water, or wastewater treatment; or (3) solid waste disposal facilities; the department may hold a public hearing. (b) If the fact…

Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the department receives a permit application, the department shall send notice that the permit application has been received by the department to the following: (1) The county executive of a county that is affected by the permit application. (2) The executive…

Sec. 1.3. The department shall give priority to permit applications that concern: (1) military bases; and (2) the destruction, reclamation, recycling, reprocessing, or demilitarization of ordnance and other explosive materials. As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) A permit issued under: (1) this article; (2) IC 13-17-11; (3) IC 13-18-18; or (4) IC 13-20-1; may be issued for any period determined by the department to be appropriate but not to exceed five (5) years. (b) Except as provided in federal law, a valid permit that has b…

Sec. 3. (a) A public hearing shall be held on the question of: (1) the issuance of an original or renewal permit for a hazardous waste disposal facility under IC 13-22-3; or (2) the issuance of an original permit for a solid waste disposal facility or a solid waste incinerator re…

Sec. 4. If the petition under section 3(b)(2) of this chapter requests that the public hearing be conducted at a location within a county affected by a proposed permit, the department shall attempt to conduct the public hearing at that location. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation:…

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever a permit is required by any rule of the board under IC 13-15-1 for the construction, installation, operation, or modification of any facility, equipment, or device, the permit may be issued only after the department staff has: (1) approved the plans and speci…

Sec. 6. (a) When a person holding a valid permit concerning an activity of a continuing nature has made a timely and sufficient application for a renewal or a new permit in accordance with rules of the board, the existing permit does not expire until a final determination on the …

Sec. 1. The department shall provide assistance on air pollution matters to towns, cities, and counties. The commissioner shall make the commissioner's best efforts to assist and cooperate with other groups interested in and affected by air pollution. [Pre-1996 Recodification Cit…

Sec. 10. The commissioner may budget and receive appropriated money for expenditures to carry out air pollution control laws. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-4(i).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.

Sec. 11. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 under discretionary authority granted to the state by: (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); or (2) a regulation adopted under the…

Sec. 12. Unless otherwise indicated, any express grant of authority provided to the board under this title may not be interpreted to prohibit the board from adopting rules that extend the grant of authority to cover additional activities in accordance with section 4 of this chapt…

Sec. 13. The commissioner may not issue any permit to a solid waste incinerator required by 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), if the commissioner is also responsible in whole or in part for the d…

Sec. 14. (a) If a federal regulation adopted to implement the federal Clean Air Act classifies or amends an existing designation of: (1) attainment; (2) nonattainment; or (3) unclassifiable; for any area within Indiana, that designation becomes effective and enforceable in Indian…

Sec. 15. (a) The board may adopt rules and standards prescribing limitations on noise emission. In adopting rules under this section, the board may prescribe that a person may not emit or cause to be emitted any noise that: (1) unreasonably interferes with any lawful business or …