Ind. Code § 13-25-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-25-2-5
Local emergency plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A local emergency planning committee shall complete the preparation or review and update of a local emergency plan in accordance with this section before October 17 of each year. The local emergency planning committee shall review the plan:

(1) at least one (1) time each year; and

(2) more frequently if required by a change in circumstances in the community or at a facility.

(b) A local emergency planning committee shall:

(1) evaluate the need for resources necessary to develop, implement, and exercise the local emergency plan; and

(2) make recommendations with respect to additional resources that may be required and the means for providing the additional resources.

(c) A local emergency plan must include the following:

(1) Identification of the following:

(A) Facilities subject to this chapter that are within the emergency planning district.

(B) Routes likely to be used for the transportation of substances on the list of extremely hazardous substances.

(C) Additional facilities contributing to or subjected to additional risk due to the proximity of the facilities to facilities subject to this chapter, including hospitals or natural gas facilities.

(2) Methods and procedures to be followed by facility owners and operators and local emergency and medical personnel to respond to any release of substances.

(3) Designation of a community emergency coordinator and facility emergency coordinators who shall make determinations necessary to implement the local emergency plan.

(4) Procedures providing reliable, effective, and timely notification by the facility emergency coordinators and the community emergency coordinator to:

(A) persons designated in the local emergency plan; and

(B) the public;

that a release has occurred consistent with the emergency notification requirements of section 7 of this chapter.

(5) Methods for determining the occurrence of a release and the area or population likely to be affected by the release.

(6) A description of emergency equipment and facilities in the community and at each facility in the community subject to this chapter and an identification of the persons responsible for the equipment and facilities.

(7) Evacuation plans, including provisions for a precautionary evacuation and alternative traffic routes.

(8) Training programs, including schedules for training of local emergency response and medical personnel.

(9) Methods and schedules for exercising the emergency plan.

(d) For each facility subject to this chapter:

(1) the owner or operator of the facility shall notify:

(A) the emergency planning committee; or

(B) the commission if there is no emergency planning committee;

of a facility representative who will participate in the emergency planning process as a facility emergency coordinator;

(2) the owner or operator of the facility shall promptly inform the emergency planning committee of any relevant changes occurring at the facility as the changes occur or are expected to occur; and

(3) upon request from the emergency planning committee, the owner or operator of the facility shall promptly provide information to the emergency planning committee necessary for developing and implementing the emergency plan.

(e) After completion or update of a local emergency plan under subsection (a) for an emergency planning district, the local emergency planning committee shall submit a copy of the local emergency plan to the commission. The commission shall review the local emergency plan and make recommendations to the local emergency planning committee on revisions of the local emergency plan that may be necessary to ensure coordination of the local emergency plan with emergency response plans of other emergency planning districts. To the maximum extent practicable, the review may not delay implementation of the local emergency plan.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-37-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 13-20-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-20-3-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-11-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.250-2019, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-252 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-252
"Waste tire transporter"
Status: in_force

Sec. 252. "Waste tire transporter", for purposes of IC 13-20-14, means a person who engages in the business of:

(1) accepting waste tires; and

(2) transporting the waste tires to one (1) or more other locations.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-23.2-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 13-20.5-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-20.5-1-5
Requirements to operate as recycler; effective period of registration
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A person may not recycle covered electronic devices generated by covered entities unless the person:

(1) has submitted to the department a completed registration form; and

(2) otherwise complies with rules established by the board.

(b) A registered recycler may conduct recycling activities that are consistent with this article.

(c) A registration submitted under this section:

(1) is effective upon receipt by the department; and

(2) must be submitted for a program year not later than March 1 of the program year.

As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.43; P.L.200-2017, SEC.8; P.L.135-2026, SEC.215.
Ind. Code § 13-15-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 15 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-15-8-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an application for a permit issued under IC 13-15-1 upon property:

(1) that is undeveloped; or

(2) for which a valid existing permit has not been issued.

(b) This chapter does not apply to an application for a permit issued under IC 13-15-1 if the permit is for the construction, installation, or modification of any of the following:

(1) A combined sewer.

(2) A sanitary sewer.

(3) A storm sewer.

(4) A public water system.

(5) A water main extension.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-1.1(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.184-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 13-25-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-25-5-6
Application fee; rejected application
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant's application is rejected under section 5 of this chapter because the application is incomplete, the applicant may submit a completed application without submitting an additional application fee.

(b) If an applicant's application is rejected and the applicant:

(1) does not appeal the rejection; or

(2) loses an appeal concerning the rejection;

the department shall refund the unexpended part of the applicant's application fee.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.9-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.273.
Ind. Code § 13-30-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-30-1-7
Judicial review
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. In an action for judicial review of proceedings described in section 4 of this chapter, the court shall, in addition to other duties imposed upon the court by law, grant review of claims that the conduct, program, or product under review:

(1) has impaired, significantly polluted, or destroyed the environment of Indiana; or

(2) is reasonably likely to impair, significantly pollute, or destroy the environment of Indiana.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-1-1(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 13-30-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 30 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-30-10-5
Criminal penalties for violating underground storage tank laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A person who:

(1) operates an underground storage tank and knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates:

(A) the terms of a permit issued by the department that relates to the operation of an underground storage tank; or

(B) an Indiana statute that relates to the operation of an underground storage tank; and

(2) discharges a contaminant into the environment, if the discharge results in:

(A) a substantial risk of serious bodily injury;

(B) serious bodily injury to an individual;

(C) the death of a vertebrate animal; or

(D) damage to the environment that renders the environment unfit for human or vertebrate animal life, or causes damage to an endangered, an at risk, or a threatened species;

commits a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if it results in the death of another person.

(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know that the substance discharged into the environment was capable of causing a result described in subsection (a)(2).

(c) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-6(a), IC 35-50-2-7(a), or IC 35-50-3-2, the court may order a person convicted under this section to pay:

(1) a fine of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) and not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each day of violation; or

(2) if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for an offense under this title that may be punished as a felony, a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each day of violation.

In determining the amount of a fine imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall consider any improper economic benefit, including unjust enrichment, received by the defendant as a result of the unlawful conduct.

As added by P.L.137-2007, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.197.
Ind. Code § 13-22-10-20 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-22-10-20
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.124-1996, SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 13-14-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-14-1-6
Solid waste recycling and source reduction; educational programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, establish programs to educate:

(1) students;

(2) consumers; and

(3) businesses;

about the benefits of solid waste recycling and source reduction.

(b) To implement the programs established under subsection (a), the department shall, subject to section 11.5 of this chapter, develop guidance documents and technical assistance programs.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-3-6.1.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.261-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 13-18-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-18-8-4
Revenue bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if:

(1) the amount of the bonds necessary to be issued would raise the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipal corporation above the constitutional limitation; or

(2) the municipal corporation determines against the issuance of direct obligation bonds;

the municipal corporation shall issue revenue bonds and provide for the retirement of the bonds in the same manner and subject to the same conditions provided for the issuance and retirement of bonds in IC 36-9-23 to the extent that the provisions of that statute are applicable and not in conflict with any of the express provisions of the water pollution control laws.

(b) IC 36-9-23-12 does not apply to bond issues proposed by a municipal corporation to comply with a final order issued under the authority of the water pollution control laws or IC 13-1-3 (before its repeal) and objections or submission to the qualified voters of the municipal corporation:

(1) may not be authorized; and

(2) if objections are made, do not operate to justify or excuse failure to comply with the final order.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-12(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 13-18-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-18-9-6
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter is subject to the penalties imposed by the following:

(1) IC 13-30-4.

(2) IC 13-30-5.

(3) IC 13-30-8.

In addition, a person who violates this chapter may be subject to criminal prosecution under IC 13-30-10.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-5.5-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.137-2007, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-163 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-163
"Petroleum trust fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 163. "Petroleum trust fund", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers to the petroleum storage tank trust fund established by IC 13-23-6-1.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-6.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-2023, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 13-18-11-13 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-18-11-13
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 that are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. The rules must include the following:

(1) Provisions establishing the basis for classification of water treatment plants, water distribution systems, and wastewater treatment plants.

(2) Provisions establishing qualifications of applicants and procedures for examination of candidates.

(3) Provisions concerning fees for certification examinations.

(4) Other provisions that are necessary for the administration of this chapter.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-6-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.147-2015, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 13-14-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-14-1-14
Information clearinghouses; public education programs; other actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The department may do the following:

(1) Develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on the following subjects:

(A) Source separation.

(B) Recycling.

(C) Composting.

(D) Solid waste minimization.

(E) Solid waste reduction.

(F) Hazardous waste minimization.

(G) Hazardous waste reduction.

(2) Assist in the development and implementation of public education programs on:

(A) source separation;

(B) recycling;

(C) composting;

(D) solid waste reduction;

(E) solid waste minimization;

(F) hazardous waste minimization;

(G) hazardous waste reduction; and

(H) other alternatives to final disposal in landfills.

(3) Take action in any other matter involving:

(A) solid waste minimization;

(B) solid waste reduction;

(C) hazardous waste minimization; or

(D) hazardous waste reduction;

as directed by the commissioner.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-3-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.81.
Ind. Code § 13-15-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-15-6-7
Computation of time
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) In computing a period of time under this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. The last day of the computed period is to be included unless it is a:

(1) Saturday;

(2) Sunday;

(3) legal holiday under a state statute; or

(4) day that the office in which the act is to be done is closed during regular business hours.

(b) A period runs until the end of the next day after a day described in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(4).

(c) A period of time under this chapter that commences when a person is served with a paper or electronic notice commences with respect to a particular person on the earliest of:

(1) the date the person is personally served with the notice;

(2) the date a notice for the person is deposited in the United States mail; or

(3) the date a notice for the person is electronically delivered.

(d) If a notice is served through the United States mail or electronically, three (3) days must be added to a period that commences upon service of that notice.

As added by P.L.90-1998, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.27-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 13-17-13-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-17-13-1
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 to establish categories of sources or facilities that may be effectively restricted through specific requirements established by the rules to emit less than the amount of air pollutants for which a Title V air operating permit is required.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-4-2(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.123.
Ind. Code § 13-14-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-14-1-5
Public awareness and participation
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department shall develop and implement programs to maximize public awareness, participation, and citizen involvement in the evolution and continuation of the environmental programs of the state.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-3-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.74.
Ind. Code § 13-25-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-25-2-4
Notice to administrator
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The commission shall notify the administrator of the facilities subject to this chapter by notifying the administrator of:

(1) each notification received from a facility under section 3 of this chapter; and

(2) each facility designated by the commission under section 2(c) of this chapter.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-37-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 13-22-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-22-10-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.124-1996, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.1-2001, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 13-20-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-20-4-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-31-8.2(a), (b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.131-2006, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 13-14-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-14-9-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-7.1-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.249-2023, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 13-22-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-22-3-4
Exceptions to requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. There is no requirement for any of the following:

(1) A manifest for onsite transportation.

(2) A permit for treatment or recovery of hazardous waste generated as a residual or secondary material from a manufacturing process if the waste is:

(A) recycled;

(B) recovered; or

(C) reused;

by the person that generated or utilized the waste.

(3) A permit for the utilization of secondary material under IC 13-22-11.5.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.5-5(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.45-1997, SEC.18; P.L.128-1997, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 13-20-21-12 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 21 / Section 13-20-21-12
Groundwater compliance sampling fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Groundwater compliance sampling fees established under this chapter apply to groundwater monitoring wells in existence at an operating land disposal facility at the time a solid waste annual operation fee concerning the land disposal facility is assessed.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-2(m).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 13-16-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-16-1-6
Fee amounts may not be changed more than once in five years; may not be increased by more than 10%
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The board may not:

(1) set or change the amount of a fee established under this title more than one (1) time in five (5) years; or

(2) require payment of a fee for material used as alternate daily cover pursuant to a permit issued by the department under 329 IAC 10-20-13.

(b) A change in a fee established under this title may not increase the amount of the fee by more than ten percent (10%).

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16-6.3.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.45-1997, SEC.7; P.L.224-1999, SEC.7; P.L.113-2014, SEC.69; P.L.250-2019, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 13-20.5-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-20.5-9-3
Sanctions on state contractor that violates program
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person awarded a contract by a state agency for purchase or lease of video display devices that is found to be in violation of this article is subject to the following sanctions:

(1) The contract is void if the Indiana department of administration determines that the potential adverse effect to the state from voiding the contract is exceeded by the benefit obtained from voiding the contract.

(2) If the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was obtained by a contractor as a result of violating this article, a court may, in addition to any other remedy, order the forfeiture of the unlawfully obtained money, property, or benefit.

As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-215 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-215
Repealed
Status: repealed

[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.
Ind. Code § 13-30-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-30-1-5
Intervention
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. In an administrative, a licensing, or any other proceeding, and in an action for judicial review of an administrative, a licensing, or any other proceeding that is made available by law:

(1) the attorney general;

(2) a state, city, town, county, or local agency or officer vested with the authority to seek judicial relief;

(3) a citizen of Indiana; or

(4) a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or an association maintaining an office in Indiana;

shall be permitted to intervene as a party upon the filing of a verified pleading asserting that the proceeding or action for judicial review involves conduct, programs, or products that may have the effect of significantly impairing, polluting, or destroying the environment of Indiana.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-1-1(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 13-26-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-26-6-1
Contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A district plan for the operation of the district must include:

(1) engineering reports;

(2) plans and specifications; and

(3) a feasibility study in a form that the department requires.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(e) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-227 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-227
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 4-23-21-4.7.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-1997, SEC.7; P.L.132-1999, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.189-2018, SEC.121.
Ind. Code § 13-20.5-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-20.5-3-1
Reports from manufacturers to the department
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than March 1 of each year, a manufacturer shall report to the department the total weight in pounds of covered electronic devices that the manufacturer:

(1) collected from eligible entities and recycled; or

(2) arranged to have collected from eligible entities and recycled;

during the program year that ended on the immediately preceding December 31.

(b) Not later than March 1 of each year, a manufacturer shall report the following to the department:

(1) The number of recycling credits the manufacturer purchased and sold during the program year that ended on the immediately preceding December 31.

(2) The number of recycling credits possessed by the manufacturer that the manufacturer intends to use in the calculation of its variable recycling fee under IC 13-20.5-2-1.

(3) The number of recycling credits the manufacturer retained at the beginning of the program year that began on the immediately preceding January 1.

(4) The weight in pounds of covered electronic devices that the manufacturer arranged for a recycler to collect and recycle during the program year that ended on the immediately preceding December 31 and that were not converted to recycling credits.

As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.45; P.L.147-2015, SEC.21; P.L.200-2017, SEC.10; P.L.135-2026, SEC.217.
Ind. Code § 13-20-21-1.2 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 21 / Section 13-20-21-1.2
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.2. This chapter does not apply to an advanced recycling facility.

As added by P.L.54-2023, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 13-17-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-17-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-4(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.135-2026, SEC.131.
Ind. Code § 13-20-17.7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 17.7 / Section 13-20-17.7-3
Costs to be paid by motor vehicle manufacturers
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Motor vehicle manufacturers that submit plans, individually or collectively, under this chapter shall pay the following costs incurred for implementing the plans:

(1) Educational materials.

(2) Training.

(3) Packaging for transporting mercury switches to recycling, storage, or disposal facilities.

(4) Shipping of mercury switches to recycling, storage, or disposal facilities.

(5) Recycling, storage, or disposal of mercury switches.

(6) Maintenance of all appropriate systems and procedures to protect the environment from mercury contamination.

As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 13-19-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-19-3-5
Vertical expansions of existing permitted landfills; environmental assessments
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding federal regulations, the board and the department shall adopt rules under section 1 of this chapter that require an applicant for a vertical expansion of an existing permitted landfill to submit environmental assessments as part of the application, including the following:

(1) Hydrogeology of the existing landfill site and adjacent areas.

(2) Evaluation of groundwater.

(3) Operational history of the landfill.

(4) Identification of adjacent land uses.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-12-9(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 13-25-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-25-4-3
Investments
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The treasurer of state shall invest the assets of the fund:

(1) as a whole; and

(2) in the investments that are authorized by the Constitution of the State of Indiana and state laws.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.7-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-10
"Asbestos"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. "Asbestos", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means an asbestiform variety of the following:

(1) Chrysotile (serpentine).

(2) Crocidolite (riebeckite).

(3) Amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite).

(4) Anthophyllite.

(5) Tremolite.

(6) Actinolite.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-2(i), (h) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 13-26-10-19 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-26-10-19
Rights of revenue bondholders
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The holder of revenue bonds or attached coupons and the trustee, if any, except to the extent the rights given may be restricted by the ordinance authorizing issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture, may, by civil action, protect and enforce rights granted:

(1) by this article or IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal); or

(2) under the ordinance or trust indenture;

to be performed by the district issuing the bonds or by the board or any officer, including the making and collecting of reasonable and sufficient charges and rates for services provided by the works.

(b) If there is failure to pay the principal or interest on any of the revenue bonds on the date named for payment, and upon application by a bondholder or a trustee, any court having jurisdiction to appoint receivers shall appoint a receiver to administer the works on behalf of the district and the bondholders or trustee. A receiver may do the following:

(1) Charge and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of the expenses of operation, repair, and maintenance.

(2) Pay any revenue bonds and interest outstanding.

(3) Apply the revenues in conformity with this article and the ordinance or trust indenture.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-21.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 13-12-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-12-2-1
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Being necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare, this title shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of this title.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 13-26-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-26-11-9
Just and equitable rates and charges; rates and charges unlawful if too low; when initial rates and charges are prima facie just and equitable; district authority examination
Status: in_force

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) produce sufficient revenue to provide the sinking fund for the liquidation of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness and reserves against default in the payment of interest and principal of bonds;

(3) produce sufficient revenue to provide adequate money to be used as working capital, as well as money for making improvements, additions, extensions, and replacements; and

(4) give due consideration to the interests of the ratepayers.

(b) Rates and charges too low to meet the financial requirements described in subsection (a) are unlawful. The initial rates and charges established after notice and hearing under this article are prima facie just and equitable.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a district authority from examining the methodology or process by which rates and charges were derived.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-25(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.112-2016, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 13-18-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-18-8-3
Issuance of bonds as direct obligation of municipal corporation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If the estimated cost of the steps necessary for a municipal corporation to comply with a final order is great enough that the bond issue necessary to finance the project would not raise the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipal corporation in excess of the constitutional limit, the necessary bonds:

(1) may be issued as a direct obligation of the municipal corporation; and

(2) may be retired by a general tax levy against all the property within the limit of the municipal corporation listed and assessed for taxation.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-12(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 13-20-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-20-5-2
Vehicle operator must identify the origin of solid waste to disposal facility
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Upon transporting solid waste in a vehicle to a final disposal facility in Indiana for disposal, the operator of the vehicle shall identify to the owner or operator of the facility the origin of the solid waste by:

(1) county and state, if the solid waste originated in the United States; or

(2) country, if the solid waste originated outside the United States.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-22-2.7(c) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.131-2006, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 13-23-13-6 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-23-13-6
Uses of petroleum trust fund; mandatory use for corrective actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commissioner, under rules adopted under IC 13-23-1-2, may use money in the petroleum trust fund to pay the following costs and expenses associated with underground petroleum storage tanks or aboveground petroleum storage tanks:

(1) Costs incurred for corrective action conducted under cooperative agreements entered into between the state and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Section 9003(h)(7) of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991b(h)(7)), in accordance with the provisions of the cooperative agreements.

(2) Expenses incurred by the state for the following:

(A) Corrective actions that are ordered or undertaken under this chapter.

(B) Enforcement of this article.

(3) Expenses incurred by the state under section 8 of this chapter in recovering the costs of corrective actions undertaken under section 2 of this chapter.

(4) Administrative expenses and personnel expenses incurred by the state in carrying out this article.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), fifty percent (50%) of the fees deposited in the petroleum trust fund under IC 13-23-12-4(1) shall be used by the commissioner to pay for corrective actions:

(1) that are taken under this chapter and involve releases of regulated substances from underground storage tanks or aboveground storage tanks; and

(2) that are not eligible to receive funds from the petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund under IC 13-23-7.

Not more than eleven percent (11%) of the funds expended under this subsection may be used to pay for administrative and personnel expenses incurred in carrying out this subsection.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-20(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.220-2014, SEC.31; P.L.176-2023, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 13-12-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-12-1-7
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) As used in the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly, a reference to rules adopted under any provision of this title or under any other provision of the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly refers to either:

(1) rules adopted under the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly; or

(2) rules adopted under the prior environmental law until those rules have been amended, repealed, or superseded.

(b) Rules adopted under the prior environmental law continue in effect after June 30, 1996, until the rules are amended, repealed, or suspended.

[1996 Recodification Citations: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-244 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-244
"User"
Status: in_force

Sec. 244. "User", for purposes of IC 13-21 and environmental management laws, means a person that has entered into a financing agreement with:

(1) a county solid waste management district or joint solid waste management district; or

(2) a developer;

in contemplation of the user's use and operation of the facilities referred to in the agreement.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-1-33.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 13-23-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 23 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-23-9-3
Requirements for payment of ELTF indemnity claim; attorney general approval; state comptroller payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) To receive payment of an ELTF indemnity claim, a claimant must:

(1) submit to the administrator a claim, consisting of a request for indemnification of a third party, containing any information required by the administrator; and

(2) forward a copy of the claim to the attorney general for the attorney general's approval.

(b) The attorney general shall approve an ELTF indemnity claim forwarded under subsection (a)(2) if the attorney general determines that there is:

(1) a legally enforceable and final judgment against the claimant caused by a release of petroleum that was not entered as a result of:

(A) fraud;

(B) negligence; or

(C) an inadequate defense on the part of the attorney of the claimant; or

(2) a reasonable settlement between the claimant and the third party.

(c) If the attorney general approves an ELTF indemnity claim under subsection (b), the administrator shall pay the claim if the claimant is in compliance with the requirements of this article and the rules adopted under this article.

(d) The attorney general shall approve or deny an ELTF indemnity claim under subsection (b) not later than sixty (60) days after receiving the request.

(e) Not more than seven (7) days after approving an ELTF indemnity claim under this section, the attorney general shall forward a copy of the attorney general's notice of approval to the state comptroller.

(f) Not more than thirty (30) days after receiving a notice of approval under subsection (e), the state comptroller shall pay to the claimant the approved amount from money available in the ELTF.

(g) If the attorney general denies an ELTF indemnity claim under this section, the attorney general shall notify the claimant and the administrator of the denial not later than ten (10) days after denying the ELTF indemnity claim.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-20-38; 13-7-20-39(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.9-1996, SEC.23; P.L.14-2001, SEC.16; P.L.96-2016, SEC.36; P.L.9-2024, SEC.346.
Ind. Code § 13-17-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-17-6-3
Asbestos trust fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The asbestos trust fund is established to provide a source of money for the purposes set forth in section 4 of this chapter.

(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from the money in the fund.

(c) 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 that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

(e) The sources of money for the fund are the following:

(1) Accreditation fees paid under section 2 of this chapter.

(2) Appropriations made by the general assembly, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the fund.

(3) Penalties imposed under IC 13-30-4 and IC 13-30-5 for violations of the rules of the board concerning asbestos.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-15.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 13-21-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-21-4-4
Responsibility for legal obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a county withdraws from or is removed from a joint district that consists of more than two (2) counties, the county is responsible for its share of the legal obligations:

(1) entered into by the joint district before the September 20 that last precedes the date the identical resolutions adopted under section 2 of this chapter for the county's withdrawal or removal from the joint district take effect; and

(2) payable before the second January 1 that succeeds the September 20 referred to in subdivision (1).

(b) The legal obligations referred to in subsection (a) include the following:

(1) Contracts entered into by the joint district.

(2) Repayment of loan agreements entered into by the joint district.

(3) Payment of bonds issued by the joint district.

(4) Any other legal obligation entered into by the joint district.

(c) If a joint district consists of more than two (2) counties, the county executive of the county that withdraws or is removed from the joint district and the board of the joint district shall enter into a written agreement that specifies the legal obligations of the county and the joint district after the date the identical resolutions adopted under section 2 of this chapter for the withdrawal or removal of the county take effect. A copy of the agreement shall be submitted to the commissioner.

(d) If a joint district consists of only two (2) counties:

(1) each county is responsible for its share of the legal obligations entered into by the joint district before the date the joint district is dissolved; and

(2) the county executive of each county shall enter into a written agreement concerning the division of the joint district's assets.

A copy of the agreement shall be submitted to the commissioner.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-2.3-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.74-2002, SEC.6; P.L.59-2023, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 13-15-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-15-6-3
Hearings
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after being served a request for an adjudicatory hearing, an administrative law judge under IC 4-15-10.5 shall, if the administrative law judge determines that:

(1) the request was properly submitted; and

(2) the request establishes a jurisdictional basis for a hearing;

assign the matter for a hearing.

(b) Upon assigning the matter for a hearing, an administrative law judge may stay the force and effect of the following:

(1) A contested permit provision.

(2) A permit term or condition the administrative law judge considers inseverable from a contested permit provision.

(c) After a final hearing under this section, a final order of an administrative law judge on a permit application is subject to review under IC 4-21.5-5.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-2.5(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.25-1997, SEC.6; P.L.90-1998, SEC.14; P.L.128-2024, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 13-18-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-18-11-3
Plant operators
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The commissioner shall certify persons as to their qualifications to supervise successfully the operation of:

(1) water treatment plants;

(2) water distribution systems; and

(3) wastewater treatment plants.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-6-3(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-144.8 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-144.8
"Onsite sewage system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 144.8. "Onsite sewage system" means all equipment and devices necessary for proper:

(1) onsite:

(A) conduction;

(B) collection;

(C) storage; and

(D) treatment; and

(2) absorption in soil;

of sewage from a residence, municipality, publicly owned treatment works, or commercial facility.

As added by P.L.24-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.181-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-143 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-143
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 13-7-27-2; subsection (b) formerly 13-10-1-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.135-2026, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 13-20-17.7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Chapter 17.7 / Section 13-20-17.7-4
Procedure for approval of mercury switch plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The commissioner shall do the following:

(1) Not more than thirty (30) days after receiving a plan developed by a motor vehicle manufacturer or a group of motor vehicle manufacturers under section 1 of this chapter, issue a public notice of a period of at least thirty (30) days during which the public may submit written comments on the plan to the commissioner.

(2) Not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after receiving a plan, determine whether the entire plan complies with this chapter and:

(A) if the entire plan complies with this chapter, approve the plan in its entirety;

(B) if no part of the plan complies with this chapter, reject the plan in its entirety; or

(C) if only part of the plan complies with this chapter, approve that part and reject the rest of the plan.

(b) If a plan is approved in its entirety under subsection (a)(2)(A), the motor vehicle manufacturers shall begin implementing the plan not more than thirty (30) days after the date the plan is approved. If an entire plan is rejected under subsection (a)(2)(B), the commissioner shall inform the motor vehicle manufacturers why the plan was rejected, and the manufacturers shall submit a new plan not more than thirty (30) days after the commissioner informs the manufacturers that the entire plan was rejected. If a plan is approved in part and rejected in part under subsection (a)(2)(C), the manufacturers shall immediately implement the approved part of the plan and submit a revision of the rejected part of the plan not more than thirty (30) days after the commissioner informs the manufacturers of the commissioner's partial approval. The commissioner shall make a determination on a revised plan not more than thirty (30) days after receiving the revised plan.

(c) Not more than two hundred forty (240) days after receiving a plan developed by motor vehicle manufacturers under section 1 of this chapter, the commissioner shall complete, on behalf of the manufacturer, any part of the plan that has not yet been approved.

As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.206.
Ind. Code § 13-14-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-14-1-3
Assurance of accomplishment of programs established
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The department shall assure accomplishment of the comprehensive, long term programs established by the board.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-3-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 13-28-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-28-2-1
Establishment; purposes
Status: in_force

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 article.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-1-5(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 13-23-13-11 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-23-13-11
Subrogation
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. This chapter does not bar a cause of action that:

(1) an owner or operator;

(2) a guarantor; or

(3) any other person subject to liability under this article;

has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise, against any person.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-23(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 13-17-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-17-10-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.5-9(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.135-2026, SEC.141.
Ind. Code § 13-18-20-14 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 13-18-20-14
Delinquency charge
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) In addition to the penalties described under:

(1) IC 13-30-4-1;

(2) IC 13-30-4-2; and

(3) IC 13-30-5-1;

if a person does not remit an annual NPDES fee or an installment established by the department under IC 13-16-2 to the department not more than sixty (60) days after the date the fee is assessed or not more than thirty (30) days after the date the installment is due, the person shall be assessed a delinquency charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the annual fee or ten percent (10%) of the installment, whichever is applicable.

(b) A delinquency charge, if applicable, is due and payable sixty (60) days after the date an annual NPDES fee is assessed or thirty (30) days after the date the installment is due.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-1(r).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.130-1996, SEC.2; P.L.2-1997, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-149.5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-149.5
"Outstanding national resource water"
Status: in_force

Sec. 149.5. "Outstanding national resource water", for purposes of section 50.5 of this chapter and IC 13-18-3, means a water designated as such by the general assembly after recommendations by the environmental rules board and the interim study committee on environmental affairs (established by IC 2-5-1.3-4) under IC 13-18-3-2(n) and IC 13-18-3-2(o). The designation must describe the quality of the outstanding national resource water to serve as the benchmark of the water quality that shall be maintained and protected. Waters that may be considered for designation as outstanding national resource waters include water bodies that are recognized as:

(1) important because of protection through official action, such as:

(A) federal or state law;

(B) presidential or secretarial action;

(C) international treaty; or

(D) interstate compact;

(2) having exceptional recreational significance;

(3) having exceptional ecological significance;

(4) having other special environmental, recreational, or ecological attributes; or

(5) waters with respect to which designation as an outstanding national resource water is reasonably necessary for protection of other water bodies designated as outstanding national resource waters.

As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.13; P.L.78-2009, SEC.5; P.L.53-2014, SEC.115.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-230 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-230
Repealed
Status: repealed

[1996 Recodification Citations: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.131-2006, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 13-21-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-21-4-5
Public meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. After an analysis described in section 3 of this chapter has been completed and the terms of any agreement have been tentatively agreed to under section 4(b) or 4(c) of this chapter, a public meeting must be held, not later than forty-five (45) days after the date the tentative agreement is reached, by:

(1) the county executive of each county located in the joint district; and

(2) the board of the joint district;

that concerns the remaining legal obligations of the joint district and each county located in the joint district and the terms of the tentative agreement. Each of the county executives may hold a public meeting required under this section individually or jointly with one (1) or more other county executives, the board of the joint district, or both. The board of the joint district may hold a public meeting required under this section individually or jointly with one (1) or more county executives.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-2.3-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.74-2002, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 13-11-2-16 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-16
"Authority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. "Authority", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, refers to the Indiana hazardous waste facility site approval authority.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-33.3(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.3; P.L.59-1997, SEC.2; P.L.14-2001, SEC.1; P.L.235-2005, SEC.126; P.L.233-2017, SEC.12; P.L.189-2018, SEC.106.
Ind. Code § 13-21-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-21-5-4
Public meetings; format of plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall furnish a model format to be used in the preparation of district plans under this chapter.

(b) A district plan adopted before January 1, 1991, may use a format different from the format furnished under subsection (a), but the commissioner may request that such a plan be revised to conform to the model format furnished under subsection (a).

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-4-2(c), (d).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 13-18-10-2.3 — Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-18-10-2.3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.125-1997, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.199-2014, SEC.5.