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IN Code § 13-28-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 4. Voluntary Environmental Audits|13-28-4-7. Waiver of Privilege

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the privilege described in section 1 of this chapter does not apply to the extent that the privilege is waived:(1) expressly; or(2) by implication;by the owner or operator who prepared the environmental report or caused the report to be prepared.(b) A party that submits an environmental audit report to the department waives any privilege to which the party would otherwise be entitled under this chapter. If the department determines under IC 5-14-3-4(a) that part of an environmental audit report is excepted from IC 5-14-3-3, then that part of the environmental audit report may not be disclosed by a public agency unless access to the report is required by a state or federal statute or is ordered by a court as provided under IC 5-14-3-4(a).(c) When the department or a prosecuting attorney obtains, reviews, or uses an environmental audit report in a criminal proceeding, the administrative or civil evidentiary privilege created by this chapter is not waived or eliminated for any other purpose.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-3-9.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.224-1999, SEC.15.
IN Code § 13-28-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 4. Voluntary Environmental Audits|13-28-4-8. Stipulations Regarding Privilege

Sec. 8. The parties to a legal action may at any time stipulate to the entry of an order that directs that specific information contained in an environmental audit report is or is not subject to the privilege provided under section 1 of this chapter.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-3-10.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 4. Voluntary Environmental Audits|13-28-4-9. Applicability of Privilege

Sec. 9. (a) The privilege described in section 1 of this chapter does not apply to the following:(1) Documents, communications, data, reports, or other information that must be collected, developed, maintained, reported, or otherwise made available to a regulatory agency under:(A) this title;(B) a rule or standard adopted under this title;(C) a determination, a permit, or an order made or issued by the commissioner under this title; or(D) any other federal, state, or local law, permit, or order.(2) Information obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by any regulatory agency.(3) Information obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit.(b) This section does not allow the regulatory agency to adopt a rule or a permit condition for the purpose of circumventing the privilege established in this chapter by requiring disclosure of a report of a voluntarily conducted audit.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-3-11.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 4. Voluntary Environmental Audits|13-28-4-10. Effect on Other Privileges

Sec. 10. This chapter does not limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege, including the following:(1) The work product doctrine.(2) The attorney client privilege.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-3-12.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 4. Voluntary Environmental Audits|13-28-4-11. Statistics on Use of Reports; Enforcement Policy

Sec. 11. (a) The department shall maintain statistics on the use of environmental audit reports in department compliance and enforcement activities, including statistics on:(1) the number of times the reports are disclosed to the department;(2) the number and types of violations disclosed to the department through the reports;(3) the civil penalties collected for the violations; and(4) the time necessary for the violations to be corrected.The department shall report annually to the interim study committee on environmental affairs established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on the use of environmental audit reports.(b) The department shall propose an enforcement policy, pursuant to IC 13-14-1-11.5, that provides relief from civil penalties for a voluntary disclosure that results from an internal environmental audit. In developing this enforcement policy, the department shall consider similar policies implemented by:(1) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and(2) states contiguous to Indiana.As added by P.L.224-1999, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.130; P.L.130-2018, SEC.74.
IN Code § 13-28-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 5. Small Business Stationary Source Technical Assistance Program|13-28-5-1. Establishment

Sec. 1. The department shall establish a small business stationary source technical assistance program as required under Section 507 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661f).[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-4-3(a).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 5. Small Business Stationary Source Technical Assistance Program|13-28-5-2. Required Provisions of Program

Sec. 2. The program must provide the following:(1) Education, training, and information on permit and compliance requirements of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).(2) Standardized forms and procedures for completing permit applications.(3) An ombudsman for small businesses.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-4-3(b).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 5. Small Business Stationary Source Technical Assistance Program|13-28-5-3. Assistance by Ombudsman

Sec. 3. The ombudsman described in section 2 of this chapter shall assist as necessary each small business that applies for assistance with the following:(1) Specific regulatory matters pending before the department.(2) Permit applications.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-4-3(c).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-28-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 28. Technical Assistance and Voluntary Compliance|Chapter 5. Small Business Stationary Source Technical Assistance Program|13-28-5-4. Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program as Part of Technical and Compliance Assistance Program

Sec. 4. The department may establish the technical and environmental compliance assistance program required by this chapter as part of the technical and compliance assistance program established under IC 13-28-3.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-10-4-3(d).]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.18.
IN Code § 13-29-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-4. Regional Management Plan

Sec. 4.ARTICLE IV. REGIONAL DISPOSAL PLANThe Commission shall adopt and periodically update a regional disposal plan designed to ensure the safe and efficient disposal of waste generated within the region. In adopting a regional waste disposal plan, the Commission shall do all of the following:a. Adopt procedures for determining, consistent with considerations for public health and safety, the type and number of compact facilities which are presently necessary and which are projected to be necessary to dispose of waste generated within the region.b. Develop and adopt procedures and criteria for identifying a party state as a host state for a compact facility. In developing these criteria, the Commission shall consider all of the following:1. The health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the party states.2. The existence of compact facilities within each party state.3. The minimization of waste transportation.4. The volumes and types of wastes projected to be generated within each party state.5. The environmental impacts on the air, land and water resources of the party states.6. The economic impacts on the party states.c. Conduct such hearings, and obtain such reports, studies, evidence and testimony required by its approved procedures prior to identifying a party state as a host state for a needed compact facility.d. Prepare a draft disposal plan and any update thereof, including procedures, criteria, and host states, which shall be made available in a convenient form to the public for comment. Upon the request of a party state, the Commission shall conduct a public hearing in that state prior to the adoption or update of the disposal plan. The disposal plan and any update thereof shall include the Commission's response to public and party state comment.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-4.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.131-1996, SEC.5.
IN Code § 13-29-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-9. Penalties and Enforcement

Sec. 9.ARTICLE IX. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENTa. Each party state shall prescribe and enforce penalties against any person who is not an official of another state for violation of any provision of this compact.b. The parties to this compact intend that the courts of the United States shall specifically enforce the obligations, including the obligations of party states and revoked or withdrawn party states, established by this compact.c. The Commission, an affected party state, or both may obtain injunctive relief, recover damages, or both to prevent or remedy violations of this compact.d. Each party state acknowledges that the transport into a host state of waste packaged or transported in violation of applicable laws, rules, and regulations may result in the imposition of sanctions by the host state which may include reasonable financial penalties assessed against any generator, transporter, or collector responsible for the violation, or suspension or revocation of access to the compact facility in the host state by any generator, transporter, or collector responsible for the violation.e. Each party state has the right to seek legal recourse against any party state which acts in violation of this compact.f. This compact shall not be construed to create any cause of action for any person other than a party state or the Commission. Nothing in Article IX(f) of this compact shall limit the right of judicial review set forth in Article III(n)(3) of this compact or the rights of contribution set forth in Articles III(p), VI(o), VI(s), and VII(g) of this compact.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-9.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.131-1996, SEC.10.
IN Code § 13-29-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-10. Severability and Construction

Sec. 10.ARTICLE X. SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTIONThe provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any provision of this compact is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the Constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact to that person or circumstance and the applicability of the entire compact to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If any provision of this compact shall be held contrary to the Constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. If any provision of this compact imposing a financial obligation upon a party state, or a state that has withdrawn from this compact or had its membership in this compact revoked, is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable due to the state's constitutional limitations on its ability to pay the obligation, then that state shall use its best efforts to obtain an appropriation to pay the obligation, and, if the state is a party state, its right to have waste generated within its borders disposed of at compact facilities, or any noncompact facility made available to the region by any agreement entered into by the Commission pursuant to Article III(h)(6) of this compact, shall be suspended until the appropriation is obtained.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-10.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.131-1996, SEC.11.
IN Code § 13-29-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-11. Commission Members; Appointment; Tenure

Sec. 11. (a) The governor shall appoint a person to serve as the Commission member representing Indiana. The Commission member appointed by the governor serves a four (4) year term, at the pleasure of the governor.(b) If the Commission member representing the state of Indiana:(1) dies;(2) resigns; or(3) is removed from office;before the expiration of the member's term, the governor shall appoint a new Commission member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.(c) The governor may appoint an alternate to act on behalf of the Commission member when the Commission member is absent.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-11.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.
IN Code § 13-29-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-12. Commission Members; per Diems and Expenses

Sec. 12. (a) A Commission member or alternate appointed by the governor under section 11 of this chapter is entitled to the following:(1) The minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) while performing duties under this chapter.(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.(b) Per diems and expenses under this section shall be paid from money appropriated to the department of environmental management.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-12.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.
IN Code § 13-29-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-13. Rules

Sec. 13. The board shall adopt under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 the rules necessary to implement this chapter.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-13.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.157.
IN Code § 13-29-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1. Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste|13-29-1-14. Violations; Offenses; Penalties

Sec. 14. A person who knowingly or intentionally commits any of the violations listed in section 3(o) of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. However, notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-7(a), a person who is convicted of a Level 6 felony under this section may, in addition to the term of imprisonment established under IC 35-50-2-7(a), be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each day of violation.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-9-14.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.131-1996, SEC.12; P.L.158-2013, SEC.195.
IN Code § 13-29-1.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1.1. Fees|13-29-1.1-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to attorney's fees.As added by P.L.131-1996, SEC.1.
IN Code § 13-29-1.1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 1.1. Fees|13-29-1.1-2. Assessment of Fee

Sec. 2. Only the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission or the host state (as defined in IC 13-11-2-103) may assess a fee allowed under IC 13-29-1.As added by P.L.131-1996, SEC.1.
IN Code § 13-29-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-2. "Commission" Defined

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.
IN Code § 13-29-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-3. "Commissioner" Defined

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.
IN Code § 13-29-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-4. "Compact" Defined

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.
IN Code § 13-29-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-5. Commissioners

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 citizen of Indiana. The term of one (1) of the two (2) commissioners first appointed is three (3) years and the term of the other commissioner is six (6) years. The successors shall be appointed by the governor for terms of six (6) years each. Each commissioner holds office until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of a commissioner from any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term.(c) The third commissioner from Indiana is the commissioner of the department of environmental management ex officio. The term of the ex officio commissioner terminates at the time the individual ceases to hold the office of commissioner of the department of environmental management, and the commissioner's successors as a commissioner are the commissioner's successors as the commissioner of the department of environmental management.(d) With the exception of the issuance of any order under Article 9 of the compact, the ex officio commissioner may delegate, from time to time, to any deputy or other subordinate in the commissioner's department or office the power to be present and participate, including voting, as the commissioner's representative or substitute at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the commission.(e) The terms of each of the initial three (3) members begin at the date of the appointment of the two (2) appointive commissioners if the compact has gone into effect in accordance with Article 11 of the compact. If the compact has not gone into effect, the terms begin upon the date upon which the compact becomes effective in accordance with Article 11 of the compact.(f) The governor may remove a commissioner from office upon charges and after a hearing but the commissioner shall be given the opportunity to be heard.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-5-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.
IN Code § 13-29-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-6. Members of the Commission; Jurisdiction of Courts; Enforcement Actions

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 respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary to or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every way. It is the policy of the state to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes of the compact. All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state shall, at convenient times and upon request of the commission:(1) furnish the commission with information and data possessed by any of them; and(2) aid the commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within their legal powers respectively.(b) The courts of general jurisdiction of the state have the jurisdiction specified in Article 9 of the compact, and the office of the attorney general or any other law enforcing officer of the state may institute any action for the enforcement of the orders of the commission as specified in Article 9 of the compact.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-5-3.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.
IN Code § 13-29-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 29. Interstate Compacts|Chapter 2. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact|13-29-2-7. Effect of Grant of Powers

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 in the compact other than Indiana.(3) The United States Congress.(4) The terms of the compact.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-5-5-4.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.19.
IN Code § 13-30-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 30. Enforcement and Legal Actions|Chapter 1. Standing to Sue for Declaratory and Equitable Relief in the Name of the State|13-30-1-1. Declaratory or Equitable Relief in Name of State

Sec. 1. Under this chapter:(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;may bring an action for declaratory and equitable relief in the name of the state of Indiana against an individual, a partnership, a copartnership, a firm, a company, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an estate, a state agency or an officer of the state, a city, a town, a county, a local governmental unit, an agency, or an official of a city, a town, a county, a local governmental unit, or an agency, or any other legal entity or their legal representative, agent, or assigns for the protection of the environment of Indiana from significant pollution, impairment, or destruction.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-1-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.20.
IN Code § 13-30-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 13. Environment|Article 30. Enforcement and Legal Actions|Chapter 1. Standing to Sue for Declaratory and Equitable Relief in the Name of the State|13-30-1-2. Notice

Sec. 2. (a) A citizen, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, or a public officer or agency, as a condition precedent to maintaining an action, must give notice in writing by registered or certified mail to:(1) the department of natural resources;(2) the department; and(3) the attorney general.(b) The attorney general shall promptly notify all state administrative agencies having jurisdiction over or control of the pollution, impairment, destruction, or protection of the environment for which relief is sought.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-6-1-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.20.