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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 4 - Historic Preservation Grants › Section 4-8 - Professional standards for historic preservation projects involving preservation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8;
				  IC 14-21-1
Sec. 8.
The following standards apply if a project under this rule
				  involves preservation:
(1) Preservation
				shall maintain the existing form, integrity, and materials of a building,
				structure, or site. Substantial reconstruction or restoration of lost features
				generally is not included in a preservation undertaking.
(2) Preservation shall include techniques of
				arresting or retarding the deterioration of a property through a program of
				continuing maintenance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 4 - Historic Preservation Grants › Section 4-9 - Professional standards for historic preservation projects involving rehabilitation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8;
				  IC 14-21-1
Sec. 9.
The following standards apply if a project under this rule
				  involves rehabilitation:
(1) A
				contemporary design for an alteration or addition to a property is acceptable
				unless the alteration or addition would:
(A)
				destroy significant historic, architectural, or cultural material; or
(B) be incompatible with the size, scale,
				color, material, or character of the property, neighborhood, or
				environment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 4 - Historic Preservation Grants › Section 4-10 - Professional standards for historic preservation projects involving restoration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8;
				  IC 14-21-1
Sec. 10.
The following standards apply if a project under this rule
				  involves restoration:
(1) Every
				reasonable effort shall be made to use a property for its originally intended
				purpose or to provide a compatible use that will require minimum alteration to
				the property and its environment.
(2) Reinforcement required for structural
				stability or the installation of protective or mechanical systems shall be
				designed and placed, if practicable, so as not to intrude upon or detract from
				the aesthetic and historical quality of the property.
(3) If archaeological resources are disturbed
				during restoration, the recovery of archaeological material shall be undertaken
				in conformance with current professional practices.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 4 - Historic Preservation Grants › Section 4-11 - Grant application for historic preservation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-12-3-13
Affected: IC 14-12-3-8
Sec. 11.
A municipal corporation or corporation that has no
				  affiliation with religion must complete a written application in a narrative
				  form that includes the following:
(1)
				An application completed on a form approved by the commission.
(2) A project description that sets forth the
				following:
(A) A description of the type of
				project that is proposed.
(B) The
				specific work items that are proposed and a brief explanation how each will be
				accomplished.
(C) A discussion of
				the current use of the property and how the property will be used after
				completion of the project.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 4 - Historic Preservation Grants › Section 4-12 - Ratings of applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-12; IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 12.
(a) An
				application for a grant made under this rule is evaluated according to ratings
				established by this section.
(b)
				The project application ratings criteria set forth in this subsection apply.
				The rating given to each project is determined by the extent to which the
				project accomplishes the purposes set forth in these criteria. A project
				receives a higher rating to the extent the project fulfills one (1) or more of
				the following:
(1) Demonstrate feasibility in
				technological and practical terms.
(2) Preserve a property that is currently
				endangered.
(3) Preserve a property
				that is currently vacant or partially vacant.
(4) Preserve a property that has
				extraordinary architectural or historical significance.
(5) Assist local community revitalization
				efforts.
(6) Benefit
				minorities.
(7) Provide access for
				handicapped persons.
(8) Provide
				training in an unusual skill or craft often needed in preservation
				projects.
(9) Not cause the
				relocation of people.
(10)
				Implement a project for which there is significant local support.
(11) Implement a project for which
				architectural plans, that meet preservation standards, are already
				completed.
(12) Implement a project
				that the applicant has demonstrated a sufficient financial capability to
				complete.
(13) Be administered by
				an applicant who has a staff person (either paid or volunteer) who works at
				least twenty (20) hours per week for the applicant.
(14) Be administered by an applicant who has
				successfully completed an historic preservation project within the last three
				(3) years.
(15) Include less than
				twenty percent (20%) of the local match through volunteer labor.
(16) Be administered by an applicant who has
				not previously received a grant through the division of historic preservation
				and archeology of the department.
(17) Apply to a property that has not
				previously benefited from a grant through the division of historic preservation
				and archeology.
(18) Apply to a
				project to the extent that more than fifty percent (50%) of the costs are
				provided by the applicant.
(19)
				Result in the distribution of funds under this rule throughout the
				state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-1 - Administration of community forestry grants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule governs the grant of any project involving community forestry.
(b) This rule is administered by the division
				of forestry of the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-2 - General eligibility requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 2.
To be eligible to receive a grant for a project involving
				  community forestry, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The applicant must be a municipal
				corporation or a corporation that has no affiliation with religion.
(2) The land involved in the project must be
				on land owned or controlled by the municipal corporation.
(3) The applicant must demonstrate that there
				are adequate provisions to maintain the completed project.
(4) The applicant must satisfy this
				article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-3 - Priority of project types eligible for community forestry grants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-12; IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 3.
(a) Project
				types that meet the eligibility requirements for a community forestry grant as
				set forth in section 2 of this rule are given funding priorities as set forth
				in this section.
(b) An applicant
				may propose a project or combination of projects to enhance the urban forest in
				a community or on a statewide basis. Priority is placed on projects that
				emphasize the development of a long term comprehensive, community forest
				program.
(c) The following projects
				are priority projects, listed in descending order from highest to least
				priority, to suggest what activities have priority for a community forestry
				program grant under this rule:
(1) Organize
				and fund an urban forestry committee or board.
(2) Develop informational events or
				publications to raise public awareness.
(3) Sponsor education and training
				programs.
(4) Undertake a sample or
				detailed tree inventory.
(5) Draft
				a public tree ordinance.
(6)
				Prepare a community forest management plan.
(7) Prepare guidelines for tree planting,
				maintenance, and removal.
(8)
				Planting trees on public lands.
(9)
				Employ or contract with an urban forester or other consultant to assist with
				urban forest management projects.
(10) Promote ways to manage and protect urban
				natural resources, including wildlife, soils, and water.
(11) Develop plans for urban wood waste
				recycling programs.
(12) Implement
				another project that improves planting, protection, and care of urban
				trees.
(13) Maintaining trees on
				public lands. The cost of maintenance cannot exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
				of the grant amount.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-4 - Projects ineligible for community forestry grants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 4.
(a) A
				project that might otherwise meet the general eligibility requirements under
				section 2 of this rule is ineligible under this rule for a grant if listed
				under subsection (b).
(b) A project
				is ineligible that proposes to use funds for the following:
(1) Street tree maintenance, except as
				authorized in section 3 of this rule.
(2) Street tree removal, except as an
				incidental function of a project listed in section 3 of this rule.
(3) Purchasing equipment that exceeds one
				hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each item. This equipment must be set aside
				for use on the community forestry program.
(4) Equipment maintenance.
(5) Administration, operation, and
				maintenance that is not directly related to and caused by the grant
				project.
(6) Land
				acquisition.
(7) A planting project
				in a public park, except where the planting will enhance walkways, roads, or
				other public lands.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-5 - Rating applications for community forestry grants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-12; IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 5.
(a) Grant
				applications are evaluated by the division of forestry with reference to the
				factors set forth in subsection (b).
(b) The following factors are considered in
				rating grant applications for community forestry:
(1) The priority given to the project type
				under section 3(c) of this rule.
(2) The need for the project in the area
				served, including economic benefits.
(3) The extent of public support for the
				project, as evidenced by public meetings, surveys, and
				correspondence.
(4) The
				compatibility of the project with other facilities. Items considered within
				this subdivision include the locations of existing and planned:
(A) roads;
(B) utility lines;
(C) pipelines;
(D) sidewalks; and
(E) buildings.
(5) Whether the applicant has received
				previous grants under this article or another law providing similar benefits.
				An applicant who has not previously received funding receives a higher priority
				than an applicant who has.
(6)
				Whether the project will benefit a large number of individuals as opposed to a
				small number of individuals.
(7)
				The history of an applicant in processing prior grants. Consideration is given
				to whether or not previous grants have been administered effectively,
				efficiently, and according to standards established by the entity providing the
				grant.
(8) The likely duration of
				benefits derived from the project.
(9) Whether the project is
				well-planned.
(10) Whether the
				budget is well-planned and cost-effective.
(11) Whether the applicant is providing cash
				as part of the match.
(12) Whether
				the applicant has the experience and resources needed to efficiently complete
				the project.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 5 - Community Forestry Grants › Section 5-6 - Grant application for community forestry

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-12-3-13
Affected: IC
				  14-12-3-8
Sec. 6.
A municipal corporation or a corporation that has no
				  affiliation with religion that seeks a grant under this rule must complete a
				  written application in a narrative form that includes the following:
(1) An application completed on a form
				approved by the commission.
(2) A
				project description that addresses each item listed in section 5(b) of this
				rule.
(3) The amount of the
				proposed project and assurances that at least fifty percent (50%) of the cost
				of the proposed project will be satisfied through public or private funds,
				labor, or property. Documentation should be included that shows the estimated
				costs for each part of the project and a written proposal for any work to be
				performed by a contractor.
(4) A
				statement from an authorized official, representing the applicant, that
				certifies the availability of local funding for the project.
(5) With respect to a project that involves
				the purchase or planting of nursery stock that exceeds the value of two hundred
				dollars ($200), the application must include the following:
(A) Documentation showing control of the
				property through public ownership or an easement. Control of the property must
				extend through the life of the planting as predicted by the division of
				forestry of the department.
(B) The
				plan must be prepared by a qualified professional, such as a landscape
				architect, forester, or horticulturist.
(C) A public tree ordinance or a written tree
				care guideline manual that covers the tree planting area and is authorized by
				the governing body of the applicant. The ordinance or manual should specify who
				is responsible for the planting and maintenance of public trees and provide
				standards for tree planting, protection, and maintenance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 6 - Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund › Section 6-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-9-5-4;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14-8; IC 14-9; IC
				  14-22-12-1
Sec. 1.
The definitions in IC 14-8, 312 IAC 1, and the following
				  apply throughout this rule:
(1)
				"Division" means the division of law enforcement established by IC
				14-9-4-1.
(2) "Division director" means the director of
				the division appointed under IC
				14-9-8-6.
(3) "Fund" means the Indiana sportsmen's
				benevolence account established by IC
				14-9-5-4(b).
(4) "Grantee" refers to a qualified
				organization that receives a grant under this rule.
(5) "Qualified organization" means a
				corporation, with exemption status under
				26 U.S.C.
				501(c)(3), that:
(A) is incorporated in Indiana; and
(B) has as a purpose the processing of wild
				animal food products for the state's hungry.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 6 - Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund › Section 6-2 - Administration of sportsmen's benevolence fund

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-9-5-4;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-22-12-1
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				rule governs a grant made through the fund.
(b) This rule and the fund are administered
				by the division.
(c) The fund shall
				be used to provide the following:
(1)
				Reimbursement to a qualified organization for work performed by a participating
				meat processor.
(2) Reimbursement
				to the division for expenditures incurred while administering, promoting, or
				supporting the fund.
(3) Program
				community outreach and education through public information avenues.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 6 - Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund › Section 6-3 - Eligibility requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-9-5-4;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-22-12-1;
				  IC
				  15-17-5-1
Sec. 3.
(a) To
				qualify for a grant under this rule, a qualified organization must do the
				following:
(1) Submit an application to the
				division on a departmental form. Except as provided in section 4(d) of this
				rule, only complete requests received timely by the division on an approved
				application form shall be considered for funding.
(2) Show compliance with the definition of a
				qualified organization.
(3) Provide
				a project description for use of the grant, including the amount of the
				proposed project.
(4) Document
				estimated costs for each stage of the project.
(5) Provide a written proposal for any work
				to be performed by a participating meat processor.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 6 - Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund › Section 6-4 - Grant reconciliations based upon available funding

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-9-5-4;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-22-12-1
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				division shall not make grant awards that exceed funding anticipated by IC
				14-9-5-4
				and this rule.
(b) Except as
				provided in subsection (d), the division shall not award a grant other than as
				provided in sections 2(c) and 3(a) of this rule.
(c) To achieve compliance with subsection
				(a), the division shall consider the following:
(1) The number of meals that a qualified
				organization proposes to deliver to the state's hungry.
(2) The history of success by a qualified
				organization in delivery of meals to the state's hungry, including compliance
				with IC
				14-9-5-4
				and this rule.
(3) The economic
				efficiency of a qualified organization in achieving delivery of meals to the
				state's hungry.
(4) Geographic
				balance within Indiana in providing meals to the state's hungry.
(5) Any other factor that reasonably serves
				the purposes of IC
				14-9-5-4
				and this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 26 - GRANT PROGRAMS › Rule 6 - Sportsmen's Benevolence Fund › Section 6-5 - Schedule for grant applications, actions on applications, and actions concerning approved grants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-9-5-4;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-22-12-1
Sec. 5.
The following schedule governs applications, actions on
				  applications, and actions concerning approved grants:
(1) An application for annual hunting season
				participation must be made by a person that is a qualified organization and
				filed with the division by June 1 prior to the hunting season.
(2) By July 1, the division shall announce
				whether an application is approved, approved with conditions, or
				denied.
(3) By August 1, a grantee
				must make a budget submission to the division.
(4) By October 31, the division shall
				distribute seventy-five percent (75%) of the grant amount to the
				grantee.
(5) By December 31, the
				grantee must submit invoices to the division with respect to the anticipated
				asset and liability status for grant cycle.
(6) By January 30, the grantee must request
				the remaining grant percentage (not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%)) or
				make repayment to the division for any distribution overage.
(7) By April 1 following the taking of a
				white-tailed deer, a grantee must make final distribution of venison.
(8) By May 1, a grantee shall make its final
				annual report to the division.
(9)
				By May 15, the division director shall provide a final report of:
(A) fund expenditures;
(B) families affected;
(C) historical perspectives; and
(D) goals accomplished;
during the preceding fiscal year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-1 - Application of article

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 1.
This article governs an activity that is controlled by IC
				  14-28-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-2 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-10-2-3; IC 14-28-5
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				department shall administer IC 14-28-5 and this article.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or
				as otherwise specified, the commission delegates authority to the director or a
				designate of the director to take any action that is appropriate for the
				implementation of IC 14-28-5 and this article.
(c) The commission is the ultimate authority
				for an agency action under IC 14-10-2-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-3 - Service of applications and documents

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5; IC 23-1-20-15
Sec. 3.
(a) This
				section governs service on the department of any application for a loan or
				other document required under the flood control program, IC 14-28-5, or this
				article.
(b) The service of a loan
				application or other document shall be made upon the division by any of the
				following:
(1) Personal delivery.
(2) United States mail under any of the
				following categories:
(A) First
				class.
(B) Certified.
(C) Express.
(D) Priority.
(3) Private carrier.
(4) Facsimile mail.
(5) Electronic mail.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 1.
The definitions contained in:
(1) IC 14-28-5-1 through IC
				14-28-5-4;
(2) 312 IAC 1;
				and
(3) this rule; apply throughout
				this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-2 - "Appurtenant works" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 2.
"Appurtenant works" means the features of a dike, levee, or
				  other flood protective work that are reasonably required for the safe and
				  proper operation of a structure financed, in whole or in part, through the
				  fund. The term includes each of the following:
(1) A spillway system.
(2) An outlet work.
(3) A gate or valve.
(4) A tunnel.
(5) A conduit.
(6) An embankment.
(7) A pump.
(8) A generator or other electrical supply
				system.
(9) A pumping
				station.
(10) A closure
				structure.
(11) A similar flood
				protective work.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-3 - "Division" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 3.
"Division" means the division of water of the
				  department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-4 - "State budget agency" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 4-12-1-3; IC 14-28-5
Sec. 4.
"State budget agency" refers to the budget agency created as
				  an agency of the state under IC 4-12-1-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 3 - Execution of the Flood Control Revolving Fund › Section 3-1 - Consideration of flood control revolving fund

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5-9
Sec. 1.
The department may loan money from the fund to a local unit
				  if each of the following conditions are met:
(1) The state budget agency determines the
				fund has sufficient available money.
(2) The local unit submits a completed
				application for a loan under IC 14-28-5-9.
(3) The local unit adequately documents a
				plan for and the ability to repay the loan. A local unit that:
(A) is seeking to borrow from the fund;
				and
(B) has outstanding financial
				commitments affecting the ability to repay the loan; shall include copies of
				the commitments with the application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 3 - Execution of the Flood Control Revolving Fund › Section 3-2 - Flood control program approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5-8
Sec. 2.
Upon signature by the department director or a designate of
				  the department director approving a loan application under this rule, a flood
				  control program is approved under IC 14-28-5-8(2).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 3 - Execution of the Flood Control Revolving Fund › Section 3-3 - Coordination between the department and the state budget agency

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 3.
The department shall coordinate with the state budget agency
				  to maintain a sufficient balance in the fund.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 3 - Execution of the Flood Control Revolving Fund › Section 3-4 - Consideration of priority ratings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5-11
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				department shall consider and act upon each application for a loan in the order
				an application is received.
(b) As
				soon as practicable after an application is received, the department shall
				inform the applicant whether the application is complete.
(1) If the department determines an
				application is not complete, the applicant shall be provided at least twenty
				(20) days to complete the application.
(2) If the application is:
(A) resubmitted within the period provided by
				the department; and
(B) determined
				by the department to be complete as resubmitted; the application shall be
				considered served on the day originally submitted.
(3) If the application is not:
(A) resubmitted within the period provided by
				the department; or
(B) deemed to be
				complete on resubmission; the application shall be considered denied.
(4) A denial under this subsection
				does not prohibit an applicant from serving a new application for the same
				purpose.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 27 - FLOOD CONTROL REVOLVING FUND › Rule 3 - Execution of the Flood Control Revolving Fund › Section 3-5 - Report to the commission

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-28-5-6
Affected: IC 14-28-5
Sec. 5.
Not later than July 1 of each calendar year, the division
				  shall provide the commission and the advisory council with an annual report
				  summarizing the activities of the department under this article. The report
				  shall include information concerning the status of the fund.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 28 - STATE LAND OFFICE › Rule 1 - Purposes and Administration › Section 1-1 - Purposes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-18-1.5-6
Affected: IC 14-18-1.5; IC
				  36-9-27-86
Sec. 1.
The purposes of this article are to assist with each of the
				  following:
(1) Implementation and
				administration of IC 14-18-1.5.
(2)
				The performance of functions of the state land office under IC
				36-9-27-86(d).
(3) The identification of real property in
				which the state has a proprietary interest.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 28 - STATE LAND OFFICE › Rule 1 - Purposes and Administration › Section 1-2 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-18-1.5-6
Affected: IC
				  14-9-3-1; IC
				  14-9-4-1;
				  IC 14-18-1.5
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				state land office shall be administered as a division of the department within
				the bureau of lands and cultural resources that was created by IC
				14-9-3-1(2).
(b) To the extent practicable and lawful, the
				technical functions of the state land office shall be coordinated with those of
				the division of land acquisition established by IC
				14-9-4-1(11).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 28 - STATE LAND OFFICE › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-18-1.5-6
Affected: IC 14-18-1.5
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				definitions in IC 14-8-2 and 312 IAC 1 apply throughout this article.
(b) In addition to the definitions referenced
				in subsection (a), "state land office" means the state land office established
				as a division of the department by IC
				14-18-1.5-1 and any
				other reference in Indiana statute or rule to the state land office or land
				office.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-1 - Application of article

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
This article assists with the implementation of IC 14-37.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-2 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				department's division of oil and gas administers IC 14-37 and this
				article.
(b) Unless otherwise
				specified, the division director or a designee of the division director shall
				take any action that is appropriate for the implementation of IC 14-37 and this
				article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 1 - Application and Administration › Section 1-3 - Incorporation by reference

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
If not specified in any document incorporated by reference
				  in this article, the version or edition of material incorporated by reference
				  in the document is the version or edition that was in effect on the effective
				  date of this article. When the version or edition is expressly stated in the
				  document incorporated by reference in this article, that version or edition
				  shall control.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC
				  14-8-2; IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
The definitions in IC
				  14-8-2 and this rule apply
				  throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-2 - "Abandon" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
"Abandon" means to:
(1) terminate operations of a well for oil
				and gas purposes; and
(2) reclaim
				and restore the site of the well in a manner that will protect the waters and
				lands of the state against pollution.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-3 - "Acid well stimulation treatment" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
"Acid well stimulation treatment" means a well stimulation
				  treatment that uses, in whole or in part, the application of one (1) or more
				  acids to the well or underground geologic formation. The acid well stimulation
				  treatment may be at any applied pressure and may be used in combination with
				  hydraulic fracturing treatments or other well stimulation treatments.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-4 - "Additive" or "additive product" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
"Additive" or "additive product" means any substance or
				  combination of substances having a specified purpose that is combined with a
				  base fluid (typically water) to create a fluid that is pumped into a formation
				  during hydraulic fracturing operations or acid well stimulation treatments. A
				  nonexclusive list of common additives are acids, biocides, breakers, buffers,
				  corrosion inhibitors, crosslinkers, demulsifiers, fluid loss additives,
				  friction reducers, gels, iron control agents, oxygen scavengers, pH adjusting
				  agents, proppants (typically sand), scale inhibitors, stabilizers, and
				  surfactants.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-5 - "Administrator" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
"Administrator" means:
(1) the administrator of the United States
				Environmental Protection Agency; or
(2) an authorized representative of the
				United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-6 - "Annulus" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
"Annulus" means the space between:
(1) the well bore wall and a string of
				casing;
(2) two (2) strings of
				casing; or
(3) tubing and the
				innermost casing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-7 - "Aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 7.
"Aquifer" means an underground geological formation
				  containing or conducting groundwater. Aquifers are sources of groundwater for
				  wells and springs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-8 - "Area of review" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 8.
"Area of review" means that area within one-fourth
				  (¼) mile of an existing or a proposed Class II well, underground gas
				  storage facility, or underground petroleum storage facility that is reviewed
				  during the permitting process and periodically throughout the life of the
				  permitted well or storage facility to evaluate if fluid flow between different
				  formations might occur as a result of operating the permitted well or storage
				  facility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-9 - "Background radiation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
"Background radiation" means radiation at the ground surface
				  from:
(1) cosmic sources;
(2) non-technologically enhanced naturally
				occurring radioactive material, including radon, except as a decay product of
				source or special nuclear material; or
(3) global fallout as it exists in the
				environment from the testing of nuclear explosive devices.
The term does not include sources of radiation from
				  NORM-contaminated equipment regulated under this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-10 - "Base fluid" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 10.
"Base fluid" means a fluid into which additives are mixed to
				  form the hydraulic fracturing fluid that transports proppants into a geologic
				  formation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-11 - "Blind ram" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 11.
"Blind ram" refers to a thick, heavy steel component of
				  certain blowout preventers that, when activated, closes and mates with another
				  horizontally opposed ram to close over a well that does not contain drill
				  string or other pipe.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-12 - "Blowout" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 12.
"Blowout" means the uncontrolled escape of water, oil, gas,
				  or coal bed methane, or a mixture of these from any formation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-13 - "Blowout preventer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 13.
"Blowout preventer" means a heavy casing head control device
				  fitted with special gates or rams that can be closed in an emergency to protect
				  against a blowout. The gates or rams may be of different designs depending upon
				  the type of protection needed and whether drill pipe or other pipe is in the
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-14 - "Blowout preventer stack" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 14.
"Blowout preventer stack" means the assembly of well control
				  equipment including blowout preventers, spools, valves, and nipples connected
				  to the top of the casing head to protect against a blowout.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-15 - "Bottom plug" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 15.
"Bottom plug" means a plug or series of plugs placed in the
				  deeper sections of a well to confine hydrocarbons or other formation fluids in
				  their original strata and prevent the migration of fluids between formations
				  through an annulus or within a string of casing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-16 - "Bridge" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 16.
"Bridge" means natural or manmade material placed above the
				  bottom of a bore hole.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-17 - "Bullhead pumping" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 17.
"Bullhead pumping" means placement of cement used in
				  plugging a well by pumping cement under pressure down the casing through a
				  connection at the top of the casing or the well head.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-18 - "Cased well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 18.
"Cased well" means a well in which production casing has
				  been set and cemented.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-19 - "Cement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 19.
"Cement" means ground clinker generally consisting of
				  hydraulic calcium silicates and aluminates and usually containing one (1) or
				  more forms of calcium sulfate as an interground additive. The term may also be
				  referred to as "Portland cement".
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-20 - "Cement bond-variability density log" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 20.
"Cement bond-variable density log" means a written record
				  produced by an acoustic tool that contains, at a minimum, sonic transit time
				  curve, an amplitude curve, and a variable density display.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-21 - "Circulated cement" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 21.
"Circulated cement" when used in reference to the setting of
				  a string of casing means the use of sufficient cement to completely fill the
				  annulus behind the casing and to flow the cement to the surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-22 - "Circulation method" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 22.
"Circulation method" means the circulation of cement by
				  positive pressure displacement through tubing set at a specified depth for
				  plugging a well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-23 - "Circulation pit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 23.
"Circulation pit" means a pit in the ground or a series of
				  open, above ground tanks usually constructed of steel used during drilling
				  where drilling fluids are mixed and circulated during drilling operations. A
				  circulation pit may also be referred to as a mud pit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-24 - "Class II well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 24.
"Class II well" means a well that injects fluids:
(1) which are brought to the surface in
				connection with underground natural gas storage operations, underground
				petroleum storage operations, conventional or unconventional oil, coal bed
				methane, or natural gas production and may be commingled with wastewaters from
				gas plants that are an integral part of production operations, unless those
				waters are classified as a hazardous waste at the time of injection;
(2) for enhanced recovery of oil, coal bed
				methane, or natural gas; or
(3) for
				storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature and
				pressure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-25 - "Coal bed methane" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 25.
"Coal bed methane" means gaseous substances of whatever
				  character lying within or emanating from:
(1) unmined coal seams, either naturally or
				as a result of stimulation of the coal seam;
(2) the void created by mining out coal
				seams; or
(3) the gob created by
				long wall or other extraction methods of coal mining.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-26 - "Coal lessee" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 26.
"Coal lessee" means a person, other than a coal owner, with
				  a present right to extract coal, including a person having the right by virtue
				  of a lease, sublease, license, mining agreement, grant of a term of years, or
				  similar interest.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-27 - "Coal owner" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 27.
"Coal owner" means a person vested with a whole or undivided
				  fee simple interest or another freehold interest in the coal estate. The term
				  does not include a person with a leasehold or another lesser estate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-28 - "Commercially minable coal resource" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-34; IC 14-37
Sec. 28.
(a)
				"Commercially minable coal resource" means a seam of coal that:
(1) can be mined using generally accepted
				underground practices and suitable equipment; and
(2) consists of coal in sufficient quantities
				and of sufficient quality to be commercially saleable.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-29 - "Common ownership or control" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 29.
"Common ownership or control" means those lands inside the
				  boundaries of a common area within which the proceeds from the production of
				  oil, gas, or coal bed methane are shared among all owners, including royalty
				  and other interest owners, at an established allocation determined according to
				  the terms of a lease, deed, unitization agreement, or similar instrument,
				  including any integration order under IC
				  14-37-9-1(a)  and
				  integration orders by the department under IC
				  14-37-9-1(b)  and
				  IC 14-37 9-2. Production from any well within the common area is shared among
				  the various interest owners regardless of the owner of the property on which
				  the well is actually located.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-30 - "Completed zone" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 30.
"Completed zone" means a geologic formation in which
				  production, injection, gas storage, gas storage observation, or water supply
				  was established.