Ind. Code ch. 13-13-5

Ind. Code ch. 13-13-5
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Ind. Code § 13-13-5-1 Designation of department as agency

Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 14-37, the department is designated as the following: (1) The water pollution agency for Indiana for all purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in effect January 1, 1988, and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f through 300j) in effect January 1, 1988. (2) The solid waste agency for Indiana for all purposes of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) in effect January 1, 1988. (3) The air pollution control agency for Indiana for all purposes of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended. (4) The state agency with responsibility concerning the Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste under IC 13-29-1. (5) The state agency with responsibility concerning the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601 through 9675) as in effect on January 1, 1993, and concerning 40 CFR 300.505, Subpart F of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. (6) The state agency with responsibility concerning the federal Defense Environmental Restoration Program (10 U.S.C. 2701 through 2708) as in effect on January 1, 1993. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-1-4-2 part; 13-7-2-15(a).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.54.

Ind. Code § 13-13-5-1.5 Use of electronic means

Sec. 1.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department, to increase efficiency and communication in carrying out the purposes of section 1 of this chapter, may determine as appropriate when to use electronic means to do the following: (1) Deliver mail communications required by rule. (2) Accept applications required by rule. (3) Post public notices required by rule. (4) Provide access to documents for public comment required by rule. (5) Store documents for future access required by rule. (b) The department shall comply with IC 13-14-13 when using electronic means for the purposes described in subsection (a). As added by P.L.27-2024, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 13-13-5-2 Federal cooperation

Sec. 2. (a) The department may take any action necessary to secure for Indiana the benefits of the statutes described in section 1 of this chapter. (b) To achieve the goals of cooperative federalism, the department shall actively engage with its federal counterparts through comments, petitions, letters, advisory committees, rulemaking activities, and other means, to ensure federal environmental laws and their implementation serve the state of Indiana under this title. The department shall prioritize opportunities to address federal actions that are unnecessary, create barriers to environmentally beneficial projects, or are inconsistent with the law or best available science. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-1-4-2 part; 13-7-2-15(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.55.
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