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Indiana department of environmental management.
Fertilizer.
Regulation of grease control equipment.
Confined feeding operations.
Regional sewer districts.
Battery recycling.
PFAS water safety standards.
PFAS chemicals.
Vehicle emissions.
Inspection of CFOs.
Environmental matters.
Onsite sewage systems.
Storm water management.
Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans.
Environmental waste inventory and grant program.
Waste disposal.
Onsite wastewater industry registry.
PFAS biosolids testing.
Climate change studies.
State efficiency standards.
PFAS chemicals.
PFAS water safety standards.
Weather control.
Septic grant program.
Inspection of residential onsite sewage systems.
Excess liability trust fund.
Environmental matters.
Notice of a public hearing or meeting.
Wetlands.
PFAS chemicals.
Committee on climate resilience and economic growth.
Environmental scrutiny before property transfer.
Determining existence and class of wetlands.
Use of coal combustion residuals.
PFAS water safety standards.
Excess liability trust fund.
Onsite waste management districts and septage holding tanks.
Athletic trainers.
Sewage matters.
Limits on discharges into the Ohio River.
Waste diversion and recycling.
Preschool and child care facility drinking water.
Air pollution control.
Carbon sequestration pilot project.
Advanced recycling.
Brownfields inventory.
Regulation of combined sewer overflows.
Aviation fuel inspection fees.
Onsite sewage systems and holding tanks.
Duty to notify water utility of spill.
Responsibility for remediation costs.
Climate change studies.
PFAS water safety standards.
Climate solutions task force.
Radon testing in school buildings.
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory grant program.
Environmental scrutiny before property transfer.
Closure of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.
Solid waste matters.
Wastewater holding tanks in RV campgrounds.
Regional water or sewer district service areas.
Septic system inspection and well water testing.
Preschool and child care facility drinking water.
Closure of coal combustion residual impoundments.
Climate change commission.
Air pollution.
Fertilizer runoff and Lake Michigan discharges.
Radon testing in school buildings.
Regulation of PFAS contaminants.
Wastewater holding tanks in RV campgrounds.
Wetlands.
Environmental matters.
Air pollution.
Data base of potentially contaminated properties.
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory grant program.
Wastewater holding tanks in RV campgrounds.
Environmental nuisance actions.
Coal combustion residuals.
Fertilizer runoff and Lake Michigan discharges.
PFAS in public water systems.
Notice of environmental contamination.
Preschool and child care facility drinking water.
Septic system inspection before property transfer.
Hazardous materials facilities near waterways.
Lead free plumbing products in school buildings.
Radon mitigation.
Waste tires.
Drinking water testing.
Department of environmental management.
Maintenance of regulated drains.
Concerning the protection and conservation of Indiana's natural heritage.
Notification of water utilities and water treatment plants.
Excess liability trust fund.
Industrial waste.
Independent testing of Lake Michigan water.
Septic system inspection before property transfer.
Notice of environmental contamination.
Underground storage of carbon dioxide. Declares the underground storage of carbon dioxide to be a public use and service, in the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare and people of Indiana. Authorizes the establishment of a carbon sequestration pilot project (pilot project) that will capture carbon dioxide at a proposed ammonia production facility in West Terre Haute and inject the carbon dioxide into underground strata and formations pursuant to a Class VI well permit from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an alternative to releasing the carbon dioxide into the air. Provides that if the operator of the pilot project is not able to reach an agreement with an owner of property to acquire: (1) ownership of underground strata or formations located under the surface of the property; or (2) ownership or other rights to one or more areas of the surface of the property for purposes of establishing and operating monitoring facilities required by the EPA; the operator of the pilot project may exercise the power of eminent domain to make the acquisition. Provides that the pilot project operator's acquisitions by eminent domain must be made through the law on eminent domain for gas storage, which provides that a condemnor, before condemning any underground stratum or formation, must have acquired the right to store gas in at least 60% of the stratum or formation by a means other than condemnation. Amends the law on eminent domain for gas storage to make it applicable to the pilot project operator's acquisitions by eminent domain. Provides that the state of Indiana, upon the recommendation of the director of the department of natural resources and review by the state budget committee, may obtain ownership of: (1) the carbon dioxide stored in the underground strata and formations; and (2) the underground strata and formations in which the carbon dioxide is stored; 12 years after pilot project underground injections begin or, if the underground injections cease in less than 12 years, after the underground injections cease. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee for the 2019 interim the task of studying the geologic storage of carbon dioxide.
New septic system technology. Requires the state department of health (state department) to establish a technical review panel consisting of individuals who hold certain positions or have certain qualifications relevant to onsite sewage systems or who represent certain organizations to which onsite sewage systems are important. Requires the technical review panel to decide whether "technology new to Indiana" (or "TNI", which refers to a sewage treatment method or process or sewage treatment equipment that is not recognized in the administrative rules of the state department or the executive board of the state department) is approved for general use in Indiana. Requires the technical review panel, in response to an application, to decide that a TNI: (1) is approved for general use in Indiana; (2) is approved for use in Indiana with certain conditions; (3) is approved for use in Indiana on a project-by-project basis; or (4) is not approved for use in Indiana. Requires the technical review panel to inform an applicant of the technical review panel's initial or final decision on a complete application not more than 90 days after notifying the applicant that it received the application. Requires the technical review panel to approve a TNI for general use in Indiana if: (1) the TNI has been certified as meeting the NSF/ANSI 40 Standard; (2) a proposed Indiana design and installation manual for the TNI is submitted with the permit application; and (3) the technical review panel certifies that the proposed Indiana design and installation manual meets the vertical and horizontal separation, sizing, and soil loading criteria of the state department. Provides that if: (1) a TNI meets the requirements of the NSF/ANSI 40, NSF/ANSI 245, or NSF/ANSI 350 standard; (2) the proposed Indiana design and installation manual for the TNI meets the vertical and horizontal separation, sizing, and soil loading criteria of the state department; and (3) a registered Indiana professional engineer prepares site specific plans for the use of the TNI in a residential or commercial application; the site specific plans may be approved by the local health department within 30 days, if the TNI is to be used in a residential application, and shall be approved by the state department upon submission of the site specific plans, if the TNI is to be used in a commercial application.
Natural resources matters. Provides that a person may reconstruct an earthen berm or levee located in a floodway: (1) if the person obtains a permit from the department of natural resources (DNR); or (2) if the earthen berm or levee is located in a rural area, if it was constructed before January 1, 1973, or after December 31, 1972, pursuant to a construction permit issued by the DNR, and if the plans and specifications for the reconstruction demonstrate to the satisfaction of the DNR that the reconstruction will meet certain requirements. Makes the violation of certain prohibitions or requirements concerning the reconstruction of an earthen berm or levee a Class B infraction. Establishes new requirements concerning freeholders' signatures on a petition to establish a conservancy district, providing: (1) that for a proposed district of not more than 5,000 freeholds, 30% of the freeholders must sign the petition; that for a proposed district of more than 5,000 but not more than 25,000 freeholds, 15%, but not less than 1,000, of the freeholders must sign the petition; and that for a proposed district of more than 25,000 freeholds, 10%, but not less than 3,000, of the freeholders must sign the petition; and (2) that the freeholders signing a petition to establish a conservancy district must own at least 51% of the assessed valuation of the real property located within the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district. Provides that these new requirements do not apply to the establishment of a conservancy district pursuant to a petition filed with a clerk of the circuit court before January 1, 2020.
Environmental matters. Establishes the 15 member 21st century energy policy development task force (task force). Requires the task force to: (1) examine and evaluate specified aspects of the state's policies concerning electric generation portfolios; (2) develop recommendations for the general assembly and the governor concerning any identified challenges with respect to Indiana's electric generation portfolios; and (3) issue a report setting forth the task force's recommendations not later than December 1, 2020. Requires the utility regulatory commission (IURC), before July 1, 2020, to conduct a comprehensive study of the statewide impacts of: (1) transitions in the fuel sources and other resources used to generate electricity by electric utilities; and (2) new and emerging technologies for the generation of electricity; on electric generation capacity, system reliability, system resilience, and the cost of electric utility service. Requires the IURC to provide a final report on its study to the governor, the legislative council, and the 21st century energy policy development task force not later than July 1, 2020. Replaces the term "wastewater management vehicle" with the term "septage management vehicle". Changes the membership of the environmental rules board (board) by adding one representative of the residential or commercial construction industry and removing the state health commissioner as an ex officio member. Requires certain reports concerning public water systems to be submitted to the department of environmental management (IDEM) electronically. Eliminates record keeping requirements relating to solid waste transported outside Indiana for final disposal. Revises the law concerning the assessment of the state solid waste management fee. Changes the deadline for IDEM's annual assessment of hazardous waste annual operation fees. Provides that the administrator of the underground petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund (ELTF) is required, not more than 45 business days after a claim on the ELTF is submitted, to: (1) approve the claim; (2) notify the claimant that a correction, a clarification, or additional information is needed; or (3) deny the claim. Provides that IDEM, rather than the board, is to deposit solid waste fees in the waste facility operator trust fund. Provides for IDEM to receive payment of solid waste fees by electronic fund transfer. Authorizes the board to adopt rules that increase the amounts of environmental fees. Requires the board, in changing the amount of a fee, to take into account the cost to IDEM of amendments, modifications, and renewals of a permit, license, or approval. Provides that a fee established by the board for a type or class of permit: (1) may be set at a particular amount in consideration of the type and amount of discharge or emission to which the permit relates; and (2) may not be different in amount for public sector permit holders than for private sector permit holders unless the difference is specifically authorized by law. Requires IDEM to arrange for an independent study of certain IDEM costs and to develop other information relevant to fees. Provides that all fee amounts set forth numerically in Title 13 of the Indiana Code are minimum amounts and that the board may increase the amount of a fee even though the minimum amount of the fee is set forth numerically in Title 13. Provides that the board may not increase an environmental fee: (1) more than once in five years; or (2) by more than 10%. Requires the board to adopt rules to implement a one-time increase in fees before January 1, 2022, and provides that: (1) the pre-2022 increase in the confined feeding operation, NPDES, safe drinking water act, solid waste, and hazardous waste program fees must be calculated to cause an increase in annual aggregate fee revenue of $3,200,000; and (2) the pre-2022 increase in the air pollution control program fees must be calculated to cause an increase in annual aggregate fee revenue of $2,000,000.
Sediment and erosion control in construction. Provides that a review authority (an MS4 community or a soil and water conservation district) to which a construction plan is submitted must make a preliminary determination whether the construction plan is substantially complete: (1) before the end of the tenth working day after the day on which the construction plan is submitted in the case of a small construction activity site (one at which construction results in land disturbance of at least one but less than five acres) or very small construction activity site (one at which construction results in land disturbance of less than one acre); or (2) before the end of the fourteenth working day after the day on which the construction plan is submitted in the case of a large construction activity site (one at which construction activities result in land disturbance of at least five acres). Provides that if a review authority to which a construction plan is submitted does not notify the project site owner before the end of the tenth or fourteenth working day (whichever applies) of its preliminary determination whether the construction plan is substantially complete, the project site owner may submit a notice of intent letter and, 48 hours later, may begin the construction project. Provides that an MS4 community may require erosion and sediment control measures at a very small construction activity site but that the control measures may not be more stringent than the control measures required at a small construction activity site by administrative rules or the general permit that will be issued by the department of environmental management (IDEM).Establishes minimum qualifications for an individual who begins employment after July 1, 2019, reviewing and making conclusive determinations concerning construction plans submitted to an MS4 community. Provides that if an MS4 community has made a conclusive favorable determination concerning a construction plan and work on the construction project has begun, the MS4 community may not order work on the construction project to stop on the grounds that the erosion and sediment control measures are not adequate unless the project site owner is notified in writing of the inadequacies and the inadequacies are not resolved within 72 hours. Provides that the general permit that will be issued by the department of environmental management to establish erosion and sediment control requirements for construction sites, to the extent allowed under federal law, must recognize and be consistent with these provisions.
Lead testing of school drinking water. Requires that the drinking water in every school building in East Chicago or Hammond be tested annually for compliance with the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper.
Department of natural resources. Specifies the use of certain motorboat fees. Provides that the administrator of the underground petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund (ELTF) is required, not more than 30 business days after a claim on the ELTF is submitted, to: (1) approve the claim; (2) notify the claimant that a correction, a clarification, or additional information is needed; or (3) deny the claim. Provides that an employee drug testing plan is not required to be submitted with a bid for a public works contract. Eliminates both the department of natural resources fee and the lake and river enhancement fee. Sets out the registration and renewal fees for motorboats. Eliminates the mussel license. Removes a provision that exempts an activity in a boundary river floodway from having to acquire a construction permit. Extends the quarry and aggregate permits from two to five years. Allows the department of natural resources to construct, rent, lease, license, or operate public service privileges and facilities for recreation in a state forest. Provides that the department of natural resources ensure certain improvements are made to the Ferdinand and Morgan-Monroe state forests. Creates inspection service fees for land classified as native forest land, a forest plantation, or wildland. Makes conforming changes.
Regulation of confined feeding operations. Amends the law on confined feeding operations (CFOs), which include any confined feeding of at least 300 cattle, 600 swine or sheep, 30,000 fowl, or 500 horses. Provides for the department of environmental management (IDEM) to issue CFO permits instead of "approvals". Provides that a person that owns a CFO, owns the livestock in a CFO, applies for a permit, permit renewal, or permit modification for a CFO, or is otherwise in direct or responsible charge of a CFO is a "responsible party" with respect to the CFO and must disclose certain information. Provides that a person may not start construction or operation of a CFO without obtaining a permit from IDEM and may not modify a CFO without obtaining a permit modification from IDEM. Provides that the application for a permit or permit modification must be accompanied by: (1) plans and specifications prepared or certified by a professional engineer; (2) certain site-specific information; and (3) a site-specific air pollution control plan. Requires IDEM to: (1) provide public access to a permit application through IDEM's virtual file cabinet; (2) publish a notice requesting public comments on the application; (3) allow interested persons to submit written comments; and (4) hold a public hearing on the permit application upon written request. Requires the commissioner of IDEM (commissioner) to deny an application for a permit or permit modification if the proposed activity would substantially endanger public health or the environment. Authorizes IDEM to revoke a CFO permit if necessary to prevent or abate a substantial endangerment to public health or the environment. Requires the environmental rules board (board) to adopt rules establishing: (1) limits on hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, and ammonia emissions; and (2) requirements and prohibitions applying to new CFOs, CFOs proposed for expansion, and other existing CFOs. Provides that the rules must prohibit a new or expanded CFO from being located within one mile of a residence unless the owner of the residence consents to a lesser setback or the commissioner determines that the CFO's air pollution control plan will prevent the CFO from exceeding the limits on hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, and ammonia emissions established by the rules of the board. Makes technical corrections.
Drinking water testing in schools and child care facilities. Requires that the drinking water in every child care center, child care home, child care ministry site, child care program site, child caring institution, and school building be tested before January 1, 2022, for compliance with the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. Provides, however, that the testing requirement is satisfied if the drinking water of the child care facility or school building has already been tested for compliance with the national primary drinking water regulations at least once since 2016. Provides that if a test of the drinking water of a child care facility or school building indicates the presence of lead in the water equal to or greater than the federal lead action level of 15 parts per billion, the person or entity having authority over the child care facility or school building is required to take action to reduce the lead levels in the drinking water to less than 15 parts per billion.
Department of environmental management fees. Specifies that the environmental rules board (board) may adopt rules that prescribe fees. Provides that the department of environmental management (IDEM), rather than the board, is to deposit solid waste fees in the waste facility operator trust fund. Provides for IDEM to receive payment of solid waste fees by electronic fund transfer. Requires the board, in changing the amount of a fee, to take into account the cost to IDEM of amendments, modifications, and renewals of a permit, license, or approval. Provides that a fee established by the board for a type or class of permit: (1) may be set at a particular amount in consideration of the type and amount of discharge or emission to which the permit relates; and (2) may not be different in amount for public sector permit holders than for private sector permit holders unless the difference is specifically authorized by law. Requires IDEM, to assist the board in periodically reviewing fees, to: (1) arrange for an independent study of certain IDEM costs; (2) develop information on fees charged for equivalent activities in other states; and (3) develop information on activities, functions, and permits that have been added or eliminated since fees were last changed. Provides that the board may not increase any major confined feeding operation, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, or air permit fee: (1) more than once in five years; or (2) by more than 10%. Makes conforming changes. Requires the board to adopt rules to implement a one-time increase in fees before January 1, 2022. Provides that: (1) the pre-2022 fee increase may not raise the major confined feeding operation, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and air permit fees by so much that IDEM's annual aggregate fee revenue is reasonably anticipated to rise by more than $3,200,000; but (2) the restriction prohibiting a fee increase of more than 10% does not apply to the one-time, pre-2022 fee increase.
Ban on single use plastic items in restaurants. Defines "single use restaurant service article" as a plate, eating utensil, or straw made of plastic, or a glass or cup made of or lined with plastic. Provides that, after June 30, 2020, a person who: (1) owns or operates a restaurant; and (2) knowingly or intentionally provides to a person purchasing food or drink from the restaurant one or more single use restaurant service articles; commits a Class C infraction.
Regulation of confined feeding operations. Amends the law on confined feeding operations (CFOs), which include any confined feeding of at least 300 cattle, 600 swine or sheep, 30,000 fowl, or 500 horses. Prohibits the department of environmental management (department) from granting approval for the construction or expansion of a CFO: (1) if a manure unit located at the CFO would be located less than 500 feet from a residence on the site of the CFO, less than 1,000 feet from a residence outside the CFO, or less than 1,000 feet from a public or private water supply well, a public or private water supply surface intake structure, or a publicly or privately owned reservoir or lake; or (2) if an exhaust system used to remove air from an enclosed animal containment unit at the CFO expels the air in the direction of a residential area that is located less than 1,000 feet from the enclosed animal containment unit and that was in existence as a residential area before the exhaust system began to be used. Prohibits an alteration of a CFO that was in operation before July 1, 2019, if the CFO, as altered, would violate the manure unit restriction or the exhaust system restriction. Requires the environmental rules board to adopt rules establishing restrictions on air pollution from CFOs. Provides that the rules must restrict hydrogen sulfide, methane, ammonia, and particulate matter from a CFO in the ambient air measured: (1) at the location of the CFO; and (2) in areas that are outside the CFO but near enough to the CFO to be affected by air pollutants from the CFO. Requires the department to enforce these rules.
Septic inspections before transfer of property. Provides that if a dwelling is connected to a residential onsite sewage system: (1) the residential onsite sewage system must be inspected by a qualified inspector; and (2) if the dwelling is also connected to a water well, the water from the well must be tested; before a property interest in the dwelling may be conveyed. Provides that, if one or both of these requirements apply, a closing is not complete unless the person to whom the property interest is being transferred is given documentation of the inspection and (if applicable) the well water testing. Authorizes the state department of health to adopt rules under which persons may qualify to conduct the residential onsite sewage system inspections and the testing of well water.
Environmental management matters. Provides that the term "onsite sewage system" applies to systems that treat sewage from municipalities or publicly owned treatment works. Strikes an incorrect statutory reference in the section defining that term. Amends the air pollution control law to add a reference to the law establishing the procedure for environmental rule making. Authorizes the use of certain regulated combustion facilities to dispose of drugs confiscated or collected as evidence by law enforcement agencies. Provides for the renewal of the certificate of a wastewater treatment plant operator, water treatment plant operator, or water distribution system operator after three years
Distance between water well and septic system. Requires the natural resources commission and the state board of health to adopt joint rules establishing a minimum distance that must exist between a residential septic system and the location in which a water well is drilled. Provides that the holder of a water well driller's license may be reprimanded by the director of the department of natural resources (director) for a first violation of these rules, that the holder of a water well driller's license who commits a second or subsequent violation of these rules commits a Class B infraction, and that
Construction/demolition site in Gary. Provides that the prohibition against establishing a sanitary landfill within one-half mile of an area subdivided for residential purposes does not apply to the establishment of a construction/demolition site located within the corporate limits of a city that has a population of more than 80,000 and less than 80,400 and whose fiscal body and executive have filed a petition with the distressed unit appeal board seeking to have the city designated as a distressed political subdivision.
Construction requirements of MS4 operators. Prohibits the person responsible for development, implementation, or enforcement of the requirements established by a city, town, conservancy district, or other public or private entity that owns, operates, or maintains a regulated municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) from imposing construction site run-off control requirements more stringent than the construction site run-off control requirements established by the general permit authorized by the article of the Indiana administrative code on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit rule program.
Regulation of confined feeding operations. Amends the law on confined feeding operations (CFOs, which include any confined feeding of at least 300 cattle, 600 swine or sheep, 30,000 fowl, or 500 horses). Provides that a person that owns a CFO, owns the livestock in a CFO, applies for a permit, permit renewal, or permit modification for a CFO, or is otherwise in direct or responsible charge of a CFO is a "responsible party" with respect to the CFO. Provides that a person may not start construction or operation of a CFO without obtaining a permit from the department of environmental
Notice from IDEM before permit expiration. Requires the department of environmental management (department) to notify each permit holder of the impending expiration of the permit holder's permit. Provides that the notice must set forth the date of expiration of the permit and the amount of any fee that must be paid for renewal of the permit and must identify the particular form that must be used to apply for renewal of the permit. Requires the department to send the notice to a permit holder at least 30 days and not more than 45 days before the permit's expiration date. Requires
Compulsory sewer system connection. Provides that, for a municipality to require a property owner to discontinue use of the property owner's septic system and connect to a sewer system, the sanitary sewer must be located within 300 feet of the foundation of the building on the property owner's property from which the sewage is discharged. (Under current law, it is necessary only for the sanitary sewer to be located within 300 feet of the property line of the property.) Provides that a property owner cannot be required to discontinue use of the property owner's septic system and connect to the
Environmental management. Authorizes an ex officio advisory member of the Indiana recycling market development board to designate a representative to serve in an advisory capacity when the ex officio member is unable to attend a board meeting. Amends the law concerning certain facilities for the composting of vegetative matter to require that the facilities be designed and operated to prevent contamination from stormwater and leachate runoff and to require the use of controls at the facilities for ground water or surface water contamination, dust, odor, and noise. Amends the law on the recycling of electronic waste: (1) to require manufacturers
Construction and construction permits. Amends the law requiring the state department of health to approve or disapprove a construction permit application in not more than 30 days to specify that the law applies to applications for permits for the construction of nonresidential onsite sewage systems. Provides that the construction, acquisition, or leasing of any sewage works by a municipality is initiated by the adoption, by the municipal works board or other appropriate body of the municipality, of a resolution (rather than by the adoption by the municipal legislative body of an ordinance).
Lead and arsenic soil contamination in East Chicago. Defines "East Chicago area of special concern" to refer to the areas of the city of East Chicago in which lead or arsenic has been discovered in the soil through testing or in which the presence of lead or arsenic in the soil is probable. Encourages the department of environmental management (IDEM) to cooperate with and provide assistance to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the sampling, excavation, and removal of contaminated soil and restoration work in the East Chicago area of special concern. Requires the Indiana housing and community
Solid waste management district board membership. Provides that if a county contains only one municipality, the board of the county's single county solid waste management district must include one member: (1) who is a freeholder; (2) whose freehold is located in a conservancy district that is located entirely within the county and contains the greatest number of freeholds of any conservancy district located in the county; and (3) who is appointed to the board of the county district by the board of the conservancy district.
Regulation of confined feeding operations. Amends the law on confined feeding operations (CFOs, which include any confined feeding of at least 300 cattle, 600 swine or sheep, 30,000 fowl, or 500 horses). Repeals the statute requiring a person to obtain the "prior approval" of the department of environmental management (IDEM) before constructing or operating a CFO. Provides instead that a person must obtain a permit from IDEM before constructing or operating a CFO. Requires a permit amendment before: (1) construction of a replacement manure storage facility that would not increase the CFO's manure storage capacity; (2) a change that would
Nonresidential on-site sewage system permit. Requires the state department of health to grant or deny an application for a permit to construct a nonresidential on-site sewage system within 45 days after the permit application is submitted to the state department.
Regulation of coal combustion residuals. Authorizes the environmental rules board to adopt rules consistent with the regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency concerning standards for the disposal of coal combustion residuals in landfills and surface impoundments.
Underground petroleum storage tank liability fund. Requires the administrator of the department of environmental management (IDEM) to reimburse a claimant from the underground petroleum storage tank excess liability fund (ELTF) for compensation paid by the claimant to technicians for services performed in preparation of the claimant's ELTF claim. Prohibits IDEM from issuing or using a nonrule policy document that interprets or supplements the rules of the underground storage tank financial assurance board concerning the ELTF. Requires IDEM to permanently withdraw a particular nonrule policy document concerning ELTF claims. Requires IDEM to establish a system through which underground storage tank registration
Sewer system connection requirements. Provides that, for a municipality to require a property owner to discontinue use of the property owner's septic system and connect to the municipality's sewer system, a sanitary sewer must be located within 300 feet of the foundation of the building on the property owner's property from which the sewage is discharged. (Under current law, it is necessary only for the sanitary sewer to be located within 300 feet of the property line of the property.) Provides that a property owner cannot be required to discontinue use of the property owner's septic system and connect to
Nullification of EPA regulations in Indiana. Nullifies all regulations imposed in Indiana by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides that the department of environmental management shall provide environmental protection for the citizens of Indiana.
Environmental rules and policies. Requires the department of environmental management (IDEM) to report annually to the legislative council: (1) any administrative rule adopted by the environmental rules board (board) or proposed by IDEM; (2) any operating policy or procedure instituted or altered by IDEM; and (3) any nonrule policy or statement put into effect by IDEM; during the previous year that constitutes a change in the policy previously followed by IDEM under the provisions of IC 13 and the rules adopted by the board. Provides that, if notice given by IDEM concerning a proposed rule identifies an element of the
Underground petroleum storage tanks. Provides for the underground petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund to be referred to as the "ELTF". Eliminates a provision stating that fees and penalties paid in connection with underground petroleum storage tanks are a source of funds for the ELTF. (Under IC 13-23-6-2 and IC 13-23-12-4, those fees and penalties are deposited in the underground petroleum storage tank trust fund, not in the ELTF.) Repeals IC 13-23-7-9, a provision under which knowingly or intentionally making a material misstatement in connection with an application for financial assistance from the ELTF is a Level 6 felony.
Environmental management matters. Eliminates references to certain administrative rules that have been repealed. Revises the definition of the term "land application". Provides that the terms "land application operation" and "solid waste" apply to the chapter of the law on wastewater management. Changes the conditions under which the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) may revoke a temporary variance from an environmental administrative rule. Revises a provision concerning the type of: (1) NPDES permit applications; and (2) applications to renew or modify NPDES permits; for which an antidegradation review is required. Requires the environmental rules board (board) to adopt
Sewage fees and municipal sanitary sewer. Provides that if a wastewater utility charges different rates for different classes of property based at least partially on consumption, the utility must charge a rental unit community a rate based at least partially on consumption. Provides that, despite a contrary administrative rule, a person who uses a wastewater management vehicle to remove wastewater from a customer's sewage disposal system need not show on the invoice provided to the customer: (1) the date on which the wastewater was removed; or (2) the amount of wastewater removed; if the sewage disposal system is a chemical
Voluntary remediation plans. Revises the law concerning the voluntary remediation of hazardous substances and petroleum. Authorizes the department of environmental management (department) to reject an application for participation in the voluntary remediation program if the applicant or an affiliate of the applicant was previously a party to a voluntary remediation agreement involving the same or substantially the same release or threatened release described in the application and the participation of the applicant or affiliate was terminated for one of the reasons for which termination is allowed. Requires an applicant to submit to the department: (1) a voluntary remediation investigation plan
Connection of certain properties to sewer systems. Amends the law under which a property of at least 10 acres may be exempt from mandatory connection to the sewer system of a not-for-profit utility to provide that: (1) a property owner seeking the exemption may provide to the utility a written determination from a qualified inspector that the system is not failing; and (2) the utility shall provide a property owner with any forms needed, shall promptly respond in writing to any application, shall explain in writing any rejection of a property owner's application, and shall allow a property owner at
Environmental variances and other matters. Makes the following changes concerning variances from environmental rules: (1) If a variance would be in effect for more than one year: (A) the application for the variance must include a demonstration of how the applicant would come into compliance with the rule within the period for which the variance would be in effect; and (B) the variance, if granted, must include a compliance schedule requiring that compliance be achieved while the variance is in effect; and (C) the variance may be revoked for failure to comply with the compliance schedule. (2) Eliminates the renewal
Synthetic plastic microbeads. Defines "synthetic plastic microbead" as a solid plastic particle that is: (1) less than five millimeters in its largest dimension; (2) not biodegradable; and (3) intentionally added to a personal care product that is used to exfoliate or cleanse and is subsequently rinsed off the human body or a part of the human body. Provides that: (1) after December 31, 2017, a person may not manufacture for sale a personal care product, except for an over the counter drug, that contains synthetic plastic microbeads; (2) after December 31, 2018, a person may not accept for sale a
Methamphetamine decontamination grant program. Establishes a program under which the department of environmental management (department) may award matching grants to property owners for the decontamination of property contaminated by the manufacture of methamphetamine. Establishes a methamphetamine decontamination grant fund for purposes of the program. Specifies that a grant to a property owner under the program may not exceed the lesser of: (1) 50% of the costs of decontaminating the property; or (2) $10,000. Requires a property owner awarded a grant to meet at least 50% of the total eligible costs of the decontamination of the property with personal assets. Provides
Nullification of EPA regulations in Indiana. Nullifies all regulations imposed in Indiana by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides that the department of environmental management shall provide environmental protection for the citizens of Indiana.
Sewer connection matters. Provides that a not-for-profit public sewer utility or a regional sewage district may not require a property owner to connect to the utility's or district's sewer system if certain conditions are met. Requires a not-for-profit public sewer utility or regional sewage district to: (1) provide property owners with a form for use in applying for an exemption under those certain conditions; (2) respond in writing to each exemption application; (3) if denying an application, explain to the applicant why the application is denied and what steps the applicant must take to qualify for the exemption; and (4)
Ban on sale or use of coal tar pavement products. Prohibits the: (1) sale; and (2) application to pavement; of a coal tar pavement product (a tar formed from the distillation of bituminous coal) except as required for purposes of research on the effects of the coal tar pavement product on the environment.
Interim study on private property rights. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on environmental affairs or another appropriate study committee for study during the 2015 legislative interim the topic of establishing a private property rights protection act in Indiana based on the Florida "Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act".
Lake County solid waste management district. Provides that the Lake County solid waste management district may not exercise the power to construct and operate facilities for solid waste management, enter into certain contracts concerning the management of solid waste, enter into agreements for the leasing of certain solid waste facilities, purchase or lease real or personal property for the management or disposal of solid waste, sell or lease certain solid waste facilities, accept gifts, grants, loans of money, other property, or services from any source and comply with the terms of the gift, grant, or loan, or borrow in anticipation
Municipal utilities.
Efficiency and transparency for DNR and IDEM permits.
Environmental fees and expenses.
Regional district trustees.
Recycling reporting, state goal, and study.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION concerning the United States Environmental Protection Agency's proposed greenhouse gas emission standards for new coal fueled power plants.
Environmental rules and standards.
Confined feeding financial ability requirements.
Extraterritorial municipal utility service.
Land application of industrial waste products.
High performance school buildings.
State public works standards for energy efficiency.
Lake County solid waste management district.
Ban on sale or use of coal tar pavement products.
Municipal utilities.
Conservation easements.
Regional water, sewage, and solid waste districts.
Payments from excess liability trust fund.
Regional water, sewage, and solid waste districts.
Solid waste management districts.
Residential onsite sewage systems.
Urging a study of applications on water quality, wetlands, and flood control.
Building ordinances and sanitation standards.
Lake County solid waste management district.
Insurance for environmental claims.
Environmental rules.
Confined feeding operation application approval.
Fugitive dust from agricultural operations.
Soil and septic system education and research.