Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish a uniform transfer station inspection program to protect the health of the residents of Indiana and the environment of Indiana:

(1) for transfer stations located:

(A) inside Indiana; and

(B) outside Indiana;

that receive municipal waste and that engage in waste transfer activities; and

(2) under rules adopted by the board.

     (b) The board shall establish fees payable by the transfer stations inspected. The amount of a fee imposed for the inspection of a transfer station may not exceed the cost of time and materials directly expended by:

(1) the department; or

(2) a contractor hired by the department;

for conducting the inspection of the transfer station.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10.5-16.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.138.