Indiana Code 13-25-4-1. Establishment; purpose
(1) Financing contracts or cooperative agreements between the state and the President of the United States under Section 104 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. § 9604).
Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-25-4-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) prevent the release of a hazardous substance or contaminant; or
(B) control, contain, isolate, neutralize, remove, store, or dispose of any hazardous substance or contaminant already released into or on the air, land, or waters of Indiana.
(3) Financing response actions that are:
(A) undertaken or authorized by the commissioner with respect to sites in Indiana; and
(B) considered by the commissioner to be necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment from the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or contaminant.
(4) Paying expenses related to releases of regulated substances other than petroleum from underground storage tanks under IC 13-23-13-7.
(5) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by the state in responding to releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances or contaminants.
(6) Paying claims for the reimbursement of necessary response costs incurred by persons that have received preauthorization from the commissioner for reimbursement.
(7) Providing grants for household hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste collection, recycling, or disposal projects under IC 13-20-20.
(8) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by the department in implementing and administering household hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste collection, recycling, or disposal projects under IC 13-20-20.
(9) Transferring funds to the Indiana brownfields fund established by IC 5-1.2-12-3.
(10) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by the state in evaluating proposed modifications of restrictive covenants under IC 13-14-2-9.
(b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.14; P.L.237-1999, SEC.10; P.L.220-2014, SEC.32; P.L.189-2018, SEC.127.