Sec. 7. (a) The
director shall employ, subject to
appropriation by the general assembly for the position of chief
mine inspector, a chief
mine inspector who has an Indiana
mine examiner certificate and at least three (3) years underground mining experience.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-10-1.5-7
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: means the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety established under IC 22-1-1-4. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine: means an underground commercial coal mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine examiner: means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to examine the mine for gas and other dangers. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
- Mine inspector: means the person appointed to assist in administering this article. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
(c) The director may, subject to IC 4-15-2.2, employ other mine inspectors and clerical employees.
(d) The director may:
(1) contract with any person to provide training for mine employees;
(2) provide mine rescue training for mine employees; and
(3) furnish mine rescue equipment at the site of mine accidents.
(e) The director shall:
(1) collect and index all active and inactive underground mine maps; and
(2) supervise and direct the state mine inspectors.
As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.144-1988, SEC.2; P.L.215-1989, SEC.5; P.L.112-1992, SEC.3; P.L.35-2007, SEC.9; P.L.6-2012, SEC.160.
