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Indiana Code Title 13. Environment § 13-13-8-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. (a) The following entities are abolished on January 1, 2013:

(1) The air pollution control board (established by IC 13-17-2 before its repeal).

(2) The water pollution control board (established by IC 13-18-1 before its repeal).

(3) The solid waste management board (established by IC 13-19-2 before its repeal).

(b) All powers, duties, and liabilities are transferred from the entities abolished under subsection (a) to the environmental rules board established by section 3 of this chapter effective January 1, 2013.

(c) On and after January 1, 2013, a reference to an entity abolished under subsection (a) in a statute or rule shall be treated as a reference to the environmental rules board.

(d) The rules adopted by the entities abolished under subsection (a) shall be treated, administered, and implemented as follows:

(1) The rules adopted before January 1, 2013, by the air pollution control board abolished under subsection (a)(1):

(A) shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the environmental rules board;  and

(B) shall be administered and implemented by the air pollution control division of the department described in IC 13-13-3-2(1).

(2) The rules adopted before January 1, 2013, by the water pollution control board abolished under subsection (a)(2):

(A) shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the environmental rules board;  and

(B) shall be administered and implemented by the water pollution control division of the department described in IC 13-13-3-2(2).

(3) The rules adopted before January 1, 2013, by the solid waste management board abolished under subsection (a)(3):

(A) shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the environmental rules board;  and

(B) shall be administered and implemented by the solid waste management division of the department described in IC 13-13-3-2(3).

(e) A member of an entity abolished under subsection (a) may serve until December 31, 2012.  The initial members of the environmental rules board shall be appointed under section 4 of this chapter not later than December 31, 2012.

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