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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 6. (a) To allow the commissioner to take or to assess the need for removal or remedial action under section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter or to enforce this chapter, an owner, an operator, or a responsible party of a facility, upon the request of an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department, shall:
(1) furnish information relating to the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents;
(2) conduct testing of the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents;
(3) conduct testing of:
(A) soils;
(B) air;
(C) surface water; or
(D) ground water;
surrounding the facility if the testing, using methods that are similar to but do not exceed federal standards, confirms a release of petroleum, or if other evidence exists that gives cause for reasonable suspicion that a release has occurred;
(4) allow, at reasonable times, the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access to and to copy records that relate to the release at the facility; and
(5) allow the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access for response, removal, or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter.
(b) For the reasons described under subsection (a), an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department may enter, at reasonable times, a site where a facility is located or where petroleum may be present because of a release from a facility to do the following:
(1) Inspect and obtain samples of petroleum contained in the facility from any person.
(2) Conduct testing of:
(A) the facility;
(B) the facility's associated equipment or contents; or
(C) surrounding:
(i) soils;
(ii) air;
(iii) surface water; or
(iv) ground water.
(3) Take removal or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter.
(c) An action authorized under this section shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 13. Environment § 13-24-1-6 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-13-environment/in-code-sect-13-24-1-6/
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