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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 1. (a) The hazardous substances response trust fund is established. The purpose of the fund is to accumulate and maintain a source of money for the following purposes:
(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).
(2) Providing state assistance in the form of supplies, materials, services, and equipment to:
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 13. Environment § 13-25-4-1 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-13-environment/in-code-sect-13-25-4-1/
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