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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 38. (a) As used in this section, “permit” means any of the following:
(1) A water quality certification from the department of environmental management under IC 13-13-5-1(1) and Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341).
(2) A permit from the department of environmental management for wetland activity in a state regulated wetland under IC 13-18-22.
(3) A permit from the director for a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation in a floodway under IC 14-28-1.
(b) In establishing the process required under section 37 of this chapter, the department and the department of environmental management shall do the following:
(1) Determine:
(A) how to inform a person who proposes to perform work for which a permit is required of the need to seek a permit for the work; and
(B) how to ensure that a person proposing to perform work for which a permit is required is informed of every state permit the person needs in order to do the work.
(2) Change the:
(A) application forms;
(B) application processes; or
(C) application forms and application processes;
used by the department and the department of environmental management for purposes of permits as necessary to ensure that a person proposing to perform work for which a permit is required is not required to provide the same information separately to the department and the department of environmental management.
(3) Determine how either the department or the department of environmental management may serve as the single point of contact, for purposes of:
(A) distributing and receiving permit applications;
(B) obtaining information needed to complete the processing of permit applications; and
(C) issuing permits;
for an applicant who does not need to have independent contact with the department that is not serving as the single point of contact.
(4) Create an internal process to ensure that the appropriate office within the department and the department of environmental management receives and timely reviews each permit application.
(5) Ensure that the processing of each permit application is monitored.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-28-1-38 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-14-natural-and-cultural-resources/in-code-sect-14-28-1-38/
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