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IC 13-11-2-0.2
Application of certain amendments to prior law
Sec. 0.2. (a) The amendments made to IC 13-7-8.7-8(a) and
IC 13-7-8.7-8(b) (before their repeal, now codified at sections 48 and
81, respectively, of this chapter) by P.L.25-1991 apply to an action
for which a final determination of liability is made after June 30,
1991.
(b) The amendments made to IC 13-7-20-24 (before its repeal,
now partly codified at sections 48 and 81 of this chapter) by
P.L.25-1991 apply to an action for which a final determination of
liability is made after June 30, 1991.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.277.
IC 13-11-2-0.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-0.7
"ABS sensor"
Sec. 0.7. "ABS sensor", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.7, refers to
an anti-lock braking system G-force sensor.
As added by P.L.114-2008, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-1
"Active area"
Sec. 1. "Active area", for purposes of IC 13-20-10, means:
(1) the raw compostable matter storage area;
(2) the composting matter area;
(3) the compost curing area; or
(4) the compost storage area;
of a composting facility for vegetative matter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-1.5
"Acute hazardous waste"
Sec. 1.5. "Acute hazardous waste", for purposes of
IC 13-22-4-3.1, has the meaning set forth in 40 CFR Part 261.
As added by P.L.143-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-3
"Air contaminant"
Sec. 3. "Air contaminant", for purposes of air pollution control
laws, means:
(1) dust;
(2) fumes;
(3) gas;
(4) mist;
(5) smoke;
(6) vapor; or
(7) any combination of the items described in subdivisions (1)
through (6).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-4
"Air contaminant source"
Sec. 4. (a) "Air contaminant source", for purposes of air pollution
control laws, means all sources of emission of air contaminants,
whether privately or publicly owned or operated.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) All types of business, commercial and industrial plants,
works, shops, stores, heating plants, powerplants, and power
stations.
(2) Buildings and other structures of all types, including single
and multiple family residences, apartments, houses, office
buildings, public buildings, hotels, restaurants, schools,
hospitals, churches, and other institutional buildings.
(3) Automobiles, trucks, tractors, buses, and other motor
vehicles.
(4) Garages.
(5) Vending and service locations and stations and railroad
locomotives.
(6) Ships, boats, and other watercraft.
(7) Portable fuel-burning equipment.
(8) Incinerators of all types, indoor and outdoor.
(9) Refuse dumps and piles.
(10) All stack and other chimney outlets from any of the items
described in subdivisions (1) through (9).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-5
"Air pollution"
Sec. 5. "Air pollution", for purposes of air pollution control laws
and environmental management laws, means the presence in or the
threatened discharge into the atmosphere of one (1) or more
contaminants in sufficient quantities and of the characteristics and
duration that:
(1) is injurious to or threatens to be injurious to human health,
plant or animal life, or property; or
(2) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or
property.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-6
"Air pollution control laws"
Sec. 6. "Air pollution control laws" refers to IC 13-17, except for
the following:
(1) IC 13-17-3-15.
(2) IC 13-17-7.
(3) IC 13-17-8-10.
(4) IC 13-17-9.
(5) IC 13-17-10.
(6) IC 13-17-11.
(7) IC 13-17-13.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-7
"Alternative PCB technology"
Sec. 7. "Alternative PCB technology", for purposes of
IC 13-17-10, means a technology for the treatment and disposal of
PCB that presents:
(1) an actual; or
(2) a potential;
alternative to incineration.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-7.5
"Antique"
Sec. 7.5. "Antique", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5, refers to a
product manufactured before 1980.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-8
"Applicant"
Sec. 8. (a) "Applicant", for purposes of IC 13-11-2-191 and
IC 13-18-10, refers to a person (as defined in section 158(b) of this
chapter) that submits an application to the department under
IC 13-18-10-2.
(b) "Applicant", for purposes of IC 13-19-4, means an individual,
a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or a
business association that:
(1) receives, for commercial purposes, solid or hazardous waste
generated offsite for storage, treatment, processing, or disposal;
and
(2) applies for the issuance, transfer, or major modification of
a permit described in IC 13-15-1-3 other than a postclosure
permit or an emergency permit.
For purposes of this subsection, an application for the issuance of a
permit does not include an application for renewal of a permit.
(c) "Applicant", for purposes of IC 13-20-2, means an individual,
a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or a
business association that applies for an original permit for the
construction or operation of a landfill.
(d) For purposes of subsection (b), "applicant" does not include
an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership, or a business association that:
(1) generates solid or hazardous waste; and
(2) stores, treats, processes, or disposes of the solid or
hazardous waste at a site that is:
(A) owned by the individual, corporation, partnership, or
business association; and
(B) limited to the storage, treatment, processing, or disposal
of solid or hazardous waste generated by that individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
business association.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.154-2005, SEC.1;
P.L.127-2009, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-9
"Application"
Sec. 9. "Application", for purposes of IC 13-15-4 and
IC 13-15-12, means an application for a:
(1) permit; or
(2) determination related to a permit;
that is described in IC 13-15-4-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-10
"Asbestos"
Sec. 10. "Asbestos", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means an
asbestiform variety of the following:
(1) Chrysotile (serpentine).
(2) Crocidolite (riebeckite).
(3) Amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite).
(4) Anthophyllite.
(5) Tremolite.
(6) Actinolite.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-11
"Asbestos containing material"
Sec. 11. (a) "Asbestos containing material", for purposes of
IC 13-17-6, means material that contains more than one percent (1%)
asbestos by area and that:
(1) is friable; or
IC 13-11-2-12
"Asbestos contractor"
Sec. 12. "Asbestos contractor", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a sole proprietorship, an
unincorporated association, a franchise, an enterprise, or any other
entity that enters into one (1) or more contracts providing for the
individual or entity to engage in the inspection, management, or
abatement of asbestos containing material for compensation.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-13
"Asbestos project"
Sec. 13. "Asbestos project", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, means an
activity involving the:
(1) abatement;
(2) removal;
(3) renovation;
(4) enclosure;
(5) repair; or
(6) encapsulation;
of asbestos containing material.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-14
"Assistance"
Sec. 14. "Assistance", for purposes of IC 13-14-10-3, means
supplies, materials, services, and equipment to:
(1) prevent the discharge of any contaminant; or
(2) control, contain, isolate, neutralize, remove, store, or
dispose of any contaminant already discharged into or on the
air, land, or waters of Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-15
"Assistant commissioner"
Sec. 15. "Assistant commissioner", for purposes of IC 13-27,
refers to the individual appointed by the commissioner under
IC 13-27-2-2 to the highest position in the division of pollution
prevention.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-15.5
"ASTM"
Sec. 15.5. "ASTM" refers to the American Society for Testing and
Materials.
As added by P.L.215-2003, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-16
"Authority"
Sec. 16. (a) "Authority", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, refers to the
Indiana hazardous waste facility site approval authority.
(b) "Authority", for purposes of IC 13-18-13, IC 13-18-21, and
IC 13-19-5, refers to the Indiana finance authority created under
IC 4-4-11.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.3;
P.L.59-1997, SEC.2; P.L.14-2001, SEC.1; P.L.235-2005, SEC.126.
IC 13-11-2-16.3
"Automotive salvage recycler"
Sec. 16.3. (a) "Automotive salvage recycler", for purposes of this
chapter, means a business that:
(1) acquires damaged, inoperative, discarded, abandoned, or
salvage motor vehicles, or their remains, as stock-in-trade;
(2) dismantles and processes the vehicles or remains for the
reclamation and sale of reusable components and parts; and
(3) disposes of recyclable materials to a scrap metal processor
or other appropriate facility.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-16.5
"Automobile scrapyard"
Sec. 16.5. (a) "Automobile scrapyard", for purposes of this
chapter, means a business organized for any of the following
purposes:
(1) Processing scrap metal.
(2) Wrecking automobiles.
(3) Operating a junkyard.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-16.6
"Biomass"
Sec. 16.6. "Biomass", for purposes of sections 16.7 and 16.8 of
this chapter and IC 13-20-10.5, means biological material that is
available on a renewable recurring basis and is used as a source of
renewable energy, including the following:
(1) Agricultural crops.
(2) Agricultural wastes and residues.
(3) Wood and wood byproducts, including the following:
(A) Wood residue.
(B) Forest thinning.
(C) Mill residue wood.
(4) Animal wastes and byproducts, including manure.
(5) Aquatic plants.
(6) Algae.
(7) Byproducts of processing agricultural crops.
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-16.7
"Biomass anaerobic digestion facility"
Sec. 16.7. "Biomass anaerobic digestion facility", for purposes of
IC 13-20-10.5:
(1) means a facility that incorporates equipment that promotes
the decomposition of biomass to simple organics and biogas
products in the oxygen free environment of a closed, sealed
chamber; and
(2) includes a methane recovery system.
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-16.8
"Biomass gasification facility"
Sec. 16.8. "Biomass gasification facility", for purposes of
IC 13-20-10.5, means a facility that incorporates equipment to carry
out a thermochemical process that, with little or no oxygen present,
converts biomass into a synthesis gas.
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-17 Version a
"Board"
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2013. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2013.
Sec. 17. (a) "Board", except as provided in subsections (b)
through (g), refers to:
(1) the air pollution control board;
(2) the water pollution control board; or
(3) the solid waste management board.
(b) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-17, refers to the air pollution
control board.
(c) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-18, refers to the water pollution
control board.
(d) "Board", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-19;
(2) IC 13-20;
(3) IC 13-22;
(4) IC 13-23, except IC 13-23-11;
IC 13-11-2-17 Version b
"Board"
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2013. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2013.
Sec. 17. (a) "Board", except as provided in subsections (b)
through (d), refers to the environmental rules board established by
IC 13-13-8-3.
(b) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to the board of
directors of a solid waste management district.
(c) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-14, IC 13-23-11, and
IC 13-30-2-1, refers to the underground storage tank financial
assurance board.
(d) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-26, refers to the board of
trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.1;
P.L.1-2002, SEC.61; P.L.2-2005, SEC.52; P.L.159-2011, SEC.1;
P.L.37-2012, SEC.1; P.L.133-2012, SEC.68.
IC 13-11-2-18 Version a
"Boards"
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2013. See also
following repeal of this section, effective 1-1-2013.
Sec. 18. "Boards" refers to all of the following:
(1) The air pollution control board.
(2) The water pollution control board.
(3) The solid waste management board.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-18 Version b
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.133-2012, SEC.69.)
Note: This repeal of section effective 1-1-2013. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2013.
IC 13-11-2-19
"Broker"
Sec. 19. "Broker", for purposes of IC 13-20-4 and IC 13-20-6,
means a person who is in the business of making arrangements for
the transportation of municipal waste that was generated by another
person.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-19.3
"Brownfield"
Sec. 19.3. "Brownfield" means a parcel of real estate:
(1) that:
(A) is abandoned or inactive; or
(B) may not be operated at its appropriate use; and
(2) on which expansion, redevelopment, or reuse is
complicated;
because of the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, a contaminant, petroleum, or a petroleum product that
poses a risk to human health and the environment.
As added by P.L.59-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.203-2003, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-19.5
"Budget agency"
Sec. 19.5. "Budget agency" refers to the budget agency created
under IC 4-12-1-3.
As added by P.L.59-1997, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-20
"Business"
Sec. 20. "Business", for purposes of IC 13-27, means a person that
carries on a business or commercial operation in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-21
"Business organization"
Sec. 21. "Business organization", for purposes of IC 13-27, means
an organization whose members include businesses.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-22
"Byproduct material"
Sec. 22. "Byproduct material", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, has
the meaning set forth in section 11e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)), as in effect on January 1, 1987.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-23
"Care"
Sec. 23. "Care", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the continued
observation of a facility after closure for the purposes of detecting a
need for maintenance, ensuring environmental safety, and
determining compliance with applicable licensure and regulatory
requirements and including the correction of problems which are
detected as a result of that observation.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-23.5
"Cathode ray tube"
Sec. 23.5. "Cathode ray tube", for purposes of this chapter, means
a vacuum tube or picture tube designed to convert an electronic
signal into a visual image.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-24
"CERCLA"
Sec. 24. "CERCLA", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, refers to the
federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), as in
effect on January 1, 1987.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-25
"Chemical munition"
Sec. 25. "Chemical munition", for purposes of IC 13-22-3-10,
means any of the following:
(1) GA (Ethyl-N, N-dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate).
(2) GB (Isopropyl methyl phosphonoflouridate).
(3) H, HD (Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide).
(4) HT (Sixty percent (60%) HD and forty percent (40%) T
(Bis[2(2-chloroethyl-thio)ethyl]ester)).
(5) L (Dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine).
(6) VX (O-ethyl-S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methyl
phosphonothiolate).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-25.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-25.7
"Claimant"
Sec. 25.7. "Claimant", as used in IC 13-23-8 and IC 13-23-9,
refers to a person that submits a claim under IC 13-23-8-1.
As added by P.L.14-2001, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-25.8
"Class I wetland"; Class II wetland"; Class III wetland"
Sec. 25.8. (a) For purposes of IC 13-18:
(1) "Class I wetland" means an isolated wetland described by
one (1) or both of the following:
(A) At least fifty percent (50%) of the wetland has been
disturbed or affected by human activity or development by
one (1) or more of the following:
(i) Removal or replacement of the natural vegetation.
(ii) Modification of the natural hydrology.
(B) The wetland supports only minimal wildlife or aquatic
habitat or hydrologic function because the wetland does not
provide critical habitat for threatened or endangered species
listed in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the wetland is
characterized by at least one (1) of the following:
(i) The wetland is typified by low species diversity.
(ii) The wetland contains greater than fifty percent (50%)
areal coverage of non-native invasive species of
vegetation.
(iii) The wetland does not support significant wildlife or
aquatic habitat.
(iv) The wetland does not possess significant hydrologic
function;
(2) "Class II wetland" means:
(A) an isolated wetland that is not a Class I or Class III
wetland; or
(B) a type of wetland listed in subdivision (3)(B) that would
meet the definition of Class I wetland if the wetland were
not a rare or ecologically important type; and
(3) "Class III wetland" means an isolated wetland:
(A) that is located in a setting undisturbed or minimally
disturbed by human activity or development and that
supports more than minimal wildlife or aquatic habitat or
hydrologic function; or
(B) unless classified as a Class II wetland under subdivision
(2)(B), that is of one (1) of the following rare and
ecologically important types:
(i) Acid bog.
(ii) Acid seep.
(iii) Circumneutral bog.
(iv) Circumneutral seep.
(v) Cypress swamp.
(vi) Dune and swale.
(vii) Fen.
(viii) Forested fen.
(ix) Forested swamp.
(x) Marl beach.
(xi) Muck flat.
(xii) Panne.
(xiii) Sand flat.
(xiv) Sedge meadow.
(xv) Shrub swamp.
(xvi) Sinkhole pond.
(xvii) Sinkhole swamp.
(xviii) Wet floodplain forest.
(xix) Wet prairie.
IC 13-11-2-26
"Class 2 modification"
Sec. 26. "Class 2 modification", for purposes of IC 13-22-12,
refers to the modification classification system described under 40
CFR 270.42.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-27
"Class 3 modification"
Sec. 27. "Class 3 modification", for purposes of IC 13-22-12,
refers to the modification classification system described under 40
CFR 270.42.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-27.6
"Clean manufacturing"
Sec. 27.6. (a) "Clean manufacturing", for purposes of IC 13-12
and IC 13-27, means the employment by a manufacturer of a practice
that:
(1) reduces the manufacturing use of toxic materials; or
(2) reduces the environmental and health hazards associated
with an environmental waste without diluting or concentrating
the waste before the:
(A) recycling;
(B) release;
(C) handling;
(D) storage;
(E) transport;
(F) treatment; or
(G) disposal;
of the waste.
(b) The term includes changes in production technology,
materials, processes, operations, or procedures.
(c) The term does not include the following:
(1) A practice that is applied to an environmental waste after
the waste:
(A) is generated or comes into existence; or
(B) exits a production unit or operation.
(2) Waste burning in:
(A) industrial furnaces;
(B) boilers;
(C) smelters; or
IC 13-11-2-28
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.127-1997, SEC.2.)
IC 13-11-2-29
"Clean Water Act"
Sec. 29. "Clean Water Act", for purposes of this chapter,
IC 13-18-13, IC 13-18-22, and IC 13-18-23, refers to:
(1) 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; and
(2) regulations adopted under 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.282-2003, SEC.22.
IC 13-11-2-30
"Cleaning"
Sec. 30. "Cleaning", for purposes of IC 13-18-12, means:
(1) removal of wastewater from sewage disposal systems; and
(2) other actions incidental to that removal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-31
"Coal mine permit"
Sec. 31. "Coal mine permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers
to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit that involves the area on or beneath land used or distributed
in activity related to the extraction, removal, or recovery of coal from
natural deposits of coal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-31.1
"Collection"
Sec. 31.1. (a) "Collection", for purposes of IC 13-20.5, means the
receipt of covered electronic devices from covered entities.
(b) The term includes all collection activities up to the time the
covered electronic devices are delivered to a recycler.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-31.2
"Collector"
Sec. 31.2. (a) "Collector", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-20.5, means a public or private entity:
(1) that:
(A) receives covered electronic devices from covered
entities; and
(B) arranges for the delivery of the covered electronic
devices to a recycler; or
(2) that collects covered electronic devices directly from
covered entities, including curbside collection.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) the United States Postal Service; or
(2) any other parcel service;
that accepts packages and delivers them to collectors or recyclers
under a manufacturer's mailback program.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-31.3
"Combined sewage"
Sec. 31.3. "Combined sewage", for purposes of sections 31.4 and
31.6 of this chapter and IC 13-18, refers to a combination of
wastewater (including domestic, commercial, or industrial
wastewater) and storm water transported in a combined sewer or
combined sewer system.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-31.4
"Combined sewer"
Sec. 31.4. "Combined sewer", for purposes of sections 31.3, 31.6,
and 120.5 of this chapter, IC 13-14-9-14, and IC 13-18, means a
sewer that is designed, constructed, and used to receive and transport
combined sewage.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2006,
SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-31.5
"Combined sewer operational plan"
Sec. 31.5. "Combined sewer operational plan", for purposes of
IC 13-18, means a plan that contains the minimum technology
controls applicable to, and requirements for operation and
maintenance of, a combined sewer system:
(1) before;
(2) during; and
(3) upon the completion of;
the implementation of a long term control plan.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-32
"Commercial hazardous waste facility"
Sec. 32. "Commercial hazardous waste facility", for purposes of
IC 13-22-10, means a plant, structure, or site at which hazardous
waste, generated by:
(1) a person other than the owner or operator of the plant,
structure, or site; or
(2) the owner or operator of the plant, structure, or site as a
result of treatment or storage of wastes generated by persons
other than the owner or operator;
is received for treatment, storage, or disposal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-33
"Commercial low level radioactive waste facility"
Sec. 33. "Commercial low level radioactive waste facility", for
purposes of IC 13-22-10, means a plant, structure, or site at which
low level radioactive waste, generated by:
(1) a person other than the owner or operator of the plant,
structure, or site; or
(2) the owner or operator of the plant, structure, or site as a
result of treatment or storage of low level radioactive wastes
generated by persons other than the owner or operator;
is received for treatment, storage, or disposal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-34
"Commission"
Sec. 34. (a) "Commission", for purposes of IC 13-25-1 and
IC 13-25-2, refers to the Indiana emergency response commission.
(b) "Commission", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the
Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission.
(c) "Commission", for purposes of IC 13-29-2-2 through
IC 13-29-2-7, refers to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
Commission.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-35
"Commissioner"
Sec. 35. (a) "Commissioner", except as provided in subsection (b),
refers to the commissioner of the department of environmental
management.
(b) "Commissioner", for purposes of IC 13-29-2-2 through
IC 13-29-2-7, means a member of the Ohio River Valley Water
Sanitation Commission.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-35.5
"Community water system"
Sec. 35.5. "Community water system", for purposes of
IC 13-18-20.5, means a public water system:
(1) that:
(A) serves at least fifteen (15) service connections used by
year-round residents; or
(B) regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) year-round
residents; and
(2) in which:
(A) all the service connections are located on the same
parcel of real estate; or
(B) all the components of the system are connected.
As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.128. Amended by P.L.61-2007,
SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-36
"Compact"
Sec. 36. "Compact", for purposes of IC 13-29-2-2 through
IC 13-29-2-7, refers to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
Compact.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-36.3
"Compensatory mitigation"
Sec. 36.3. "Compensatory mitigation", for purposes of
IC 13-18-22, means the:
(1) restoration; or
(2) creation;
of wetlands to offset or compensate for a loss of wetlands resulting
from an authorized wetland activity. Wetlands enlargement,
enhancement, and preservation may be considered compensatory
mitigation on a case-by-case basis, particularly for Class III wetlands.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.23.
IC 13-11-2-36.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-37
"Compost"
Sec. 37. "Compost", for purposes of IC 13-20-10, means the
product:
(1) produced by the process of composting vegetative matter
and other types of organic material; and
(2) that may be used:
(A) as a soil conditioner;
(B) as a cover material for a solid waste landfill; or
(C) for another use approved by the department.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-38
"Composting"
Sec. 38. (a) "Composting", for purposes of IC 13-20-9 and
IC 13-20-10, means the biological treatment process by which
microorganisms decompose the organic component of vegetative
matter and other types of organic material.
(b) "Composting", for purposes of IC 13-21, means an aerobic
degradation process by which plant and other organic wastes
decompose under controlled conditions to produce a usable product.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-38.1
"Computer"
Sec. 38.1. (a) "Computer", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-20.5, means an electronic, a magnetic, an optical, an
electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device
performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) An automated typewriter or typesetter.
(2) A portable handheld calculator or device, or other similar
device.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-38.2
"Computer monitor"
Sec. 38.2. (a) "Computer monitor", for purposes of this chapter
and IC 13-20.5, means an electronic device that is:
(1) a cathode ray tube or flat panel display; and
(2) primarily intended to display information from a central
processing unit or the Internet.
(b) The term includes a laptop computer.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-38.3
"Concentrated animal feeding operation" or "CAFO"
Sec. 38.3. "Concentrated animal feeding operation" or "CAFO",
for purposes of IC 13-18-10 and IC 13-18-20, has the meaning set
forth in 40 CFR 122.23.
As added by P.L.24-2004, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-38.5
"Conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste"
Sec. 38.5. "Conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste",
for purposes of IC 13-20-20 and IC 13-25-4, means waste generated
by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (as defined in 40
CFR 261.5).
As added by P.L.237-1999, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-39
"Confined feeding"
Sec. 39. (a) "Confined feeding", for purposes of IC 13-18-10,
means the confined feeding of animals for food, fur, or pleasure
purposes in lots, pens, ponds, sheds, or buildings where:
(1) animals are confined, fed, and maintained for at least
forty-five (45) days during any twelve (12) month period; and
(2) ground cover or vegetation is not sustained over at least fifty
percent (50%) of the animal confinement area.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A livestock market:
(A) where animals are assembled from at least two (2)
sources to be publicly auctioned or privately sold on a
commission basis; and
(B) that is under state or federal supervision.
(2) A livestock sale barn or auction market where animals are
kept for not more than ten (10) days.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.125-1997, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-40
"Confined feeding operation"
Sec. 40. "Confined feeding operation" means:
(1) any confined feeding of:
(A) at least three hundred (300) cattle;
(B) at least six hundred (600) swine or sheep;
(C) at least thirty thousand (30,000) fowl; or
(D) at least five hundred (500) horses.
(2) any animal feeding operation electing to be subject to
IC 13-18-10; or
(3) any animal feeding operation that is causing a violation of:
(A) water pollution control laws;
(B) any rules of the water pollution control board; or
(C) IC 13-18-10.
A determination by the department under this subdivision is
appealable under IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.125-1997, SEC.2;
P.L.81-2009, SEC.1; P.L.127-2009, SEC.2; P.L.189-2011, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-41
"Construction\demolition waste"
Sec. 41. (a) "Construction\demolition waste", for purposes of
IC 13-20-21, means:
(1) bricks;
(2) concrete;
(3) stone;
(4) glass;
(5) wallboard;
(6) lumber;
(7) roofing materials; and
(8) any other items;
affixed to a structure that is being constructed or demolished and
being disposed of at a waste disposal facility.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) Plumbing fixtures.
(2) Wiring.
(3) Nonasbestos insulation.
(4) Other items approved by the department.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-42
"Contaminant"
Sec. 42. "Contaminant", for purposes of environmental
management laws, means any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous
matter, or any odor, radioactive material, pollutant (as defined by the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), as in
effect on January 1, 1989), hazardous waste (as defined in the federal
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as in effect on
January 1, 1989), any constituent of a hazardous waste, or any
combination of the items described in this section, from whatever
source, that:
(1) is injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or
property;
(2) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or
property; or
(3) otherwise violates:
IC 13-11-2-43
"Contamination"
Sec. 43. "Contamination", for purposes of IC 13-18-17, refers to
the presence in groundwater of at least one (1) contaminant in a
quantity or concentration that:
(1) is injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or
property;
(2) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or
property; or
(3) otherwise violates:
(A) environmental management laws; or
(B) rules adopted under environmental management laws.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-43.5
"Control alternative"
Sec. 43.5. "Control alternative", for purposes of IC 13-18, means
any of the following measures, or any combination of the following
measures, for the control of wet weather flows in a combined sewer
system:
(1) Source controls.
(2) Collection system controls.
(3) Storage technologies.
(4) Treatment technologies.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-44
"Cost"
Sec. 44. "Cost", for purposes of IC 13-21 and as applied to a
facility or any part of a facility, includes the following:
(1) The cost of construction, modification, decommissioning,
disposal, or acquisition of the facility or any part of the facility.
(2) Financing charges.
(3) Interest before and during construction and for a reasonable
period after the construction as determined by the board of
directors.
(4) The cost of funding reserves to secure the payment of
principal and interest on bonds issued by the district.
(5) The cost of funding an operation and maintenance reserve
fund.
IC 13-11-2-45
"Cost of the works"
Sec. 45. "Cost of the works", for purposes of IC 13-26, includes
the following:
(1) The cost of acquisition or construction of the works.
(2) The cost of all property, rights, easements, and franchises
that are necessary or convenient.
(3) Interest upon bonds before and during construction or
acquisition and for a period not exceeding twenty-four (24)
months after completion of construction or acquisition of the
improvements last mentioned.
(4) Engineering and legal expenses, expenses for estimates of
cost and of revenues, and expenses for plans, specifications, and
surveys.
(5) Other expenses necessary or incident to determining the
feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative
expenses, and other expenses necessary or incident to the
financing and construction or acquisition of the works, placing
the works in operation, and the performance of the thing
required or permitted by this chapter in connection with the
works.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-46
"Council"
Sec. 46. "Council", for purposes of IC 13-13-7, refers to the
environmental quality service council established by IC 13-13-7-1,
unless the specific reference is to the legislative council.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.12-2005, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-47
"County solid waste management district" or "county district"
Sec. 47. "County solid waste management district" or "county
district", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to a solid waste
management district that consists of only one (1) county.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-47.7
"Covered entity"
Sec. 47.7. "Covered entity", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-20.5, means the following:
(1) A household.
(2) A public school.
(3) A small business.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-48
"Creditor"
Sec. 48. "Creditor", for purposes of IC 13-25-4-8, means, with
respect to a facility, a person who:
(1) has extended credit to an owner or operator of the facility;
(2) has an interest in the facility to secure an extension of
credit; or
(3) has acquired title or a right to title to the facility:
(A) upon default;
(B) at foreclosure; or
(C) in lieu of foreclosure as a result of an extension of credit
secured by an interest in the facility, unless the extension of
credit was solely for the purpose of avoiding environmental
liability.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-1998, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-49
"Damage"
Sec. 49. "Damage", for purposes of IC 13-24-2, means damage of
any kind for which liability may exist under Indiana law:
(1) resulting from;
(2) arising out of; or
(3) related to;
the discharge or threatened discharge of oil.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-50
"Decommissioning"
Sec. 50. (a) "Decommissioning", for purposes of IC 13-23, means
the removal or closure of an underground storage tank.
(b) "Decommissioning", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the
measures taken at the end of a facility's operating life to assure the
continued protection of the public from any residual radioactivity or
other potential hazards present at a facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.67-1996, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-50.5
"Degradation"
Sec. 50.5. "Degradation", for purposes of IC 13-18-3, means, with
respect to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit,
the following:
(1) With respect to an outstanding national resource water, any
new or increased discharge of a pollutant or a pollutant
parameter, except for a short term, temporary increase.
(2) With respect to an outstanding state resource water, any new
or increased discharge of a pollutant or pollutant parameter that
results in a significant lowering of water quality for that
pollutant or pollutant parameter, unless:
(A) the activity causing the increased discharge:
(i) results in an overall improvement in water quality in
the outstanding state resource water; and
(ii) meets the applicable requirements of 327 IAC 2-1-2(1)
and (2) and 327 IAC 2-1.5-4(a) and (b); or
(B) the person proposing the increased discharge undertakes
or funds a water quality improvement project in accordance
with IC 13-18-3-2(k) in the watershed of the outstanding
state resource water that:
(i) results in an overall improvement in water quality in
the outstanding state resource water; and
(ii) meets the applicable requirements of 327 IAC 2-1-2(1)
and (2) and 327 IAC 2-1.5-4(a) and (b).
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.11;
P.L.78-2009, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-51
"Department"
Sec. 51. "Department" refers to the department of environmental
management.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-52
"Department enforcement action"
Sec. 52. "Department enforcement action", for purposes of
IC 13-14-6, means an action of the department commenced under
IC 13-30-3-3.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-53
"Developer"
Sec. 53. "Developer", for purposes of IC 13-21, means a person
that:
(1) proposes to enter into or has entered into a financing
agreement with the district for financing a facility; and
(2) proposes to enter into or has entered into a separate
agreement with some other person for the use and operation of
the financed facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-54
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.37-2012, SEC.3.)
IC 13-11-2-55
"Discharge"
Sec. 55. "Discharge", for purposes of IC 13-24-2, means any
emission or spill, other than natural seepage, that is intentional or
unintentional. The term includes any of the following:
(1) Spilling.
(2) Leaking.
(3) Pumping.
(4) Pouring.
(5) Emitting.
(6) Emptying.
(7) Dumping.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-56
"Disclosure document"
Sec. 56. "Disclosure document", for purposes of IC 13-25-3,
means a document that sets forth certain information about a
property that is to be transferred.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-57
"Disposal"
Sec. 57. "Disposal", for purposes of environmental management
laws, means the:
(1) discharge;
(2) deposit;
(3) injection;
(4) spilling;
(5) leaking; or
(6) placing;
of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so
that the solid waste or hazardous waste, or any constituent of the
waste, may enter the environment, be emitted into the air, or be
discharged into any waters, including ground waters.
(b) "Disposal", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the isolation of
waste from the biosphere in a permanent facility designed for that
purpose.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-58
"District"
Sec. 58. (a) "District", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5, IC 13-20-20,
IC 13-21, and IC 13-20-22, refers to:
(1) a county solid waste management district; or
(2) a joint solid waste management district;
established under IC 13-21-3-1 or IC 13-9.5-2-1 (before its repeal).
(b) "District", for purposes of IC 13-26, refers to a regional water,
sewage, or solid waste district established under:
(1) IC 13-26;
(2) IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal on July 1, 1996); or
(3) IC 19-3-1.1 (before its repeal on April 1, 1980).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.45-1997, SEC.3;
P.L.225-2001, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-59
"District plan"
Sec. 59. "District plan", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to a
district solid waste management plan adopted or amended under
IC 13-21-5 or IC 13-9.5-4 (before its repeal).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-60
"Division"
Sec. 60. "Division", for purposes of IC 13-27, refers to the
division of pollution prevention.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-61
"Dredged material"
Sec. 61. "Dredged material", for purposes of this chapter, means
material that is dredged or excavated from an isolated wetland.
As added by P.L.52-2004, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.53.
IC 13-11-2-61.3
"Dwelling"
Sec. 61.3. "Dwelling", for purposes of this chapter, means a
building, a structure, or another enclosed space that is:
(1) permanent or temporary;
(2) movable or fixed; and
(3) an individual's home or place of lodging.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-63
"Eligible state"
Sec. 63. "Eligible state", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means a state
qualified to be a party state to the Midwest Interstate Compact on
Low-Level Radioactive Waste as provided in Article VIII of the
compact.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-64
"Emergency"
Sec. 64. "Emergency", for purposes of IC 13-20-9-4, means the
occurrence of widespread or severe damage or loss of property
resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including fire, flood,
earthquake, wind, storm, drought, or explosion.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-65
"Emergency action"
Sec. 65. "Emergency action", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, means
any action taken at or near the scene of a hazardous materials
emergency to prevent or minimize harm to:
(1) human health;
(2) property; or
(3) the environment;
from the uncontrolled release of a hazardous material.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-66
"Emergency response agency"
Sec. 66. "Emergency response agency", for purposes of
IC 13-25-6, means:
(1) the state police;
(2) the environmental response branch of the department;
(3) a police department established under IC 36-8-2-2;
(4) a fire department established under IC 36-8-2-3;
(5) any agency of a governmental entity, or any combination of
agencies of governmental entities, that provides:
(A) firefighting services;
(B) emergency rescue services; or
IC 13-11-2-66.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-66.7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-66.9
"End of life vehicle"
Sec. 66.9. (a) "End of life vehicle", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.7,
means a motor vehicle that is:
(1) sold; or
(2) otherwise conveyed;
to a motor vehicle recycler for the purpose of recycling.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-67
"Enforcement action"
Sec. 67. (a) "Enforcement action", for purposes of IC 13-20-13
and IC 13-20-14, means:
(1) a written notice of a violation or a commissioner's order
issued under IC 13-30-3;
(2) a letter identifying a violation; or
(3) a court proceeding initiated by the:
(A) department;
(B) department of homeland security;
(C) state; or
(D) federal government;
under an environmental protection law or other law concerning
public health, safety, or the environment.
(b) "Enforcement action", for purposes of IC 13-25-5, means:
(1) a written notice of violation issued under IC 13-30-3-3,
IC 13-30-3-4, or IC 13-7-11-2 (before its repeal) that requires or
involves the removal or remediation of petroleum or a
hazardous substance;
(2) another written notice that requires the removal or
remediation of petroleum or a hazardous substance and that is:
(A) issued under:
(i) IC 4-21.5-3-6;
(ii) IC 4-21.5-3-8; or
(iii) IC 4-21.5-4; or
IC 13-11-2-68
"Environmental audit"
Sec. 68. "Environmental audit", for purposes of IC 13-28-4, means
a voluntary, an internal, and a comprehensive evaluation of:
(1) a facility or an activity at a facility regulated under:
(A) this title;
(B) a rule or standard adopted under this title;
(C) any determination, permit, or order made or issued by
the commissioner under this title; or
(D) federal law; or
(2) management systems related to a facility or an activity;
that is designed to identify and prevent noncompliance with laws and
improve compliance with laws, and that is conducted by an owner or
operator of a facility or is an activity by an employee of the owner or
operator or by an independent contractor.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-69
"Environmental audit report"
Sec. 69. "Environmental audit report", for purposes of IC 13-28-4,
means a set of documents prepared as a result of an environmental
audit and labeled "Environmental Audit Report; Privileged
Document" that:
(1) includes:
(A) field notes;
(B) records of observations;
(C) findings;
(D) opinions;
(E) suggestions;
(F) conclusions;
(G) drafts;
(H) memoranda;
(I) drawings;
(J) photographs;
(K) computer generated or electronically recorded
information;
(L) maps;
(M) charts;
(N) graphs; and
(O) surveys;
collected or developed for the primary purpose of preparing an
environmental audit; and
(2) includes, when completed, the following three (3)
components:
IC 13-11-2-70
"Environmental defect"
Sec. 70. (a) "Environmental defect", for purposes of IC 13-25-3,
means an environmentally related commission, omission, activity, or
condition that meets at least one (1) of the following conditions:
(1) Constitutes a material violation of an environmental:
(A) statute;
(B) regulation; or
(C) ordinance.
(2) Would require remedial activity under an environmental:
(A) statute;
(B) regulation; or
(C) ordinance.
(3) Presents a substantial endangerment to at least one (1) of the
following:
(A) The public health.
(B) The public welfare.
(C) The environment.
(4) Would have a material, adverse effect on the market value
of the property or of an abutting property.
(5) Would prevent or materially interfere with another party's
ability to obtain a permit or license that is required under an
environmental:
(A) statute;
(B) regulation; or
(C) ordinance;
to operate the property or a facility or process on the property.
(b) The term does not include a condition that is the subject of a
voluntary remediation that received a certificate of completion from
the department under IC 13-25-5-16.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-70.3
"Environmental legal action"
Sec. 70.3. "Environmental legal action", for purposes of
IC 13-30-9, means any legal action brought to recover reasonable
costs associated with a removal or remedial action involving a
hazardous substance or petroleum released into the surface or
subsurface soil or groundwater that poses a risk to human health and
the environment.
As added by P.L.59-1997, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-71
"Environmental management laws"
Sec. 71. "Environmental management laws" refers to the
following:
(1) IC 13-12-2 and IC 13-12-3.
(2) IC 13-13.
(3) IC 13-14.
(4) IC 13-15.
(5) IC 13-16.
(6) IC 13-17-3-15, IC 13-17-8-10, IC 13-17-10, and
IC 13-17-11.
(7) IC 13-18-10, IC 13-18-10.5, IC 13-18-12, IC 13-18-13-31,
and IC 13-18-15 through IC 13-18-20.
(8) IC 13-19-1, IC 13-19-4, and IC 13-19-5-17.
(9) IC 13-20-1, IC 13-20-2, IC 13-20-4 through IC 13-20-15,
IC 13-20-17.7, IC 13-20-19 through IC 13-20-21, and
IC 13-20-22-21.
(10) IC 13-22.
(11) IC 13-23.
(12) IC 13-24.
(13) IC 13-25-1 through IC 13-25-5.
(14) IC 13-27-8.
(15) IC 13-30, except IC 13-30-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.62;
P.L.100-2006, SEC.4; P.L.170-2006, SEC.5; P.L.137-2007, SEC.5;
P.L.127-2009, SEC.3; P.L.189-2011, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-71.2
"Environmental restrictive ordinance"
Sec. 71.2. "Environmental restrictive ordinance" means, with
respect to land, any ordinance that:
(1) is adopted by a municipal corporation (as defined in
IC 36-1-2-10); and
(2) seeks to control the use of groundwater in a manner and to
a degree that protects human health and the environment against
unacceptable exposure to a release of hazardous substances or
petroleum, or both.
As added by P.L.78-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-72
"Environmental wastes"
Sec. 72. "Environmental wastes", for purposes of IC 13-27, means
all environmental pollutants, wastes, discharges, and emissions,
regardless of:
(1) whether or how they are regulated; and
(2) whether they are released to the general environment or the
workplace environment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.4;
P.L.37-2012, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-72.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.78-2009, SEC.28.)
IC 13-11-2-73
"Excess liability fund"
Sec. 73. "Excess liability fund", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers
to the underground petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund
established by IC 13-23-7-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1996, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-74
"Executive"
Sec. 74. "Executive" means the:
(1) board of commissioners of a county not having a
consolidated city;
(2) mayor of the consolidated city, for a county having a
consolidated city;
(3) mayor of a city; or
(4) president of the town council of a town.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-74.5
"Exempt isolated wetland"
Sec. 74.5. (a) "Exempt isolated wetland", for purposes of IC 13-18
and environmental management laws, means an isolated wetland
that:
(1) is a voluntarily created wetland unless:
(A) the wetland is approved by the department for
compensatory mitigation purposes in accordance with a
permit issued under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or
IC 13-18-22;
(B) the wetland is reclassified as a state regulated wetland
under IC 13-18-22-6(e); or
(C) the owner of the wetland declares, by a written
instrument:
(i) recorded in the office of the recorder of the county or
counties in which the wetland is located; and
(ii) filed with the department;
that the wetland is to be considered in all respects to be a
state regulated wetland;
(2) exists as an incidental feature in or on:
(A) a residential lawn;
the exemption described in subsection (a)(5) but for the
limitation of this subsection.
(d) The total acreage of Class II wetlands on a tract to which the
exemption described in subsection (a)(6) may apply is limited to the
larger of:
(1) the acreage of the largest individual isolated wetland on the
tract that qualifies for the exemption described in subsection
(a)(6); and
(2) thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the
cumulative acreage of all individual isolated wetlands on the
tract that would qualify for the exemption described in
subsection (a)(6) but for the limitation of this subsection.
(e) An isolated wetland described in subsection (a)(5) or (a)(6)
does not include an isolated wetland on a tract that contains more
than one (1) of the same class of wetland until the owner of the tract
notifies the department that the owner has selected the isolated
wetland to be an exempt isolated wetland under subsection (a)(5) or
(a)(6) consistent with the applicable limitations described in
subsections (c) and (d).
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.52-2004,
SEC.3; P.L.241-2005, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-75
"Exposure assessment"
Sec. 75. "Exposure assessment", for purposes of IC 13-23, means
an assessment to determine the extent of exposure, or potential for
exposure, of individuals to any regulated substance from a release
from an underground storage tank based on factors such as the
following:
(1) The nature and extent of contamination and the existence of
or potential for pathways of human exposure, including ground
or surface water contamination, air emissions, and food chain
contamination.
(2) The size of the community within the likely pathway of
exposure.
(3) The comparison of expected human exposure levels to the
short term and long term health effects associated with
identified contaminants and any available recommended
exposure or tolerance limits for those contaminants.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-76
"Extremely hazardous substance"
Sec. 76. "Extremely hazardous substance", for purposes of
IC 13-25-2, has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 11049.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-77
"Facility"
Sec. 77. (a) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-15-1-3, means a
structure or an area of land used for the disposal, treatment, storage,
recovery, processing, or transferring of solid waste, hazardous waste,
or atomic radiation. The term includes the following:
(1) A hazardous waste facility.
(2) An incinerator.
(3) A solid waste landfill.
(4) A transfer station.
(b) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-17-7, means a single
structure, piece of equipment, installation, or operation that:
(1) emits; or
(2) has the potential to emit;
a regulated air pollutant.
(c) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-18-5, means a building, a
structure, equipment, or other stationary item that is located on:
(1) a single site; or
(2) contiguous or adjacent sites that are owned by, operated by,
or under common control of the same person.
(d) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-21, means a facility, a plant,
a works, a system, a building, a structure, an improvement,
machinery, equipment, a fixture, or other real or personal property of
any nature that is to be used, occupied, or employed for the
collection, storage, separation, processing, recovery, treatment,
marketing, transfer, or disposal of solid waste.
(e) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-25-2, means all buildings,
equipment, structures, and other stationary items that are:
(1) located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites;
and
(2) owned or operated by:
(A) the same person; or
(B) any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with the same person.
For purposes of IC 13-25-2-6, the term includes motor vehicles,
rolling stock, and aircraft.
(f) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, has the meaning set
forth in 42 U.S.C. 9601(9).
(g) "Facility", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means a parcel of land
or site, together with the structures, equipment, and improvements on
or appurtenant to the land or site, which is used or is being developed
for the treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2007, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-78
"Federal permit"
Sec. 78. "Federal permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to
a NPDES permit issued to a federally owned facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-79
"Federal Water Pollution Control Act"
Sec. 79. "Federal Water Pollution Control Act", for purposes of:
IC 13-11-2-79.5
"Fertilizer material"
Sec. 79.5. "Fertilizer material", for purposes of IC 13-18-4-5, has
the meaning set forth in IC 15-16-2-11.
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-80
"FESOP"
Sec. 80. "FESOP", for purposes of IC 13-17-7, means a federally
enforceable state operating permit issued to a source that would
require a Title V operating permit but due to a federally enforceable
operating restriction has potential emissions less than the amount that
would require a Title V operating permit.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-81
"Fiduciary"
Sec. 81. (a) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-23-13:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a
bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an
indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar
financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of
interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or
other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in
the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the
capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a
trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the
primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a
trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary
estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1)
estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person;
or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of an
underground storage tank with the objective purpose of
avoiding liability of the person or another person.
(b) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-24-1:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a
bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an
indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar
financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of
interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or
other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in
the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the
capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a
trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the
primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a
trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary
estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1)
estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person;
or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of a
petroleum facility with the purpose of avoiding liability of
the person or of another person.
(c) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-25-4:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a
bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an
indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar
financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of
interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or
other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in
the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the
capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a
trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the
primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a
trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary
estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1)
estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person;
or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of a vessel
or facility with the objective purpose of avoiding liability of
the person or of another person.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-1998, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-81.5
"Fiduciary capacity"
Sec. 81.5. (a) "Fiduciary capacity", for purposes of IC 13-23-13,
means the capacity of a person in holding title to an underground
storage tank pursuant to the exercise of the responsibilities of the
person as a fiduciary.
(b) "Fiduciary capacity", for purposes of IC 13-24-1, means the
capacity of a person in holding title to a petroleum facility pursuant
to the exercise of the responsibilities of the person as a fiduciary.
(c) "Fiduciary capacity", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means the
capacity of a person in holding title to a vessel or facility pursuant to
the exercise of the responsibilities of the person as a fiduciary.
As added by P.L.90-1998, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-82
"Final disposal facility"
Sec. 82. (a) "Final disposal facility", for purposes of IC 13-20-3,
IC 13-20-5, IC 13-20-22, and IC 13-21, means any of the following:
(1) A landfill.
(2) An incinerator.
(3) A waste-to-energy facility.
(b) The term does not include a transfer station.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.45.
IC 13-11-2-83
"Financial assistance agreement"
Sec. 83. (a) "Financial assistance agreement", for purposes of
IC 13-18-13, refers to an agreement between:
(1) the Indiana finance authority; and
(2) a participant under IC 13-18-13;
establishing the terms and conditions of a loan or other financial
assistance, including forgiveness of principal if allowed under
federal law, by the state to the participant under that chapter.
(b) "Financial assistance agreement", for purposes of IC 13-19-5,
means an agreement between the authority and a political subdivision
that:
(1) is approved by the budget agency; and
(2) establishes the terms and conditions of a loan or other
financial assistance by the state to the political subdivision.
(c) "Financial assistance agreement", for purposes of IC 13-18-21,
refers to an agreement between:
(1) the Indiana finance authority; and
(2) a participant under IC 13-18-21;
establishing the terms and conditions of a loan or other financial
assistance, including forgiveness of principal if allowed under
federal law, by the state to the participant under IC 13-18-21.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.7;
P.L.126-1997, SEC.1; P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.12; P.L.132-1999,
SEC.4; P.L.235-2005, SEC.127.
IC 13-11-2-84
"Financial assurance board"
Sec. 84. "Financial assurance board", for purposes of IC 13-23,
refers to the underground petroleum storage tank financial assurance
board.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-84.5
"Financial or administrative function"
Sec. 84.5. "Financial or administrative function", for purposes of
sections 151.2, 151.3, and 151.4 of this chapter, IC 13-23-13-14,
IC 13-24-1-10, and IC 13-25-4-8.2, includes a function such as that
of:
(1) a credit manager;
(2) an accounts payable officer;
(3) an accounts receivable officer;
(4) a personnel manager;
(5) a comptroller; or
(6) a chief financial officer or a similar function.
As added by P.L.97-2004, SEC.58.
IC 13-11-2-85
"Financial agreement"
Sec. 85. "Financing agreement", for purposes of IC 13-21,
includes an agreement between a district and a developer, between
a developer and a user, or among a district, developer, and user
concerning:
(1) payments to the district under the agreement; and
(2) any of the following:
(A) The financing of facilities.
(B) The title to facilities.
IC 13-11-2-85.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.97-2004, SEC.133.)
IC 13-11-2-85.6
"Foreclosure"
Sec. 85.6. "Foreclosure", for purposes of sections 148(e)(2),
150(c), and 151(e) of this chapter, means the acquisition of a vessel
or facility for purposes of IC 13-25-4-8(c), an underground storage
tank for purposes of IC 13-23-13, or a petroleum facility for purposes
of IC 13-24-1 through any of the following:
(1) If the vessel or facility, underground storage tank, or
petroleum facility was security for an extension of credit
previously contracted:
(A) purchase at sale under a judgment or decree, power of
sale, or nonjudicial foreclosure;
(B) a deed in lieu of foreclosure or a similar conveyance
from a trustee; or
(C) repossession.
(2) Conveyance under an extension of credit previously
contracted, including the termination of a lease agreement.
(3) Any other formal or informal manner by which the person
acquires, for subsequent disposition, title to or possession of a
vessel or facility, underground storage tank, or petroleum
facility in order to protect the security interest of the person.
As added by P.L.159-2011, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-85.7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.1-2006, SEC.588.)
IC 13-11-2-86
"Fiscal body"
Sec. 86. "Fiscal body" means:
(1) the county council, for a county not having a consolidated
city;
(2) the city-county council of a consolidated city and county;
(3) the common council of a city;
(4) the town council of a town;
(5) the township board of a township; or
(6) the board of directors of a conservancy district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-87
"Fund"
Sec. 87. (a) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-14-12, refers to the
environmental management special fund.
IC 13-11-2-88
"Garbage"
Sec. 88. "Garbage", for purposes of environmental management
laws, means all putrescible animal solid, vegetable solid, and
semisolid wastes resulting from the:
(1) processing;
(2) handling;
(3) preparation;
IC 13-11-2-89
"Generator"
Sec. 89. (a) "Generator", for purposes of IC 13-22-12, means a
person that, during the preceding year, generated hazardous waste in
quantities greater than:
(1) one thousand (1,000) kilograms of hazardous waste; or
(2) one (1) kilogram of acutely toxic waste in any month.
(b) "Generator", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means a person who
produces or possesses low-level radioactive waste in the course of or
incident to manufacturing, power generation, processing, medical
diagnosis and treatment, research, or other industrial or commercial
activity and who, to the extent required by law, is licensed by the
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or a party state to
produce or possess such waste. The term does not include a person
who provides a service by arranging for the collection,
transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of wastes generated
outside the region.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-90
"Governmental entity"
Sec. 90. "Governmental entity", for purposes of IC 13-18-3 and
IC 13-25-6, means the state or a political subdivision.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.78-2009, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-91
"Grantee"
Sec. 91. "Grantee", for purposes of IC 13-20-20, means a person
that receives a grant under IC 13-20-20.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-92
"Groundwater monitoring well"
Sec. 92. "Groundwater monitoring well", for purposes of
IC 13-20-21 and IC 13-22-12, means a device required by a permit
condition or applicable rule to monitor the quality of groundwater
during a twelve (12) month period.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-93
"Guarantor"
Sec. 93. (a) "Guarantor", for purposes of IC 13-22-8, means a
person, other than the owner or operator of a hazardous waste
facility, who provides evidence of financial responsibility for the
owner or operator under IC 13-22-8.
(b) "Guarantor", for purposes of IC 13-23-4-6, means any person,
other than the owner or operator of an underground storage tank,
who provides evidence of financial responsibility for an owner or
operator under:
(1) IC 13-23-4-1 or IC 13-23-4-2; and
(2) the rules adopted under IC 13-23-1-2(c)(6).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-94
"Hazardous chemical"
Sec. 94. "Hazardous chemical", for purposes of IC 13-25-2, has
the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 11021(e).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-95
"Hazardous household product"
Sec. 95. "Hazardous household product", for purposes of
IC 13-20-20, means a household product that:
(1) may cause serious injury or death when introduced into or
upon the body of a living human because the product is:
(A) a poison;
(B) toxic;
(C) corrosive;
(D) an irritant;
(E) flammable; or
(F) radioactive; or
(2) generates pressure through:
(A) decomposition;
(B) heat; or
(C) other means;
during a customary or reasonably anticipated handling or use.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-96
"Hazardous material"
Sec. 96. (a) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-18-5,
means any of the following:
(1) A hazardous chemical (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11021(e), as
in effect on January 1, 1990).
(2) A hazardous waste.
(3) A hazardous substance (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(14),
as in effect on January 1, 1990).
(4) A substance that is on the list of extremely hazardous
substances published by the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. 11002(a)(2).
(5) A material that is identified by the water pollution control
board as potentially harmful to surface water or groundwater if
accidentally released from a storage or handling facility.
(b) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, means a
material or waste that has been determined to be hazardous or
potentially hazardous to human health, to property, or to the
environment by:
(1) the United States:
(A) Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(C) Department of Transportation; or
(D) Occupational Safety and Health Administration; or
(2) the solid waste management board.
The term includes all of the hazardous materials identified in 49 CFR
172.101.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-97
"Hazardous materials emergency"
Sec. 97. "Hazardous materials emergency", for purposes of
IC 13-25-6, means an occurrence that:
(1) involves the uncontrolled release or imminent uncontrolled
release of a hazardous material into the environment; and
(2) creates the possibility of harm to:
(A) human health;
(B) property; or
(C) the environment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-98
"Hazardous substance"
Sec. 98. "Hazardous substance", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-19-5;
(2) IC 13-25-4; and
(3) IC 13-25-5;
has the meaning set forth in Section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C.
9601). The term includes any substance that the solid waste
management board determines to be hazardous under environmental
management laws.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-99
"Hazardous waste"
Sec. 99. (a) "Hazardous waste", for purposes of section 96(a) of
this chapter, IC 13-19, and environmental management laws, means
a solid waste or combination of solid wastes that, because of its
quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious
characteristics, may:
(1) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in:
(A) mortality;
(B) serious irreversible illness; or
(C) incapacitating reversible illness; or
(2) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to:
(A) human health; or
IC 13-11-2-100
"Hazardous waste facility"
Sec. 100. "Hazardous waste facility", for purposes of
environmental management laws, means a plant or site where
hazardous waste is subjected to treatment, storage, or disposal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-101
"Hazardous waste landfill"
Sec. 101. "Hazardous waste landfill", for purposes of IC 13-22-9,
means a hazardous waste disposal facility at which hazardous waste
is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended
place of final location.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-102
"High level radioactive waste"
Sec. 102. "High level radioactive waste", for purposes of
IC 13-22-10, has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the federal
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101), as in effect on
January 1, 1987.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-102.6
"Host agreement"
Sec. 102.6. "Host agreement", for purposes of IC 13-20-23, means
a valid and enforceable agreement entered into between a county and
another person for the payment of a disposal fee in exchange for the
county's permission to construct or operate a landfill.
As added by P.L.133-1998, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-103
"Host state"
Sec. 103. "Host state", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means any
state which is designated by the Midwest Interstate Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Commission to host a regional facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-103.9
"Household"
Sec. 103.9. "Household", for purposes of section 47.7 of this
chapter and IC 13-20.5, means the occupants of a dwelling located
in Indiana who use a video display device at the dwelling primarily
for personal use or home office use.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.11.
IC 13-11-2-104
"Household hazardous waste"
Sec. 104. "Household hazardous waste", for purposes of
IC 13-20-20 and IC 13-21, means hazardous waste generated by
households.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1999, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-104.5
"Hulk crusher"
Sec. 104.5. (a) "Hulk crusher", for purposes of this chapter, means
an enterprise that engages in the business of handling and flattening,
compacting, or otherwise demolishing motor vehicles or their
remains for economical delivery to a scrap metal processor or other
appropriate facility.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-105
"Incidental concentration of PCB"
Sec. 105. "Incidental concentrations of PCB", for purposes of
IC 13-20-15-3, means concentrations of PCB that are beyond the
control of the person and that are not the result of the person:
(1) exposing the:
(A) item;
(B) product; or
(C) material;
to concentrations of PCB;
(2) failing to take reasonable measures to rid the:
(A) item;
(B) product; or
(C) material;
of concentrations of PCB; or
(3) failing to use a reasonable substitute for the:
(A) item;
(B) product; or
(C) material;
for which the exemption is sought.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-106
"Incinerator"
Sec. 106. "Incinerator", for purposes of IC 13-21 and
environmental management laws, means an engineered apparatus
designed for the burning of solid waste under the effect of controls
on the following:
(1) Temperature.
(2) Retention time.
(3) Air.
(4) Other combustion factors.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-107
"Includes"
Sec. 107. "Includes" means includes but is not limited to.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-108
"Industrial permit"
Sec. 108. "Industrial permit", for purposes of IC 13-14-8-11.6 and
IC 13-18-20, refers to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit other than a permit issued to any of the
following:
(1) a municipal facility;
(2) a state facility;
(3) a federal facility;
(4) a semipublic facility;
(5) a public water system facility; or
(6) a facility for storm water discharge.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.72-1999, SEC.1;
P.L.184-2002, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-109
"Industrial pretreatment permit"
Sec. 109. "Industrial pretreatment permit", for purposes of
IC 13-18-20, refers to a permit issued by the state to an industry
discharging to a publicly owned treatment works that:
(1) meets the criteria in 327 IAC 5-13-2(f); and
(2) has been approved by the commissioner in accordance with
327 IAC 5-13-4.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-109.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.218-2001, SEC.11.)
IC 13-11-2-110
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.37-2012, SEC.5.)
IC 13-11-2-111
"Intentionally introduced"
Sec. 111. "Intentionally introduced", for purposes of IC 13-20-17,
means any time that mercury is present in a battery, unless the
mercury is only incidentally present in other materials in the battery.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-112
"Interstate agency"
Sec. 112. "Interstate agency", for purposes of IC 13-18-2, means
an agency of at least two (2) states having powers or duties
pertaining to the abatement of water pollution.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-112.5
"Isolated wetland"
Sec. 112.5. "Isolated wetland", for purposes of IC 13-18, is a
wetland that is not subject to regulation under Section 404(a) of the
Clean Water Act.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.25.
IC 13-11-2-113
"Joint solid waste management district" or "joint district"
Sec. 113. "Joint solid waste management district" or "joint
district", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to a solid waste
management district that consists of at least two (2) counties.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-113.5
"Knee of the curve"
Sec. 113.5. "Knee of the curve", for purposes of IC 13-18, means
the point where the incremental change in the cost of the control
alternative per change in performance of the control alternative
changes most rapidly.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-114
"Land application"
Sec. 114. "Land application", for purposes of IC 13-18-12, means
the disposal of wastewater by burial or incorporation into the soil.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-114.2
"Land application operation"
Sec. 114.2. "Land application operation", for purposes of
IC 13-19-3, means an operation in which sludge, waste products, or
wastewater generated by industrial, municipal, or semipublic
facilities are disposed of by application upon or incorporation into
the soil. The term does not include the operation of a landfill or an
open dump.
As added by P.L.30-1999, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-115
"Land disposal"
Sec. 115. "Land disposal", for purposes of IC 13-22-12, includes
the following:
(1) Interim status and permitted hazardous waste landfills.
(2) Interim status and permitted hazardous waste surface
impoundments.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-115.5
"Land trust"
Sec. 115.5. "Land trust", for purposes of IC 13-25-3, means a trust
that is established under terms providing that:
(1) the trustee holds legal or equitable title to property;
(2) the beneficiary has the power to manage the trust property,
including the power to direct the trustee to sell the property; and
(3) the trustee may sell the trust property:
(A) only at the direction of the beneficiary or other person;
or
(B) after a time stipulated in the terms of the trust.
As added by P.L.97-2004, SEC.59.
IC 13-11-2-116
"Landfill"
Sec. 116. (a) "Landfill", for purposes of IC 13-20-2, IC 13-20-24,
and IC 13-20.5, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid
waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an
intended place of final location.
(b) "Landfill", for purposes of section 114.2 of this chapter and
IC 13-20-11, means a facility operated under a permit issued under
IC 13-15-3 or IC 13-7-10 (before its repeal) at which solid waste is
disposed of by placement on or under the surface of the ground.
(c) "Landfill", for purposes of section 82 of this chapter and
IC 13-21, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid waste
is deposited on or in the ground as an intended place of final
location. The term does not include the following:
(1) A site that is devoted solely to receiving one (1) or more of
the following:
(A) Fill dirt.
(B) Vegetative matter subject to disposal as a result of:
(i) landscaping;
(ii) yard maintenance;
(iii) land clearing; or
(iv) any combination of activities referred to in this clause.
(2) A facility receiving waste that is regulated under the
following:
(A) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8.
(B) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.46;
P.L.133-1998, SEC.4; P.L.30-1999, SEC.2; P.L.14-2000, SEC.34;
P.L.97-2004, SEC.60; P.L.131-2006, SEC.2; P.L.178-2009, SEC.12.
IC 13-11-2-118.3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-118.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-119
"Lender"
Sec. 119. (a) "Lender", for purposes of IC 13-23-13, means any of
the following:
(1) An insured depository institution (as defined in Section 3 of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)).
(2) An insured credit union (as defined in Section 101 of the
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752)).
(3) A bank or association chartered under the Farm Credit Act
of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.).
(4) A leasing or trust company that is an affiliate of an insured
depository institution.
(5) A person (including a successor or assignee of the person)
that:
(A) makes a bona fide extension of credit to; or
(B) takes or acquires a security interest from;
a nonaffiliated person.
(6) The Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corporation, or an entity that buys or sells loans or
interests in loans in a bona fide manner.
(7) A person that:
(A) insures or guarantees against a default in the repayment
of an extension of credit; or
(B) acts as a surety with respect to an extension of credit;
to a nonaffiliated person.
(8) A person that provides title insurance and that acquires an
underground storage tank as a result of assignment or
conveyance in the course of underwriting claims and claims
settlement.
IC 13-11-2-120
"Local emergency planning committee"
Sec. 120. "Local emergency planning committee", for purposes of
IC 13-25-1, refers to a committee established under Title III of
SARA for a local emergency planning district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-120.5
"Long term control plan"
Sec. 120.5. "Long term control plan", for purposes of section 31.5
of this chapter, IC 13-14-9-14, and IC 13-18, means a plan that:
(1) is consistent with the federal Combined Sewer Overflow
Control Policy (59 Fed. Reg. 18688);
(2) is developed in accordance with the recommendations set
forth in Combined Sewer Overflows Guidance for Long-Term
Control Plan (EPA 832B95002);
(3) describes changes and improvements to be made to a
combined sewer system or to a publicly owned wastewater
treatment plant for the purpose of meeting the requirements of
the federal Clean Water Act and state law;
(4) is developed with public participation using a process that
is designed to promote active involvement by the affected
public, through opportunities to provide in the decision making
to select long term control alternatives:
(A) information;
(B) opinions; and
(C) comments;
(5) is submitted to the department for approval; and
(6) does the following:
(A) Uses characterization, monitoring, and modeling of the
combined sewer system to determine:
(i) the response of the combined sewer system to various
precipitation events;
(ii) the characteristics of overflows from the combined
sewer system; and
(iii) the water quality impacts that result from overflows
from the combined sewer system.
(B) Considers the impact of combined sewer overflows on
sensitive areas and gives highest priority to controlling
overflows in those areas.
IC 13-11-2-121
"Low level radioactive waste"
Sec. 121. (a) "Low level radioactive waste", for purposes of
IC 13-22-10, means radioactive material that:
(1) is not:
(A) high level radioactive waste;
(B) spent nuclear fuel; or
(C) byproduct material; and
(2) is classified by the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, in accordance with law, as low level radioactive
waste.
(b) "Low-level radioactive waste" or "waste", for purposes of
IC 13-29-1, means radioactive waste not classified as high-level
radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct
material as defined in Section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-122
"Major modification"
Sec. 122. "Major modification", for purposes of IC 13-15-4, when
applied to a solid waste permit, means any change in a permitted
solid waste facility that would:
(1) increase the facility's permitted capacity to process or
dispose of solid waste by the lesser of:
(A) more than ten percent (10%); or
(B) five hundred thousand (500,000) cubic yards; or
(2) change the permitted footprint of the landfill by more than
one (1) acre.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-123
"Major permit"
Sec. 123. "Major permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to
a NPDES permit:
(1) as classified by the Region V Regional Administrator of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency and the
commissioner; and
(2) as set forth in the Major Dischargers List developed by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency and the
department in the "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of
Indiana and EPA Region V" dated July 22, 1977.
As added by P.L.1-1966, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-124
"Management plan"
Sec. 124. "Management plan", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means
the plan adopted by the commission for the storage, transportation,
treatment, and disposal of waste within the region.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-125
"Manifest"
Sec. 125. "Manifest", for purposes of environmental management
laws except IC 13-20-4-7, means the form used for identifying the:
(1) quantity;
(2) composition; and
(3) origin, routing, and destination;
of hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of
generation to the point of disposal, treatment, or storage.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-126
"Manufacturer"
Sec. 126. (a) "Manufacturer", for purposes of IC 13-20-16, means
a person who is engaged in the business of making lead acid
batteries:
(1) in Indiana; or
(2) for sale in Indiana.
(b) "Manufacturer", for purposes of sections 179.9, 180.1, 195.7,
and 245.4 of this chapter and IC 13-20.5, means a person that:
(1) manufactures video display devices to be sold under the
person's own brand or a brand the person licenses as identified
by the person's own brand label or the brand label the person
licenses;
(2) sells video display devices manufactured by others under the
person's own brand or a brand the person licenses as identified
by the person's own brand label or the brand label the person
licenses; or
(3) assumes the responsibilities and obligations of a
manufacturer under IC 13-20.5.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.6;
P.L.225-2001, SEC.3; P.L.178-2009, SEC.13; P.L.37-2012, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-126.5
"Manure"
Sec. 126.5. "Manure" means the following:
(1) Liquid or solid animal excreta.
(2) Waste liquid generated at a livestock or poultry production
area, including the following:
(A) Excess drinking water.
(B) Cleanup water.
(C) Contaminated livestock truck or trailer washwater.
(D) Milking parlor wastewater.
(E) Milk house washwater.
(F) Egg washwater.
(G) Silage leachate.
(3) Any precipitation or surface water that has come into
contact with the following:
(A) Liquid or solid animal excreta.
(B) Used bedding.
(C) Litter.
(D) Liquid described in subdivision (4).
(4) Any other materials generated at a livestock or poultry
production area commingled with the materials listed in
subdivisions (1) through (3).
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-127
"Mass balance calculation"
Sec. 127. "Mass balance calculation", for purposes of IC 13-27,
means a determination of the annual quantities of each toxic material
that is:
(1) transported to;
(2) produced at;
(3) used at;
(4) accumulated or stored at;
(5) released from; or
(6) transported from;
a business or manufacturing facility as a waste or pollutant, as a
commercial product or byproduct, in a commercial product or
byproduct, or as a component of a commercial product or byproduct,
based upon an analysis of each process or operation at the business
or manufacturing facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.7;
P.L.37-2012, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-128
"Material safety data sheet"
Sec. 128. "Material safety data sheet", for purposes of
IC 13-20-17.5 and IC 13-25-2, has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C.
11049.
IC 13-11-2-128.3
"Mercury-added novelty"
Sec. 128.3. "Mercury-added novelty", for purposes of
IC 13-20-17.5, means a mercury-added product intended mainly for
personal or household enjoyment or adornment, including:
(1) items intended for use as practical jokes;
(2) figurines;
(3) adornments;
(4) toys;
(5) games;
(6) cards;
(7) ornaments;
(8) yard statues and figurines;
(9) candles;
(10) jewelry;
(11) holiday decorations; and
(12) footwear and other items of apparel.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-128.5
"Mercury-added product"
Sec. 128.5. (a) "Mercury-added product", for purposes of this
chapter and IC 13-20-17.5, means:
(1) a product that contains:
(A) elemental mercury;
(B) metallic mercury in an alloy;
(C) inorganic mercury salt; or
(D) organic mercury;
intentionally added by the manufacturer in order to provide a
specific characteristic, appearance, or quality to the product or
to perform a specific beneficial function for the product; or
(2) a product with a component that meets the criteria of
subdivision (1).
(b) "Mercury-added product" does not include:
(1) a product in which mercury is a residue from the intentional
use of mercury in the manufacturing process, if the mercury
residue does not:
(A) provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality
to the product; or
(B) perform a specific beneficial function for the product; or
(2) a mercury commodity.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-128.6
"Mercury commodity"
Sec. 128.6. "Mercury commodity", for purposes of this chapter
and IC 13-20-17.5, means a product that consists of only mercury
and its container (such as a container of mercury that is opened and
from which mercury is put into a mercury-added product) if the
mercury is not performing a specific beneficial function for the
product.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-128.7
"Mercury fever thermometer"
Sec. 128.7. "Mercury fever thermometer", for purposes of
IC 13-20-17.5, means a mercury-added product that:
(1) is a thermometer or another medical or scientific instrument;
and
(2) is used for measuring body temperature.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.8.
IC 13-11-2-128.8
"Mercury switch"
Sec. 128.8. (a) "Mercury switch", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.7,
means a convenience light switch that:
(1) is located in the hood or trunk lid of a motor vehicle; and
(2) contains mercury.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-129
"MGD"
Sec. 129. "MGD" refers to millions of gallons per day.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-129.6
"Military base"
Sec. 129.6. "Military base", for purposes of IC 13-15-3-1.3, means
a United States or an Indiana government military installation that:
(1) has an area of at least sixty thousand (60,000) acres and is
used for the design, construction, maintenance, and testing of
electronic devices and ordnance;
(2) has an area of at least nine hundred (900) acres and serves
as an urban training center for military units, civilian personnel,
and first responders; or
(3) has an area of at least five thousand (5,000) acres and serves
as a joint training center for active and reserve components of
the armed forces of the United States.
As added by P.L.5-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.180-2006, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-130
"Minor permit"
Sec. 130. "Minor permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to
a NPDES permit that is not a major permit.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-130.2
"Motor vehicle manufacturer"
Sec. 130.2. (a) "Motor vehicle manufacturer", for purposes of this
chapter, means a person that is engaged in the business of
manufacturing or assembling new motor vehicles for sale to any of
the following:
(1) Dealers.
(2) Wholesale dealers.
(3) Distributors.
(4) The general public.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-130.3
"Motor vehicle recycler"
Sec. 130.3. (a) "Motor vehicle recycler", for purposes of
IC 13-20-17.7, means any of the following:
(1) An automotive salvage recycler.
(2) An automobile scrapyard.
(3) A hulk crusher.
(4) A scrap metal processor.
(5) A vehicle disposal facility.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-130.5
"Periodic vehicle inspection program"
Sec. 130.5. "Periodic vehicle inspection program", for purposes
of IC 13-17-5, means a program requiring a motor vehicle registered
in a county to undergo a periodic test of emission characteristics and
be repaired and retested if the motor vehicle fails the emissions test.
The term includes entering into and managing contracts for
inspection stations.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.26.
IC 13-11-2-131
"Multimedia"
Sec. 131. "Multimedia", for purposes of IC 13-27, refers to:
(1) air;
IC 13-11-2-132
"Municipal permit"
Sec. 132. "Municipal permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers
to a NPDES permit issued to any of the following:
(1) A publicly owned treatment works (as defined in 33 U.S.C.
1292(2)) that is not state owned.
(2) A conservancy district (as defined in IC 14-8-2-72(3)).
(3) A regional water, sewage, and solid waste district.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-133
"Municipal waste"
Sec. 133. (a) "Municipal waste", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-20-4;
(2) IC 13-20-6;
(3) IC 13-20-21;
(4) IC 13-20-23;
(5) IC 13-20.5-10;
(6) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8; and
(7) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14;
means any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste, and
other similar material resulting from the operation of residential,
municipal, commercial, or institutional establishments and
community activities.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Hazardous waste regulated under:
(A) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8 and IC 13-22-13 through
IC 13-22-14; or
(B) the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), as in effect on January 1, 1990.
(2) Infectious waste (as defined in IC 16-41-16-4).
(3) Wastes that result from the combustion of coal and that are
referred to in IC 13-19-3-3.
(4) Materials that are being transported to a facility for
reprocessing or reuse.
(c) As used in subsection (b)(4), "reprocessing or reuse" does not
include either of the following:
(1) Incineration.
(2) Placement in a landfill.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.133-1998, SEC.5;
P.L.138-2000, SEC.2; P.L.218-2001, SEC.1; P.L.178-2009, SEC.14.
IC 13-11-2-136
"National contingency plan"
Sec. 136. "National contingency plan", for purposes of
IC 13-25-4, refers to the plan that:
(1) was established and is revised by the President of the United
States; and
(2) includes the national hazardous substance response plan that
is required under Section 105 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9605)
and published in 40 CFR 300.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-136.5
"National mercury switch recovery program"
Sec. 136.5. (a) "National mercury switch recovery program", for
purposes of IC 13-20-17.7, means a national program:
(1) that accomplishes, as determined by the commissioner, the
goals of IC 13-20-17.7; and
(2) in which the state participates.
(b) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.11.
IC 13-11-2-137
"Natural resources"
Sec. 137. "Natural resources", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means:
(1) land;
(2) fish;
(3) wildlife;
(4) biota;
(5) air;
(6) water;
(7) ground water;
(8) drinking water supplies; and
(9) other similar resources;
belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or
otherwise controlled by, the state.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-138
"Navigable waters"
Sec. 138. "Navigable waters", for purposes of IC 13-24-2, means
waters of the United States (as defined in the federal Clean Water
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(7))).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-139
"Net revenues"
Sec. 139. "Net revenues", for purposes of IC 13-21, means:
(1) the amount of revenues received by a county or joint solid
waste management district from the operation and ownership of
facilities; less
(2) the reasonable expenses of the:
(A) operation;
(B) repair; and
(C) maintenance;
of the facilities.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-140
"New tire"
Sec. 140. (a) "New tire", for purposes of IC 13-20-13 and
IC 13-20-14, means a tire that has never been mounted on a wheel of
a vehicle.
(b) For purposes of IC 13-20-13, the term does not include a
retreaded tire.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-141
"Noncontact cooling water"
Sec. 141. "Noncontact cooling water", for purposes of
IC 13-18-20, means cooling water:
(1) that is discharged to waters of Indiana;
(2) that is used for the sole purpose of removing unwanted heat
from a process, generally through a heat exchanger; and
(3) that does not otherwise come into contact with a production
process or any raw material or manufactured product.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-142
"Nonoperational storage tank"
Sec. 142. "Nonoperational storage tank", for purposes of
IC 13-23, means an underground storage tank:
(1) in which regulated substances are not deposited; or
(2) from which regulated substances are not dispensed;
after November 8, 1984.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-142.3
"Nonprofit corporation"
Sec. 142.3. "Nonprofit corporation", for purposes of this chapter
and IC 13-25-4-8, refers to a nonprofit corporation:
IC 13-11-2-142.6
"Nonpublic school"
Sec. 142.6. "Nonpublic school", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5,
has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-12.
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2005,
SEC.141.
IC 13-11-2-142.7
"Nontransient noncommunity water system"
Sec. 142.7. "Nontransient noncommunity water system", for
purposes of IC 13-18-17 and IC 13-18-20.5, means a public water
system that is not a community water system that regularly serves the
same twenty-five (25) or more persons at least six (6) months per
year.
As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.129. Amended by P.L.61-2007,
SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-143
"Office"
Sec. 143. (a) "Office", for purposes of IC 13-22-11, refers to the
division of pollution prevention and technical assistance established
by IC 13-27-2-1.
(b) "Office", for purposes of IC 13-28, refers to the office of
voluntary compliance.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-144
"Oil"
Sec. 144. (a) "Oil", for purposes of IC 13-24-2, means oil of any
kind or in any form.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) Petroleum.
IC 13-11-2-144.7
"Onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system"
Sec. 144.7. For purposes of IC 13-18-12, "onsite residential
sewage discharging disposal system" means a sewage disposal
system that:
(1) is located on a site with and serves a one (1) or two (2)
family residence; and
(2) discharges effluent offsite.
As added by P.L.172-2002, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-144.8
"Onsite sewage system"
Sec. 144.8. "Onsite sewage system", for purposes of IC 13-18-17,
means all equipment and devices necessary for proper:
(1) onsite:
(A) conduction;
(B) collection;
(C) storage; and
(D) treatment; and
(2) absorption in soil;
of sewage from a residence or a commercial facility.
As added by P.L.24-2004, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-145
"Open burning"
Sec. 145. "Open burning", for purposes of environmental
management laws, means the combustion of any matter in the open
or in an open dump.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-146
"Open dump"
Sec. 146. "Open dump", for purposes of environmental
management laws, means the consolidation of solid waste from one
(1) or more sources or the disposal of solid waste at a single disposal
site that:
(1) does not fulfill the requirements of a sanitary landfill or
other land disposal method as prescribed by law or regulations;
and
(2) is established and maintained:
(A) without cover; and
(B) without regard to the possibilities of contamination of
surface or subsurface water resources.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-147
"Open dumping"
Sec. 147. "Open dumping", for purposes of environmental
management laws, means the act of disposing of solid waste at an
open dump.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-147.5
"Operational function"
Sec. 147.5. "Operational function", for purposes of sections 151.2,
151.3, and 151.4 of this chapter, IC 13-23-13-14, IC 13-24-1-10, and
IC 13-25-4-8.2, includes a function such as that of:
(1) a facility manager;
(2) a plant manager;
(3) an operations manager;
(4) a chief operating officer; or
(5) a chief executive officer.
As added by P.L.90-1998, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-148
"Operator"
Sec. 148. (a) "Operator", for purposes of IC 13-18-10, means the
person in direct or responsible charge or control of one (1) or more
confined feeding operations.
(b) "Operator", for purposes of IC 13-18-11 and environmental
management laws, means the person in direct or responsible charge
and supervising the operation of:
(1) a water treatment plant;
(2) a wastewater treatment plant; or
(3) a water distribution system.
(c) "Operator", for purposes of IC 13-20-6, means a corporation,
a limited liability company, a partnership, a business association, a
unit, or an individual who is a sole proprietor that is one (1) of the
following:
(1) A broker.
(2) A person who manages the activities of a transfer station
that receives municipal waste.
(3) A transporter.
(d) "Operator", for purposes of IC 13-23, except as provided in
subsections (e), (g), and (h), means a person:
(1) in control of; or
(2) having responsibility for;
IC 6-1.1-24 or IC 6-1.1-25;
(iv) abandonment;
(v) the exercise of eminent domain, including any
purchase of property once an offer to purchase has been
tendered under IC 32-24-1-5;
(vi) receivership;
(vii) transfer from another political subdivision or unit of
federal or state government;
(viii) acquiring an area needing redevelopment (as defined
in IC 36-7-1-3) or conducting redevelopment activities,
specifically under IC 36-7-14-22.2, IC 36-7-14-22.5,
IC 36-7-15.1-15.1, IC 36-7-15.1-15.2, and
IC 36-7-15.1-15.5;
(ix) other circumstances in which the political subdivision
or unit of federal or state government involuntarily
acquired an interest in the property because of the political
subdivision's or unit's function as sovereign; or
(x) any other means to conduct remedial actions on a
brownfield; and
(B) is engaged only in activities in conjunction with:
(i) investigation or remediation of hazardous substances,
petroleum, and other pollutants associated with a
brownfield, including complying with land use restrictions
and institutional controls; or
(ii) monitoring or closure of an underground storage tank;
unless existing contamination on the brownfield is
exacerbated due to gross negligence or intentional
misconduct by the political subdivision or unit of federal or
state government.
(f) For purposes of subsection (e)(4)(B), reckless, willful, or
wanton misconduct constitutes gross negligence.
(g) "Operator" does not include a person that after June 30, 2009,
meets, for purposes of the determination under IC 13-23-13 of
liability for a release from an underground storage tank, the
exemption criteria under Section 107(q) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C.
9607(q)) that apply for purposes of the determination of liability for
a release of a hazardous substance.
(h) "Operator" does not include a person that meets, for purposes
of the determination under IC 13-23-13 of liability for a release from
an underground storage tank, the exemption criteria under Section
107(r) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(r)) that apply for purposes of
the determination of liability for a release of a hazardous substance,
except that the person acquires ownership of the facility after June
30, 2009.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-1998, SEC.7;
P.L.212-1999, SEC.3; P.L.221-2007, SEC.3; P.L.78-2009, SEC.4;
P.L.159-2011, SEC.4; P.L.6-2012, SEC.100.
IC 13-11-2-149
"Outfall"
Sec. 149. "Outfall", for purposes of IC 13-18-4-8, means the point
of discharge from a point source.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-149.5
"Outstanding national resource water"
Sec. 149.5. "Outstanding national resource water", for purposes
of section 50.5 of this chapter and IC 13-18-3, means a water
designated as such by the general assembly after recommendations
by the water pollution control board and the environmental quality
service council under IC 13-18-3-2(n) and IC 13-18-3-2(o). The
designation must describe the quality of the outstanding national
resource water to serve as the benchmark of the water quality that
shall be maintained and protected. Waters that may be considered for
designation as outstanding national resource waters include water
bodies that are recognized as:
(1) important because of protection through official action, such
as:
(A) federal or state law;
(B) presidential or secretarial action;
(C) international treaty; or
(D) interstate compact;
(2) having exceptional recreational significance;
(3) having exceptional ecological significance;
(4) having other special environmental, recreational, or
ecological attributes; or
(5) waters with respect to which designation as an outstanding
national resource water is reasonably necessary for protection
of other water bodies designated as outstanding national
resource waters.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2001,
SEC.13; P.L.78-2009, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-149.6
"Outstanding state resource water"
Sec. 149.6. "Outstanding state resource water", for purposes of
section 50.5 of this chapter and IC 13-18-3, means any water
designated as such by the water pollution control board regardless of
when the designation occurred or occurs. Waters that may be
considered for designation as outstanding state resource waters
include water bodies that have unique or special ecological,
recreational, or aesthetic significance.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.1-2001,
SEC.14.
IC 13-11-2-150
"Owner"
Sec. 150. (a) "Owner", for purposes of IC 13-23 (except as
provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g)) means:
(1) for an underground storage tank that:
underground storage tank before foreclosure, notwithstanding that
the person:
(1) forecloses on the underground storage tank; and
(2) after foreclosure, sells, re-leases (in the case of a lease
finance transaction), or liquidates the underground storage tank,
maintains business activities, winds up operations, undertakes
a response action under Section 107(d)(1) of CERCLA (42
U.S.C. 9607(d)(1)) or under the direction of an on-scene
coordinator appointed under the National Contingency Plan
with respect to the underground storage tank, or takes any other
measure to preserve, protect, or prepare the underground
storage tank prior to sale or disposition;
if the person seeks to sell, re-lease (in the case of a lease finance
transaction), or otherwise divest the person of the underground
storage tank at the earliest practicable, commercially reasonable
time, on commercially reasonable terms, taking into account market
conditions and legal and regulatory requirements.
(d) "Owner", for purposes of IC 13-23, does not include a political
subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or unit of federal or state
government that acquired ownership or control of an underground
storage tank because of:
(1) bankruptcy;
(2) foreclosure;
(3) tax delinquency, including an acquisition under IC 6-1.1-24
or IC 6-1.1-25;
(4) abandonment;
(5) the exercise of eminent domain, including any purchase of
property once an offer to purchase has been tendered under
IC 32-24-1-5;
(6) receivership;
(7) transfer from another political subdivision or unit of federal
or state government;
(8) acquiring an area needing redevelopment (as defined in
IC 36-7-1-3) or conducting redevelopment activities,
specifically under IC 36-7-14-22.2, IC 36-7-14-22.5,
IC 36-7-15.1-15.1, IC 36-7-15.1-15.2, and IC 36-7-15.1-15.5;
(9) other circumstances in which the political subdivision or
unit of federal or state government involuntarily acquired
ownership or control because of the political subdivision's or
unit's function as sovereign; or
(10) any other means to conduct remedial actions on a
brownfield;
unless the political subdivision or unit of federal or state government
causes or contributes to the release or threatened release of a
regulated substance, in which case the political subdivision or unit
of federal or state government is subject to IC 13-23 in the same
manner and to the same extent as a nongovernmental entity under
IC 13-23.
(e) "Owner", for purposes of IC 13-23, does not include a
nonprofit corporation that acquired ownership or control of an
underground storage tank to assist and support a political
subdivision's revitalization and reuse of a brownfield for
noncommercial purposes, including conservation, preservation, and
recreation, unless the nonprofit corporation causes or contributes to
the release or threatened release of a regulated substance, in which
case the nonprofit corporation is subject to IC 13-23 in the same
manner and to the same extent as any other nongovernmental entity
under IC 13-23.
(f) "Owner" does not include a person that after June 30, 2009,
meets, for purposes of the determination under IC 13-23-13 of
liability for a release from an underground storage tank, the
exemption criteria under Section 107(q) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C.
9607(q)) that apply for purposes of the determination of liability for
a release of a hazardous substance.
(g) "Owner" does not include a person that meets, for purposes of
the determination under IC 13-23-13 of liability for a release from an
underground storage tank, the exemption criteria under Section
107(r) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(r)) that apply for purposes of
the determination of liability for a release of a hazardous substance,
except that the person acquires ownership of the facility after June
30, 2009.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.208-2005, SEC.10;
P.L.221-2007, SEC.4; P.L.78-2009, SEC.6; P.L.159-2011, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-151
"Owner or operator"
Sec. 151. (a) "Owner or operator", for purposes of IC 13-24-1,
means the following:
(1) For a petroleum facility, a person who owns or operates the
facility.
(2) For a petroleum facility where title or control has been
conveyed because of:
(A) bankruptcy;
(B) foreclosure;
(C) tax delinquency, including a conveyance under
IC 6-1.1-24 or IC 6-1.1-25;
(D) abandonment;
(E) the exercise of eminent domain, including any purchase
of property once an offer to purchase has been tendered
under IC 32-24-1-5;
(F) receivership;
(G) acquiring an area needing redevelopment (as defined in
IC 36-7-1-3) or conducting redevelopment activities,
specifically under IC 36-7-14-22.2, IC 36-7-14-22.5,
IC 36-7-15.1-15.1, IC 36-7-15.1-15.2, and IC 36-7-15.1-15.5;
(H) other circumstances in which a political subdivision (as
defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or unit of federal or state
government involuntarily acquired title or control because of
the political subdivision's or unit's function as sovereign; or
(I) any other means to conduct remedial actions on a
brownfield;
to a political subdivision or unit of federal or state government,
a person who owned, operated, or otherwise controlled the
petroleum facility immediately before title or control was
conveyed.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the term does not include a political
subdivision or unit of federal or state government that acquired
ownership or control of the facility through:
(1) bankruptcy;
(2) foreclosure;
(3) tax delinquency, including an acquisition under IC 6-1.1-24
or IC 6-1.1-25;
(4) abandonment;
(5) the exercise of eminent domain, including any purchase of
property once an offer to purchase has been tendered under
IC 32-24-1-5;
(6) receivership;
(7) transfer from another political subdivision or unit of federal
or state government;
(8) acquiring an area needing redevelopment (as defined in
IC 36-7-1-3) or conducting redevelopment activities,
specifically under IC 36-7-14-22.2, IC 36-7-14-22.5,
IC 36-7-15.1-15.1, IC 36-7-15.1-15.2, and IC 36-7-15.1-15.5;
(9) other circumstances in which the political subdivision or
unit of federal or state government involuntarily acquired
ownership or control because of the political subdivision's or
unit's function as sovereign; or
(10) any other means to conduct remedial actions on a
brownfield.
(c) The term includes a political subdivision or unit of federal or
state government that causes or contributes to the release or
threatened release of a regulated substance, in which case the
political subdivision or unit of federal or state government is subject
to IC 13-24-1:
(1) in the same manner; and
(2) to the same extent;
as a nongovernmental entity under IC 13-24-1.
(d) The term does not include a person who:
(1) does not participate in the management of a petroleum
facility;
(2) is otherwise not engaged in the:
(A) production;
(B) refining; and
(C) marketing;
of petroleum; and
(3) holds evidence of ownership in a petroleum facility,
primarily to protect the owner's security interest in the
petroleum facility.
(e) The term does not include a person that is a lender that did not
participate in management of a petroleum facility before foreclosure,
notwithstanding that the person:
(1) forecloses on the petroleum facility; and
(2) after foreclosure, sells, re-leases (in the case of a lease
finance transaction), or liquidates the petroleum facility,
maintains business activities, winds up operations, undertakes
a response action under Section 107(d)(1) of CERCLA (42
U.S.C. 9607(d)(1)) or under the direction of an on-scene
coordinator appointed under the National Contingency Plan
with respect to the petroleum facility, or takes any other
measure to preserve, protect, or prepare the petroleum facility
prior to sale or disposition;
if the person seeks to sell, re-lease (in the case of a lease finance
transaction), or otherwise divest the person of the petroleum facility
at the earliest practicable, commercially reasonable time, on
commercially reasonable terms, taking into account market
conditions and legal and regulatory requirements.
(f) The term does not include a nonprofit corporation that
acquired ownership or control of a facility to assist and support a
political subdivision's revitalization and reuse of a brownfield for
noncommercial purposes, including conservation, preservation, and
recreation, unless the nonprofit corporation causes or contributes to
the release or threatened release of a regulated substance, in which
case the nonprofit corporation is subject to IC 13-24-1 in the same
manner and to the same extent as any other nongovernmental entity
under IC 13-24-1.
(g) The term does not include a person that after June 30, 2009,
meets, for purposes of the determination under IC 13-24-1 of liability
for a release of petroleum, the exemption criteria under Section
107(q) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(q)) that apply for purposes of
the determination of liability for a release of a hazardous substance.
(h) The term does not include a person that meets, for purposes of
the determination under IC 13-24-1 of liability for a release of
petroleum, the exemption criteria under Section 107(r) of CERCLA
(42 U.S.C. 9607(r)) that apply for purposes of the determination of
liability for a release of a hazardous substance, except that the person
acquires ownership of the facility after June 30, 2009.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-1998, SEC.8;
P.L.208-2005, SEC.11; P.L.221-2007, SEC.5; P.L.78-2009, SEC.7;
P.L.159-2011, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-151.1
"Participant"
Sec. 151.1. "Participant" means the following:
(1) For purposes of IC 13-18-13:
(A) a political subdivision; or
(B) any person, entity, association, trust, or other manner of
participant permitted by law to enter contractual
arrangements for a purpose eligible for assistance under the
Clean Water Act.
(2) For purposes of the drinking water revolving loan program
under IC 13-18-21:
(A) a political subdivision; or
(B) any person, entity, association, trust, or other manner of
participant permitted by law to enter contractual
arrangements for a purpose eligible for assistance under the
Safe Drinking Water Act.
(3) For purposes of the supplemental drinking water and
wastewater assistance program under IC 13-18-21-21 through
IC 13-18-21-29:
(A) a political subdivision; or
(B) any person, entity, association, trust, or other manner of
participant permitted by law to enter contractual
arrangements for a purpose eligible for assistance under
IC 13-18-21-21 through IC 13-18-21-29.
As added by P.L.132-1999, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.235-2005,
SEC.128.
IC 13-11-2-151.2
"Participate in management" for purposes of IC 13-23-13
Sec. 151.2. (a) "Participate in management", for purposes of
IC 13-23-13, means actually participating in the management or
operational affairs of an underground storage tank.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Merely having the capacity to influence, or the unexercised
right to control, underground storage operations.
(2) Performing an act or failing to perform an act before the
time at which a security interest is created in an underground
storage tank.
(3) Holding a security interest or abandoning a security interest.
(4) Including in the terms of an extension of credit, or in a
contract or security agreement relating to the extension, a
covenant, a warranty, or another term or condition that relates
to environmental compliance.
(5) Monitoring or enforcing the terms and conditions of the
extension of credit or security interest.
(6) Monitoring or undertaking at least one (1) inspection of an
underground storage tank.
(7) Requiring a response action or other lawful means of
addressing the release or threatened release of a hazardous
substance in connection with the underground storage tank prior
to, during, or on the expiration of the term of the extension of
credit.
(8) Providing financial advice or other advice or counseling in
an effort to mitigate, prevent, or cure default or decrease in the
value of an underground storage tank.
(9) Restructuring, renegotiating, or otherwise agreeing to alter
the terms and conditions of the extension of credit or security
interest, exercising forbearance.
(10) Exercising other remedies that may be available under
applicable law for the breach of a term or condition of the
extension of credit or security agreement.
(11) Conducting a response action under Section 107(d) of
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(d)) or under the direction of an
on-scene coordinator appointed under the National Contingency
Plan, unless the person conducting the response action assumes
or manifests responsibility:
(A) for the overall management of the underground storage
tank, encompassing day to day decision making with respect
to environmental compliance; or
(B) over all or substantially all of the operational functions
(as distinguished from financial or administrative functions)
of the underground storage tank other than the function of
environmental compliance.
(c) As used in this section, "extension of credit" includes a lease
finance transaction:
(1) in which the lessor does not initially select the leased
underground storage tank and does not during the lease term
control the daily operations or maintenance of the underground
storage tank; or
(2) that conforms with regulations issued by:
(A) the appropriate federal banking agency or the
appropriate state bank supervisor (as those terms are defined
in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.
1813); or
(B) the National Credit Union Administration Board.
As added by P.L.90-1998, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-151.3
"Participate in management" for purposes of IC 13-24-1
Sec. 151.3. (a) "Participate in management", for purposes of
IC 13-24-1, means actually participating in the management or
operational affairs of a petroleum facility.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Merely having the capacity to influence, or the unexercised
right to control, petroleum facility operations.
(2) Performing an act or failing to perform an act before the
time at which a security interest is created in a petroleum
facility.
(3) Holding a security interest or abandoning a security interest.
(4) Including in the terms of an extension of credit, or in a
contract or security agreement relating to the extension, a
covenant, a warranty, or another term or condition that relates
to environmental compliance.
(5) Monitoring or enforcing the terms and conditions of the
extension of credit or security interest.
(6) Monitoring or undertaking at least one (1) inspection of a
petroleum facility.
(7) Requiring a response action or other lawful means of
addressing the release or threatened release of petroleum in
connection with the petroleum facility prior to, during, or on the
expiration of the term of the extension of credit.
(8) Providing financial advice or other advice or counseling in
an effort to mitigate, prevent, or cure default or decrease in the
value of a petroleum facility.
(9) Restructuring, renegotiating, or otherwise agreeing to alter
the terms and conditions of the extension of credit or security
interest, exercising forbearance.
(10) Exercising other remedies that may be available under
applicable law for the breach of a term or condition of the
extension of credit or security agreement.
(11) Conducting a response action under Section 107(d) of
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(d)) or under the direction of an
on-scene coordinator appointed under the National Contingency
Plan, unless the person conducting the response action assumes
or manifests responsibility:
(A) for the overall management of the petroleum facility,
encompassing day to day decision making with respect to
environmental compliance; or
(B) over all or substantially all of the operational functions
(as distinguished from financial or administrative functions)
of the petroleum facility other than the function of
environmental compliance.
(c) As used in this section, "extension of credit" includes a lease
finance transaction:
(1) in which the lessor does not initially select the leased
petroleum facility and does not during the lease term control the
daily operations or maintenance of the petroleum facility; or
(2) that conforms with regulations issued by:
(A) the appropriate federal banking agency or the
appropriate state bank supervisor (as those terms are defined
in Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.
1813); or
(B) the National Credit Union Administration Board.
As added by P.L.90-1998, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-151.4
"Participate in management" for purposes of IC 13-25-4
Sec. 151.4. (a) "Participate in management", for purposes of
IC 13-25-4, means actually participating in the management or
operational affairs of a vessel or facility.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Merely having the capacity to influence, or the unexercised
right to control, vessel or facility operations.
(2) Performing an act or failing to perform an act before the
time at which a security interest is created in a vessel or facility.
(3) Holding a security interest or abandoning a security interest.
(4) Including in the terms of an extension of credit, or in a
contract or security agreement relating to the extension, a
covenant, a warranty, or another term or condition that relates
to environmental compliance.
IC 13-11-2-151.6
"Panel"
Sec. 151.6. "Panel", for purposes of IC 13-13-7, refers to the
compliance advisory panel established by IC 13-13-7-2.
As added by P.L.12-2005, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-153
"Party"
Sec. 153. "Party", for purposes of IC 13-25-4-23, means a person
that:
(1) is potentially a responsible person; and
(2) enters into an agreement with the commissioner under
IC 13-25-4-23 or IC 13-7-8.7-11 (before its repeal).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-154
"Party state"
Sec. 154. "Party state", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means any
eligible state which enacts the compact into law.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-154.5
"Passenger tire equivalent"
Sec. 154.5. "Passenger tire equivalent", for purposes of this
chapter and IC 13-20-13, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-13-1.
As added by P.L.37-2012, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-155
"PCB"
Sec. 155. (a) "PCB", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-17-10;
(2) IC 13-20-15; and
(3) IC 13-22;
means the class of organic compounds known as polychlorinated
biphenyls or terphenyls.
(b) The term includes any of several compounds produced by
replacing at least two (2) hydrogen atoms on the biphenyl or
terphenyl molecule with chlorine.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-156
"Pending"
Sec. 156. "Pending", for purposes of IC 13-17-7, means not
completed as of January 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-156.5
"Peripheral"
Sec. 156.5. "Peripheral", for purposes of this chapter, means a
keyboard, a printer, or any other device that:
(1) is sold exclusively for external use with a computer; and
(2) provides input or output into or from a computer.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.15.
IC 13-11-2-157
"Permit"
Sec. 157. (a) "Permit", for purposes of IC 13-15-4, means:
(1) a permit;
(2) a license;
(3) a registration;
(4) a certificate; or
(5) other type of authorization required before construction or
operation;
that may be issued by the commissioner under pollution control laws
or environmental management laws.
(b) As used in IC 13-15-4-11 through IC 13-15-4-17, the term
includes:
(1) a permit; or
(2) a determination related to a permit;
that is described in IC 13-15-4-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-158
"Person"
Sec. 158. (a) "Person", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-21;
(2) air pollution control laws;
(3) water pollution control laws; and
(4) environmental management laws, except as provided in
subsections (c), (d), and (e);
means an individual, a partnership, a copartnership, a firm, a
company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a
trust, an estate, a municipal corporation, a city, a school city, a town,
a school town, a school district, a school corporation, a county, any
consolidated unit of government, political subdivision, state agency,
a contractor, or any other legal entity.
(b) "Person", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-18-10;
(2) IC 13-18-10.5;
(3) IC 13-20-10.5; and
(4) IC 13-20-17;
means an individual, a partnership, a copartnership, a firm, a
company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a
trust, an estate, a political subdivision, a state agency, or other legal
entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assigns.
(c) "Person", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-20-13;
(2) IC 13-20-14;
(3) IC 13-20-16; and
(4) IC 13-25-6;
means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership, or an unincorporated association.
(d) "Person", for purposes of IC 13-23, has the meaning set forth
in subsection (a). The term includes a consortium, a joint venture, a
commercial entity, and the United States government.
(e) "Person", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5 and IC 13-25-3, means
an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership, a trust, an estate, or an unincorporated association.
(f) "Person", for purposes of IC 13-26, means an individual, a
firm, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or a
corporation other than an eligible entity.
(g) "Person", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means any individual,
corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity either public or
private and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of
that individual, corporation, business enterprise, or legal entity.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-1997, SEC.9;
P.L.225-2001, SEC.10; P.L.137-2007, SEC.6; P.L.189-2011, SEC.8;
P.L.114-2012, SEC.34.
IC 13-11-2-159
"Pesticide"
Sec. 159. "Pesticide", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, includes a
substance or a combination of substances commercially produced for
use as:
(1) an insecticide;
(2) a rodenticide; or
(3) a nematodicide.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-160
"Petroleum"
Sec. 160. "Petroleum", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-23;
(2) IC 13-24-1; and
(3) IC 13-25-5;
includes petroleum and crude oil or any part of petroleum or crude
oil that is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure
(sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) and fourteen and seven-tenths (14.7)
pounds per square inch absolute).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.61.
IC 13-11-2-161
"Petroleum facility"
Sec. 161. (a) "Petroleum facility", for purposes of IC 13-24-1,
means any of the following:
(1) A building.
(2) A structure.
(3) An installation.
(4) A piece of equipment.
(5) A pipe, including a pipe that runs into a sewer or publicly
owned treatment facility.
(6) A well.
(7) A pit.
(8) A pond.
(9) A lagoon.
(10) An impoundment.
(11) A ditch.
(12) A landfill.
(13) A storage container.
(14) A motor vehicle.
(15) Rolling stock.
(16) Aircraft.
(17) A site or an area on which petroleum has been:
(A) deposited;
(B) stored;
(C) disposed of;
(D) placed; or
(E) located.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A consumer product in consumer use.
(2) An underground storage tank.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-162
"Petroleum marketer"
Sec. 162. "Petroleum marketer", for purposes of IC 13-23-4-3,
means a person that is engaged in the business of selling petroleum
products at retail.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-163
"Petroleum trust fund"
Sec. 163. "Petroleum trust fund", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers
to the underground petroleum storage tank trust fund established by
IC 13-23-6-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-164
"Political subdivision"
Sec. 164. (a) "Political subdivision", for purposes of IC 13-18-13,
means:
(1) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2);
(2) a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district organized
under:
(A) IC 13-26; or
(B) IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal July 1, 1996); or
(3) a local public improvement bond bank organized under
IC 5-1.4.
(b) "Political subdivision", for purposes of IC 13-18-21, means:
(1) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2);
(2) a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district organized
under:
(A) IC 13-26; or
(B) IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal July 1, 1996);
(3) a local public improvement bond bank organized under
IC 5-1.4;
(4) a qualified entity described in IC 5-1.5-1-8(4) that is a
public water utility described in IC 8-1-2-125; or
(5) a conservancy district established for the purpose set forth
in IC 14-33-1-1(a)(4).
(c) "Political subdivision", for purposes of IC 13-19-5, has the
meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13 and includes a redevelopment
district under IC 36-7-14 or IC 36-7-15.1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.10;
P.L.126-1997, SEC.3; P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.14.
IC 13-11-2-165 Version a
"Pollution control laws"
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2013. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2013.
Sec. 165. "Pollution control laws" refers to the following:
(1) IC 13-12-4 and IC 13-12-5.
(2) IC 13-17, except for the following:
(A) IC 13-17-3-15.
(B) IC 13-17-7.
(C) IC 13-17-8-10.
(D) IC 13-17-10.
(E) IC 13-17-11.
(F) IC 13-17-13.
(3) IC 13-18, except for the following:
(A) IC 13-18-12 and IC 13-18-13.
(B) IC 13-18-15 through IC 13-18-20.
(4) IC 13-19-2 and IC 13-19-3.
(5) IC 13-20-16 and IC 13-20-17.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-165 Version b
"Pollution control laws"
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2013. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2013.
Sec. 165. "Pollution control laws" refers to the following:
(1) IC 13-12-4 and IC 13-12-5.
(2) IC 13-17, except for the following:
IC 13-11-2-166
"Pollution prevention"
Sec. 166. Pollution prevention", for purposes of this title, means
pollution prevention as defined by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under:
(1) the federal Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 13101 et
seq.); and
(2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency
pollution prevention policy statement (June 15, 1993), as
amended.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.9;
P.L.2-1998, SEC.47.
IC 13-11-2-166.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.52-2004, SEC.12.)
IC 13-11-2-167
"Portable sanitary unit"
Sec. 167. "Portable sanitary unit", for purposes of this chapter,
includes the following:
(1) Portable toilets.
(2) Mobile restrooms.
(3) Similar devices or equipment of a portable nature containing
sanitary facilities for temporary or short term use.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-168
"Potential emissions"
Sec. 168. "Potential emissions", for purposes of IC 13-17-7,
means emissions calculated:
(1) before:
(A) the installation of air pollution control equipment; and
(B) the application of any applicable state or federal:
(i) rule;
(ii) regulation; or
(iii) statute;
IC 13-11-2-169
"Ppm"
Sec. 169. "Ppm" means parts per million.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-170
"Prior environmental law"
Sec. 170. "Prior environmental law", for purposes of IC 13-12-1,
refers to the statutes that are repealed or amended in the
recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly
as the statutes existed before the effective date of the applicable or
corresponding provision of the recodification act of the 1996 regular
session of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-171
"Processing"
Sec. 171. "Processing", for purposes of IC 13-21, means an
operation for the purpose of modifying the characteristics or
properties of solid waste to facilitate any of the following:
(1) The transportation of solid waste.
(2) The disposal of solid waste.
(3) The recovery of solid waste for reuse or sale.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-172
"Program"
Sec. 172. (a) "Program", for purposes of IC 13-18-13, refers to the
wastewater revolving loan program established by IC 13-18-13-1.
(b) "Program", for purposes of IC 13-18-21, refers to the drinking
water revolving loan program established by IC 13-18-21-1. The term
does not include the supplemental program.
(c) "Program", for purposes of IC 13-19-5, refers to the
environmental remediation revolving loan program established by
IC 13-19-5-1.
(d) "Program", for purposes of IC 13-23, refers to an underground
storage tank release:
(1) detection;
(2) prevention; and
(3) correction;
program created in accordance with the requirements of IC 13-23 or
IC 13-7-20 (before its repeal).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.11;
P.L.126-1997, SEC.4; P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.15; P.L.132-1999,
SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-173
"Project"
Sec. 173. "Project", for purposes of IC 13-20-20, refers to a
household hazardous waste collection and disposal project.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-174
"Property"
Sec. 174. (a) "Property", for purposes of IC 13-25-3, means a
specific and an identifiable parcel of real property that:
(1) contains one (1) or more facilities that are subject to
reporting under Section 312 of the federal Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11022);
(2) is the site of one (1) or more underground storage tanks for
which notification is required under:
(A) 42 U.S.C. 6991a; and
(B) IC 13-23-1-2(c)(8)(A); or
(3) is listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
in accordance with Section 116 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9616).
(b) The term does not include property that has been subject to
bonding or other financial assurances released by the appropriate
governmental agency after compliance with applicable state laws.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-1997, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-175
"Property owner"
Sec. 175. "Property owner", for purposes of IC 13-14-5 and
IC 13-30-7, means:
(1) the person who owns the property or operates a regulated
activity on the property; or
(2) an agent of the person who owns the property or operates a
regulated activity on the property.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-176
"Public notice"
Sec. 176. "Public notice", for purposes of IC 13-21, means the
following:
(1) For a county or a county solid waste management district, a
notice published by the district board of directors in accordance
with IC 5-3-1, following procedures applicable to a county.
(2) For a joint solid waste management district, a notice
published by the board of directors in each county in the district
in accordance with IC 5-3-1, following procedures applicable
to a county.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-176.5
"Public school"
Sec. 176.5. (a) "Public school", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5, has
the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-15.
(b) "Public school", for purposes of section 47.7 of this chapter
means:
(1) a public school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-15); and
(2) a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4).
As added by P.L.225-2001, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005,
SEC.142; P.L.178-2009, SEC.17.
IC 13-11-2-177
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.184-2002, SEC.29.)
IC 13-11-2-177.3
"Public water system"
Sec. 177.3. "Public water system", for purposes of this chapter,
IC 13-18-11, IC 13-18-20.5, IC 13-18-21, and other environmental
management laws, has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 300f.
As added by P.L.126-1997, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.132-1999,
SEC.8; P.L.220-1999, SEC.1; P.L.14-2000, SEC.35; P.L.184-2002,
SEC.3; P.L.224-2003, SEC.130.
IC 13-11-2-177.5
"Publicly owned treatment works"
Sec. 177.5. "Publicly owned treatment works", for purposes of
IC 13-18-3, has the meaning set forth in 327 IAC 5-1.5-48.
As added by P.L.112-2000, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-178
"Railroad car"
Sec. 178. "Railroad car", for purposes of section 134 of this
chapter, means a vehicle that can be used for the transportation of
municipal waste on a railroad.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-179
"Recovery"
Sec. 179. "Recovery", for purposes of environmental management
laws, means obtaining materials or energy for commercial or
industrial use from solid waste or hazardous waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-180
"Recycling"
Sec. 180. (a) "Recycling", for purposes of IC 13-20-17.5 and
IC 13-21, means a process by which materials that would otherwise
become solid waste are:
(1) collected;
(2) separated or processed; and
(3) converted into materials or products for reuse or sale.
(b) "Recycling", for purposes of section 179.9 of this chapter and
IC 13-20.5, means the process of collecting and preparing video
display devices or covered electronic devices for use in
manufacturing processes or for recovery of useable materials
followed by delivery of the materials for use. The term does not
include the following:
(1) Destruction of recyclable materials by incineration or
another process.
(2) Land disposal of recyclable materials.
(3) Reuse, repair, or any other process through which video
display devices or covered electronic devices are returned to use
for covered entities in their original form.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.225-2001, SEC.12;
P.L.178-2009, SEC.19.
IC 13-11-2-180.1
"Recycling credits"
Sec. 180.1. "Recycling credits", for purposes of IC 13-20.5, means
the product of:
(1) the remainder for a manufacturer's program year of:
(A) the amount of covered electronic devices the
manufacturer recycled, or for which the manufacturer
arranged for recycling; minus
(B) the amount the manufacturer is required to recycle or
arrange for recycling determined under IC 13-20.5-4-1;
multiplied by
(2) twenty-five percent (25%).
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.20.
IC 13-11-2-181
"Region"
Sec. 181. "Region", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the area of
the party states.
IC 13-11-2-182
"Regional facility"
Sec. 182. "Regional facility", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means
a facility which is located within the region and which is established
by a party state pursuant to designation of that state as a host state by
the Commission.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-183
"Regulated substance"
Sec. 183. "Regulated substance", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-23, includes the following:
(1) Any substance defined in section 98 of this chapter as a
hazardous substance, but excluding any substance regulated as
a hazardous waste under:
(A) Subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6921 through 6939(a)); or
(B) IC 13-22-2-3.
(2) Petroleum.
(3) Any other substance designated by rules adopted by the
solid waste management board under IC 13-23-1-2.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2007, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-184
"Release"
Sec. 184. (a) "Release", for purposes of IC 13-23, means any:
(1) spilling;
(2) leaking;
(3) emitting;
(4) discharging;
(5) escaping;
(6) leaching; or
(7) disposing;
from an underground storage tank into ground water, surface water,
subsurface soils, or surface soils.
(b) "Release", for purposes of IC 13-24-1, means:
(1) a spill;
(2) a leak;
(3) an emission;
(4) a discharge;
(5) an escape;
(6) a leaching; or
(7) a disposing;
of petroleum into ground water, surface water, subsurface soils, or
surface soils. The term does not include the release of petroleum into
land used by a scrap metal processor (as defined in IC 9-13-2-162)
or farmer, unless the commissioner determines that the release of the
petroleum is adverse to human health.
IC 13-11-2-186
"Remediation"
Sec. 186. "Remediation", for purposes of IC 13-19-5 and
IC 13-25-5, means any of the following:
(1) Actions necessary to:
(A) prevent;
(B) minimize; or
(C) mitigate;
damages to the public health or welfare or to the environment
that may otherwise result from a release or threat of a release.
(2) Actions consistent with a permanent remedy taken instead
of or in addition to removal actions if a release or threatened
release of a hazardous substance or petroleum into the
environment occurs to eliminate the release of hazardous
substances or petroleum so that the hazardous substances or
petroleum do not migrate to cause substantial danger to present
or future public health or welfare or the environment.
(3) The cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances or
petroleum from the environment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.59-1997, SEC.12.
IC 13-11-2-187
"Removal"
Sec. 187. "Removal", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means any of
the following:
(1) The cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances
from the environment.
(2) Actions necessary to be taken if the threat of release of
hazardous substances into the environment occurs.
(3) Actions necessary to monitor, assess, and evaluate:
(A) the release or threat of release of hazardous substances;
or
(B) the continuing effectiveness of other response actions.
(4) The disposal of removed material.
IC 13-11-2-188
"Removal costs"
Sec. 188. "Removal costs", for purposes of IC 13-24-2, includes
all of the following:
(1) Costs to:
(A) prevent;
(B) minimize; or
(C) mitigate;
oil pollution from an oil discharge.
(2) Other costs necessary to:
(A) minimize; or
(B) mitigate;
damage to public health or welfare related to an oil discharge.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-189
"Response"
Sec. 189. (a) "Response", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means
removal and remedial action.
(b) The term includes enforcement activities related to removal
and remedial action.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-190
"Response assistance"
Sec. 190. "Response assistance", for purposes of IC 13-24-2,
means services, care, assistance, or advice provided:
(1) consistent with the National Contingency Plan prepared and
published under Section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1321(d)); or
(2) at the direction of the commissioner or the federal on-scene
coordinator;
in response to a discharge or a threatened discharge of oil into or on
the navigable waters of Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-192
"Responsible person"
Sec. 192. (a) "Responsible person", for purposes of IC 13-24-1,
means a person who has caused a release at a petroleum facility.
(b) "Responsible person", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, means a
person that is:
IC 13-11-2-193
"Restricted waste"
Sec. 193. "Restricted waste", for purposes of IC 13-20-21, means
waste disposed of at a restricted waste site (as defined in 329 IAC
10-2.5-1(b)(57)).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.218-2001, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-193.5
"Restrictive covenant"
Sec. 193.5. "Restrictive covenant" means, with respect to land,
any deed restriction, restrictive covenant, environmental covenant,
environmental notice, or other restriction or obligation that:
(1) is executed before July 1, 2009, and:
(A) limits the use of the land or the activities that may be
performed on or at the land or requires the maintenance of
any engineering control on the land designed to protect
human health or the environment;
(B) by its terms is intended to run with the land and be
binding on successors;
(C) is recorded with the county recorder's office in the
county in which the land is located; and
(D) explains how it can be modified or terminated; or
(2) is executed after June 30, 2009, and:
(A) limits the use of the land or the activities that may be
performed on or at the land or requires the maintenance of
any engineering control on the land designed to protect
human health or the environment;
(B) by its terms is intended to run with the land and be
binding on successors;
(C) is recorded with the county recorder's office in the
county in which the land is located;
(D) explains how it can be modified or terminated;
(E) grants the department access to the land;
(F) requires notice to a transferee of:
(i) the land; or
(ii) an interest in the land;
of the existence of the restrictive covenant; and
(G) identifies the means by which the environmental files at
the department that apply to the land can be located.
As added by P.L.61-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-2008, SEC.1;
P.L.78-2009, SEC.8.
IC 13-11-2-195
"Revenues"
Sec. 195. (a) "Revenues", for purposes of IC 13-21, means the
amounts received by a county or joint solid waste management
district from the operation or ownership of facilities.
(b) The term does not include amounts derived from the levy of
taxes or from fees under IC 13-21-13.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-195.5
"Safe Drinking Water Act"
Sec. 195.5. "Safe Drinking Water Act", for purposes of this
chapter and IC 13-18-21, refers to:
(1) 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; and
(2) regulations adopted under 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.
As added by P.L.235-2005, SEC.129.
IC 13-11-2-195.7
"Sale" or "sell"
Sec. 195.7. (a) "Sale" or "sell", for purposes of sections 126(b)
and 194(c) of this chapter and IC 13-20.5, means a transfer for
consideration of title or of the right to use by a:
(1) lease or sales contract, including transactions conducted
through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet or any other
similar electronic means either inside or outside Indiana; and
(2) person that conducts the transaction and controls the
delivery of a video display device to a consumer in Indiana.
(b) The term does not include a manufacturer's or distributor's
wholesale transaction with a distributor or retailer.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.37-2012,
SEC.11.
IC 13-11-2-196
"SARA"
Sec. 196. "SARA", for purposes of IC 13-25-1, refers to Title III
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(P.L.99-499).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-196.2
"Satellite manure storage facility"
Sec. 196.2. (a) "Satellite manure storage structure", for purposes
of IC 13-18-10.5, means any of the items listed in subsection (b) that:
(1) are not located at a livestock or poultry production area; and
(2) are designed for use in whole or in part for the storage of:
(A) at least one million (1,000,000) gallons of manure; or
(B) at least five thousand (5,000) cubic yards of manure.
(b) The items referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) A building.
(2) A lagoon.
(3) A pad.
(4) A pit.
(5) A pond.
(6) A tank.
As added by P.L.189-2011, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-196.5
"Scrap metal processor"
Sec. 196.5. (a) "Scrap metal processor", for purposes of this
chapter, means a private, commercial, or governmental enterprise:
(1) that has facilities for processing iron, steel, or nonferrous
scrap; and
(2) whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel, or
nonferrous scrap for sale for remelting purposes.
(b) The term does not include a steel mill.
(c) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.12.
IC 13-11-2-197
"Secondary containment structure"
Sec. 197. "Secondary containment structure", for purposes of
IC 13-18-5, means a structure or a part of a structure that prevents or
impedes a hazardous material that is released accidentally from
entering surface water or groundwater.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-197.5
"Secondary material"
Sec. 197.5. "Secondary material", for purposes of IC 13-22-11.5,
means a solid, liquid, or contained gaseous form of a byproduct,
spent material, sludge, discarded commercial chemical product, or
scrap metal that may be incorporated into a manufacturing or an
industrial process, except reclamation, to make a product.
As added by P.L.45-1997, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.128-1997, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-198
"Self-insurance"
Sec. 198. "Self insurance", for purposes of IC 13-22-9, means the
practice of meeting expenses when those expenses are incurred with
financial resources that:
(1) were previously set aside for the purpose of meeting those
expenses; or
(2) are not committed to another purpose;
rather than through a trust fund, a surety bond, a letter of credit, or
an insurance policy.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-199
"Semipublic permit"
Sec. 199. "Semipublic permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers
to a NPDES permit issued to a privately owned treatment works (as
defined in 33 U.S.C. 1292(2)).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-199.2
"Septage"
Sec. 199.2. "Septage", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-18-12, means the following:
(1) The following from sewage disposal systems:
(A) Human excreta.
(B) Water.
(C) Scum.
(D) Sludge.
(E) Sewage.
IC 13-11-2-199.3
"Septage management"
Sec. 199.3. "Septage management", for purposes of IC 13-18-12,
includes the following:
(1) The cleaning of sewage disposal systems.
(2) The transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal of
septage.
As added by P.L.159-2011, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-199.5
"Septic tank soil absorption system"
Sec. 199.5. "Septic tank soil absorption system", for purposes of
IC 13-18-12 and IC 13-26-5-2.5, means pipes laid in a system of
trenches or elevated beds, into which the effluent from the septic
tank is discharged for soil absorption, or similar structures.
As added by P.L.193-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.172-2002,
SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-200
"Sewage"
Sec. 200. "Sewage", for purposes of environmental management
laws, means all refuse, human excreta, garbage, waste or waste
products, or any combination of these substances that:
(1) is potentially capable of contaminating the environment; and
(2) may be collected and carried off in a pipe, ditch, or channel.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-201
"Sewage disposal system"
Sec. 201. "Sewage disposal system", for purposes of this chapter,
IC 13-18-12, and IC 13-20-17.5, means septic tanks, septage holding
tanks, seepage pits, cesspools, privies, composting toilets,
interceptors or grease traps, portable sanitary units, and other
equipment, facilities, or devices used to:
(1) store;
(2) treat;
(3) make inoffensive; or
(4) dispose of;
human excrement or liquid carrying wastes of a domestic nature.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-203
"Site"
Sec. 203. (a) "Site", for purposes of IC 13-25-5, means a parcel of
real property for which an application has been submitted under
IC 13-25-5-2.
(b) "Site", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means the geographic
location of a facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-203.5
"Small business"
Sec. 203.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "small
business", for purposes of section 47.7 of this chapter, means a
business that satisfies all the following:
(1) The business is independently owned and operated.
(2) The principal office of the business is located in Indiana.
(3) The business satisfies either of the following:
(A) The business has not more than:
(i) one hundred (100) employees; and
(ii) average annual gross receipts of ten million dollars
($10,000,000).
(B) If the business is a manufacturing business, the business
does not have more than one hundred (100) employees.
(b) "Small business" does not include a business subject to
electronic waste regulation under 329 IAC 16.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.1-2010,
SEC.60.
IC 13-11-2-204
"Small business petroleum marketer"
Sec. 204. "Small business petroleum marketer", for purposes of
IC 13-23-4-3, means a petroleum marketer that owns or operates not
more than twelve (12) underground storage tanks.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-205
"Solid waste"
Sec. 205. (a) "Solid waste", for purposes of IC 13-19, IC 13-21,
IC 13-20-22, and environmental management laws, except as
provided in subsection (b), means any garbage, refuse, sludge from
a waste treatment plant, sludge from a water supply treatment plant,
sludge from an air pollution control facility, or other discarded
material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous
material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or
agricultural operations or from community activities. The term does
not include:
(1) solid or dissolved material in:
(A) domestic sewage; or
(B) irrigation return flows or industrial discharges;
that are point sources subject to permits under Section 402 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (33
U.S.C. 1342);
(2) source, special nuclear, or byproduct material (as defined by
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.));
(3) manures or crop residues returned to the soil as fertilizers or
soil conditioners as part of a total farm operation; or
(4) vegetative matter at composting facilities registered under
IC 13-20-10.
(b) "Solid waste", for purposes of IC 13-20-5, IC 13-20-22, and
IC 13-21, does not include the following:
(1) A waste that is regulated under the following:
(A) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8.
(B) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14.
(2) An infectious waste (as defined in IC 16-41-16-4) that is
disposed of at an incinerator permitted under rules adopted by
the solid waste management board to dispose of infectious
waste.
(c) "Solid waste", for purposes of IC 13-26, means all putrescible
and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes, except human
excreta. The term includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings,
dead animals, offal, and solid commercial, industrial, and
institutional wastes.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.39;
P.L.189-2011, SEC.10.
IC 13-11-2-206
"Solid waste disposal facility"
Sec. 206. "Solid waste disposal facility", for purposes of
IC 13-19-3-8.2, IC 13-19-4, IC 13-20-4, and IC 13-20-6, means a
facility at which solid waste is:
(1) deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an
intended place of final location; or
(2) incinerated.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.218-2001, SEC.3;
P.L.1-2002, SEC.64; P.L.154-2005, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-207
"Solid waste hauler"
Sec. 207. "Solid waste hauler" or "hauler", for purposes of
IC 13-21, means a person who operates a vehicle in which solid
waste is transported to:
IC 13-11-2-208
"Solid waste landfill"
Sec. 208. "Solid waste landfill", for purposes of IC 13-20-9,
IC 13-20-21, and IC 13-22-9, means a solid waste disposal facility at
which solid waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the
ground as an intended place of final location.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.138-2000, SEC.3;
P.L.218-2001, SEC.4; P.L.159-2011, SEC.11.
IC 13-11-2-209
"Solid waste management"
Sec. 209. "Solid waste management", for purposes of IC 13-21
and environmental management laws, means the systematic
administration of activities that provide for the collection, source
separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment,
and disposal of solid waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-210
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.)
IC 13-11-2-211
"Solid waste management unit"
Sec. 211. "Solid waste management unit", for purposes of
environmental management laws, means a discernible unit at a
hazardous waste facility from which hazardous waste or constituents
of hazardous waste might migrate, irrespective of whether the unit
was intended for the management of solid or hazardous wastes. The
term includes containers, tanks, surface impoundments, waste piles,
land treatment units, landfills, incinerators, and underground
injection wells.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-212
"Solid waste processing facility"
Sec. 212. (a) "Solid waste processing facility", for purposes of
IC 13-19-3-8.2, IC 13-19-4, IC 13-20-1, IC 13-20-4, and IC 13-20-6,
means a facility at which at least one (1) of the following is located:
(1) A solid waste incinerator.
(2) A transfer station.
(3) A solid waste baler.
(4) A solid waste shredder.
(5) A resource recovery system.
(6) A composting facility.
IC 13-11-2-213
"Source"
Sec. 213. "Source", for purposes of IC 13-17-3 and IC 13-17-7,
means an aggregation of one (1) or more facilities that are:
(1) located on:
(A) one (1) piece of property; or
(B) contiguous or adjacent properties; and
(2) owned, operated, or controlled by the same person.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2002, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-214
"Source reduction"
Sec. 214. "Source reduction", for purposes of IC 13-17-7 and
IC 13-21, means a reduction in the amount of solid waste generated
that is achieved through actions affecting the source of the solid
waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-215
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.138-2000, SEC.11.)
IC 13-11-2-215.1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.138-2000, SEC.11.)
IC 13-11-2-216
"Spent nuclear fuel"
Sec. 216. "Spent nuclear fuel", for purposes of IC 13-22-10, has
the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the federal Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101), as in effect on January 1,
1987.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-11-2-217
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.127-1997, SEC.2.)
IC 13-11-2-218
IC 13-11-2-220
"State permit"
Sec. 220. "State permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20, refers to a
NPDES permit issued to a state owned facility.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-221
"State plan"
Sec. 221. "State plan", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to the state
solid waste management plan adopted under IC 13-21-1-1.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-221.5
"State regulated wetland"
Sec. 221.5. "State regulated wetland", for purposes of IC 13-18,
means an isolated wetland located in Indiana that is not an exempt
isolated wetland.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.28.
IC 13-11-2-222
"Stone quarry permit"
Sec. 222. "Stone quarry permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20,
refers to a NPDES permit that involves the area on or beneath land
used or distributed in activity related to the extraction, removal, or
recovery of:
(1) sand;
(2) gravel;
(3) dimension stone; or
(4) crushed stone;
from natural deposits.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-223
"Storage"
Sec. 223. (a) "Storage", for purposes of environmental
management laws and when used in connection with hazardous
waste, means the containment of hazardous waste, either on a
temporary basis or for a period of years, in a manner that does not
constitute disposal of the hazardous waste.
IC 13-11-2-223.5
"Storm water management program"
Sec. 223.5. "Storm water management program", for purposes of
IC 13-18-21, means a program that is consistent with the
requirements in:
(1) 40 CFR 122.26(d)(2)(iv) for a proposed management
program; or
(2) 40 CFR 122.34 for a storm water management program.
As added by P.L.55-2001, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-224
"Stormwater permit"
Sec. 224. "Stormwater permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20,
refers to a permit issued to a facility regulated under 327 IAC 15-5
or 327 IAC 15-6.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-225
"Substance"
Sec. 225. "Substance", for purposes of IC 13-25-2, refers to a
substance on the list described in 42 U.S.C. 11002(a)(2).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-226
"Supplemental fund"
Sec. 226. "Supplemental fund", for purposes of IC 13-18-13 and
IC 13-18-21, refers to the supplemental drinking water and
wastewater assistance fund established by IC 13-18-21-22.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-1997, SEC.6;
P.L.132-1999, SEC.9.
IC 13-11-2-227
"Supplemental program"
Sec. 227. "Supplemental program", for purposes of IC 13-18-13
and IC 13-18-21, refers to the supplemental drinking water and
wastewater assistance program established by IC 13-18-21-21.
IC 13-11-2-228
"Tank"
Sec. 228. "Tank", for purposes of IC 13-18-12, means any
container that is placed on a vehicle to transport wastewater removed
from a sewage disposal system.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-229
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.14-2001, SEC.19.)
IC 13-11-2-229.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.57-2009, SEC.18.)
IC 13-11-2-230
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.131-2006, SEC.14.)
IC 13-11-2-230.1
"Television"
Sec. 230.1. "Television", for purposes of this chapter and
IC 13-20.5, means an electronic device that is:
(1) a cathode ray tube or flat panel display; and
(2) primarily intended to receive:
(A) video programming via broadcast, cable, or satellite
transmission; or
(B) video from surveillance or other similar cameras.
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.24.
IC 13-11-2-231
"Tire"
Sec. 231. (a) "Tire", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-20-13, except as provided in subsection (b); and
(2) IC 13-20-14;
means a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering that is
designed to encircle a wheel of a motor vehicle (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-105(a)).
(b) "Tire", for purposes of IC 13-20-13-7, means a continuous
solid or pneumatic rubber covering that is designed to encircle a
wheel of a vehicle.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-232
"Title V operating permit"
Sec. 232. "Title V operating permit", for purposes of IC 13-17-7,
means a permit required by 42 U.S.C. 7661a.
IC 13-11-2-233
"Toxic material"
Sec. 233. "Toxic material", for purposes of IC 13-27, means any
of the following:
(1) A chemical substance in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state that
meets the definition of hazardous substance in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)).
(2) A mixture of substances described in subdivision (1).
(3) An element, a substance, a compound, or a mixture
designated by the commissioner as a toxic or hazardous
substance.
(4) A mixture of substances containing a substance described in
subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.10;
P.L.37-2012, SEC.12.
IC 13-11-2-233.5
"Tract"
Sec. 233.5. "Tract", for purposes of this chapter, means any area
of land that is under common ownership and is contained within a
continuous border.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.29.
IC 13-11-2-234
"Transfer"
Sec. 234. (a) "Transfer", for purposes of IC 13-25-3, means a
conveyance of an interest in property by any of the following:
(1) A deed or other instrument of conveyance of fee title to
property.
(2) A lease whose term, if all options were exercised, would be
more than forty (40) years.
(3) An assignment of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of
the beneficial interest in a land trust.
(4) A collateral assignment of a beneficial interest in a land
trust.
(5) An installment contract for the sale of property.
(6) A mortgage or trust deed.
(7) A lease of any duration that includes an option to purchase.
(b) The term does not include a conveyance of an interest in
property by any of the following:
(1) A deed or trust document that, without additional
consideration:
(A) confirms;
(B) corrects;
(C) modifies; or
(D) supplements;
a deed or trust document that was previously recorded.
IC 13-11-2-235
"Transfer station"
Sec. 235. (a) "Transfer station", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-21; and
(2) environmental management laws, except as provided in
subsection (c);
means a facility where solid waste is transferred from a vehicle or a
container to another vehicle or container for transportation.
(b) The term does not include a facility:
(1) where the solid waste that is transferred has been generated
by the facility or a recycling facility; or
(2) where:
(A) infectious waste (as defined in IC 16-41-16-4) is
transferred directly between two (2) vehicles;
(B) infectious waste is packaged in compliance with 410
IAC 1-3-24; and
(C) packages of infectious waste are not opened at any time
during the transfer.
(c) "Transfer station", for purposes of IC 13-22-9, means a facility
for the:
(1) acceptance;
(2) holding; and
(3) loading;
of solid waste into a vehicle for movement to a facility for
processing, recycling, or disposal. The term does not include
collection containers for solid waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.128-1997, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-236
"Transferee"
Sec. 236. (a) "Transferee", for purposes of IC 13-25-3, means any
of the following:
(1) A buyer, mortgagee, grantee, or lessee of real property.
(2) An assignee of an interest of more than twenty-five percent
(25%) in a land trust.
(3) For a transfer to the trustee of a land trust, the owners of the
beneficial interest of the land trust.
(b) The term includes a prospective transferee.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-237
"Transferor"
Sec. 237. (a) "Transferor", for purposes of IC 13-25-3, means any
of the following:
(1) A seller, grantor, mortgagor, or lessor of real property.
(2) An assignor of an interest of more than twenty-five percent
(25%) in a land trust.
(3) For a transfer by the trustee of a land trust, the owner of the
beneficial interest of the land trust.
(b) The term includes a prospective transferor.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-237.5
"Transient noncommunity water system"
Sec. 237.5. "Transient noncommunity water system", for purposes
of IC 13-18-11 and IC 13-18-20.5, means a noncommunity water
system that does not regularly serve at least twenty-five (25) of the
same persons over six (6) months per year.
As added by P.L.132-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.15;
P.L.224-2003, SEC.131.
IC 13-11-2-238
"Transporter"
Sec. 238. "Transporter", for purposes of IC 13-20-4 and
IC 13-20-6, means a person who is in the business of transporting
municipal waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-239
"Treatment"
Sec. 239. (a) "Treatment", for purposes of environmental
management laws, when used in connection with a waste that is
determined to be hazardous waste under IC 13-22-2-3, means any
method, technique, or process designed to change the physical,
chemical, or biological character or composition of the waste so as
to:
(1) neutralize the waste;
(2) make the waste:
(A) nonhazardous or less hazardous;
(B) safer to transport, store, or dispose of;
(C) amenable to recovery or storage; or
(D) reduced in volume; or
(3) recover energy or material resources from the waste.
(b) "Treatment", for purposes of IC 13-22-12, includes:
(1) interim status; and
(2) permitted;
hazardous waste treatment.
(c) "Treatment", for purposes of IC 13-29-1, means any method,
technique, or process, including storage for radioactive decay,
designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological
characteristics or composition of any waste in order to render the
waste safer for transport or management, amenable to recovery,
convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-240
"Underground petroleum storage tank"
Sec. 240. "Underground petroleum storage tank", for purposes of
IC 13-23, means an underground storage tank that is in operation
after December 31, 1973.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-241
"Underground storage tank"
Sec. 241. (a) "Underground storage tank", for purposes of section
161 of this chapter and IC 13-23, means one (1) tank or a
combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected to the
tank or combination of tanks:
(1) that is used to contain an accumulation of regulated
substances; and
(2) the volume of which, including the volume of the
underground connected pipes, is at least ten percent (10%)
beneath the surface of the ground.
(b) The term does not include any of the following:
(1) A farm or residential tank with a capacity of not more than
one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons that is used for
storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes.
(2) A tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on
the premises on which the tank is stored.
(3) A septic tank.
(4) A pipeline facility, including gathering lines, that:
(A) is regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.);
(B) is regulated under the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.); or
IC 13-11-2-242
"Unit"
Sec. 242. "Unit", for purposes of:
(1) section 148(c) of this chapter;
(2) IC 13-20-17.5;
(3) IC 13-20-20; and
(4) IC 13-23;
has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-23.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.225-2001, SEC.13.
IC 13-11-2-242.3
"Upset"
Sec. 242.3. "Upset", for purposes of IC 13-18-12-8, means an
exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary
noncompliance with technology-based permit effluent limitations
because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the permittee,
and does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by
operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities,
inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or
careless or improper operation.
As added by P.L.112-2000, SEC.2.
IC 13-11-2-242.5
"Use attainability analysis"
Sec. 242.5. "Use attainability analysis", for purposes of
IC 13-14-9-14 and IC 13-18, refers to a structured scientific
assessment of the physical, chemical, biological, and economic
factors affecting the attainment of a designated use as provided in 40
CFR 131.3(g).
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.100-2006,
SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-243
"Used oil"
Sec. 243. "Used oil", for purposes of IC 13-21-5-14 and
environmental management laws, means a petroleum based or
synthetic oil that has been used. The term includes oil that has been
used for the following purposes:
(1) Lubricant for engines, turbines, or gears.
(2) Hydraulic fluid, including transmission fluid.
(3) Metal working fluid, including cutting, grinding, machining,
rolling, stamping, quenching, and coating oil.
(4) Insulating fluid or coolants.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-244
"User"
Sec. 244. "User", for purposes of IC 13-21 and environmental
management laws, means a person that has entered into a financing
agreement with:
(1) a county solid waste management district or joint solid
waste management district; or
(2) a developer;
in contemplation of the user's use and operation of the facilities
referred to in the agreement.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-244.5
"Utilize"
Sec. 244.5. "Utilize", for purposes of IC 13-22-11.5, means to
legitimately incorporate a secondary material into an industrial or
manufacturing process to make a usable product without intervening
reclamation or recovery, and includes any necessary transportation
directly between the generator and user or storage by the generator
or user of the secondary material, but which must occur without
speculative accumulation or in a manner that constitutes disposal.
As added by P.L.45-1997, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.128-1997, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-245
"Vehicle"
Sec. 245. (a) "Vehicle", for purposes of IC 13-17-5, refers to a
vehicle required to be registered with the bureau of motor vehicles
and required to have brakes. The term does not include the
following:
(1) Mobile homes (house trailers).
IC 13-11-2-245.2
"Vehicle disposal facility"
Sec. 245.2. (a) "Vehicle disposal facility", for purposes of this
chapter, means a person, firm, limited liability company, corporation,
or other legal entity that, in the course of business, engages in the
acquisition and dismantling or demolition of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, semitrailers, or recreational vehicles or their remains
for the benefit of reusable components and parts or recyclable
materials.
(b) The term includes the following enterprises:
(1) An automotive salvage recycler.
(2) A hulk crusher.
(c) The term does not include a scrap metal processor.
(d) This section expires on the date IC 13-20-17.7 expires under
IC 13-20-17.7-9.
As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.13.
IC 13-11-2-245.4
"Video display device"
Sec. 245.4. (a) "Video display device", for purposes of this
chapter and IC 13-20.5, means a television or computer monitor,
including a laptop computer, that:
(1) contains a cathode ray tube or flat panel screen with a screen
size that is greater than four (4) inches measured diagonally;
and
(2) is marketed by a manufacturer for use by covered entities.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A video display device that is part of a motor vehicle or any
component part of a motor vehicle assembled by, or for, a
vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer, including
replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle.
(2) A video display device, including a touch screen display,
that is functionally or physically part of or connected to a
system or equipment designed and intended for use in:
(A) an industrial;
(B) a commercial, including retail;
(C) a library checkout;
(D) a traffic control;
(E) a security, sensing, monitoring, or counterterrorism;
(F) a border control;
(G) a medical; or
(H) a governmental or research and development;
setting, including diagnostic, monitoring, or control equipment.
(3) A video display device that is contained within any of the
following:
(A) Clothes washer or dryer.
(B) Refrigerator or refrigerator and freezer.
(C) Microwave oven or conventional oven or range.
(D) Dishwasher.
(E) Room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier.
(4) Either of the following that does not contain a video display
area greater than nine (9) inches measured diagonally:
(A) A telephone.
(B) A device capable of using commercial mobile radio
service (as defined in 47 CFR 20.3).
As added by P.L.178-2009, SEC.25.
IC 13-11-2-245.5
"Voluntarily created wetland"
Sec. 245.5. "Voluntarily created wetland", for purposes of this
chapter, means an isolated wetland that:
(1) was restored or created in the absence of a governmental
order, directive, or regulatory requirement concerning the
restoration or creation of the wetland; and
(2) has not been applied for or used as compensatory mitigation
or another regulatory purpose that would have the effect of
subjecting the wetland to regulation as waters by:
(A) the department; or
(B) another governmental entity.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.30.
IC 13-11-2-246
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.37-2012, SEC.13.)
IC 13-11-2-247
"Waste management"
Sec. 247. "Waste management", for purposes of IC 13-29-1,
means the storage, transportation, treatment, or disposal of waste.
IC 13-11-2-247.5
"Waste management services"
Sec. 247.5. "Waste management services", for purposes of
IC 13-21, means:
(1) the collection, storage, separation, recovery, recycling,
marketing, transfer, disposal, transportation, and processing of
solid waste or recyclable materials, including the use of
facilities incidental to these activities; and
(2) the operation of facilities described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.125-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.45-1997, SEC.6.
IC 13-11-2-248
"Waste minimization"
Sec. 248. "Waste minimization", for purposes of environmental
management laws, means a process that leads to:
(1) preventing the creation of waste; or
(2) a diminution in the volume of waste being generated.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-249
"Waste reduction"
Sec. 249. (a) "Waste reduction", for purposes of environmental
management laws except as provided in subsection (b), means a
process that leads to the prevention of the creation of waste.
(b) "Waste reduction", for purposes of IC 13-22-11, means the use
of one (1) or more industrial practices that reduce, eliminate, or
avoid the generation of hazardous waste to reduce risks to human
health and to the environment. The term does not include the
following:
(1) Recycling of a hazardous waste, except for recycling that is
an integral part of the industrial operation that generated the
hazardous waste.
(2) An act that concentrates a hazardous waste to reduce the
volume of the hazardous waste.
(3) A dilution of a hazardous waste to reduce the hazardous
characteristics of the hazardous waste.
(4) A treatment of a hazardous waste after the hazardous waste
is generated, such as by incineration.
(5) Any other action involving a hazardous waste, unless the
action is taken:
(A) as part of the industrial operation that generates the
hazardous waste;
(B) at the place where the hazardous waste is generated; and
(C) at the time that the hazardous waste is generated.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-249.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.37-2012, SEC.14.)
IC 13-11-2-250
"Waste tire"
Sec. 250. "Waste tire", for purposes of IC 13-20-13 and
IC 13-20-14, means a tire that is not suitable for the tire's original
purpose.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-250.5
"Waste tire processing operation"
Sec. 250.5. "Waste tire processing operation", for purposes of
IC 13-20-13 and IC 13-20-14, means an operation that processes
waste tires by cutting, shredding, or grinding. The term does not
include a retail operation that cuts or shreds waste tires generated by
the retail operation.
As added by P.L.93-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.15.
IC 13-11-2-251
"Waste tire storage site"
Sec. 251. "Waste tire storage site", for purposes of IC 13-20-13
and IC 13-20-14, means:
(1) a site at which at least one thousand (1,000) passenger tire
equivalents are accumulated outdoors or within a structure that
is not completely enclosed; or
(2) a site at which at least two thousand (2,000) passenger tire
equivalents are accumulated indoors within a completely
enclosed structure.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-1998, SEC.3;
P.L.37-2012, SEC.16.
IC 13-11-2-252
"Waste tire transporter"
Sec. 252. "Waste tire transporter", for purposes of IC 13-20-14,
means a person who engages in the business of:
(1) accepting waste tires; and
(2) transporting the waste tires to one (1) or more other
locations.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.37-2012, SEC.17.
IC 13-11-2-253
"Waste-to-energy facility"
Sec. 253. "Waste-to-energy facility", for purposes of IC 13-20 and
IC 13-21, means a facility at which solid waste is converted into
energy or another useful product by incineration.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.138-2000, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-254
"Waste transfer activities"
Sec. 254. "Waste transfer activities", for purposes of IC 13-20-6,
means the participation by:
(1) a broker or a transporter who is:
(A) a resident of Indiana; or
(B) not a resident of Indiana; or
(2) a transfer station that receives municipal waste located:
(A) inside Indiana; or
(B) outside Indiana;
in the collection or transportation of municipal waste for disposal or
incineration in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-255
"Waste treatment facilities"
Sec. 255. "Waste treatment facilities", for purposes of
IC 13-18-10, means the system of:
(1) treatment works;
(2) control facilities;
(3) equipment; and
(4) other facilities and appurtenances;
installed to treat, control, or dispose of runoff, waste, and manure.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-256
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.159-2011, SEC.49.)
IC 13-11-2-257
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.159-2011, SEC.49.)
IC 13-11-2-258
"Wastewater treatment plant"
Sec. 258. "Wastewater treatment plant", for purposes of
IC 13-18-11, IC 13-20-17.5, and environmental management laws,
means the system of treatment works, regulatory devices, equipment,
and other facilities and appurtenances installed to treat sewage,
industrial wastes, and other wastes delivered by a system of sewers
and other related facilities, whether owned or operated by the state,
a municipality, or a person, firm, or corporation. The term does not
include septic tank disposal systems.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.12.
IC 13-11-2-259
"Water distribution system"
Sec. 259. "Water distribution system", for purposes of
IC 13-18-11 and environmental management laws, means that part of
the public water system in which water is conveyed from the water
treatment plant to the premises of the consumer.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-2002, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-261
"Water pollution control laws"
Sec. 261. "Water pollution control laws" refers to IC 13-18,
except for the following:
(1) IC 13-18-2.
(2) IC 13-18-9 through IC 13-18-20.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-262
"Water supply permit"
Sec. 262. "Water supply permit", for purposes of IC 13-18-20,
refers to a NPDES permit issued to a facility collecting, treating, or
distributing water from:
(1) wells;
(2) reservoirs;
(3) lakes;
(4) rivers;
(5) sources of supply;
(6) pumps;
(7) mains;
(8) pipes;
(9) facilities; or
(10) structures;
through which potable water is obtained, treated as required, and
provided to water users.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-263
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.184-2002, SEC.29.)
IC 13-11-2-264
"Water treatment plant"
Sec. 264. "Water treatment plant", for purposes of IC 13-18-11
and environmental management laws, means that part of the public
water system that provides the water or in some way alters the
physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-2002, SEC.5.
IC 13-11-2-265
"Waters"
Sec. 265. (a) "Waters", for purposes of water pollution control
laws and environmental management laws, means:
(1) the accumulations of water, surface and underground,
natural and artificial, public and private; or
(2) a part of the accumulations of water;
that are wholly or partially within, flow through, or border upon
Indiana.
(b) The term "waters" does not include:
(1) an exempt isolated wetland;
(2) a private pond; or
(3) an off-stream pond, reservoir, wetland, or other facility built
for reduction or control of pollution or cooling of water before
discharge.
(c) The term includes all waters of the United States, as defined
in Section 502(7) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
1362(7)), that are located in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.183-2002, SEC.1;
P.L.282-2003, SEC.31; P.L.52-2004, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-265.1
"Watershed"
Sec. 265.1. "Watershed", for purposes of IC 13-18-3, has the
meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-310.
As added by P.L.97-2004, SEC.62.
IC 13-11-2-265.3
"Wet weather event"
Sec. 265.3. "Wet weather event", for purposes of IC 13-18, means
storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, or ice melt runoff entering a
combined sewer system.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.15.
IC 13-11-2-265.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.97-2004, SEC.133.)
IC 13-11-2-265.6
"Wetland activity"
Sec. 265.6. "Wetland activity", for purposes of IC 13-18-22,
means the discharge of:
(1) dredged; or
(2) fill;
IC 13-11-2-265.7
"Wetlands"
Sec. 265.7. "Wetlands", for purposes of IC 13-18, means areas
that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a
frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal
circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically
adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally
include:
(1) swamps;
(2) marshes;
(3) bogs; and
(4) similar areas.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.33.
IC 13-11-2-265.8
"Wetlands delineation"
Sec. 265.8. "Wetlands delineation" or "delineation", for purposes
of section 74.5 of this chapter, means a technical assessment:
(1) of whether a wetland exists on an area of land; and
(2) if so, of the type and quality of the wetland based on the
presence or absence of wetlands characteristics, as determined
consistently with the Wetlands Delineation Manual, Technical
Report Y-87-1 of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.34.
IC 13-11-2-266
"White goods"
Sec. 266. "White goods", for purposes of IC 13-21, means
discarded:
(1) refrigerators;
(2) ranges;
(3) water heaters; and
(4) other similar domestic and commercial large appliances.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-267
"Wholesaler"
Sec. 267. (a) "Wholesaler", for purposes of IC 13-20-14, means
a person engaged in the business of selling new tires at wholesale in
Indiana.
(b) "Wholesaler", for purposes of IC 13-20-16, means a person
engaged in the business of selling lead acid batteries at wholesale in
Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-268
"Work receipt"
Sec. 268. "Work receipt", for purposes of IC 13-23, means a
receipt that:
(1) is signed by a contractor certified under IC 13-23-3-3; and
(2) contains the following:
(A) The name and address of the contractor.
(B) An itemized list of the work performed by the contractor.
(C) The itemized cost of the work performed.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-269
"Works"
Sec. 269. "Works", for purposes of IC 13-26, means the
following:
(1) For a water project, the following:
(A) Wells.
(B) Reservoirs.
(C) Dams.
(D) Pumps.
(E) Transmission mains.
(F) Distribution mains, including local and service lines.
(G) Buildings and facilities for the purification and
improvement of the quality of water.
(H) Fire hydrants.
(I) Meters.
(J) Storage facilities for the water.
(K) All other appurtenances or equipment:
(i) necessary;
(ii) useful; or
(iii) convenient;
in the operation of waterworks.
(2) For a sewage project, the following:
(A) Sewage treatment plants.
(B) Intercepting sewers.
(C) Main sewers.
(D) Submain sewers.
(E) Local sewers.
(F) Lateral sewers.
(G) Outfall sewers.
(H) Force mains.
(I) Pumping stations.
(J) Ejector stations.
(K) All other appurtenances or equipment necessary, useful,
or convenient for the:
(i) collection and treatment;
(ii) purification; and
(iii) disposal;
of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil, and industrial
waste.
(3) For a solid waste project, the following:
(A) An area or plant designed primarily for the collection
and treatment of solid waste.
(B) An area or plant designed for the purpose of reducing the
volume of solid waste that must finally be disposed of,
including the following:
(i) Incinerators.
(ii) Pulverizers.
(iii) Compactors.
(iv) Shredding and baling plants.
(v) Transfer stations.
(vi) Compost plants.
(C) An area or plant that provides for:
(i) collection;
(ii) separation;
(iii) recycling; and
(iv) recovery;
of solid wastes.
(D) Sanitary landfills reviewed and approved by the
department before purchase of land or equipment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-270
"Youth camp"
Sec. 270. "Youth camp", for purposes of IC 13-26-11-2, means an
area or a tract of land established, operated, or maintained to provide
more than seventy-two (72) continuous hours of outdoor group living
experiences:
(1) away from established residences; and
(2) for educational, recreational, sectarian, or health purposes;
for at least ten (10) children who are less than eighteen (18) years of
age and not accompanied by a parent or guardian.
As added by P.L.97-2012, SEC.3.