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IC 13-11-2-0.5
"Abatement"
Sec. 0.5. (a) "Abatement", for purposes of IC 13-17-14, means any
measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate
lead-based paint hazards. The term includes the following:
(1) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated
dust.
(2) The permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based
paint.
(3) The replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures.
(4) The removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil.
(5) All preparation, cleanup, disposal, and post-abatement
clearance testing activities associated with subdivisions (1)
through (4).
(6) A project for which there is a written contract or other
documentation, providing that a person will be conducting
activities in or to a residential dwelling or child-occupied
facility that:
(A) will permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards; or
(B) are designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint
hazards as described under subdivisions (1) through (5).
(7) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of
lead-based paint hazards, conducted by persons certified under
40 CFR 745.226 or IC 13-17-14, unless the project is described
under subsection (b) or (c).
(8) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of
lead-based paint hazards, conducted by persons who, through
the person's company name or promotional literature, represent,
advertise, or hold themselves out to be in the business of
performing lead-based paint activities, unless those projects are
described under subsection (b) or (c).
(9) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of
lead-based paint hazards that is conducted in response to state
or local abatement orders.
(b) Abatement does not include renovation, remodeling,
landscaping, or other activities when those activities are not designed
to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards but are designed
to repair, restore, or remodel a structure or dwelling, even though
these activities may incidentally result in a reduction or elimination
of lead-based paint hazards.
(c) Abatement does not include interim controls, operations, or
maintenance activities or other measures designed to temporarily
reduce lead-based paint hazards.
As added by P.L.123-1997, SEC.1.
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 13-11-2-2
"Administrator"
Sec. 2. "Administrator" refers to the administrator of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
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.
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 13-19-4, 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 post-closure
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.
(b) "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.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a), "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.
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
(2) has a reasonable probability of becoming friable in the
course of ordinary or anticipated use of the building containing
the material.
(b) The term does not include asbestos containing resilient floor
covering materials, including:
(1) sheet vinyl flooring;
(2) resilient tile; and
(3) associated adhesives;
unless the materials are sanded, beadblasted, or mechanically
pulverized so that visible asbestos emissions are discharged.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
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 13-11-2-15
"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 13-11-2-17
"Board"
Sec. 17. (a) "Board", except as provided in subsections (b)
through (i), 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 13-13-6, refers to the northwest
Indiana advisory board.
(c) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-17, refers to the air pollution
control board.
(d) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-18, refers to the water
pollution control board.
(e) "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;
(5) IC 13-24; and
(6) IC 13-25;
refers to the solid waste management board.
(f) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-21, refers to the board of
directors of a solid waste management district.
(g) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-23-11, refers to the
underground storage tank financial assurance board.
(h) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-26, refers to the board of
trustees of a regional water, sewage, or solid waste district.
(i) "Board", for purposes of IC 13-27 and IC 13-27.5, refers to the
clean manufacturing technology board.
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.
IC 13-11-2-18
"Boards"
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 13-11-2-19.3
"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 13-11-2-24
"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
"Child-occupied facility"
Sec. 25.5. "Child-occupied facility", for purposes of lead-based
paint activities and IC 13-17-14, means a building or a portion of a
building that:
(1) was constructed before 1978;
(2) does not qualify as target housing (as defined in section
229.5 of this chapter); and
(3) is visited regularly by a child who is not more than six (6)
years of age and any of the following conditions exist for the
building or portion of the building:
(A) The child visits at least two (2) days a week (Sunday
through Saturday) and each of the visits lasts at least three
(3) hours.
(B) The child visits at least six (6) hours each week.
(C) The child's combined annual visits during a calendar
year total at least sixty (60) hours.
The term includes day-care centers, preschools, and kindergarten
classrooms.
As added by P.L.123-1997, 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.
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,
IC 13-27, and IC 13-27.5, 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
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 13-11-2-31.3
"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 13-11-2-31.6
"Combined sewer system"
Sec. 31.6. "Combined sewer system", for purposes of sections
31.3, 31.5, 43.5, and 120.5 of this chapter and IC 13-18, means a
system of combined sewers that:
(1) is designed, constructed, and used to receive and transport
combined sewage to a publicly owned wastewater treatment
plant; and
(2) may contain one (1) or more overflow points that discharge
combined sewage entering the publicly owned wastewater
treatment plant when the hydraulic capacity of the system or
part of the system is exceeded as a result of a wet weather
event.
As added by P.L.140-2000, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
SEC.197.
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 13-11-2-36
"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
"Component"
Sec. 36.5. "Component", for purposes of IC 13-17-14, has the
meaning set forth in 24 CFR 35.110, as in effect July 1, 2002.
As added by P.L.99-2002, SEC.1.
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
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 13-11-2-38.3
"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", for purposes of
IC 13-18-10, means:
(1) any confined feeding of:
(A) at least three hundred (300) cattle;
(B) at least six hundred (600) swine or sheep; and
(C) at least thirty thousand (30,000) fowl;
(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.
IC 13-11-2-40.8
"Construction"
Sec. 40.8. "Construction", for purposes of IC 13-18-10, means the
fabrication, erection, or installation of a facility or manure control
equipment at the location where the facility or manure control
equipment is intended to be used. The term does not include the
following:
(1) The dismantling of existing equipment and control devices.
(2) The ordering of equipment and control devices.
(3) Offsite fabrication.
(4) Site preparation.
As added by P.L.125-1997, SEC.3.
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 13-11-2-43
"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.
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 13-11-2-48
"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 or an
exceptional use 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 or exceptional use
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(l) in the watershed of the outstanding
state resource water or exceptional use water that:
(i) results in an overall improvement in water quality in
the outstanding state resource water or exceptional use
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.
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:
IC 13-11-2-54
"Director"
Sec. 54. Director", for purposes of IC 13-27.5, refers to the
director of the Indiana clean manufacturing technology and safe
materials institute.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1997, 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 13-11-2-57.1
"Disposal fee"
Sec. 57.1. "Disposal fee", for purposes of IC 13-20-23, means a
fee levied on the disposal of municipal waste in exchange for
permission to construct or operate a landfill under a host agreement.
As added by P.L.133-1998, SEC.2.
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 13-11-2-61.5
"Elevated blood lead level (EBL)"
Sec. 61.5. "Elevated blood lead level (EBL)", for purposes of
IC 13-17-14, means an excessive absorption of lead that is a
confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood of twenty (20)
micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood for one (1) venous
test or of fifteen (15) to nineteen (19) micrograms of lead per
deciliter of whole blood in two (2) consecutive tests taken three (3)
to four (4) months apart.
As added by P.L.123-1997, SEC.3.
IC 13-11-2-62
"Eligible entity"
Sec. 62. "Eligible entity", for purposes of IC 13-26, means a
county, city, town, township, conservancy district, or other municipal
corporation.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
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:
IC 13-11-2-66.5
"Encapsulant"
Sec. 66.5. "Encapsulant", for purposes of IC 13-17-14, means a
substance that forms a barrier between lead-based paint and the
environment using a liquid-applied coating, with or without
reinforcement materials, or an adhesively bonded covering material.
As added by P.L.123-1997, SEC.4.
IC 13-11-2-66.7
"Encapsulation"
Sec. 66.7. "Encapsulation", for purposes of IC 13-17-14, means
the application of an encapsulant.
As added by P.L.123-1997, SEC.5.
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
(B) substantially equivalent to a special notice letter issued
under 42 U.S.C. 9622(e); or
(3) a similar notice issued by the federal government.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-1998, SEC.1;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.198.
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;
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.
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 13-18-12, 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.
IC 13-11-2-72
"Environmental wastes"
Sec. 72. "Environmental wastes", for purposes of IC 13-27 and
IC 13-27.5, 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.
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;
(B) a lawn or landscaped area of a commercial or
governmental complex;
(C) agricultural land;
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:
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:
(1) IC 13-13-5 and IC 13-18-2-1; and
(2) environmental management laws;
refers to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), as amended by the federal Water Quality Act of 1987,
P.L.100-4.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
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;
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.
(C) The possession of facilities.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
IC 13-11-2-85.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.97-2004, SEC.133.)
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.
(b) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-15-10, refers to the waste
facility operator trust fund.
(c) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-15-11, refers to the
environmental management permit operation fund.
(d) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-17-6, refers to the asbestos trust
fund.
(e) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-17-8, refers to the Title V
operating permit program trust fund.
(f) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-17-14, refers to the lead trust
fund.
(g) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-18-8-5, refers to a sanitary fund.
(h) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-18-13, refers to the wastewater
revolving loan fund established by IC 13-18-13-2.
(i) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-18-21, refers to the drinking
water revolving loan fund established by IC 13-18-21-2. The term
does not include the supplemental fund established by
IC 13-18-21-22.
(j) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-19-5, refers to the environmental
remediation revolving loan fund established by IC 13-19-5-2.
(k) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-20-4, refers to the municipal
waste transportation fund.
(l) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-20-13, refers to the waste tire
management fund.
(m) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-20-22, refers to the state solid
waste management fund.
(n) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-21-7, refers to the waste
management district bond fund.
(o) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-21-13-2, refers to a district solid
waste management fund.
(p) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-23-6, refers to the underground
petroleum storage tank trust fund.
(q) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-23-7, refers to the underground
petroleum storage tank excess liability trust fund.
(r) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-25-4, refers to the hazardous
substances response trust fund.
(s) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-25-5, refers to the voluntary
remediation fund.
(t) "Fund", for purposes of IC 13-28-2, refers to the voluntary
compliance fund.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-1997, SEC.6;
P.L.59-1997, SEC.8; P.L.126-1997, SEC.2; P.L.253-1997(ss),
SEC.13; P.L.132-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2001, SEC.3.
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;
(4) cooking;
(5) serving; or
(6) consumption;
of food or food materials.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1.
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 13-25-6,
means the state or a political subdivision.
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;
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 p