CHAPTER 11. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PERMIT OPERATION FUND
IC 13-15-11
Chapter 11. Environmental Management Permit Operation Fund
IC 13-15-11-1
Environmental management permit operation fund
Sec. 1. The environmental management permit operation fund is
established for the purpose of providing money for permitting and
directly associated activities of the following programs of the
department and boards:
(1) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program.
(2) Solid waste program.
(3) Hazardous waste program.
(4) Safe drinking water program.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.224-2003,
SEC.132.
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Administration of fund
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall administer the fund.
(b) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money
in the fund.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.
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Source of money for fund
Sec. 3. The fund consists of fees and delinquent charges collected
under the following:
(1) IC 13-18-20.
(2) IC 13-18-20.5.
(3) IC 13-20-21.
(4) IC 13-22-12.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.224-2003,
SEC.133.
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Investment of fund
Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public money may be invested.
(b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.
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Auditor's report
Sec. 5. (a) The auditor of state shall make a report on the fund
every four (4) months. The report:
(1) shall be issued not later than ten (10) working days
following the last day of each four (4) month period;
(2) must include the beginning and ending balance,
disbursements, and receipts;
(3) must comply with accounting standards under
IC 4-13-2-7(a)(1); and
(4) must be available to the public.
(b) The auditor of state shall forward copies of the report to the
following:
(1) The commissioner.
(2) The standing committees of the house of representatives and
the senate concerned with the environment.
(3) The budget committee.
(4) The environmental quality service council.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.
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Report to the environmental quality service council concerning
fund distribution
Sec. 6. Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the
department shall report to the environmental quality service council:
(1) the department's proposed distribution of funds among the
programs referred to in section 1 of this chapter for the current
state fiscal year;
(2) the department's rationale for the proposed distribution;
(3) any difference between:
(A) the proposed distribution; and
(B) the distribution made by the department in the
immediately preceding state fiscal year; and
(4) the results of an independent audit of the correlation
between:
(A) the distribution made by the department with respect to;
and
(B) the department's actual expenses related to;
each program referred to in section 1 of this chapter in the
immediately preceding state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.184-2002, SEC.12.