CHAPTER 8. CLEAN WATER INDIANA PROGRAM
IC 14-32-8
Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program
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"Fund" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the clean water
Indiana fund established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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"Political subdivision" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means a
county, township, city, or town.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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"Program" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means the clean water
Indiana program established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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Program established
Sec. 4. The clean water Indiana program is established. The
division of soil conservation established within the department of
agriculture by IC 15-11-4-1 shall administer the program subject to
the direction of the board.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
SEC.231; P.L.2-2008, SEC.36.
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Purpose of program
Sec. 5. The purpose of the program is to provide financial
assistance to:
(1) soil and water conservation districts;
(2) land occupiers; and
(3) conservation groups;
to implement conservation practices to reduce nonpoint sources of
water pollution through education, technical assistance, training, and
cost sharing programs.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006,
SEC.18.
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Clean water Indiana fund
Sec. 6. (a) The clean water Indiana fund is established to carry out
the purposes of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the
division of soil conservation subject to the direction of the board.
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) amounts deposited in the fund under IC 6-7-1-29.3;
(2) amounts appropriated by the general assembly; and
(3) donations, grants, and money received from any other
source.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund or any other fund but remains in the
fund to be used for the purposes of the fund.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-2005,
SEC.5; P.L.24-2009, SEC.1.
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Expenditures from fund
Sec. 7. Money in the fund may be spent in the following ways:
(1) To increase district technical assistance in local
conservation efforts.
(2) To develop an environmental stewardship program to assist
land occupiers in complying with environmental regulations
voluntarily.
(3) To qualify for federal matching funds for county soil survey
computerization.
(4) To provide for the following cost sharing programs:
(A) A program to encourage land occupiers to implement
conservation practices to reduce nutrient, pesticide, and
sediment runoff.
(B) Programs that encourage land occupiers to implement
nutrient management programs by sharing the cost of any of
the following:
(i) Fencing for intensive grazing systems.
(ii) Purchasing nutrient management equipment.
(iii) Voluntary environmental audits.
(iv) Other similar expenditures related to nutrient
management.
(5) To provide matching grants to districts for the following:
(A) Professional watershed coordinators to facilitate and
administer local watershed protection projects.
(B) District managers to administer district conservation
policies and programs.
(6) To increase state technical and capacity building assistance
to districts and local conservation efforts by providing for the
following:
(A) Capacity building specialists to train district personnel
in grant writing, grant administration, and leadership
development.
(B) Conservation education specialists to help implement
district conservation education efforts.
(C) Urban storm water specialists to provide technical
assistance to developers to contain soil erosion on
construction sites.
(7) To make distributions as provided under section 8 of this
chapter.
(8) Implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) or
similar technology.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006,
SEC.19.
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Additional funds from division of soil conservation
Sec. 8. (a) In addition to funds provided to a district under section
7 of this chapter or from any other source, the division of soil
conservation shall pay to the district one dollar ($1) for every one
dollar ($1) the district receives from a political subdivision.
(b) The state is not obligated to match more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) under this section.
(c) In order to receive funding under this section each year, a
district must certify to the division of soil conservation the amount
of money the district received from all political subdivisions during
the one (1) year period beginning January 1 of the previous year. The
information prepared under this subsection must be part of the annual
financial statement prepared and provided to the board under
IC 14-32-4-22. The division of soil conservation shall make
distributions under this section not later than July 15 of each year.
(d) Before making distributions under this section, the division of
soil conservation shall determine the total amount of money that has
been certified by all districts as having been provided by political
subdivisions. If the cumulative amount to be distributed to all
districts exceeds the amount appropriated to the fund, the division of
soil conservation shall reduce the distribution to each district
proportionately.
(e) A district must spend money received under this section for
the purposes of the district.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.155-2002, SEC.9
and P.L.158-2002, SEC.8; P.L.175-2006, SEC.20; P.L.1-2007,
SEC.129.
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Report
Sec. 9. The districts shall coordinate with the division of soil
conservation to compile and provide a report to the executive
director of the legislative services agency each year. The report must
be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and must describe:
(1) the expenditures of the clean water Indiana fund; and
(2) the number, type, status, and effectiveness of conservation
efforts funded by the clean water Indiana program.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.28-2004,
SEC.133.