§ 10-14-8-6 — Nuclear response trust fund; purpose; sources of revenue; administration; investment

Indiana § 10-14-8-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 14: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 8: Transportation of High Level Radioactive Waste

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(a) The nuclear response fund is established to:
(1) provide appropriate education, training, and equipment to
state and local emergency responders:
(A) that respond to a release of radioactive waste or materials
caused by or during the transportation of radioactive waste or
materials under this chapter; and
(B) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism; and
(2) otherwise enforce this chapter and IC 10-14-9.
(b) Sources of money for the fund consist of transportation fees
deposited under section 3(b) or 3.1(b) of this chapter, fees received
under IC 10-14-9-7(b), and civil penalties deposited under IC 10-14-9-8(c).
(c) The department of homeland security shall administer the fund.
Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department of
homeland security to be used for purposes described in subsection (a).
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(e) 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 funds may be invested.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to
the state general fund.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-8-3-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.148-2003, SEC.4; P.L.1-2006, SEC.177; P.L.26-2010, SEC.12; P.L.78-2013, SEC.5.