§ 13-12-1-4 — Construction of statutes

The recodification act of the 1996 regular
session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification
of prior environmental law. Except as provided in section 1(1) and 1(2)
of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the
1996 regular session of the general assembly would result in a
substantive change in the prior environmental law, the difference shall
be construed as a typographical, spelling, or other clerical error that
must be corrected by:
(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or other
matters of style in the recodification act of the 1996 regular
session of the general assembly; and
(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;
as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 1996
regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result
in a substantive change in the law. The principle of statutory
construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of an act if the
literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply to the
recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly
to the extent that the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of
the general assembly is not substantively identical to the prior
environmental law.
[1996 Recodification Citations: New.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2.