(a)Before November 1 of each year, the
department shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(b)The report under subsection (a) must include the following:
(1)A summary of the:
(A)reviews conducted; and
(B)agreements approved;
in the preceding state fiscal year under IC 13-17-13.
(2)Information on the following:
(A)Waste tire management as required by IC 13-20-13.
(B)The status of the waste tire management fund and the
programs funded by the fund.
(C)Recommendations for revisions to waste tire management
programs.
(3)An evaluation of the actions taken by the department to
improve the department's process of issuing permits that must
include the following information:
(A)A description of the reduction or i
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(a) Before November 1 of each year, the
department shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) The report under subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) A summary of the:
(A) reviews conducted; and
(B) agreements approved;
in the preceding state fiscal year under IC 13-17-13.
(2) Information on the following:
(A) Waste tire management as required by IC 13-20-13.
(B) The status of the waste tire management fund and the
programs funded by the fund.
(C) Recommendations for revisions to waste tire management
programs.
(3) An evaluation of the actions taken by the department to
improve the department's process of issuing permits that must
include the following information:
(A) A description of the reduction or increase in the backlog of
permit applications in each department permit program during
the preceding twelve (12) month period.
(B) The amount of:
(i) permit fees collected; and
(ii) expenditures made from fee revenue;
during the preceding twelve (12) month period.
(C) A discussion of possible increases or decreases in the
operating costs of each department permit and inspection
program.
(D) A discussion of the measures that have been taken by the
department to improve the operating efficiency of the permit
and inspection programs.
(E) The number of notices issued by the department under IC 13-15-4-10.
(F) A discussion of the department's operational goals for the
next twelve (12) months.
(G) A permit status report that includes the following
information:
(i) The facility name and type of each permit application
pending on January 1 of the previous year and the date each
application was filed with the department.
(ii) The action taken on each application by December 31 of
the previous year.
(iii) The facility name and type of each permit application
pending on December 31 of the previous year and the date
each was filed with the department.
(4) Information concerning permits that have been
administratively extended that includes for each permit:
(A) the number of months that the permit has been
administratively extended;
(B) the number of months that the department has extended a
period under IC 13-15-4-8 or suspended processing of a permit
application under IC 13-15-4-10;
(C) the type of permit according to the types identified in IC 13-18-20-2 through IC 13-18-20-11; and
(D) the dates when public notice of a draft permit was given.
(5) Information concerning the progress of remedial actions
commenced under IC 13-25-4.
(6) Information concerning the pollution prevention information
gathered under IC 13-27-6, including the following:
(A) A description of the operations and activities of the
programs under IC 13-27-6.
(B) Recommendations the commissioner has for legislative
action.
(C) A quantitative assessment of statewide pollution prevention
progress among all types of industries.
(D) An identification of regulations and government policies
that are inhibiting pollution prevention and opportunities in
existing regulatory programs to promote and assist in pollution
prevention, including reductions in the use of toxins in
production and commerce.
(E) An assessment of how programs under IC 13-27-6 have
promoted and assisted pollution prevention and the costs and
benefits to government and industry of those programs.
(F) A statement concerning the identification of opportunities
and development of priorities for research and development in
pollution prevention techniques, economic analyses, and
management techniques useful in supporting pollution
prevention. The report may not include information considered
by a business to be a trade secret of that business.
(G) Recommendations concerning incentives and policies
needed to:
(i) encourage investment in research and development in
pollution prevention; and
(ii) make greater use of programs established under IC 13-27-6.
(7) Information concerning activities conducted under IC 13-28-3,
including the following:
(A) The number and types of inquiries the program received
under IC 13-28-3.
(B) The services provided by the program.
(8) Information concerning the designation of outstanding state
resource waters and the use of the outstanding state resource
water improvement fund under IC 13-18-3.
(9) Information concerning mercury switches tracked under IC 13-20-17.7-2(a)(5).
(10) Information concerning the implementation of IC 13-20.5,
including the following:
(A) The total weight of covered electronic devices recycled in
the state program year and a summary of information in the
reports submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under IC 13-20.5-3.
(B) The various collection programs used by manufacturers to
collect covered electronic devices, information regarding
covered electronic devices that are being collected by persons
other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers,
and information about covered electronic devices, if any, being
disposed of in landfills in Indiana.
(C) A description of enforcement actions under IC 13-20.5
during the state fiscal year.
(D) Other information received by the department regarding the
implementation of IC 13-20.5.