§ 13-14-8-7 — Duties of board

(a) Without limiting the generality of the
regulatory authority of the board under this title, the board may adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 prescribing the following:
(1) Standards or requirements for discharge or emission
specifying the maximum permissible short term and long term
concentrations of various contaminants of the air, water, or land.
(2) Procedures for the administration of a system of permits for:
(A) the discharge of any contaminants;
(B) the construction, installation, or modification of any:
(i) facility;
(ii) equipment; or
(iii) device;
that may be designed to control or prevent pollution; or
(C) the operation of any:
(i) facility;
(ii) equipment; or
(iii) device;
to control or to prevent pollution.
(3) Standards and conditions for the use of any fuel or vehicle
determined to constitute an air pollution hazard.
(4) Standards for the filling or sealing of abandoned:
(A) water wells;
(B) water holes; and
(C) drainage holes;
to protect ground water against contamination.
(5) Alert criteria and abatement standards for pollution episodes
or emergencies constituting an acute danger to health or to the
environment, including priority lists for terminating activities that
contribute to the hazard, whether or not the activities would meet
all discharge requirements of the board under normal conditions.
(6) Requirements and procedures for the inspection of any
equipment, facility, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft that may cause or
contribute to pollution.
(7) Requirements and standards for equipment and procedures
for:
(A) monitoring contaminant discharges at their sources;
(B) the collection of samples; and
(C) the collection, reporting, and retention, in accordance with
record retention schedules adopted under IC 5-15-5.1, of data
resulting from that monitoring.
(8) Standards or requirements to control:
(A) the discharge; or
(B) the pretreatment;
of contaminants introduced or discharged into publicly owned
treatment works.
(9) Fees, in accordance with IC 13-16-1.
(b) If the board is required to adopt new rules or amend existing
rules to implement an amendment to the federal Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act or an amendment to or addition of a National
Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants under the federal
Clean Air Act, the board shall adopt the new rules or amend the
existing rules not more than nine (9) months after the date the federal
law becomes effective. This subsection does not limit the board's
authority to amend at any time the rules adopted under this subsection.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-7-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.123-1996, SEC.10; P.L.133-2012, SEC.88; P.L.250-2019, SEC.7.