Indiana § 13-20-26-2 Project duties of department

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-20-26-2 — Project duties of department

Indiana·Art. 20 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT·Ch. 26 Central Indiana Waste Diversion Project

(a)The department shall do the following:

(1)Develop forms for applicants to the central Indiana waste diversion project that include the following:

(A)Description of the methods for waste collection, sorting, and diversion.

(B)Requirements for data collection and reporting, including the amount and type of waste that is being diverted.

(C)Information on proposed entities to receive diverted waste.

(D)Any additional information necessary to assess potential success of the proposal.

(2)Make the forms described in subdivision (1) available on or before July 1, 2022.

(3)Accept applications through October 1, 2022, for consideration.

(4)Provide recommendations to the Indiana recycling market development board on or before December 1, 2022.

(b)Once the first round of grants are awarde

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(a) The department shall do the following:
(1) Develop forms for applicants to the central Indiana waste
diversion project that include the following:
(A) Description of the methods for waste collection, sorting,
and diversion.
(B) Requirements for data collection and reporting, including
the amount and type of waste that is being diverted.
(C) Information on proposed entities to receive diverted waste.
(D) Any additional information necessary to assess potential
success of the proposal.
(2) Make the forms described in subdivision (1) available on or
before July 1, 2022.
(3) Accept applications through October 1, 2022, for
consideration.
(4) Provide recommendations to the Indiana recycling market
development board on or before December 1, 2022.
(b) Once the first round of grants are awarded to the selected
projects, the department shall do the following:
(1) Update the forms described in subsection (a)(1), including the
addition of research and development as eligible for consideration
of a project grant.
(2) Make the forms described in subsection (a)(1) available on or
before July 1, 2024.
(3) Accept applications through October 1, 2024, for
consideration.
(4) Provide recommendations to the Indiana recycling market
development board, including recommendations on one (1) or
more research and development projects, on or before December
1, 2024.
(c) The Indiana recycling market development board may do the
following:
(1) Request additional information from a grant applicant if the
board determines that the information provided does not meet the
requirements of section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Reopen eligibility for applicants of a project if the board
determines that, after requesting additional information under this
subsection, none of the submissions meet the goals of the waste
diversion project and the requirements of section 1 of this chapter.
(3) Adjust the time frames in this section to allow for an
additional round of application submissions if the board makes a
determination to reopen eligibility under this subsection.
(4) Use funds allocated but not used in a previous round of grants
to award grants to applicants in a subsequent round.
(d) Notwithstanding financial limitations, the Indiana recycling
market development board may consider and award grants to a wide
range of projects, regardless of the:
(1) duration; or
(2) type;
of project.
(e) The department shall provide information on the department
website if the Indiana recycling market development board makes a
determination to reopen eligibility for grant applications under this
section.