Indiana § 13-23-13-6 Uses of petroleum trust fund; mandatory use for corrective actions

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§ 13-23-13-6 — Uses of petroleum trust fund; mandatory use for corrective actions

Indiana § 13-23-13-6

Art. 23UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

Ch. 13Corrective Actions

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Ind. Code § 13-23-13-6 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the commissioner, under rules adopted under IC 13-23-1-2, may use money in the petroleum trust fund to pay the following costs and expenses associated with underground petroleum storage tanks or aboveground petroleum storage tanks:

(1)Costs incurred for corrective action conducted under cooperative agreements entered into between the state and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Section 9003(h)(7) of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991b(h)(7)), in accordance with the provisions of the cooperative agreements.

(2)Expenses incurred by the state for the following:

(A)Corrective actions that are ordered or undertaken under this chapter.

(B)Enforcement of this article.

(3)Expenses incurred by

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
commissioner, under rules adopted under IC 13-23-1-2, may use money
in the petroleum trust fund to pay the following costs and expenses
associated with underground petroleum storage tanks or aboveground
petroleum storage tanks:
(1) Costs incurred for corrective action conducted under
cooperative agreements entered into between the state and the
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency under Section 9003(h)(7) of the federal Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991b(h)(7)), in accordance with the
provisions of the cooperative agreements.
(2) Expenses incurred by the state for the following:
(A) Corrective actions that are ordered or undertaken under this
chapter.
(B) Enforcement of this article.
(3) Expenses incurred by the state under section 8 of this chapter
in recovering the costs of corrective actions undertaken under
section 2 of this chapter.
(4) Administrative expenses and personnel expenses incurred by
the state in carrying out this article.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), fifty percent (50%) of the fees
deposited in the petroleum trust fund under IC 13-23-12-4(1) shall be
used by the commissioner to pay for corrective actions:
(1) that are taken under this chapter and involve releases of
regulated substances from underground storage tanks or
aboveground storage tanks; and
(2) that are not eligible to receive funds from the petroleum
storage tank excess liability trust fund under IC 13-23-7.
Not more than eleven percent (11%) of the funds expended under this
subsection may be used to pay for administrative and personnel
expenses incurred in carrying out this subsection.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20-20(a).]