Indiana § 13-25-4-1 Establishment; purpose

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-25-4-1 — Establishment; purpose

Indiana·Art. 25 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES·Ch. 4 Hazardous Substances Response Trust Fund

(a)The hazardous substances response trust fund is established. The purpose of the fund is to accumulate and maintain a source of money for the following purposes:

(1)Financing contracts or cooperative agreements between the state and the President of the United States under Section 104 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9604).

(2)Providing state assistance in the form of supplies, materials, services, and equipment to:

(A)prevent the release of a hazardous substance or contaminant; or

(B)control, contain, isolate, neutralize, remove, store, or dispose of any hazardous substance or contaminant already released into or on the air, land, or waters of Indiana.

(3)Financing response actions that are:

(A)undertaken or authorized by the commissioner with respect to sites in Indiana; and

(B)considered

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(a) The hazardous substances response trust
fund is established. The purpose of the fund is to accumulate and
maintain a source of money for the following purposes:
(1) Financing contracts or cooperative agreements between the
state and the President of the United States under Section 104 of
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9604).
(2) Providing state assistance in the form of supplies, materials,
services, and equipment to:
(A) prevent the release of a hazardous substance or
contaminant; or
(B) control, contain, isolate, neutralize, remove, store, or
dispose of any hazardous substance or contaminant already
released into or on the air, land, or waters of Indiana.
(3) Financing response actions that are:
(A) undertaken or authorized by the commissioner with respect
to sites in Indiana; and
(B) considered by the commissioner to be necessary to protect
the public health or welfare or the environment from the release
or threatened release of a hazardous substance or contaminant.
(4) Paying expenses related to releases of regulated substances
other than petroleum from underground storage tanks under IC 13-23-13-7.
(5) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by the
state in responding to releases or threats of releases of hazardous
substances or contaminants.
(6) Paying claims for the reimbursement of necessary response
costs incurred by persons that have received preauthorization
from the commissioner for reimbursement.
(7) Providing grants for household hazardous waste and
conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste collection,
recycling, or disposal projects under IC 13-20-20.
(8) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by the
department in implementing and administering household
hazardous waste and conditionally exempt small quantity
generator waste collection, recycling, or disposal projects under
IC 13-20-20.
(9) Transferring funds to the Indiana brownfields fund established
by IC 5-1.2-12-3.
(10) Paying administrative and personnel expenses incurred by
the state in evaluating proposed modifications of restrictive
covenants under IC 13-14-2-9.
(b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.7-2.]