Indiana § 13-27-2-10 Grants; purpose

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-27-2-10 — Grants; purpose

Indiana·Art. 27 INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION AND·Ch. 2 Division of Pollution Prevention and Technical

(a)The commissioner may award grants to support and sustain pollution prevention, including clean manufacturing through reductions in the use of toxic materials in production and commerce.

(b)Subject to subsection (a), the commissioner may award grants for any purpose the commissioner considers appropriate, including the following:

(1)Grants to nonprofit organizations to establish free or low cost technical assistance programs.

(2)Grants to assist:

(A)trade associations that represent manufacturers;

(B)business organizations;

(C)labor organizations; and

(D)educational institutions; in developing training materials and making those training materials available to workers for in-plant use that will foster clean manufacturing.

(3)Grants to assist:

(A)industry;

(B)business organizat

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(a) The commissioner may award grants to
support and sustain pollution prevention, including clean
manufacturing through reductions in the use of toxic materials in
production and commerce.
(b) Subject to subsection (a), the commissioner may award grants
for any purpose the commissioner considers appropriate, including the
following:
(1) Grants to nonprofit organizations to establish free or low cost
technical assistance programs.
(2) Grants to assist:
(A) trade associations that represent manufacturers;
(B) business organizations;
(C) labor organizations; and
(D) educational institutions;
in developing training materials and making those training
materials available to workers for in-plant use that will foster
clean manufacturing.
(3) Grants to assist:
(A) industry;
(B) business organizations;
(C) educational institutions;
(D) labor organizations; and
(E) local units of government;
in establishing programs or materials to train and assist personnel
in developing methods to measure and plan for pollution
prevention.
(4) Grants to assist industry or business organizations, local units
of government, and educational institutions in creating programs
to train and certify:
(A) environmental auditors;
(B) engineers; and
(C) industrial hygienists;
to identify, evaluate, and implement pollution prevention
measures and alternatives in audits, plans, and programs.
(5) Grants to any organization for generic research and
development, pilot tests, and demonstration projects that:
(A) involve commonly used manufacturing processes or
materials; and
(B) will produce results that will be of use to manufacturers
other than manufacturers that may be involved in the research
and development, pilot tests, or demonstration projects.
(c) The commissioner may require that a grantee provide matching
money for a grant awarded under this section.
(d) Grant money awarded under this section may not be spent for
capital improvements or equipment.
(e) The money for grants awarded under this section must come
from money appropriated to the department for the purposes of this
section.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9-2-10.]