Indiana § 13-28-4-11 Statistics on use of reports; enforcement policy

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-28-4-11 — Statistics on use of reports; enforcement policy

Indiana·Art. 28 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTARY·Ch. 4 Voluntary Environmental Audits

(a)The department shall maintain statistics on the use of environmental audit reports in department compliance and enforcement activities, including statistics on:

(1)the number of times the reports are disclosed to the department;

(2)the number and types of violations disclosed to the department through the reports;

(3)the civil penalties collected for the violations; and

(4)the time necessary for the violations to be corrected. The department shall report annually to the interim study committee on environmental affairs established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on the use of environmental audit reports.

(b)The department shall propose an enforcement policy, pursuant to IC 13-14-1-11.5, that provides relief from civil penalties for a voluntary disclosure tha

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(a) The department shall maintain statistics
on the use of environmental audit reports in department compliance
and enforcement activities, including statistics on:
(1) the number of times the reports are disclosed to the
department;
(2) the number and types of violations disclosed to the department
through the reports;
(3) the civil penalties collected for the violations; and
(4) the time necessary for the violations to be corrected.
The department shall report annually to the interim study committee on
environmental affairs established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6 on the use of environmental audit reports.
(b) The department shall propose an enforcement policy, pursuant
to IC 13-14-1-11.5, that provides relief from civil penalties for a
voluntary disclosure that results from an internal environmental audit.
In developing this enforcement policy, the department shall consider
similar policies implemented by:
(1) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
(2) states contiguous to Indiana.

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