§ 14-34-2-3 — Duties of director

Indiana § 14-34-2-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION
• Ch. 2: Regulatory Authority

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The director shall do the following:
(1) Supervise the administration and enforcement of the
following:
(A) This article.
(B) The rules adopted under this article.
(2) Conduct the necessary investigations and inspections for the
proper administration of this article.
(3) Order a person who does not hold a valid permit to conduct
operations governed by this article to cease those operations and
reclaim the area affected to the standards required by this article.
(4) Order compliance with the following:
(A) The terms of a permit issued under this article.
(B) This article.
(5) Have access to all areas under application for a permit or
under a permit issued under this article and without liability to the
operator or the property owner.
(6) Submit to a federal or state agency each report required to be
submitted to that agency by law, rule, or regulation and include
the information in the report that the agency requires.
(7) Develop a policy and procedures manual to standardize the
implementation of this article. The manual shall be distributed to
all individuals who implement or enforce this article.
(8) Do all things necessary to implement this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-4.1-2-2(a);
13-4.1-2-2.5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.