§ 16-20-5-1 — Authority to establish; jurisdiction

Indiana § 16-20-5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 20: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
• Ch. 5: Area Boards of Health

Text

(a) If a multiple county sewer, water,
wastewater, or similar district has been established under IC 13-26 or
IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal), the affected counties may by concurrent
resolution of each county executive establish an area board of health
for the sole purposes of administering and enforcing, consistent with
environmental management laws (as defined in IC 13-11-2-71), all
state and local environmental statutes, rules, and ordinances relative to
the maintenance of a high quality environmental level in the district.
(b) Area boards of health created under this chapter have
jurisdiction with the board established under IC 13-13-8 and the
department of environmental management within the uniform
inspection and enforcement area established under section 5 of this
chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.5-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-1996, SEC.74; P.L.133-2012, SEC.182.