CHAPTER 5. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL LAW
IC 13-13-5
Chapter 5. Designation of Department for Purposes of Federal
Law
IC 13-13-5-1
Designation of department as agency
Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 14-37, the department is
designated as the following:
(1) The water pollution agency for Indiana for all purposes of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.) in effect January 1, 1988, and the federal Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f through 300j) in effect January 1,
1988.
(2) The solid waste agency for Indiana for all purposes of the
federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.
6901 et seq.) in effect January 1, 1988.
(3) The air pollution control agency for Indiana for all purposes
of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as
amended by the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(P.L.101-549).
(4) The state agency with responsibility concerning the
Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste
under IC 13-29-1.
(5) The state agency with responsibility concerning the federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the federal Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601
through 9675) as in effect on January 1, 1993, and concerning
40 CFR 300.505, Subpart F of the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.
(6) The state agency with responsibility concerning the federal
Defense Environmental Restoration Program (10 U.S.C. 2701
through 2708) as in effect on January 1, 1993.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3.
IC 13-13-5-2
Authority of department to secure benefits of federal acts for
Indiana
Sec. 2. The department may take any action necessary to secure
for Indiana the benefits of the statutes described in section 1 of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3.