Indiana § 13-11-2-116 - "Landfill"

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§ 13-11-2-116. "Landfill"

Sec. 116. (a) "Landfill", for purposes of IC 13-20-2, IC 13-20-24, and IC 13-20.5, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid waste is deposited on or beneath the surface of the ground as an intended place of final location.

(b) "Landfill", for purposes of section 114.2 of this chapter and IC 13-20-11, means a facility operated under a permit issued under IC 13-15-3 or IC 13-7-10 (before its repeal) at which solid waste is disposed of by placement on or under the surface of the ground.

(c) "Landfill", for purposes of section 82 of this chapter and IC 13-21, means a solid waste disposal facility at which solid waste is deposited on or in the ground as an intended place of final location. The term does not include the following:

(1) A site that is devoted solely to receiving one (1) or more of the following:

(A) Fill dirt.

(B) Vegetative matter subject to disposal as a result of:

(i) landscaping;

(ii) yard maintenance;

(iii) land clearing; or

(iv) any combination of activities referred to in this clause.

(2) A facility receiving waste that is regulated under the following:

(A) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8.

(B) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 13-7-22-2(b); subsection (b) formerly 13-7-22-3(a); subsection (c) formerly 13-9.5-1-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.46; P.L.133-1998, SEC.4; P.L.30-1999, SEC.2; P.L.14-2000, SEC.34; P.L.97-2004, SEC.60; P.L.131-2006, SEC.2; P.L.178-2009, SEC.12.

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