Indiana § 13-12-1-1 - Purpose
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 13-12-1-1 — Purpose, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-12-1-1. Purpose
Sec. 1. The purpose of the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly is to recodify prior environmental law in a style that is clear, concise, and easy to interpret and apply. Except to the extent that:
(1) the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly is amended to reflect the changes made in a provision of another bill that adds to, amends, or repeals a provision in the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly; or
(2) the minutes of meetings of the code revision commission during 1995 expressly indicate a different purpose;
the substantive operation and effect of the prior environmental law continue uninterrupted as if the recodification act of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly had not been enacted.
[1996 Recodification Citations: New.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2.
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