Indiana § 13-15-4-11 - Applicant's alternatives when operating pending permit application or pending commissioner's ruling on application
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§ 13-15-4-11. Applicant's alternatives when operating pending permit application or pending commissioner's ruling on application
Sec. 11. (a) If an applicant is operating pursuant to a continuation of an existing permit pending determination of an application for a new or renewed permit under IC 13-15-3-6, the applicant may proceed under this section after notifying the commissioner in writing of its intent to do so.
(b) If the commissioner does not issue or deny a permit within the time specified under sections 1 through 6 of this chapter, the applicant may proceed under this section. After reaching an agreement with the commissioner or after consulting with the commissioner for thirty (30) days and failing to reach an agreement, the applicant may choose to proceed under either of the following alternatives:
(1) The:
(A) applicant may, except as provided in section 12.1 of this chapter, request and receive a refund of a permit application fee paid by the applicant; and
(B) commissioner shall do the following:
(i) Continue to review the application.
(ii) Approve or deny the application as soon as practicable.
(iii) Except as provided in section 12.1 of this chapter, refund the applicant's application fee not later than twenty-five (25) business days after the receipt of the applicant's request.
(2) The:
(A) applicant may hire an outside consultant to prepare a draft permit and any required supporting technical justification for the permit; and
(B) commissioner shall:
(i) review the draft permit; and
(ii) approve, with or without revision, or deny the draft permit in accordance with section 16 of this chapter.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10.1-8(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.184-2002, SEC.6; P.L.240-2003, SEC.10; P.L.135-2026, SEC.121.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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