Indiana § 13-27-2-5.1 - Powers of department
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§ 13-27-2-5.1. Powers of department
Sec. 5.1. The department may do the following:
(1) Periodically review state environmental programs and projects for their ability and progress in promoting multimedia industrial pollution prevention.
(2) Remove obstacles to pollution prevention.
(3) Develop and implement pollution prevention and environmental recognition programs to incentivize:
(A) communities;
(B) salvage facilities;
(C) marinas;
(D) companies; and
(E) other entities;
that exceed environmental regulatory requirements.
(4) Assist businesses that seek:
(A) information;
(B) guidance;
(C) planning assistance; or
(D) recommendations;
for pollution prevention by providing technical information to those businesses.
(5) Work with existing environmental regulatory programs to make use of existing information gathering systems that may assist the department in assessing the progress of pollution prevention.
(6) Provide source reduction and recycling technical assistance and administer the Indiana recycling grants program established under IC 13-20-22-2.
As added by P.L.135-2026, SEC.284.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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