Indiana § 14-34-19-13 - Powers of director
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§ 14-34-19-13. Powers of director
Sec. 13. (a) The director may do the following:
(1) Fill voids and open abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways resulting from a previous mining operation that constitutes a hazard to the public health or safety.
(2) Reclaim surface impacts of underground or surface mines that the director determines could:
(A) endanger life and property;
(B) constitute a hazard to the public health and safety; or
(C) degrade the environment.
(b) If mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation purposes, the incremental cost of disposing of the wastes from the operations by filling voids and sealing tunnels is eligible for funding under this chapter if the disposal of the wastes meets the purposes of this section.
(c) The director may, by:
(1) purchase;
(2) donation;
(3) easement; or
(4) otherwise;
acquire the interest in land that the director determines necessary to carry out this section.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-13.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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