Indiana § 14-34-19-3 - Priorities for expenditures

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§ 14-34-19-3. Priorities for expenditures

Sec. 3. (a) Expenditure of money from the fund created by section 1 of this chapter on lands and water eligible under section 2 of this chapter must reflect the following priorities in the order stated:

(1) The protection of public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices.

(2) The protection of public health and safety from adverse effects of coal mining practices.

(3) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices, including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water, excluding channelization, woodland, fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity.

(b) Not more than thirty percent (30%) of money from funds under section 1 of this chapter that is received from the federal government on an annual basis may be expended on water supply restoration projects.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.29.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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