Section 13-18-10-1.4 - Disclosure statement for confined feeding operation application(a) Subject to subsection (b), an application for approval under section 1 of this chapter must include for each responsible party the disclosure statement referred to in subsection (c) if either or both of the following apply:(1) State or federal officials at any time alleged that the responsible party committed acts or omissions that constituted a material violation of state or federal environmental law.(2) Foreign officials at any time alleged that the responsible party committed acts or omissions that:(A) constituted a material violation of foreign environmental law; and(B) would have constituted a material violation of state or federal environmental law if the act or omission had occurred in the United States.(b) Subsection (a): (1) applies only if the acts or omissions alleged under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) presented a substantial endangerment to human health or the environment; and(2) does not apply to a renewal of an approval under section 1 of this chapter that does not involve construction or expansion as described in section 1 of this chapter.(c) A responsible party referred to in subsection (a) must make reasonable efforts to provide complete and accurate information to the department in a disclosure statement that includes the following:(1) The name and business address of the responsible party.(2) A description of the responsible party's experience in managing the environmental aspects of the type of facility that will be managed under the permit.(3) A description of all pending administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement actions filed in the United States against the responsible party alleging any acts or omissions that:(A) constitute a material violation of state or federal environmental law; and(B) present a substantial endangerment to human health or the environment.(4) A description of all pending administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement actions filed in a foreign country against the responsible party alleging any acts or omissions that: (A) constitute a material violation of foreign environmental law;(B) would have constituted a material violation of state or federal environmental law if the act or omission on which the action is based had occurred in the United States; and(C) present a substantial endangerment to human health or the environment.(5) A description of all finally adjudicated or settled administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement actions in the United States resolved against the responsible party within the five (5) years that immediately precede the date of the application involving acts or omissions that:(A) constitute a material violation of federal or state environmental law; and(B) present a substantial endangerment to human health or the environment.(6) A description of all finally adjudicated or settled administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement actions in a foreign country resolved against the responsible party within the five (5) years that immediately precede the date of the application involving acts or omissions that:(A) constitute a material violation of foreign environmental law;(B) would have constituted a material violation of state or federal environmental law if the act or omission on which the action is based had occurred in the United States; and(C) present a substantial endangerment to human health or the environment.(7) Identification of all state, federal, or foreign environmental permits:(A) applied for by the responsible party that were denied; or(B) previously held by the responsible party that were revoked.(d) A disclosure statement submitted under subsection (c):(1) must be executed under oath or affirmation; and(2) is subject to the penalty for perjury under IC 35-44.1-2-1.(e) The department may investigate and verify the information set forth in a disclosure statement submitted under this section.Amended by P.L. 126-2012, SEC. 32, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 127-2009, SEC.6.