Section 13-28-4-11 - Statistics on use of reports; enforcement policy(a) The department shall maintain statistics on the use of environmental audit reports in department compliance and enforcement activities, including statistics on: (1) the number of times the reports are disclosed to the department;(2) the number and types of violations disclosed to the department through the reports;(3) the civil penalties collected for the violations; and(4) the time necessary for the violations to be corrected. The department shall report annually to the interim study committee on environmental affairs established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on the use of environmental audit reports.
(b) The department shall propose an enforcement policy, pursuant to IC 13-14-1-11.5, that provides relief from civil penalties for a voluntary disclosure that results from an internal environmental audit. In developing this enforcement policy, the department shall consider similar policies implemented by: (1) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and(2) states contiguous to Indiana.Amended by P.L. 130-2018,SEC. 74, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by P.L. 53-2014, SEC. 130, eff. 3/24/2014.As added by P.L. 224-1999, SEC.16.