IC 13-15-10
    Chapter 10. Solid Waste Permit Certification Requirements andPrograms; Waste Facility Operator Trust Fund

IC 13-15-10-1
Training and certification program
    Sec. 1. The solid waste management board shall adopt rules toestablish a department operated training and certification program forthe following:
        (1) Operators of solid waste incinerators and waste to energyfacilities.
        (2) Operators of land disposal sites.
        (3) Operators of facilities described under IC 13-15-1-3 whoseoperation could have an adverse impact on the environment ifnot operated properly.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.

IC 13-15-10-2
Necessity for certification
    Sec. 2. A person may not obtain or renew a permit for a facilitylisted in section 1 of this chapter unless the facility is operated by anindividual who is certified under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.

IC 13-15-10-3
Establishment of trust fund; expenses
    Sec. 3. (a) The waste facility operator trust fund is established.The solid waste management board shall deposit fees collected underthis chapter in the fund.
    (b) Money in the fund shall be used for paying the expenses of thetraining and certification program described in this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.

IC 13-15-10-4
Rules
    Sec. 4. The solid waste management board shall adopt rules underIC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. The rules must include thefollowing:
        (1) Requirements for certification that consider any training thatis required by state rule or federal regulation.
        (2) Mandatory testing and retraining.
        (3) Recognition of training programs that the solid wastemanagement board approves to serve as a training program thatthis chapter requires. A recognized training program may beoffered by an employer or by any other provider.
        (4) Recognition of an interim period for which existing facilityoperators must obtain certification.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.

IC 13-15-10-5 Fees
    Sec. 5. (a) The solid waste management board shall establish byrule and cause to be collected fees for the following:
        (1) Examination of applicants for certification.
        (2) Issuance, renewal, or transfer of a certificate.
        (3) Restoration of an expired certificate when that action isauthorized by law.
        (4) Issuance of certificates by reciprocity or endorsement forout-of-state applicants.
        (5) Issuance of board or committee reciprocity or endorsementsfor resident practitioners who apply to another state for acertificate.
    (b) A fee may not be less than fifty dollars ($50) unless the fee iscollected under a rule adopted by the solid waste management boardthat sets a fee for miscellaneous expenses incurred by the departmenton behalf of the operators the solid waste management boardregulates. The fees may not be less than are required to pay all of thecosts, both direct and indirect, of the operation of the departmentunder this chapter.
    (c) A fee may not be charged to an operator employed by a solidwaste facility that is wholly owned and operated by a unit of localgovernment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.

IC 13-15-10-6
Method of payment of fees; refunds
    Sec. 6. (a) For the payment of fees under this chapter, the solidwaste management board shall accept cash, a draft, a money order,a cashier's check, and a certified or other personal check.
    (b) If:
        (1) the solid waste management board receives an uncertifiedpersonal check for the payment of a fee; and
        (2) the check does not clear the bank;
the solid waste management board may void the license, registration,or certificate for which the check was received.
    (c) Unless designated by rule, a fee is not refundable ortransferable.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.5.