CHAPTER 1. PURPOSE, POLICY, AND GOAL OF STATUTE

IC 13-19
    ARTICLE 19. SOLID WASTE AND HAZARDOUSWASTE MANAGEMENT GENERALLY

IC 13-19-1
    Chapter 1. Purpose, Policy, and Goal of Statute

IC 13-19-1-1
Policy
    Sec. 1. The policy of the state is that:
        (1) source reduction;
        (2) recycling; and
        (3) other solid waste management alternatives;
are preferred over incineration and landfill disposal as solid wastemanagement methods.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.9.

IC 13-19-1-2
Reduction goal
    Sec. 2. The goal of the state is to reduce the amount of solid wasteincinerated and disposed of in landfills in Indiana by:
        (1) thirty-five percent (35%) before January 1, 1996; and
        (2) fifty percent (50%) before January 1, 2001;
through the application and encouragement of solid waste sourcereduction, recycling, and other alternatives to incineration andlandfill disposal.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.9.

IC 13-19-1-3
Differential treatment; injunctive relief
    Sec. 3. (a) The state may not impose differential treatment againstsolid waste involved in interstate commerce unless:
        (1) authorized by federal law;
        (2) differential treatment of solid waste in interstate commerceequalizes financial, regulatory, or enforcement burdens among:
            (A) persons engaged in or benefitting from the interstatecommerce; or
            (B) any other group of persons; or
        (3) the differential treatment serves a legitimate state purposethat could not be served as well by reasonably available meansthat did not impose differential treatment.
    (b) A court may enjoin a violation of this section but may notaward monetary damages or attorney's fees against any of thefollowing:
        (1) The state.
        (2) A state agency.
        (3) An officer or employee of the state.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.9.