CHAPTER 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES

IC 13-20-6
    Chapter 6. Requirements for Municipal Waste Transfer Activities

IC 13-20-6-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a person who:
        (1) generates municipal waste on a site owned or operated bythe person; and
        (2) disposes of the municipal waste at a site that:
            (A) is owned or operated by the person; and
            (B) for the purpose of municipal waste disposal, may only beused by the person to dispose of municipal waste generatedby the person.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-6-2
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.)

IC 13-20-6-3
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.)

IC 13-20-6-4
Suspension of waste transfer activities of nonresident operator oroperator that failed inspection; notice; contents; reinstatement
    Sec. 4. (a) The commissioner may, by order, do the following:
        (1) Suspend the waste transfer activities of an operator who isnot a resident of Indiana if the operator is not properly licensed,certified, or permitted to conduct waste transfer activities inanother state in which the operator does business.
        (2) Suspend the waste transfer activities of a transfer stationthat does not meet the requirements of the inspection programestablished under section 7 of this chapter.
    (b) An order issued by the commissioner under this sectionrequiring an operator or transfer station to suspend operations mustcontain the date by which waste transfer activities must besuspended.
    (c) After issuing an order requiring an operator or transfer stationto suspend waste transfer activities but before the date by which theactivities must be suspended, the department must provide notice bycertified mail, return receipt requested, to the following:
        (1) Each regulated solid waste processing facility in Indiana.
        (2) Each regulated solid waste disposal facility in Indiana.
    (d) The notice described under subsection (c) must contain thefollowing:
        (1) The name of the operator or transfer station subject to theorder.
        (2) The date on which waste transfer activities are suspendedunder the order.        (3) If the order applies to a transfer station, the location of thetransfer station.
    (e) Upon a determination by the commissioner that an operatorpreviously ordered to suspend waste transfer activities may engageagain in waste transfer activities, the department shall immediatelyprovide notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each:
        (1) regulated solid waste processing facility in Indiana; and
        (2) regulated solid waste disposal facility in Indiana;
that the operator or transfer station will be allowed to resume wastetransfer activities. The notice required under this subsection mustcontain the date on which the operator or transfer station will beallowed to resume waste transfer activities.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.154-2005,SEC.15.

IC 13-20-6-5
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.)

IC 13-20-6-6
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.154-2005, SEC.17.)

IC 13-20-6-7
Inspection of transfer stations; fees
    Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish a uniform transferstation inspection program to protect the health of the residents ofIndiana and the environment of Indiana:
        (1) for transfer stations located:
            (A) inside Indiana; and
            (B) outside Indiana;
        that receive municipal waste and that engage in waste transferactivities; and
        (2) under rules adopted by the solid waste management board.
    (b) The solid waste management board shall establish feespayable by the transfer stations inspected. The amount of a feeimposed for the inspection of a transfer station may not exceed thecost of time and materials directly expended by:
        (1) the department; or
        (2) a contractor hired by the department;
for conducting the inspection of the transfer station.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

IC 13-20-6-8
Prohibition on transfer activities during suspension; acceptance ofwaste by disposal facility; conditions
    Sec. 8. (a) An operator who is not a resident of Indiana or atransfer station may not engage in waste transfer activities while theoperator or transfer station is suspended from engaging in wastetransfer activities under section 4 of this chapter.    (b) On or after the effective date established under a rule adoptedby the board, a solid waste disposal facility or a solid wasteprocessing facility located inside Indiana may not knowingly acceptmunicipal waste from a transfer station located inside of or outsideof Indiana that receives municipal waste if:
        (1) the municipal waste is not accompanied by a manifest thatcontains the information required under IC 13-20-4-7; or
        (2) the person who manages the solid waste disposal facility orsolid waste processing facility has received notice under section4(c) of this chapter that:
            (A) the transfer station that shipped the municipal waste; or
            (B) an operator listed on the manifest;
        has been suspended from engaging in waste transfer activitiesunder this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.154-2005,SEC.16.

IC 13-20-6-9
Rules
    Sec. 9. The solid waste management board shall adopt rules underIC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.