CHAPTER 8. CLEAN WATER INDIANA PROGRAM
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Chapter 8. Clean Water Indiana Program
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"Fund" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the clean waterIndiana fund established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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"Political subdivision" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means acounty, township, city, or town.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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"Program" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means the clean waterIndiana program established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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Program established
Sec. 4. The clean water Indiana program is established. Thedivision of soil conservation established within the department ofagriculture by IC 15-11-4-1 shall administer the program subject tothe direction of the board.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006,SEC.231; P.L.2-2008, SEC.36.
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Purpose of program
Sec. 5. The purpose of the program is to provide financialassistance to:
(1) soil and water conservation districts;
(2) land occupiers; and
(3) conservation groups;
to implement conservation practices to reduce nonpoint sources ofwater pollution through education, technical assistance, training, andcost sharing programs.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006,SEC.18.
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Clean water Indiana fund
Sec. 6. (a) The clean water Indiana fund is established to carry outthe purposes of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by thedivision of soil conservation subject to the direction of the board.
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) amounts deposited in the fund under IC 6-7-1-29.3; (2) amounts appropriated by the general assembly; and
(3) donations, grants, and money received from any othersource.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid frommoney in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does notrevert to the state general fund or any other fund but remains in thefund to be used for the purposes of the fund.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-2005,SEC.5; P.L.24-2009, SEC.1.
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Expenditures from fund
Sec. 7. Money in the fund may be spent in the following ways:
(1) To increase district technical assistance in localconservation efforts.
(2) To develop an environmental stewardship program to assistland occupiers in complying with environmental regulationsvoluntarily.
(3) To qualify for federal matching funds for county soil surveycomputerization.
(4) To provide for the following cost sharing programs:
(A) A program to encourage land occupiers to implementconservation practices to reduce nutrient, pesticide, andsediment runoff.
(B) Programs that encourage land occupiers to implementnutrient management programs by sharing the cost of any ofthe following:
(i) Fencing for intensive grazing systems.
(ii) Purchasing nutrient management equipment.
(iii) Voluntary environmental audits.
(iv) Other similar expenditures related to nutrientmanagement.
(5) To provide matching grants to districts for the following:
(A) Professional watershed coordinators to facilitate andadminister local watershed protection projects.
(B) District managers to administer district conservationpolicies and programs.
(6) To increase state technical and capacity building assistanceto districts and local conservation efforts by providing for thefollowing:
(A) Capacity building specialists to train district personnelin grant writing, grant administration, and leadershipdevelopment.
(B) Conservation education specialists to help implementdistrict conservation education efforts.
(C) Urban storm water specialists to provide technicalassistance to developers to contain soil erosion onconstruction sites.
(7) To make distributions as provided under section 8 of this
chapter.
(8) Implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) orsimilar technology.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006,SEC.19.
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Additional funds from division of soil conservation
Sec. 8. (a) In addition to funds provided to a district under section7 of this chapter or from any other source, the division of soilconservation shall pay to the district one dollar ($1) for every onedollar ($1) the district receives from a political subdivision.
(b) The state is not obligated to match more than ten thousanddollars ($10,000) under this section.
(c) In order to receive funding under this section each year, adistrict must certify to the division of soil conservation the amountof money the district received from all political subdivisions duringthe one (1) year period beginning January 1 of the previous year. Theinformation prepared under this subsection must be part of the annualfinancial statement prepared and provided to the board underIC 14-32-4-22. The division of soil conservation shall makedistributions under this section not later than July 15 of each year.
(d) Before making distributions under this section, the division ofsoil conservation shall determine the total amount of money that hasbeen certified by all districts as having been provided by politicalsubdivisions. If the cumulative amount to be distributed to alldistricts exceeds the amount appropriated to the fund, the division ofsoil conservation shall reduce the distribution to each districtproportionately.
(e) A district must spend money received under this section forthe purposes of the district.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.155-2002, SEC.9and P.L.158-2002, SEC.8; P.L.175-2006, SEC.20; P.L.1-2007,SEC.129.
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Report
Sec. 9. The districts shall coordinate with the division of soilconservation to compile and provide a report to the executivedirector of the legislative services agency each year. The report mustbe in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and must describe:
(1) the expenditures of the clean water Indiana fund; and
(2) the number, type, status, and effectiveness of conservationefforts funded by the clean water Indiana program.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.28-2004,SEC.133.