Sec. 1. The department:

(1) may, to encourage continuous and sustainable environmental progress through the development and use of an environmental management system, develop and implement an environmental performance based program that:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-27-8-1

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) is consistent with the policies of this article; and

(B) is based on the national environmental performance track program developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(2) may develop and implement other environmental performance based programs, including programs that promote any of the following:

(A) Pollution prevention.

(B) Waste minimization.

(C) Environmental management systems.

(D) Advanced environmental compliance.

As added by P.L.100-2006, SEC.12.