Sec. 17. (a) Before November 1 of each year, the department shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

     (b) The report under subsection (a) must include the following:

(1) A summary of the:

(A) reviews conducted; and

(B) agreements approved;

in the preceding state fiscal year under IC 13-17-13.

(2) Information on the following:

(A) Waste tire management as required by IC 13-20-13.

(B) The status of the waste tire management fund and the programs funded by the fund.

(C) Recommendations for revisions to waste tire management programs.

(3) An evaluation of the actions taken by the department to improve the department’s process of issuing permits that must include the following information:

(A) A description of the reduction or increase in the backlog of permit applications in each department permit program during the preceding twelve (12) month period.

(B) The amount of:

(i) permit fees collected; and

(ii) expenditures made from fee revenue;

during the preceding twelve (12) month period.

(C) A discussion of possible increases or decreases in the operating costs of each department permit and inspection program.

(D) A discussion of the measures that have been taken by the department to improve the operating efficiency of the permit and inspection programs.

(E) The number of notices issued by the department under IC 13-15-4-10.

(F) A discussion of the department’s operational goals for the next twelve (12) months.

(G) A permit status report that includes the following information:

(i) The facility name and type of each permit application pending on January 1 of the previous year and the date each application was filed with the department.

(ii) The action taken on each application by December 31 of the previous year.

(iii) The facility name and type of each permit application pending on December 31 of the previous year and the date each was filed with the department.

(4) Information concerning permits that have been administratively extended that includes for each permit:

(A) the number of months that the permit has been administratively extended;

(B) the number of months that the department has extended a period under IC 13-15-4-8 or suspended processing of a permit application under IC 13-15-4-10;

(C) the type of permit according to the types identified in IC 13-18-20-2 through IC 13-18-20-11; and

(D) the dates when public notice of a draft permit was given.

(5) Information concerning the progress of remedial actions commenced under IC 13-25-4.

(6) Information concerning the pollution prevention information gathered under IC 13-27-6, including the following:

(A) A description of the operations and activities of the programs under IC 13-27-6.

(B) Recommendations the commissioner has for legislative action.

(C) A quantitative assessment of statewide pollution prevention progress among all types of industries.

(D) An identification of regulations and government policies that are inhibiting pollution prevention and opportunities in existing regulatory programs to promote and assist in pollution prevention, including reductions in the use of toxins in production and commerce.

(E) An assessment of how programs under IC 13-27-6 have promoted and assisted pollution prevention and the costs and benefits to government and industry of those programs.

(F) A statement concerning the identification of opportunities and development of priorities for research and development in pollution prevention techniques, economic analyses, and management techniques useful in supporting pollution prevention. The report may not include information considered by a business to be a trade secret of that business.

(G) Recommendations concerning incentives and policies needed to:

(i) encourage investment in research and development in pollution prevention; and

(ii) make greater use of programs established under IC 13-27-6.

(7) Information concerning activities conducted under IC 13-28-3, including the following:

(A) The number and types of inquiries the program received under IC 13-28-3.

(B) The services provided by the program.

(8) Information concerning the designation of outstanding state resource waters and the use of the outstanding state resource water improvement fund under IC 13-18-3.

(9) Information concerning mercury switches tracked under IC 13-20-17.7-2(a)(5).

(10) Information concerning the implementation of IC 13-20.5, including the following:

(A) The total weight of covered electronic devices recycled in the state program year and a summary of information in the reports submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under IC 13-20.5-3.

(B) The various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered electronic devices, information regarding covered electronic devices that are being collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers, and information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in Indiana.

(C) A description of enforcement actions under IC 13-20.5 during the state fiscal year.

(D) Other information received by the department regarding the implementation of IC 13-20.5.

As added by P.L.130-2018, SEC.58.