Sec. 5. If:

(1) an air quality jurisdiction; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 13-17-12-5

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) an administrator of an air quality jurisdiction;

fails to enforce a local ordinance that affords protection to the public equal to that provided by state law, the department may, after consultation with the jurisdiction or administrator, take appropriate action necessary to enforce applicable provisions of state law.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-10(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.