Sec. 6. The department shall make a reasonable effort to exhaust any other sources of funding available for the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter before seeking an appropriation from the fund. If, however, a delay in:

(1) plugging and repairing a well; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-37-10-6

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • fund: refers to the oil and gas environmental fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-37-10-1
(2) mitigating environmental damage as provided under section 5 of this chapter;

poses a hazard to health, safety, or the environment, the department may seek an immediate appropriation from the fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-12-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.