13-29-2-5. Commissioners
Sec. 5. (a) In pursuance of Article 4 of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact, there are three (3) members of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission from Indiana. (b) The governor shall appoint two (2) commissioners, each of whom must be a resident and citizen of Indiana. The term of one (1) […]
13-29-1-6. Development, Operation, and Closing of Compact Facilities
Sec. 6. ARTICLE VI. DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND CLOSING OF COMPACT FACILITIES a. Any party state may volunteer to become a host state, and the Commission may designate that state as a host state. b. If not all compact facilities required by the regional disposal plan are developed pursuant to Article VI(a) of this compact, the […]
13-29-2-6. Members of the Commission; Jurisdiction of Courts; Enforcement Actions
Sec. 6. (a) There is granted to the commission and the commissioners all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every way. All officers of the state shall do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary to […]
13-29-1-7. Other Laws and Regulations
Sec. 7. ARTICLE VII. OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS a. Nothing in this compact: 1. Abrogates or limits the applicability of any act of the Congress or diminishes or otherwise impairs the jurisdiction of any federal agency expressly conferred thereon by the Congress; 2. Prevents the enforcement of any other law of a party state which […]
13-29-2-7. Effect of Grant of Powers
Sec. 7. Any powers granted to the commission by this chapter shall be construed as in aid of and supplemental to and not as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in the commission by any of the following: (1) Other laws of the state. (2) The laws of any of the other states […]
13-29-1-8. Eligible Parties, Withdrawal, Revocation, Suspension of Access, Entry Into Force, and Termination
Sec. 8. ARTICLE VIII. ELIGIBLE PARTIES, WITHDRAWAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION OF ACCESS, ENTRY INTO FORCE, AND TERMINATION a. Any state may petition the Commission to be eligible for membership in the compact. The Commission may establish appropriate eligibility requirements. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, an eligibility fee or designation as a host […]
13-29-1-9. Penalties and Enforcement
Sec. 9. ARTICLE IX. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT a. Each party state shall prescribe and enforce penalties against any person who is not an official of another state for violation of any provision of this compact. b. The parties to this compact intend that the courts of the United States shall specifically enforce the obligations, including […]
13-29-1-10. Severability and Construction
Sec. 10. ARTICLE X. SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any provision of this compact is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the Constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the application thereof to any person or circumstance […]
13-29-1-11. Commission Members; Appointment; Tenure
Sec. 11. (a) The governor shall appoint a person to serve as the Commission member representing Indiana. The Commission member appointed by the governor serves a four (4) year term, at the pleasure of the governor. (b) If the Commission member representing the state of Indiana: (1) dies; (2) resigns; or (3) is removed from […]
13-29-1-12. Commission Members; per Diems and Expenses
Sec. 12. (a) A Commission member or alternate appointed by the governor under section 11 of this chapter is entitled to the following: (1) The minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) while performing duties under this chapter. (2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member’s […]