Sec. 1. The following interstate agreement on the use of water resources in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River basin is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining the interstate agreement in substantially the following form: AGREEMENT Section 1. The states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, […]
Sec. 10. (a) The criterion of section 4.11.2 of the compact is met only if the withdrawal or consumptive use will be implemented so as to ensure that the proposal will result in no significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts to the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of either: […]
Sec. 11. An applicant may use either of the following methods to provide consumptive use amounts required under article 4 of the compact: (1) The most current values published for the appropriate sector from: (A) the United States Geological Survey; (B) the Great Lakes Commission; (C) the council; or (D) other sources approved by the […]
Sec. 12. (a) This section governs any status determination of a baseline under section 4.12.2 of the compact for each of the following from the Indiana portion of the basin: (1) The total withdrawal capability registered under IC 14-25-7-15(c)(3) is deemed the existing withdrawal approval amount for section 4.12.2.a.i of the compact. (2) A consumptive […]
Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, “product” refers to a product, regardless of whether the product is distributed inside or outside the basin, that: (1) is produced in the Indiana portion of the basin; (2) is packaged and intended for intermediate or end-use consumers; and (3) includes water: (A) withdrawn from the basin; […]
Sec. 2. (a) The governor, ex officio, shall: (1) serve as the Indiana administrator of the compact; and (2) appoint at least one (1) alternate under section 2.3 of the compact. (b) The governor shall do the following as administrator: (1) Receive copies of all agreements that are entered into under the compact by the […]
Sec. 3. Agencies of this state are authorized to cooperate with the council. As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
Sec. 4. (a) Before casting a vote under section 3.1 of the compact with respect to any regulation that amends or revises the standard of review and decision, the governor or the governor’s alternate shall obtain authorization from the general assembly for the vote. The governor or the governor’s alternate shall exercise the vote consistent […]
Sec. 5. The natural resources commission: (1) except as provided in subdivision (2), may not: (A) adopt rules to establish; or (B) otherwise implement; any mandatory program governing water conservation and efficiency under section 4.2 of the compact; (2) may adopt rules to establish a mandatory program governing water conservation and efficiency under section 4.2 […]
Sec. 6. A proposal for an exception to the prohibition in section 4.8 of the compact to transfer water to an area outside the basin shall be managed and regulated using the thresholds established in section 4.9 of the compact. As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a person must, under the rules established under section 5(4) of this chapter, obtain a permit from the department for a daily withdrawal in excess of any of the following, calculated on average over any ninety (90) day period: (1) Five million (5,000,000) […]
Sec. 8. Except as provided in this section, a withdrawal that does not exceed the amount of a baseline status determination made under section 12 of this chapter is exempt from section 7(a) of this chapter. The director may limit a withdrawal that would reduce flow in a watercourse below the established minimum stream flow. […]
Sec. 9. Not later than ten (10) years after the compact takes effect under section 9.4 of the compact, the general assembly shall study and make findings and recommendations concerning the following: (1) The appropriateness of the permit threshold amounts established in section 7(a) of this chapter considering: (A) advances made under section 1.4 of […]
