Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Water Environmental Fund
14-25.5-3-4. Appropriations From Fund; Purposes; Expenditures Without Prior Approval

Sec. 4. (a) Money paid into the fund may be appropriated for the following purposes:
(1) To cover the costs of mitigating a violation of an article to which this article applies or rules adopted under an article to which this article applies.
(2) To cover the costs of:
(A) mitigating environmental damage;
(B) protecting the public from harm;
(C) public awareness activities; or
(D) litigation expenses directly related to the enforcement process, including the cost of transcripts, depositions, and expert witnesses;
caused by a violation of an article to which this article applies or a violation of rules adopted under an article to which this article applies.
(b) The division director may make expenditures from the fund for purposes described in subsection (a) without the prior approval of the budget agency or the governor. An expenditure under this subsection may not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
As added by P.L.145-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.40.

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