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Ind. Code § 13-11-2-96

"Hazardous material"

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

Sec. 96. (a) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-18-5, means any of the following:

(1) A hazardous chemical (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11021(e), as in effect on January 1, 1990).

(2) A hazardous waste.

(3) A hazardous substance (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(14), as in effect on January 1, 1990).

(4) A substance that is on the list of extremely hazardous substances published by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. 11002(a)(2).

(5) A material that is identified by the board as potentially harmful to surface water or groundwater if accidentally released from a storage or handling facility.

(b) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, means a material or waste that has been determined to be hazardous or potentially hazardous to human health, to property, or to the environment by:

(1) the United States:

(A) Environmental Protection Agency;

(B) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

(C) Department of Transportation; or

(D) Occupational Safety and Health Administration; or

(2) the board.

The term includes all of the hazardous materials identified in 49 CFR 172.101.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.