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Ind. Code § 13-22-10-23

Effects of granting certificate; limitations of local government

As added by P.L.124-1996, SEC.29

Sec. 23. (a) A:

(1) certificate of environmental compatibility granted under:

(A) IC 13-7-8.6 (before its repeal); or

(B) this chapter (before the expiration of the sections of this chapter authorizing the hazardous waste facility site approval authority to grant certificates of environmental compatibility);

preempts any local government zoning or other land use regulations, laws, or ordinances; and

(2) person obtaining the certificate of environmental compatibility is not required to apply for approval by:

(A) a regional;

(B) a county; or

(C) a municipal;

zoning board or authority.

(b) Local government may not prohibit or unduly restrict:

(1) the transportation of hazardous waste or low level radioactive waste through the local government's area of jurisdiction that is en route to a facility; or

(2) the:

(A) treatment;

(B) storage; or

(C) disposal;

of hazardous waste or low level radioactive waste at a facility within the jurisdiction of the local government.

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