Ind. Code § 14-34-3-5

Sec. 5. Upon the written request of the operator and if the director finds that the probable total annual production at all locations of a surface coal mining operator will not exceed three hundred thousand (300,000) tons, a qualified public or private laboratory designated by the director shall determine the probable hydrologic consequences and the results of test borings or core samplings required by section 3 of this chapter. The department shall assume the cost of preparation of the determination made under this section.