(a) The state solid waste management fund is established to provide money for the following:(1) Programs that provide grants and loans that provide education and promote the following:(A) Recycling and the use of recycled materials.(B) Waste reduction.(C) Management of yard waste.(2) Providing grants to implement household hazardous waste source reduction or recycling projects.(3) Providing grants for household hazardous waste and conditionally exempting small quantity generator waste collection, recycling, or disposal projects under IC 13-20-20.(4) Payments by the department under IC 13-20-17.7-6.(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(c) The sources of money for the fund are the following:(1) All fees deposited into the fund under section 12(2) of this chapter.(2) Accrued interest and other investment earnings of the fund.(3) Appropriations made by the general assembly.(4) Gifts and donations from any person to the fund.(5) Civil penalties imposed under IC 13-30-4 for violations of IC 13-20-17.7 and proceeds received following a criminal conviction in connection with a violation of IC 13-20-17.7.(6) Subject to subsection (f), penalties imposed under IC 13-30-4 for violations of IC 13-20-17.7 and proceeds received following a criminal conviction in connection with a violation of IC 13-20-17.7.(6) Subject to subsection (f), assets assigned and other contributions made by persons.(7) Transfers from the Indiana recycling promotion and assistance fund under IC 4-23-5.5-14(k).(8) Money credited to the fund from the environmental management special fund under IC 13-14-12-1(c).(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(f) Money in the fund resulting from assets assigned and other contributions made under subsection (c)(6) may be used only by the department of environmental management to make payments under IC 13-20-17.7-6.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-5-2.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.45-1997, SEC.9; P.L.237-1999, SEC.9; P.L.170-2006, SEC.16; P.L.137-2007, SEC.21; P.L.120-2022, SEC.7.
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