§ 13-24-1-6

(a) To allow the commissioner to take or to assess the need for removal or remedial action under section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter or to enforce this chapter, an owner, an operator, or a responsible party of a facility, upon the request of an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department, shall:(1) furnish information relating to the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents;(2) conduct testing of the facility or the facility's associated equipment or contents;(3) conduct testing of:(A) soils;(B) air;(C) surface water; or(D) ground water;surrounding the facility if the testing, using methods that are similar to but do not exceed federal standards, confirms a release of petroleum, or if other evidence exists that gives cause for reasonable suspicion that a release has occurred;(4) allow, at reasonable times, the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access to and to copy records that relate to the release at the facility; and(5) allow the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access for response, removal, or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter.(b) For the reasons described under

facility; and(5) allow the officer, employee, or designated representative to have access for response, removal, or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter.(b) For the reasons described under subsection (a), an officer, an employee, or a designated representative of the department may enter, at reasonable times, a site where a facility is located or where petroleum may be present because of a release from a facility to do the following:(1) Inspect and obtain samples of petroleum contained in the facility from any person.(2) Conduct testing of:(A) the facility;(B) the facility's associated equipment or contents; or(C) surrounding:(i) soils;(ii) air;(iii) surface water; or(iv) ground water.(3) Take removal or remedial action under section 2 of this chapter.(c) An action authorized under this section shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-20.1-11.]As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.14.