1. (a) The department may take any action necessary to secure for Indiana the benefits of the statutes described in section 1 of this chapter.

2. (b) To achieve the goals of cooperative federalism, the department shall actively engage with its federal counterparts through comments, petitions, letters, advisory committees, rulemaking activities, and other means, to ensure federal environmental laws and their implementation serve the state of Indiana under this title. The department shall prioritize opportunities to address federal actions that are unnecessary, create barriers to environmentally beneficial projects, or are inconsistent with the law or best available science.

   [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-1-4-2 part; 13-7-2-15(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.55.