1. (a) The department shall establish a uniform transfer station inspection program to protect the health of the residents of Indiana and the environment of Indiana:

   1. (1) for transfer stations located:

      1. (A) inside Indiana; and

      2. (B) outside Indiana;

         that receive municipal waste and that engage in waste transfer activities; and

   2. (2) under rules adopted by the board.

2. (b) The board shall establish fees payable by the transfer stations inspected. The amount of a fee imposed for the inspection of a transfer station may not exceed the cost of time and materials directly expended by:

   1. (1) the department; or

   2. (2) a contractor hired by the department;

      for conducting the inspection of the transfer station.

      [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10.5-16.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.138.