Authority: IC 4-22-2; IC 16-19-3.1-1; IC 16-19-3.1-4; IC 35-48-4

Affected: IC 6-1.1-25-4.1; IC 9-22; IC 13-14-8-8; IC 16-19-3; IC 16-19-3.1; IC 16-20-1; IC 16-41-20

Sec. 2. (a) The owner of the contaminated property shall clean up the contaminated property as required by this article before:

1. (1) continuing to occupy or use the property;
2. (2) reoccupying or reusing the property;
3. (3) allowing the property to be reoccupied or reused; or
4. (4) transferring any interest in the property to another person.

(b) The owner of the contaminated property may use any of the following to clean up the contaminated property:

1. (1) Decontamination of the property or removal of all potentially contaminated material.
2. (2) Demolition of a structure.
3. (3) Disposal of a vehicle
4. (4) Destruction and disposal of a watercraft.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 38-3-2; filed Feb 21, 2007, 1:56 p.m.: 20070321-IR-318060125FRA; readopted filed Aug 5, 2013, 2:08 p.m.: 20130904-IR-318130240RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Department of Environmental Management (318 IAC 1-3-2) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 38-3-2) by P.L.111-2018, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2018.