Ind. Code § 14-32-8-1 "Fund" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the clean water Indiana fund established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
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in effectInd. Code § 14-32-8-2 "Political subdivision" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, township, city, or town.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-3 "Program" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means the clean water Indiana program established by this chapter.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-4 Program established
Sec. 4. The clean water Indiana program is established. The division of soil conservation established within the department of agriculture by IC 15-11-4-1 shall administer the program subject to the direction of the board.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.231; P.L.2-2008, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-5 Purpose of program
Sec. 5. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to:
(1) soil and water conservation districts;
(2) land occupiers; and
(3) conservation groups;
to implement conservation practices to reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution through education, technical assistance, training, and cost sharing programs and to manage invasive plant species.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006, SEC.18; P.L.12-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-6 Clean water Indiana fund
Sec. 6. (a) The clean water Indiana fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the division of soil conservation subject to the direction of the board.
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) amounts deposited in the fund under IC 6-7-1-29.3;
(2) amounts appropriated by the general assembly; and
(3) donations, grants, and money received from any other source.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or any other fund but remains in the fund to be used for the purposes of the fund.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-2005, SEC.5; P.L.24-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-7 Expenditures from fund
Sec. 7. Money in the fund may be spent in the following ways:
(1) To increase district technical assistance in local conservation efforts.
(2) To develop an environmental stewardship program to assist land occupiers in complying with environmental regulations voluntarily.
(3) To qualify for federal matching funds.
(4) To provide for the following cost sharing programs:
(A) A program to encourage land occupiers to implement conservation practices to reduce nutrient, pesticide, and sediment runoff.
(B) Programs that encourage land occupiers to implement nutrient management programs by sharing the cost of any of the following:
(i) Fencing for intensive grazing systems.
(ii) Purchasing nutrient management equipment.
(iii) Voluntary environmental audits.
(iv) Other similar expenditures related to nutrient management.
(5) To provide matching grants to districts for the following:
(A) Professional watershed coordinators to facilitate and administer local watershed protection projects.
(B) District managers to administer district conservation policies and programs.
(6) To increase state technical and capacity building assistance to districts and local conservation efforts by providing for the following:
(A) Capacity building specialists to train district personnel in grant writing, grant administration, and leadership development.
(B) Conservation education specialists to help implement district conservation education efforts.
(C) Urban storm water specialists to provide technical assistance to developers to contain soil erosion on construction sites.
(7) To make distributions as provided under section 8 of this chapter.
(8) Implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) or similar technology.
(9) To provide for the management of invasive plant species.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.175-2006, SEC.19; P.L.129-2011, SEC.6; P.L.12-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-8 Matching funds from division of soil conservation
Sec. 8. (a) In addition to funds provided to a district under section 7 of this chapter or from any other source, the division of soil conservation shall pay to the district one dollar ($1) for every one dollar ($1) the district receives:
(1) from a political subdivision; or
(2) if a district receives no funding from a political subdivision, from any other funding source.
The board shall consider funds received from a source referred to in subdivision (2) as qualifying for matching payments under this subsection.
(b) Except as provided in section 8.2 of this chapter, the state is not obligated to match more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under this section.
(c) In order to receive funding under this section each year, a district must certify to the division of soil conservation the amount of money the district received from all sources described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) during the one (1) year period beginning January 1 of the previous year. The information prepared under this subsection must be part of the annual financial statement prepared and provided to the board under IC 14-32-4-22. The division of soil conservation shall make distributions under this section not later than July 15 of each year.
(d) Before making distributions under this section, the division of soil conservation shall determine the total amount of money that has been certified by all districts as having been provided by sources described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2). If the cumulative amount to be distributed to all districts exceeds the amount appropriated to the fund, the division of soil conservation shall reduce the distribution to each district proportionately.
(e) A district must spend money received under this section for the purposes of the district.
(f) If a district fails to provide a copy of its annual financial statement to the board by March 1, the district's funding shall be withheld until the financial statement is received by the board.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.155-2002, SEC.9 and P.L.158-2002, SEC.8; P.L.175-2006, SEC.20; P.L.1-2007, SEC.129; P.L.95-2016, SEC.4; P.L.14-2026, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-8.2 Limit on matching funds from division if district territory is larger than one county
Sec. 8.2. (a) This section applies to a district if, as the result of:
(1) the merger of two (2) or more districts; or
(2) the changing of the boundaries of one (1) or more districts under IC 14-32-6.5;
the territory of the district is larger than the entire area of one (1) county.
(b) The limit in section 8(b) of this chapter on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match shall be adjusted under this section in the case of a district described in subsection (a).
(c) If the territory of a district includes the entire area of two (2) or more counties, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a whole number equal to the number of counties whose entire area is included in the territory of the district.
(d) If the territory of a district includes some of but less than the entire area of a particular county, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is the sum of:
(1) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage of the particular county's entire area that is included in the territory of the district; plus
(2) either:
(A) ten thousand dollars ($10,000), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of one (1) other county; or
(B) the figure calculated under subsection (c), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of two (2) or more counties.
As added by P.L.95-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-8.3 Limit on matching funds from division if district territory is smaller than one county
Sec. 8.3. (a) This section applies to a district if, as the result of:
(1) the merger of two (2) or more districts; or
(2) the changing of the boundaries of one (1) or more districts under IC 14-32-6.5;
the territory of the district is smaller than the entire area of one (1) county.
(b) The limit in section 8(b) of this chapter on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match shall be adjusted under this section in the case of a district described in subsection (a).
(c) If the territory of a district contains less than the entire area of one (1) county, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is the product of:
(1) ten thousand dollars ($10,000); multiplied by
(2) a percentage equal to the percentage of the county's entire area that is included in the territory of the district.
As added by P.L.95-2016, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-9 Report
Sec. 9. The districts shall coordinate with the division of soil conservation to compile and provide a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency each year. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and must describe:
(1) the expenditures of the clean water Indiana fund; and
(2) the number, type, status, and effectiveness of conservation efforts funded by the clean water Indiana program.
As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.133.
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