Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 367 — Disposal of coal combustion residuals.

Last action — Senator Yoder added as coauthor

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Provides that the rules of the environmental rules board may not allow coal combustion residuals produced by the burning of coal to generate electric power (CCR) to be disposed of if, after the disposal: (1) any of the CCR or any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment in which the CCR would be disposed of would be within a 500 year flood zone; (2) any portion of the CCR would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year; or (3) there would be potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer. Prohibits the department of environmental management from approving a plan for closure of a disposal facility for CCR located at the site where the CCR were generated if: (1) any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment at the site is within a 500 year flood zone; (2) any portion of the CCR disposed of at the site would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year; (3) there has been documented migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site; (4) there is potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site; or (5) the impoundment that would be used for disposal of the CCR at the site does not have a liner compliant with federal liner design criteria or is structurally unstable. Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to review an electric utility's plan for closure of its CCR surface impoundment and provides that the IURC must require the utility to provide an assessment of the potential cost of remediating ground water contamination resulting from the surface impoundment. Permits the IURC to allow the utility to recover the costs of closing its surface impoundment if the closure plan is in the public interest and the costs of the plan are not excessive.

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Action History

  1. Senator Yoder added as coauthor

  2. Senator Alting added as second author

  3. Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor

  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

  5. Authored by Senator Tallian

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 367 do?
Provides that the rules of the environmental rules board may not allow coal combustion residuals produced by the burning of coal to generate electric power (CCR) to be disposed of if, after the disposal: (1) any of the CCR or any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment in which the CCR would be disposed of would be within a 500 year flood zone; (2) any portion of the CCR would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year; or (3) there would be potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer. Prohibits the department of environmental management from approving a plan for closure of a disposal facility for CCR located at the site where the CCR were generated if: (1) any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment at the site is within a 500 year flood zone; (2) any portion of the CCR disposed of at the site would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year; (3) there has been documented migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site; (4) there is potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site; or (5) the impoundment that would be used for disposal of the CCR at the site does not have a liner compliant with federal liner design criteria or is structurally unstable. Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to review an electric utility's plan for closure of its CCR surface impoundment and provides that the IURC must require the utility to provide an assessment of the potential cost of remediating ground water contamination resulting from the surface impoundment. Permits the IURC to allow the utility to recover the costs of closing its surface impoundment if the closure plan is in the public interest and the costs of the plan are not excessive.
Who sponsors SB 367?
SB 367 is sponsored by Karen Tallian, Ron Alting (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 367?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 367?
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