Office of the Governor Docket 25-157 Other

in-20250319-IR-GOV250157EOA: STATE OF INDIANA

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Summary

FOR: CREATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH REDUCTION OF EXCESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has long championed laws and policies that support business development, job creation, and economic growth, while also striving to ensure responsible environmental protection and stewardship; WHEREAS, the State of Indiana recognizes the importance of regulatory consistency in providing a stable, predictable, and fair environment for businesses and industries that contribute to the prosperity of our State; WHEREAS, federal environmental laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act operate through cooperative federalism, with the federal government establishing certain baseline national standards while states implement those standards within their borders; WHEREAS, state regulatory consistency with federal standards can ensure smoother business operations, greater economic stability, and more efficient governance; WHEREAS, the existence of state environmental regulations that are more stringent than federal regulations can cause confusion, increase costs, and force State of Indiana businesses to devote resources to ensuring compliance with different sets of rules; and WHEREAS, the State of Indiana is committed to promoting streamlined environmental policies consistent with federal policies to provide regulatory certainty and avoid overregulation that could harm our State's business environment and economic competitiveness; NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE BRAUN, by...

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STATE OF INDIANA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE ORDER: 25-38 FOR: CREATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH REDUCTION OF EXCESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETINGS. WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has long championed laws and policies that support business development, job creation, and economic growth, while also striving to ensure responsible environmental protection and stewardship; WHEREAS, the State of Indiana recognizes the importance of regulatory consistency in providing a stable, predictable, and fair environment for businesses and industries that contribute to the prosperity of our State; WHEREAS, federal environmental laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act operate through cooperative federalism, with the federal government establishing certain baseline national standards while states implement those standards within their borders; WHEREAS, state regulatory consistency with federal standards can ensure smoother business operations, greater economic stability, and more efficient governance; WHEREAS, the existence of state environmental regulations that are more stringent than federal regulations can cause confusion, increase costs, and force State of Indiana businesses to devote resources to ensuring compliance with different sets of rules; and WHEREAS, the State of Indiana is committed to promoting streamlined environmental policies consistent with federal policies to provide regulatory certainty and avoid overregulation that could harm our State's business environment and economic competitiveness; NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE BRAUN, by virtue of the authority vested in me as the Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby order that:

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