Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who is the party in a hearing under this title or IC 4-15-10.5 may move to have the administrative law judge appointed under IC 4-15-10.5 consolidate multiple proceedings that are subject to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings. (b) An administrative law judge shall grant the motion made under subsection (a) if the following findings are made: (1) The proceedings include the following: (A) Common questions of law or fact. (B) At least one (1) person, other than the department or the department of environmental management, who is a party to all the proceedings. (C) Issues of water quality, water quantity, or both. (2) Consolidation may support administrative efficiency. (c) If a motion to consolidate proceedings is granted under subsection (b), the hearing must be conducted by a panel that consists of at least two (2) administrative law judges. The panel is the ultimate authority for matters authorized under IC 4-15-10.5 and this title. Any party to an action under this section may petition an appropriate court for judicial review of a final determination of the panel under IC 4-21.5-5 . (d) The office of administrative law proceedings shall adopt rules to implement this section.
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