Sec. 5. (a) Money paid into the fund shall be appropriated for the following purposes: (1) To supplement the cost required to abandon a well that has had a permit revoked under IC 14-37-13-1 . (2) To cover the costs of remedial plugging and repairing of wells under IC 14-37-8 , including the expenses of remedial action under IC 14-37-8-15 . (3) To cover the cost to: (A) mitigate environmental damage; or (B) protect public safety against harm; caused by a well regulated under this article. (4) Pipeline safety. (b) The director may make expenditures from the fund for emergency purposes under section 6 of this chapter without the prior approval of the budget agency or the governor. An expenditure under this subsection may not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (c) The director may establish a program to reimburse an applicant for the reasonable expenses of remedial action incurred under IC 14-37-8-15 . The director may make expenditures from the fund for this purpose and may establish any necessary guidelines and procedures to administer the program. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-12-4.]
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