# Ind. Code § 13-11-2-96: "Hazardous material"

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 13-11-2-96
- **Heading:** "Hazardous material"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-11-2-96

## Text

Sec. 96. (a) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-18-5, means any of the following:

(1) A hazardous chemical (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 11021(e), as in effect on January 1, 1990).

(2) A hazardous waste.

(3) A hazardous substance (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(14), as in effect on January 1, 1990).

(4) A substance that is on the list of extremely hazardous substances published by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under 42 U.S.C. 11002(a)(2).

(5) A material that is identified by the board as potentially harmful to surface water or groundwater if accidentally released from a storage or handling facility.

(b) "Hazardous material", for purposes of IC 13-25-6, means a material or waste that has been determined to be hazardous or potentially hazardous to human health, to property, or to the environment by:

(1) the United States:

(A) Environmental Protection Agency;

(B) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

(C) Department of Transportation; or

(D) Occupational Safety and Health Administration; or

(2) the board.

The term includes all of the hazardous materials identified in 49 CFR 172.101.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 13-1-3-19(b) part; subsection (b) formerly 13-6-2-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.48; P.L.112-2015, SEC.6; P.L.72-2017, SEC.6.

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