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Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Budget Presentation FY 2016 - 2017. 1. IDEM’s Mission. Protecting Hoosiers and Our Environment While Becoming the Most Customer-Friendly Environmental Agency
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Indiana DepartmentofEnvironmental Management Budget Presentation FY 2016 - 2017 1
IDEM’s Mission Protecting Hoosiers and Our Environment While Becoming the Most Customer-Friendly Environmental Agency IDEM’s mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy.
Core Programs Office of Air Quality Office of Land Quality Office of Water Quality Support Programs Office of Compliance Support Office of Chief of Staff, all administrative duties The Office of Legal Counsel and Criminal Investigations Agency Structure 3
Funding Levels by Source Total Appropriations: $128,646,237/year
Types of Funding Sources • State General Funds • Federal Funds • On average, state match of 40 percent of federal funds is required. • Dedicated Funds • Consists of various fees and fines. • Captured in 12 “Legal Funds” • The largest of these funds include: • Clean Air Act Title V air permit fees. • Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) from underground storage tank fees and inspection fees. • Statutory permit fees for drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, and hazardous waste. • In many cases, there is now a significant mismatch between the original source of these funds and intended use.
Maintaining environmental progress in the face of continuing budget challenges and new federal requirements. IDEM’s Key Challenges 9
Questions? Tom Easterly Commissioner Indiana Department of Environmental Management (317) 232-8611 teasterly@idem.IN.gov