Indiana Code 13-19 — Environmental Management Generally / IFA Brownfields Program (IN)
Tracked preemption from the Indiana overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2005-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:IN
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.is_brownfield_idem_inventoried==Trueproject.requesting_brownfield_assistance==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
redevelopment.brownfield_liability_protection | permit | IFA_comfort_or_site_status_letter | Indiana Finance Authority Brownfields Program (administered since 2005) issues Comfort/Site Status Letters that extend statutory liability protections for political subdivisions, lenders, trustees, fiduciaries, innocent landowners, prospective purchasers, and contiguous property owners. |
redevelopment.brownfield_governmental_immunity | extend | to_qualifying_private_or_nonprofit_under_IC_34_13_3_3 | Indiana extends governmental immunity (IC 34-13-3-3) to private/nonprofit entities executing qualifying brownfield agreements, unless the entity caused the initial contamination. |
Citation
Authority source
Ind. Code § 13-19 (Environmental Management Generally — environmental cleanup framework); companion Ind. Code § 34-13-3-3 (governmental immunity, brownfield extension); IFA Brownfields Program (P.L.235-2005)
§ Ind. Code § 13-19 (article-level framework); Ind. Code § 34-13-3-3 (immunity extension)
Research notes
State framework overlay — coordinates with federal EPA Brownfields Program (CERCLA §128(a) State Response Program). Indiana liability protections are layered atop CERCLA's bona-fide-prospective-purchaser, contiguous-property-owner, and innocent-landowner protections. Captured here because brownfield status materially changes underwriting and zoning intent on a parcel, even though IC 13-19 itself is environmental remediation, not zoning per se. HB 1333 (2026) is a pending amendment streamlining the program — flagged for refresh on enactment.