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§ 27-1425. Change of use.
  1.  At  least  sixty  days  before the start of physical alteration or
construction constituting a change of use at a  brownfield  site  or  at
least  sixty  days before a change of use at such site not involving any
physical alteration or construction, as the case may be, the  person  or
entity  proposing  to  make  a  change  of  use  shall  provide  written
notification to the department.
  2. No person shall engage in any activity at a brownfield site that is
not consistent with restrictions placed upon the use of the property, or
that will, or that reasonably is anticipated to:  prevent  or  interfere
significantly  with  a proposed, ongoing, or completed remedial program;
or expose the public  health  or  the  environment  to  a  significantly
increased  threat  of harm or damage from such site. If the commissioner
determines that a proposed change of use is prohibited pursuant to  this
section,  he  or  she shall, within forty-five days after receipt of the
complete notice required by this section, provide the person giving such
notice with a written determination that such change of use will not  be
authorized, together with the reasons for such determination.
  3. For the purposes of this section:

(a) "change of use" means the transfer of title to all or part of such brownfield site, the erection of any structure on such site, the creation of a park or other public or private recreational facility on such site, or any activity that is likely to disrupt or expose contamination or to increase direct human exposure; or any other conduct that will or may tend to significantly interfere with an ongoing or completed remedial program at such site and the continued ability to implement the engineering and institutional controls associated with such site.

(b) "complete notice" means a notice that adequately apprises the department of the contemplated change of use of such site and how such change of use may affect the site's proposed, ongoing, or completed remedial program.