§ 9112. Public hearings — Rule making, settlement agreements and remedial actions.
§ 9112. Public hearings — Rule making, settlement agreements and remedial actions. Public hearings shall be held on regulations developed pursuant to this chapter, and, if the Secretary receives a meritorious request for a public hearing from any person on the proposed consent decree and the proposed plan of remedial action in accordance with §§ […]
§ 9113. Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund.
§ 9113. Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund. (a) There shall be established in the State Treasury and in the accounting system of the State a special fund to be known as the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund (“The Fund”). (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund: (1) All the taxes assessed pursuant to § […]
§ 9114. Tax assessment.
§ 9114. Tax assessment. (a) (1) With regard to gross receipts received after December 31, 1990, and before July 1, 1993, there shall be added to the tax provided in §§ 2902(c)(3) and 2905(b)(1) of Title 30 an additional tax of .6% on all taxable gross receipts determined under §§ 2902 and 2905 of Title […]
§ 9115. Notice in property records.
§ 9115. Notice in property records. (a) Pursuant to § 9104(b)(2) of this title, when a release of a hazardous substance that has been determined by the Secretary to be a threat to public health or the environment has occurred at a facility or property on which the facility is located, the owner of the […]
§ 9116. Confidentiality of proprietary information.
§ 9116. Confidentiality of proprietary information. Information obtained by the Secretary under this chapter shall be available to the public as provided in Chapter 100 of Title 29, unless the Secretary certifies such information to be proprietary. The Secretary may make such certification where any person shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the […]
§ 9101. Short title.
§ 9101. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act.” 67 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 1;
§ 9102. Declaration of purpose; applicability.
§ 9102. Declaration of purpose; applicability. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that large quantities of hazardous substances are and have been generated, transported, treated, and stored within the State. The General Assembly also recognizes that some hazardous substances have been stored or disposed of at facilities in the State in a manner insufficient to protect […]
§ 9103. Definitions.
§ 9103. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Act of God” means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible character, the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight. (2) “Allowable interest rate” means a rate […]
§ 9104. Secretary’s powers and duties.
§ 9104. Secretary’s powers and duties. (a) The Secretary may exercise the following powers in addition to any other powers granted by law: (1) The Secretary shall take any actions necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to adoption of emergency or interim regulations, when immediate promulgation of regulations […]
§ 9105. Standard of liability.
§ 9105. Standard of liability. (a) The following persons are liable with respect to a facility from which there is or has been a release or imminent threat of release, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section: (1) Any person who owned or operated the facility at any time. (2) Any person who […]