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27-1420 – Brownfield Cleanup Program Report.

§ 27-1420. Brownfield cleanup program report. 1. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of taxation and finance, shall prepare on or before April thirtieth of each year, a report concerning the brownfield cleanup program which contains the following information for the preceding fiscal year: a. the number of requests for participation received by the […]

27-1421 – Liability Limitation.

§ 27-1421. Liability limitation. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subdivision two of this section, after the department has issued a certificate of completion for a brownfield site, the applicant shall not be liable to the state upon any statutory or common law cause of action, arising out of […]

27-1425 – Change of Use.

§ 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 […]

27-1407 – Request for Participation.

§ 27-1407. Request for participation. 1. A person who seeks to participate in this program shall submit a request to the department on a form provided by the department. Such form shall include information to be determined by the department sufficient to allow the department to determine eligibility and the current, intended and reasonably anticipated […]

27-1401 – Short Title.

§ 27-1401. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Brownfield Cleanup Program”.

27-1403 – Declaration of Policy and Findings of Fact.

§ 27-1403. Declaration of policy and findings of fact. The legislature hereby finds that there are thousands of abandoned and likely contaminated properties that threaten the health and vitality of the communities they burden, and that these sites, known as brownfields, are also contributing to sprawl development and loss of open space. It is therefore […]

27-1405 – Definitions.

§ 27-1405. Definitions. 1. “Applicant” shall mean a person whose request to participate in the brownfield cleanup program under this title has been accepted by the department: (a) “Participant” shall mean an applicant who either: (i) was the owner of the site at the time of the disposal or discharge of contaminants or (ii) is […]