9. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall take final action on a technically complete remedial action workplan, submitted for a remediation in an environmental opportunity zone for which an exemption from real property taxes has been granted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.413 (C. 54:4-3.154), within 45 days of receipt of the submission in the case of soil remediations, and within 90 days of receipt of the submission in the case of remediations involving groundwater or surface water.

b. Any owner or operator of an environmental opportunity zone for which an exemption from real property taxes has been granted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.413 (C. 54:4-3.154) shall be exempt from the requirement to establish a remediation funding source pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C. 58:10B-3).

c. Any owner or operator of property within an environmental opportunity zone who does not apply for an exemption from real property taxes and who undertakes a remediation of the property shall be exempt from the requirement to establish a remediation funding source pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C. 58:10B-3).

L.1995, c.413, s.9; amended 2016, c.85.