Missouri Laws 260.565 – Definitions
As used in sections 260.565 to 260.575, the following terms mean:
(1) “Hazardous substance”, any hazardous substance specified in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601(14) (A)-(F), as amended, petroleum and petroleum products, except where such petroleum and petroleum products were released to the environment from tanks subject to regulation by the department of natural resources or located on property which is eligible for moneys from the petroleum storage tank insurance fund pursuant to section 319.131, and any hazardous waste as defined in section 260.360 or any rules promulgated under sections 260.350 to 260.480;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 260.565
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) “Person”, any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust estate, political subdivision or any agency, board, department or bureau of the state or federal government, or any other legal entity whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties;
(3) “Phase I environmental site assessment”, a noninvasive physical assessment of the real property and a records review conducted by a technical consultant who is familiar with the nature of the operations and activities that have occurred on the real property;
(4) “Real property”, any residential or nonresidential real property;
(5) “Remediation” or “remedial action”, all appropriate actions taken to clean up contaminated real property, including but not limited to removal, remedial actions, and response actions as such terms are defined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601).