Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:10B-25

  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
48. Pursuant to section 941 of the federal “Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997,” Pub. L. 105-34, the Governor shall designate the Department of Environmental Protection as the appropriate State environmental agency to issue statements that an area is within a targeted area and that there has been a release, or threat of release, or disposal of any hazardous substance at or on that area. For the purposes of this section “targeted area” and “hazardous substance” shall have the meanings given to them in the federal act.

L.1997,c.278,s.48.