Utah Code 19-6-307. Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund

19-6-307. Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund.

(1)	There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the “Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund.”

CERCLA: means 42 U. See Utah Code 19-6-302
Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 19-1-104. See Utah Code 19-1-103
Fund: means the Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund created by Section 19-6-307. See Utah Code 19-6-302
Hazardous substances: means the definition of hazardous substances contained in CERCLA. See Utah Code 19-6-302
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:

(a)	any voluntary contributions received for the cleanup of hazardous substances facilities;

(b)	appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;

(c)	money received by the state under Sections 19-6-310 and 19-6-316; and

(d)	money from the Environmental Quality Restricted Account in accordance with Subsection 19-1-108(5).

(3)

(a)	The fund shall earn interest.

(b)	Interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.

(4)

The executive director may use fund money to:

(a)	take emergency action as provided in Sections 19-6-309 and 19-6-310;

(b)	conduct remedial investigations as provided in Sections 19-6-314 through 19-6-316;

(c)	pay the amount required by the federal government as the state’s portion of the cost of cleanups under authority of CERCLA, as appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose; and

(d)	pay the amount required by the federal government as the state’s portion of the cost of cleanups under 42 U.S.C. § 6991 et seq., the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, as appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.

Amended by Chapter 336, 2022 General Session