Utah Code 19-6-322. Cooperative agreements with federal government — Legislative findings
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Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-322
- 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
Due to the enactment of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, PL 96-510, and recognizing the applicability of that act to the unauthorized or accidental discharge of hazardous substances or to inactive hazardous waste sites in the state of Utah, the Legislature finds and declares it to be in the public interest to enter into agreements with the federal Environmental Protection Agency to undertake activities and perform remedial and removal actions as provided by PL 96-510, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 112, 1991 General Session