19-1-604. Environmental mitigation.
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Effective 5/9/2017
19-1-604. Environmental mitigation.
(1)The director shall administer the fund created in Section 19-1-603 .
(2)The director may:
(a)disburse funds to an authorized individual or public, private, or governmental entity, or Native American tribe to implement a specified environmental mitigation action in accordance with any terms and conditions associated with the funding source, as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) ;
(b)expend funds to implement certain environmental mitigation actions in accordance with any terms and conditions associated with the funding source, as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) ;
(c)expend funds to implement an environmental response action or site closure, in accordance with any terms and conditions associated with the funding source, as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) ;
(d)expend funds to cover actual administrative expenditures in accordance with any terms and conditions associated with the funds as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) ; and
(e)return unused funds to the funding source, if required under the terms and conditions as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) .
(3)For an environmental response action conducted pursuant to Subsection 19-1-604(2)(c) , the director shall comply with applicable environmental cleanup standards described in this title.
(4)If the director disburses funds to another state agency in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) , that agency may expend the funds in accordance with any terms and conditions associated with the fund contributions as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) , including returning any unused funds to the department.
(5)Following the completion of an environmental mitigation and response action, any excess funds not returned to the funding source as provided in Subsection 19-1-603(4) shall be transferred to the Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund, in accordance with Section 19-6-307 .
Enacted by Chapter 246 , 2017 General Session