58:10-23.34. Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund
a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a fund to be known as the "Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund." All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Environmental Protection for the purposes of preparing feasibility studies, engineering designs, and undertaking other work necessary to the cleanup or mitigation of hazardous discharge sites in this State included on the National Priorities List of hazardous discharge sites adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," Pub.L. 96-510 (42 U.S.C. s. 9601 et seq.) or other hazardous discharge sites approved by the department.
b. Any monies received by the department from the federal government or from responsible parties as reimbursement for costs incurred by the department in connection with the cleanup of a hazardous discharge site on the federal National Priorities List shall be deposited by the department for additional hazardous discharge site cleanup activities.
L. 1985, c. 247, s. 1, eff. July 24, 1985.
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