75-10-733. Voluntary cleanup plan and reimbursement of remedial action costs. (1) Any person may submit an application for the approval of a voluntary cleanup plan to the department under the provisions of this section.
(2) A voluntary cleanup plan must include:
(a) an environmental assessment of the facility that includes the information required in 75-10-734;
(b) a remediation proposal that includes the information required in 75-10-734 and that meets the requirements of 75-10-721; and
(c) the written consent of current owners of the facility or property to allow:
(i) access to the facility by the applicant and its agents and the department; and
(ii) implementation of the voluntary cleanup plan when a remediation proposal includes the information required in 75-10-734 and meets the requirements of 75-10-721.
(3) (a) The applicant shall reimburse the department for any remedial action costs that the state incurs in the review and oversight of a voluntary cleanup plan.
(b) If the applicant does not reimburse the department for its remedial action costs in the time required under 75-10-722, the department may discontinue the review or approval process of the voluntary cleanup plan or void its approval of the voluntary cleanup plan. The department may also take action to recover its outstanding costs.
(4) The department may approve a voluntary cleanup plan that provides for phases of remediation or that addresses only a portion of the facility. To the extent that the original environmental assessment required under 75-10-734 addresses subsequent phases of remediation, the applicant may rely on that assessment when submitting voluntary cleanup plans for subsequent phases of remediation.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 584, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 117, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 75. Environmental Protection
Chapter 10. Waste and Litter Control
Part 7. Remedial Action Upon Release of Hazardous Substance
75-10-702. Rulemaking authority
75-10-703. Actions -- general provisions
75-10-704. Environmental quality protection fund
75-10-707. Information gathering and access
75-10-708. through 75-10-710 reserved
75-10-711. Remedial action -- orders -- penalties -- judicial proceedings
75-10-714. Administrative penalties
75-10-715. Liability -- reimbursement and penalties -- proceedings -- defenses and exclusions
75-10-718. Liability of remedial action contractor
75-10-719. Settlement -- bar to contribution liability
75-10-720. Condemnation -- creation of state lien
75-10-721. Degree of cleanup required -- permit exemption -- financial assurance
75-10-722. Payment of state costs and penalties
75-10-723. Agreements and administrative orders on consent to perform remedial action
75-10-724. Private right of action
75-10-725. Immunity of fire agency and employees for hazardous or deleterious substance cleanup
75-10-727. Institutional controls
75-10-728. Remedial action costs
75-10-729. Restoration damages
75-10-731. Purpose -- legislative declaration
75-10-733. Voluntary cleanup plan and reimbursement of remedial action costs
75-10-734. Voluntary cleanup plans -- requirements
75-10-735. Public participation
75-10-737. Voluntary action to preclude remedial action by department
75-10-739. through 75-10-741 reserved
75-10-744. Eligibility -- statute of limitations
75-10-745. Allocation of liability -- process initiation
75-10-748. Preallocation negotiations
75-10-749. Allocator selection -- payment of fees
75-10-750. Allocating liability
75-10-751. Appeal of allocator's decision
75-10-753. through 75-10-755 reserved