Ohio Code 3734.579 – National priority list remedial support fund
(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the national priority list remedial support fund. The fund shall consist of transfer and disposal fees paid into the fund under division (A)(5) of section 3734.57 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3734.579
- Agency: means the environmental protection agency. See Ohio Code 3734.01
- Director: means the director of environmental protection. See Ohio Code 3734.01
- Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, emitting, or placing of any solid wastes or hazardous waste into or on any land or ground or surface water or into the air. See Ohio Code 3734.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) The director of environmental protection shall use the fund to pay for the state’s removal and remedial actions and long term operation and maintenance costs or applicable cost shares for actions taken under the federal “Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,” 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq. The director may use money in the fund to enter into contracts and grant agreements with federal, state, or local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, colleges, and universities to carry out the responsibilities of the environmental protection agency for which money may be expended from the fund.
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