Utah Code 19-6-307. Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund
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(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the “Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund.”
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-307
- CERCLA: means Utah Code 19-6-302
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 19-1-104. See Utah Code 19-1-103
- Fund: means the Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund created by Section 19-6-307. See Utah Code 19-6-302
- 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
(2) The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
(2)(a) any voluntary contributions received for the cleanup of hazardous substances facilities;
(2)(b) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
(2)(d) money from the Environmental Quality Restricted Account in accordance with Subsection 19-1-108(5).
(3)
(3)(a) The fund shall earn interest.
(3)(b) Interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4) The executive director may use fund money to:
(4)(c) pay the amount required by the federal government as the state’s portion of the cost of cleanups under authority of CERCLA, as appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose; and
(4)(d) pay the amount required by the federal government as the state’s portion of the cost of cleanups under 42 U.S.C. § 6991 et seq., the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, as appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.