Title X, Public Health

I. The program participant shall perform all activities required by the approved remedial action plan and shall provide the department with regular progress reports regarding the work. II. The department may require amendment of the remedial action plan at any time during its per…

I. Any person, except for the state and local governments, including school districts, who requests an eligibility determination under RSA 147-F:4 shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $750 for program eligibility which shall be deposited in the hazardous waste cleanup fun…

I. The department shall require the imposition of controls on the use of the property as necessary to protect human health and the environment during and after implementation of the remedial action plan. II. The department may require the imposition or maintenance of some or all …

I. A program participant shall: (a) Ensure stabilization of the property in accordance with RSA 147-F:8, I(b) before withdrawal from the program. (b) Cooperate with the department throughout site investigation and remediation. (c) Upon withdrawal from the program, provide the dep…

I. Property in the brownfields program may be transferred to a successor owner at any time during the remedial process. A successor owner may participate in the brownfields program as provided in this section after receiving an eligibility determination under RSA 147-F:10 and pay…

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, after public hearing and pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of the brownfields program, including: (a) The form and content of the eligibility application and accompanying certificate, the site investigation work plan and …

I. The attorney general may institute an action before the superior court for the county in which the property is located or the superior court for Merrimack county against any person to enforce the terms of a covenant issued under this chapter. II. If the department determines t…

An environmental cleanup program is hereby established to further the redevelopment of contaminated properties. The cleanup program shall be administered by the department. The department of health and human services shall assist the department as necessary by the review of risk …

Authority is granted for the state of New Hampshire to participate in the federally funded state brownfields cleanup revolving loan funds as may be provided under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or related federal legislation as amended …

In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: I. The definitions of terms provided in RSA 147-B:2 shall be applicable to this chapter to the extent those terms are used in this chapter unless otherwise defined herei…

I. A person is eligible to participate in the program if the person qualifies under one of the following categories: (a) The person is not liable under RSA 147-B for any release or threatened release of a contaminant or contaminants at the property and is either: (1) A prospectiv…

I. Any person who meets the eligibility conditions of RSA 147-F:4 may request the assistance of the department in overseeing the investigation and remediation of an eligible property. An eligible person shall be entitled to the liability protections provided in RSA 147-F:7 and sh…

I. The covenant not to sue shall protect against liability for contamination addressed by an approved remedial action plan, including any modifications made pursuant to RSA 147-F:13, II. II. The covenant shall be in a form approved by the department of justice and shall contain a…

I. Site investigation and pre-remedial activities conducted at the property during participation in the program shall not trigger liability for remediation of preexisting contamination at the property solely because of the eligible person's status as owner or operator of the prop…

I. A program participant may withdraw from the program at any stage before or after approval of the remedial action plan. To withdraw from the program, the program participant must: (a) File a notice of intent to withdraw with the department. (b) Stabilize the site in accordance …

I. Any person may submit an application to the department for a determination of that person's eligibility to obtain a covenant not to sue as part of that party's participation in the program administered under this chapter. The application for eligibility for a covenant not to s…