Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

(a) The commissioner has the following duties and responsibilities:(1) Develop and approve investigation and remediation strategies, including, but not limited to, presumptive remedial responses;(2) Enter into contracts and use the fund for purposes directly associated with accep…

(a) Each year, the owner or operator of a drycleaning facility that intends to conduct for all or part of the year, drycleaning operations or an in-state wholesale distribution facility shall register with the department on forms provided by the department. (b) The owner or opera…

(a) An owner or operator of a registered facility, or the current owner or operator of a recently abandoned drycleaning facility, may petition the commissioner to perform investigation and remediation in connection with a release from a drycleaning facility, in-state wholesale di…

(a) Any person who violates or fails to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation. The commissioner may assess penalties through an order to be served upon the alleged vi…

The fund shall be available to the commissioner for reasonable administrative expenditures associated with administering the fund.

The commissioner shall promulgate, after public notice and an opportunity for comment, regulations to implement the duties and responsibilities as set forth in § 68-217-105, including, but not limited to, standards for evaluating releases of drycleaning solvent at or from affecte…

(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law, an owner or operator of a registered facility or current or prior owner or operator of a recently abandoned drycleaning facility is not liable for any release under any other law, including any common law claim or third-party claims, …

To the extent that the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with, or differ from, the provisions of § 68-212-202 and chapter 212, part 4 of this title, with regard to the obligations or rights of a holder of a security interest under such provisions, the latter provisions s…

(1) No state or local permits shall be required for activities that are conducted:(1) As part of a response or remedial action overseen by the department pursuant to this chapter;(2) Entirely on-site; and(3) In accordance with this part;provided, that such activities meet all sta…