§ 65-34,164 — Voluntary application; application of other laws; eligible property

(a) The program established in this act shall be voluntary and may be initiated by submission of an application to the department for properties where investigation and remediation may be necessary to protect human health or the environment based upon the current or proposed future use or redevelopment of the property.
(b) Property which may be eligible for reimbursement from trust funds established in the Kansas storage tank act, K.S.A. 65-34,100 et seq., and amendments thereto, or the Kansas drycleaner environmental response act, K.S.A. 65-34,141 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall meet all of the requirements of the respective act.
(c) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
(1) Property that is listed or proposed for listing on the national priorities list of superfund sites established under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.A. 9601 et seq.;
(2) property the contaminated portion of which is the subject of:
(A) Enforcement action issued pursuant to city, county, state or federal environmental laws; or
(B) environmental orders or agreements with city, county, state or federal governmental agencies;
(3) a facility which has or should have a permit pursuant to the resource, conservation and recovery act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C.A. 6901 et seq., which contains a corrective action component;
(4) oil and gas activities regulated by the state corporation commission;
(5) property that presents an immediate and significant risk of harm to human health or the environment; or
(6) property that the department determines to be a substantial threat to public or private drinking water wells.

Legislative History

L. 1997, ch. 137, § 4; July 1.