Montana § 75-10-731 Purpose -- Legislative Declaration

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§ 75-10-731 — Purpose -- Legislative Declaration

Montana § 75-10-731

Title 75ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 10WASTE AND LITTER CONTROL

Part 7Remedial Action Upon Release of Hazardous Substance

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 75-10-731 (2026).

Text

75-10-731 . Purpose -- legislative declaration.

(1)(a) The purposes of 75-10-730 through 75-10-738 are to provide for the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety and of the environment and to foster the cleanup, transfer, reuse, or redevelopment of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist.

(b)The legislature further declares that this program is intended to permit and encourage voluntary cleanup of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist by providing interested persons with a method of determining what the cleanup responsibilities will be for reuse or redevelopment of existing facilities.

(2)The legislature further intends that this voluntary program:

(a)encourage and

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75-10-731 . Purpose -- legislative declaration. (1) (a) The purposes of 75-10-730 through 75-10-738 are to provide for the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety and of the environment and to foster the cleanup, transfer, reuse, or redevelopment of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist.
(b) The legislature further declares that this program is intended to permit and encourage voluntary cleanup of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist by providing interested persons with a method of determining what the cleanup responsibilities will be for reuse or redevelopment of existing facilities.
(2) The legislature further intends that this voluntary program:
(a) encourage and facilitate prompt cleanup activities;
(b) eliminate impediments to the sale or redevelopment of facilities where releases or threatened releases of hazardous or deleterious substances exist; and
(c) minimize administrative processes and costs.