South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-56-710 — Purpose.
The purpose of the voluntary cleanup program is to:
(1)enable the expansion, redevelopment or return to use of industrial and commercial sites whose redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination;
(2)provide an incentive to conduct response actions at a site by providing nonresponsible parties a covenant not to sue, contribution protection, and third party liability protection, or by providing responsible parties with a covenant not to sue for the work done in completing the response actions specifically covered in the contract and completed in accordance with the approved work plans and reports; and (3) provide reimbursement to the department for oversight costs.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 258, SECTION 2; 2008 Act No. 342, SECTION 1, eff June 11, 2008.
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