Colorado § 25-16-302 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 25-16-302. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 3 is to provide for the protection of human health and the environment and to foster the transfer, redevelopment, and reuse of facilities and sites that have been previously contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum products. The general assembly further declares that this program is intended to permit and encourage voluntary clean-ups of contaminated property by providing persons interested in redeveloping existing industrial sites with a method of determining what the clean-up responsibilities will be when they plan the reuse of existing sites. It is the further intent of the general assembly that this voluntary program operate in such a way as to:
(a) Eliminate impediments to the sale or redevelopment of previously contaminated property;
(b) Encourage and facilitate prompt clean-up activities; and
(c) Minimize administrative processes and costs.
Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1948, § 1, effective July 1.
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