New Jersey § 13:1k-11

§ 13:1k-11.

a. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment may apply to the department

to close operations or transfer ownership or operations at an industrial establishment

without obtaining departmental approval of a remedial action workplan or a negative

declaration or without the approval of a remediation agreement as provided in subsection

e. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c. 330 ( C.13:1K-9 ), if the industrial establishment is already in the process of a remediation pursuant

to subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c. 330 ( C.13:1K-9 ) or a remediation equivalent to that performed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983,

c. 330, including a cleanup being performed under the “Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act,” 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. or the “Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980,” 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The application shall include: (1) the notice required pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of section 4 of

P.L.1983, c. 330; (2) a certification that there has been no discharge of any hazardous substance or

hazardous waste at the industrial establishment during the applicant's period of operation

or ownership or that the remediation of any discharge of a hazardous substance or

hazardous waste that occurred during the applicant's period of ownership or operation

was approved by the department; (3) a certification by the owner or operator that a remediation funding source for

the cost of the remediation or the implementation of the remedial action workplan

at the industrial establishment has been established as required pursuant to section

25 of P.L.1993, c. 139 ( C.58:10B-3 ); and (4) a certification, as applicable, that any transferee of the industrial establishment

has been notified that the industrial establishment is the subject of a remediation. b. Upon the submission of a complete application, and upon a finding that the information

submitted is accurate, the department shall authorize, in writing, that the applicant

may close operations or transfer ownership or operations of the industrial establishment.