Bill Text: AZ SB1446 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Environment; voluntary remediation program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-31 - Senate read second time [SB1446 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2018-SB1446-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: environment; voluntary remediation program |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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SB 1446 |
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Introduced by Senator Griffin
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AN ACT
amending section 49-171, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the environment.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 49-171, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
49-171. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Characterization" means a process to determine the nature, degree and extent of contaminants at a site or a portion of a site pursuant to this article.
2. "Contaminant" means any substance that has been released to the environment and that qualifies as any of the following:
(a) A hazardous substance as defined in section 49‑201.
(b) A pollutant as defined in section 49‑201.
3. "Engineering control" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49‑151.
4. "Environmental claim" means a claim for defense or indemnity submitted under a general liability insurance policy by an insured in response to a claim of potential liability for bodily injury or property damage arising from a release of pollutants onto or into land, air or water.
5. "Institutional control" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49‑151.
6. "Insured" means any person who is included as a named insured on a general liability insurance policy and who has or had a property interest in a site in this state that involves an environmental claim.
7. "Person" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49‑201.
8. "Remedial action" means any action to investigate, monitor, assess, evaluate, develop, implement or operate or any other action taken in order to prevent, minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare or the environment.
8. 9. "Remediation" means action taken to address a contaminant by reducing the level of the contaminant in the environment or preventing or reducing exposure to the contaminant.
9. 10. "Site" means the areal extent of contamination.
10. 11. "Source" means a site or portion of a site where a contaminant is or may be released to waters of the state.
11. 12. "Waters of the state" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49‑201.
