19-6-402.5 - Retroactive effect. - Utah Statutes

19-6-402.5. Retroactive effect.
(1) The Legislature finds the definitions in this part prior to the passage of this act did notclearly set forth procedures for identifying responsible parties and interfered with effectiveallocation of costs of cleanup as required by this part.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act provides clarification regardingprocedures for allocating responsibility for the costs of investigation, abatement, and correctiveaction as required under this part.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that this part imposes liability as determined underthis part retroactively to any release of petroleum or any other regulated substance subject toinvestigation, abatement, or corrective action under this part.

Enacted by Chapter 214, 1992 General Session