39-107A. REAL PROPERTY IN BUNKER HILL CLEANUP SITE. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may accept transfer from the United States of any real property or interest in real property acquired by the United States for remediation purposes concerning any operable unit of the Bunker Hill Superfund Site pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 9604(j). The state of Idaho shall incur no liability nor be subject to any claims related to the existence, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance or contaminant or pollutant on, or from, any such real property. The department may, in its sole discretion, manage, lease or dispose of such property for the purpose of facilitating appropriate operation and maintenance activities, encouraging economic development or assisting local governmental entities within the site. The management, lease or disposal of such property shall not be subject to chapter 3, title 58, Idaho Code. Any receipts from the management, lease or disposal of such property shall be deposited in the Bunker Hill Cleanup Trust Fund established by the Trust Fund Declaration of the state of Idaho dated May 2, 1994 (Attachment M, Consent Decree, United States of America v. Asarco, Inc. No. CV-94-0206-N-HLR (D. Idaho)) for the purpose of funding institutional control or operation and maintenance activities regarding the site.
History:
[(39-107A) 39-107a, added 1996, ch. 205, sec. 1, p. 630; am. 2000, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 41; am. and redesig. 2000, ch. 132, sec. 11, p. 328; am. 2009, ch. 8, sec. 1, p. 10.]