SECTION 165:10-10-1. Purpose, authority and applicability  


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  • (a)   Purpose. The purpose of the Brownfield program is to provide for the safe reuse of Brownfield properties and provide a mechanism for landowners to resolve or manage their environmental liability to the government.
    (b)   Authority. The Brownfield Program implemented under Okla. Stat. Tit. 27A §§1-3-101(E)(1)(j), 1-3-101 (E)(2) and 1-3-101 (E)(5); Okla. Stat. Tit. 17 §§52(A)(1)(j), 52(A)(2) and 52(A)(5) and Okla. Stat. Tit. 52 §§139(B)(1)(j), 139(B)(2) and 139(B)(5), as authorized and funded by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    (c)   Applicability. Any person who qualifies under OAC 165:10-10-2 and 165:10-10-4 may participate in the Brownfield program and receive a Certificate of Completion or a Certificate of No Action Necessary upon successful completion of the Brownfield process.
[Source: Added at 25 Ok Reg 2187, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 593, eff 8-25-16]