2-3708. Purpose; amount of reimbursement, limits.
2-3708
2-3708. Purpose; amount of reimbursement, limits. (a) There is hereby established the remediation reimbursement program. The program shall be for the purpose of providing reimbursement to eligible persons for the costs of corrective action approved by the department of health and environment or taken in accordance with requests or orders issued by the department of health and environment.
(b) The amount of reimbursement that an eligible person may receive from the fund shall be limited as follows:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for an eligible person who has paid all applicable assessments imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, reimbursement per site shall not exceed an amount equal to: (A) 90% of total eligible corrective action costs greater than $1,000 and less than or equal to $100,000; plus (B) 80% of total eligible corrective action costs greater than $100,000 and less than or equal to $200,000. The total amount reimbursed for any one site shall not exceed $200,000 within a 5 year period or as otherwise set forth by the board pursuant to rules and regulations, unless the property has been sold or leased and both the buyer and seller or lessee and lessor are responsible for remediation, in which case the total amount reimbursed for any such site shall not exceed $400,000 within a five year period or as otherwise set forth by the board pursuant to rules and regulations.
(2) For an eligible person who is not required to pay or has not paid any assessment imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, or for a pesticide dealer who has paid the annual $5 assessment pursuant to subsection (a)(4) of K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, reimbursement per site shall not exceed an amount equal to 100% of total eligible corrective action costs greater than $1,000 and less than or equal to $10,000.
History: L. 2000, ch. 82, § 8; L. 2001, ch. 47, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 6, § 1; July 1.