Purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-710
in effectThe purpose of the voluntary cleanup program is to: (1) enable the expansion, redevelopment or return to use of industrial and commercial sites whose redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination; (2) provide an incentive to conduct response actions at a site by providing nonresponsible parties a covenant not to sue, contribution protection, and third party liability protection, or by providing responsible parties with a covenant not to sue for the work done in completing the response actions specifically covered in the contract and completed in accordance with the approved work plans and reports; and (3) provide reimbursement to the department for oversight costs.
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