TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 72

IDAHO LAND REMEDIATION ACT

39-7209.  Lender liability. Pursuant to rules adopted by the board, a person who maintains indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in a site, and who does not participate in the management of the site, shall not be considered an owner or operator of that site, nor liable under any pollution control or other environmental protection law, rule or regulation, or otherwise responsible for any environmental contamination or response activity costs consistent with United States environmental protection agency policy, 60 Federal Register 63517, dated December 11, 1995, as amended. This section shall apply to all indicia of ownership existing at the time of passage of this chapter and those arising thereafter.

History:

[39-7209, added 1996, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 800.]