N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26C-6.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:26C-6.5 - Scope of final remediation document and covenant not to sue

(a) The scope of a final remediation document is limited by the scope of the remediation addressed in that document. Likewise, the scope of a covenant not to sue that accompanies a final remediation document is also limited by the scope of the remediation addressed in the final remediation document.

(b) Any covenant not to sue that accompanies a final remediation document is without prejudice to any rights that the Department, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund may have against the person responsible for conducting the remediation and any person in any way responsible for a discharge, pursuant to the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1 1g, with respect to liability for:

1. Cleanup and removal costs, damages (including primary and compensatory restoration damages and the costs of any natural resource damage assessments) and injunctive relief, for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources;

2. Cleanup and removal costs, damages, and injunctive relief available to the Plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, in the case captioned NJDEP et al. v. Amerada Hess Corp. et al., C.A. No. 3:07-5284, and subsequently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned as In Re; Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1358; and

3. Cleanup and removal costs, damages, and injunctive relief available to the Department, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund in any litigation or claim pending as of the date of a final remediation document.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26C-6.5

Administrative correction.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1862(a).