As used in this act:
- (a) "Certificate of environmental liability release" or "CELR" means a certificate issued by the department that releases the purchaser from environmental liability for contamination existing at the time of issuance of the CELR on a property from actions taken by the bureau of environmental remediation under K.S.A. 65-159, 65-161 through 65-171z, 65-3401 et seq., 65-3430 et seq. and 65-3452a et seq., and amendments thereto.
- (b) "Department" means the Kansas department of health and environment.
- (c) "Owner" means any owner of record of property or authorized representative.
- (d) "Person" means any individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, public or private corporation, limited liability company or partnership; the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof; any state, or any agency, instrumentality or political or taxing subdivision thereof; or any interstate body.
- (e) "Property" means real property.
- (f) "Purchaser" means any person who is acquiring property through purchase, foreclosure or default. For purposes of this act, "purchaser" does not include the federal government or a person who acquires property through gifts, bequests or inheritance.
- (g) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment.
- (h) "Site" means all areas and media to which environmental contamination or pollution has been released, transported or migrated.
L. 2016, ch. 70, § 2; July 1.