Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act｜第 28 條｜環境管理｜Act｜In Force
第 六 章｜環境部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2010-02-03
(a) The central competent authority may, for the purpose of remediating soil or groundwater pollution, levy soil and groundwater pollution remediation fees on manufacturers and importers as per the amounts of publicly announced substances manufactured and imported by such enterprises, and shall establish a Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund. (b) Concerning the soil and groundwater pollution remediation fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the central competent authority shall prescribe regulations governing categories of substances for which such fees may be levied, its calculation methods, payment procedures, payment deadlines, the commissioning of professional organizations to perform audits, and other compliance matters. (c) The fund in the first paragraph shall be used for the following purposes: (1) expenditures made by competent authorities at all levels for verification, adoption of necessary response measures, supervision, and plan determination, review, investigation, assessment, implementation, and change pursuant to article 7, paragraphs 1 and 5; article 12, paragraph 1, paragraphs 5, 6, 8 through 10, and 13; article 13, paragraphs 1 and 2;article 14, paragraphs 1 and 3; article 15;article 22, paragraphs 1, 2, and 4;article 24, paragraphs 3 through 5; and article 27, paragraphs 1 and 2. (2) the funds claims for compensation and legal expenses. (3) the funds personnel and administrative management expenses, personnel expenses incurred by soil or groundwater pollution prevention and remediation work. (4) expense of soil and groundwater pollution control work performed by competent authorities at all levels. (5) expense of audit of soil or groundwater pollution verification and implementation effectiveness. (6) expense of international environmental protection work involving soil or groundwater pollution. (7) expense of audits of soil or groundwater quality monitoring and implementation effectiveness. (8) expense of levying soil or groundwater pollution remediation fees. (9) expense of soil or groundwater pollution health risk assessment and management. (10) expense of researching, promoting, developing, and creating incentives for soil or groundwater pollution remediation technology. (11) matters concerning subsidies for soil or groundwater pollution prevention work. (12) to cover other costs in connection with soil pollution or groundwater pollution remediation approved by the central competent authority. (d) Concerning the fund in the preceding paragraph, the central competent authority shall prescribe regulations governing recipients of the Fund’s incentives and subsidies, application qualifications, review procedures, cancellation, revocation, or demand for recession of incentives and subsidies and other compliance matters. (e) The central competent authority may dispatch personnel bearing identification documents to enter into a factory (site) or business premise belonging to a payer of soil and groundwater pollution remediation fees to conduct relevant audit tasks or order the payer to provide necessary data. The payer shall not evade, obstruct, or reject such orders.