Hessen Polluted Sites and Soil Protection Law (HAltBodSchG).
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The present Law implements the Federal Soil Protection Act of 17 March 1998 (BGBl. I p. 502). In particular, the Law lays down provisions relating to rehabilitation of polluted sites through: 1) prevention of harmful soil changes; 2) protection of soil against erosion and adverse effects on soil structure; 3) a sparing and careful use of land; 4) the remediation of harmful soil changes and contaminated sites and water pollution caused by this. The text consists of 22 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Soil information, data protection (II); Remediation of contaminated sites and harmful soil changes (III); Responsibilities, compensation, penalties (IV); Final provisions (V).
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Long title of text
Hessen Law implementing the Federal Soil Protection Act and on remediation of polluted sites.
Notes
The present Law is consolidated as of 30 September 2021 (GVBl. S. 602, ber. S. 701).
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Hessisches Gesetz zur Ausführung des Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetzes und zur Altlastensanierung (Hessisches Altlasten- und Bodenschutzgesetz - HAltBodSchG).
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