{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-633.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-633.07","heading":"Withdrawal from the Program.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a participant may withdraw from the Program at the time of a pending application or cleanup action plan, or after receiving a Certificate of Completion. To effectively withdraw from the Program, a participant shall:\n(1)\nProvide a 10-day written notice of the anticipated withdrawal to DDOE;\n(2)\nStabilize and secure the eligible property, to the satisfaction of DDOE, to ensure the protection of the public health and environment; and\n(3)\nForfeit any application fees.\n\n(b)\nIf the participant is a non-responsible person, the participant may not be required by DDOE to cleanup the eligible property, but shall be held liable for new contamination or the exacerbation of the existing contamination at the eligible property.\n\n(c)\nIf the participant is a responsible person, DDOE or the Mayor may take any applicable enforcement actions authorized pursuant to this chapter.\n\n(d)\nIn the case of an involuntary withdrawal, where DDOE withdraws the approval of a non-responsible person’s cleanup action plan, that person may not be required to cleanup the eligible property, except that the provisions of subsection (a)(1), (2) and (3) and subsection (c) of this section shall apply to the person.\n\n(e)\nIf an application, a cleanup action plan, or a Certificate of Completion is withdrawn, any letter or Certificate of Completion issued pursuant to this chapter shall be void and any bond or other security shall be forfeited.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 6A. Brownfield Revitalization.","Subchapter III. Voluntary Cleanup Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-633.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"754b38ccc968996260b770cae8e643821c6e5d1485f7534a152c8e65383c48a5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-633.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-633.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}