{"data":{"id":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6615a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"10 V.S.A. § 6615a","heading":"Diligent and appropriate investigation for hazardous materials","body":"(a) Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this section, a diligent and appropriate investigation, as that term is used in subsection 6615(e) of this title, means, for all properties, an investigation where an owner or operator of a property conforms to the standard developed by the Secretary by rule for a diligent and appropriate investigation. If no standard exists, the owner or operator of a property shall conform to one of the following:\n(1) the all appropriate inquiry standard set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 312, as amended; or\n(2) the current standard for phase I environmental site assessments established by the American Society for Testing and Materials.\n(b) In the case of residential property used for residential purposes, diligent and appropriate investigation shall mean a facility inspection and title search that:\n(1) reveal no basis for further investigation; and\n(2) do not reveal that the property was used for or was part of a larger parcel that was used for commercial or industrial purposes.","path":["Title 10: Conservation and Development","Chapter 159: Waste Management","Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/159/06615a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:44:21Z","sha256":"c6d90afe051c8cb1604381ab6a1bbba7cbdc28f1bc6687d2544e5f2f54b154a1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6615","next":"us-vt/10-v.s.a.-6615b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}