New Jersey Statutes Title 13. Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations 13 § 1K-11.5

a. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment may apply to the department to close operations or transfer ownership or operations at an industrial establishment without obtaining departmental approval of a remedial action workplan or a negative declaration or without the approval of a remediation agreement as provided in subsection e. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c. 330 (C.13:1K-9), if the industrial establishment is already in the process of a remediation pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c. 330 (C.13:1K-9) or a remediation equivalent to that performed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c. 330, including a cleanup being performed under the “Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,” 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. or the “Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,” 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The application shall include:

b. Upon the submission of a complete application, and upon a finding that the information submitted is accurate, the department shall authorize, in writing, that the applicant may close operations or transfer ownership or operations of the industrial establishment.