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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 74. Environmental Improvement § 74-4G-9. Recision 1]

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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the secretary of environment from rescinding a certificate of completion or a covenant not to sue if the department determines that:

A. contamination addressed in the agreement is, with reasonable evidence, an unreasonable threat to human health or the environment;

B. the voluntary remediation agreement was performed in a manner that fails to comply substantially with the terms and conditions of the agreement or voluntary remediation work plan;

C. the voluntary remediation agreement is a result of fraud;  or

D. contamination was present at the site at the time the voluntary remediation agreement was signed but the department did not know of the type, extent or magnitude of the contaminants.

1  So in original.

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