Utah Code Title 19. Environmental Quality Code § 19-6-302.5. Retroactive effect

(1) The Legislature finds the language in this part, prior to the passage of this act,  1 did not clearly set forth procedures for identifying responsible parties and allocating among those parties response costs at sites where hazardous substances or materials have been released.  This lack of clarity has interfered with effective allocation of costs of cleanup as required by this part.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act provides clarification of the Legislature's original intent to facilitate cleanups of hazardous substances or materials by providing clarification of procedures for allocating liability and response costs.