Utah Code Title 19. Environmental Quality Code § 19-8-113. Applicant's release from liability

(1)(a) An applicant who is not responsible for the contaminant or contamination under the provisions listed in Subsection (1)(b) at the time the applicant applies to enter into a voluntary cleanup agreement under this chapter is released by issuance of a certificate of completion under Section 19-8-111 from all liability to the state for cleanup of property covered by the certificate and from all liability for claims arising under state law for contribution regarding matters addressed by the certificate of completion, except for any releases or consequences the applicant causes.

(b) Provisions referred to in Subsection (1)(a) are:  Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality Act;  Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act;  Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 3, Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act;  or Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 4, Underground Storage Tank Act.

(3)(a) After a certificate of completion is issued under this chapter, an owner who then acquires property covered by the certificate, or a lender who then makes a loan secured by property covered by the certificate, is released from all liability to the state regarding property covered by the certificate for cleanup of contamination released before the date of the certificate, and from all liability for claims arising under state law for contribution regarding matters addressed by the certificate of completion, except under Subsection (3)(b).

(b) A release of liability under Subsection (3)(a) is not available to an owner or lender under Subsection (3)(a) who:

(c) A release under this Subsection (3) is subject to the limitations of Subsection (2).