環境資源報告成果查詢系統

110至111年度土壤及地下水污染整治基金求償推動暨法律諮詢服務計畫

中文摘要 土壤及地下水污染整治法(下稱土污法)於民國89年2月2日公布施行,雖於99年2月3日作大幅度之修正,但實務上仍產生諸多爭議與困境,且近年來公眾環保意識抬頭,總統府就環境法已完成多項司法改革國是會議共識,99年土污法施行迄今已逾11年,本計畫所設定之主要目標即是針對土污法執行窒礙情事,研擬對應解決方案,同時針對現行法規制度研提配套修正建議,並針對實務案件疑義提供法律專業諮詢服務,協助各級主管機關處理土污法在實務上所生法律疑義。本團隊在本計畫已完成之主要工作成果如下: 1. 針對擴大現行土壤及地下水污染整治法求償範圍,同時強化保全作業,分別研擬: (1) 放寬現行第12條第13項增加授權主管機關得委託專業機構辦理監督作業。 (2) 擴大第43條之求償項目,由現行主管機關已支出費用擴及待支出與預估支出費用。 (3) 第45條之保全作業由現行委託相關機關禁止相關財產移轉登記等項目,增訂主管機關得免供擔保聲請假扣押、假處分。 2. 針對目前實務污染土地之相關污染責任人免責要件不夠嚴格情形,造成污染場址改善進度延滯情形,研擬增訂污染土地關係人之善良管理人注意義務認定準則之土地管理要件,及調整土壤及地下水污染整治法裁罰基準之罰鍰計算方式實質提高罰鍰額度等修正制度建議。 3. 對各級環保主管機關所提出之法律問題,完成法律交辦協助審視行政處分及相關函文10件、提供法律意見書34則(包含11處應加速改善場址之管制現況情形分析,並提供後續應補正之調查事項及管制作業建議)。 4. 列席相關污染場址會議2場(桃園中壢工業區訴願案、高雄乙烯事件緊急應變及污染行為人追查),另就環保署內土污法修法會議、地下水污染源管理策略推動計畫(第二期)推動工業區污染預防與管理專家諮詢會議提供專業意見。 5. 就污染場址完成1份求償規劃報告,俾利相關求償業務之推動。 6. 蒐集研析美國、日本、荷蘭有關土污大型污染場址案例、歐盟主題式土壤保護政策,以及英美相關立法例,並比較我國現行土污法後,提出適用於我國之具體修正建議。 7. 維護及更新土污法及相關法規彙編行動裝置版本內容,讓使用者能隨時查詢最新、最完整之土污法規。 8. 辦理4場善良管理人注意義務認定準則暨土污法規說明會,使民眾與相關土地管理之機關、單位得以了解並遵循相關法令規定。 9. 辦理2場次以各級環保機關人員為對象之「土壤及地下水污染整治基金求償作業暨債權保全程序訓練班」。 10. 依土污基金代為支應案件執行情形,及地方環保局預定求償作業時序,協助推動求償作業並擬訂求償規畫報告及提供求償法律意見,並依各地方環保局之需求提供專業法律協助。
中文關鍵字 土壤與地下水污染整治法、修法、法律諮詢、求償

基本資訊

專案計畫編號 經費年度 110 計畫經費 7850 千元
專案開始日期 2021/02/03 專案結束日期 2022/12/31 專案主持人 張訓嘉律師
主辦單位 土污基管會 承辦人 許位嘉 執行單位 立言法律事務所

成果下載

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期末報告 110至111年度土壤及地下水污染整治基金求償推動暨法律諮詢服務計畫成果報告.pdf 13MB

Project of Providing Services on Law Amendment and Legal Consultation relating to the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act, 2021-2022

英文摘要 The Soil and Groundwater Remediation Act (hereinafter referred to as SGRA) was promulgated and enacted on February 2, 2000. Despite a big scale revision on February 3, 2010, the Act still has encountered various disputes and awkwardness in its practice. Furthermore, due to the increasing environmental consciousness in public, the President Office has effectuated reaching consensus on several environmental law topics through National Conference on Judicial Reform Matters. The Act of 2010 version has enacted for more than 11 years, therefore the main purposes set in this Project are to draw up a proposal to resolve the problems in implementing SGRA ¸ conduct a review on the present laws and regulations and provide suggestion on the complete set of revision, provide specialized legal consultation services in the enforcement of SGRA, and to assist competent authorities of all levels in dealing with legal ambiguities arising from the Act in practice. In this Project the team has accomplished main working results as follows: 1. Enlarging the scope of claim recovery and strengthening the preservstion of claims and drafting the amendment to SGRA by focusing on the continuing revision of the Articles 12(13), 43 & 45. Thus, the competent authority may entrust professional entities to conduct the oversight operation. In addition to the prepaid fees, the authorities may also claim for the estimated or to be paid pertinent remediation fees in SGRA. In addition to the forbiddance of property transfer registration, the competent authorities may also apply with the court for the provisional seizure of PRP’s assets without providing security bond. 2. In coping with the loose regulations on the exemption of interested parties in contaminated lands, which causes the retarded situation in the improvement of contaminated lands, we have researched and drafted the amendment to “The Guidelines for determining the interested parties’ due diligence as good administrator of the polluted land” and “The Fine Determination Criteria of SGRA” in order to increase the requirements on the management of lands and to revise the calculation method of the fine amount so that the amount may be elevated substantially . 3. Reviewing 10 drafts of administrative disposition & related documents(including providing legal analysis on sites and suggesting on the fallowing required corrections in the pollution investigation and the control of the sites), and providing 34 legal opinions concerning the various legal questions presented by competent authorities of all levels ;. 4. Attending 2 meetings related to polluted sites (the petition case of Zhongli Industrial Zone in Taoyuan, the emergency response to the Kaohsiung ethylene incident and the investigation of polluters) ; Providing opinions to the first-stage soil pollution law revision meeting in the EPA, the professional consultation meeting of Groundwater Pollution Source Management Strategy Promotion Program(Phase 2), the Discussion Meeting on the Draft Amendment to the SGRA and Claim Preservation System. 5. Drafting 1 report on fee recovery plan relating to polluted site, so as to facilitate the proceeding of claim affairs. 6. Collecting and analyzing cases about massive polluted sites of the following countries: United States of America, Japan and Netherlands, EU Thematic Strategy for soil protection, and US & UK’s pertinent legislations; comparing with SGRA and providing specific proposals to the amendment of SGRA. 7. Maintaining and updating the versions of SGRA and related regulations compilation on mobile device, so as to enable the users to search the latest and most comprehensive SGRA regulations at any time. 8. Holding 4 conferences on explaining “The Guidelines for determining the interested parties’ due diligence as good administrator of the polluted land” and related SGRA regulations, so as to enable the general public and pertinent government agencies to understand and comply with relevant laws and regulations. 9. Holding “Training courses for the fee recovery of FUND and the precautionary procedures of its recovery” once per year during the implementation period of the project, the participants of which are environmental protection personnel at all levels of competent authorities. 10. Assisting the promotion of fee recovery plan in accordance with the implementation status of fee supporting from the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund and the time sequence of the EPB’s scheduled fee recovery operations; scrutinizing the cases that the FUND had disbursed supporting fees from 2016 to 2019; drafting report on fee recovery plan and providing legal opinions in this connection; and effecting professional legal assistance as per the needs of local environmental protection bureaus.
英文關鍵字 the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act, Amendment, Legal Consultation, Claim