The Department of Environmental Protection seeks public comment on proposed readoption of and amendments to N.J. Admin. Code §7:1I, Processing of Damage Claims Pursuant to the Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act. The state legislature established the Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund the purpose of which is to provide compensation for damages resulting from the improper operation or closure of sanitary landfill facilities. The fund is "strictly liable for all direct and indirect damages, no matter by whom sustained, proximately resulting from the operations or closure of any sanitary landfill." Comments are due September 18, 2009. http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/072009a.html.