### Question
What is the definition of bona fide prospective purchaser?


### Answer
The definition of **bona fide prospective purchaser** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 9601*:

> a person (or a tenant of a person) that acquires ownership of a facility after January 11, 2002, and that establishes each of the following by a preponderance of the evidence:


(A) Disposal prior to acquisition.—All disposal of hazardous substances at the facility occurred before the person acquired the facility

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9601*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 103-COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY > SUBCHAPTER I-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION**

