CHAPTER 23.1-10 ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY COSTS 23.1-10-01. Environmental emergency cost recovery
Except as provided in section 23.1-04-17, the department of environmental quality may recover from the parties responsible for an environmental emergency the reasonable and necessary state costs incurred in assessment, removal, corrective action, or monitoring as a result of an environmental emergency in violation of chapter 23.1-03, 23.1-04, 23.1-06, 23.1-08, 61-28, or 61-28.1. As used in this chapter, "environmental emergency" means a release into the environment of a substance requiring an immediate response to protect public health or welfare or the environment from an imminent and substantial endangerment and which is in violation of chapter 23.1-03, 23.1-04, 23.1-06, 23.1-08, 61-28, or 61-28.1, and "reasonable and necessary costs" means those costs incurred by the department as a result of the failure of the parties responsible for the environmental emergency to implement appropriate assessment and corrective action after receipt of written notice from the department. If assessment, removal, monitoring, or corrective action must be initiated before identification of the responsible parties, the department may assess those prior costs to the responsible parties at the time they are identified
23.1-10-02. Environmental quality restoration fund
There is established an environmental quality restoration fund into which the funds recovered in this chapter may be deposited. The fund is to be administered by the department of environmental quality and may be used by the department for costs of environmental assessment, removal, corrective action, or monitoring as determined on a case-by-case basis
23.1-10-03. Rules adoption
The department of environmental quality may adopt rules to implement this chapter
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