Ch. 763

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Costs of Emergency Response, Containment, Cleanup,

and Abatement"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 4-102(a) and 4-103(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 4-103.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, Proposals to reimburse paid fire departments, as
well as volunteer fire companies, volunteer rescue squads, and
volunteer ambulance companies for certain damaged or destroyed
equipment that was used to contain, clean up, and abate a
hazardous materials spill or discharge caused in a traffic
accident involving a motor carrier were studied extensively
during the 1987 Interim; and

WHEREAS, By means of negotiated settlements first and court
action if necessary, this Act provides a mechanism under which
the paid fireman is individuals who work for or with paid fire
departments are reimbursed for damaged or destroyed personal
protective equipment by the motor carrier that is at fault in and
causes a traffic accident involving a containment, cleanup, and
abatement of hazardous materials; and

WHEREAS, To ensure that this Act is working properly, an
interim report on its operation will be required within a year
after its effective date; and

WHEREAS, Insofar as the paid fire department is reimbursed
for damaged or destroyed personal protective equipment under the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 or under the
State Emergency Assistance Trust Fund (Article 38A, § 46A of the
Code), this Act is not intended to provide double reimbursement;
now, therefore,

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