WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 5

Occurred: Chs. 760 and 761 and Chs. 762 and 763, Acts
of 1988. Corrections by the Michie Company in the
1988 Cumulative Supplement to the 1984 Replacement
Volume of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article
are validated by this Act.

3-1105.

This subtitle does not affect any liability or immunity of a
volunteer fire company, a volunteer rescue squad, or the
personnel of a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad
under § 5-309.1 of [the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article]
THIS ARTICLE.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 3-1105 of the Courts and
Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: Chs. 760 and 761, Acts of 1988.

Subtitle 12. Reimbursement for Costs of Emergency
Response, Containment, Cleanup, and [Abatement] ABATEMENT -
PAID FIRE COMPANIES AND RESCUE SQUADS

3-1201.

(a)  In this subtitle the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(b)  (1) "Expense of an emergency response, containment,
cleanup, and abatement" means the reasonable costs associated
with the repair or replacement of personal protective equipment:

(i) Owned by:

1.  A paid fire department; or

2.  An authorized individual, whether paid
or volunteer, who participates in an emergency response,
containment, cleanup, and abatement by a paid fire department;
and

(ii) Damaged through proper use during an
emergency response, containment, cleanup, and abatement of a
release of hazardous materials resulting from a traffic accident
involving a motor vehicle operated by a motor carrier that is
transporting hazardous materials.

(2) "Expense of an emergency response" includes the
reasonable costs of replacing the chemicals that are used or
damaged during an emergency response, containment, cleanup, and
abatement.

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