Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6617
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6617
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; unincorporated association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
- Release: means any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, dumping, or disposing of hazardous materials into the surface or groundwaters, or onto the lands in the State, or into waters outside the jurisdiction of the State when damage may result to the public health, lands, waters, or natural resources within the jurisdiction of the State. See
- secured lender: includes a person who acquires indicia of ownership by assignment from another secured lender. See
§ 6617. Person responsible for release; notice to Agency
Any person who has knowledge of a release or a suspected release and who may be subject to liability for a release, as detailed in section 6615 of this chapter, shall immediately notify the Agency. In addition, any eligible person or successor under section 6615a of this title or any secured lender or fiduciary who has knowledge of a release or a suspected release shall immediately notify the Agency. Failure to notify shall make those persons liable to the penalty provisions of section 6612 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 70, § 6, eff. May 20, 1985; amended 1993, No. 29, § 5, eff. May 26, 1993; 1995, No. 44, § 3, eff. April 20, 1995.)