(1) The military division shall review all claims for reimbursement and make recommendations as to payment or nonpayment of the claims to the board of examiners within one hundred twenty (120) days after termination of the hazardous substance incident. The board of examiners may authorize the issuance of deficiency warrants for the purpose of reimbursing reasonable and documented costs associated with emergency response actions taken pursuant to this chapter. The costs associated with routine firefighting procedures shall not be reimbursable costs under this chapter.
(2)  Deficiency warrants authorized by the board of examiners shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for reimbursement of all claims made as a result of a single hazardous substance incident. In the event all claims for reimbursement for a single hazardous substance incident exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the board of examiners shall determine an appropriate and equitable basis of payment of reimbursements.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-7110

  • Emergency: means a release or threat of release that, in the reasonable judgment of the local emergency response authority in consultation with the office, threatens immediate harm to the environment or the health and safety of any individual and that requires immediate action for the containment or control of a hazardous or potentially hazardous substance to prevent, minimize or mitigate harm to the public health, safety or the environment which may result if action is not taken. See Idaho Code 39-7103
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Hazardous substance: means :
Idaho Code 39-7103
  • Hazardous substance incident: means an emergency circumstance requiring a response by the state emergency response team or the local emergency response authority to monitor, assess and evaluate a release or threat of a release of a hazardous or potentially hazardous substance. See Idaho Code 39-7103
  • Military division: means the military division of the office of the governor. See Idaho Code 39-7103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  Upon authorization of deficiency warrants by the board of examiners in accordance with the provisions of this section, the state controller shall draw deficiency warrants in the authorized amounts against the general fund.
    (4)  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to change or impair any right of recovery or subrogation arising under any other provisions of law.