Agencies of state government shall respond, within the confines of the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan and agency policies, to releases of hazardous substances. Each response shall be consistent with the hazardous materials annex of the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan. If an on-scene response is required by the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan or by agency policy, state agencies shall cooperate with one another and with local emergency response organizations and with the party or parties responsible for that release.
Effective: July 15, 1998

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 39E.170

  • Release: means , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment, including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles, of any hazardous substance. See Kentucky Statutes 39E.020
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 74, effective July 15, 1998.

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