Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1402

  • Discharge: includes , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, disposing, emptying or dumping onto the land or into the water or ambient air. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1401
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1401
Notwithstanding any provision of law, no person who provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up, or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean-up or dispose of any such discharge, may be subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type. [PL 1983, c. 111 (NEW).]

Revisor’s Note: §1402. Definitions (As reallocated by PL 1983, c. 345, §2 is repealed by PL 1983, c. 500, §4)
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 111 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 345, §2 (RAL). PL 1983, c. 500, §4 (RP).