Missouri Laws 260.818 – Definitions
As used in sections 260.818 and 260.819 the following terms mean:
(1) “Damages”, damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 260.818
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) “Discharge”, any emission, other than natural seepage, intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping;
(3) “Federal on-scene coordinator”, the federal official designated by the lead agency or predesignated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Coast Guard to coordinate and direct responses under the National Contingency Plan;
(4) “National Contingency Plan”, the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(d), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, P.L. No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484, 1990;
(5) “Oil”, oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil;
(6) “Person”, an individual, corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of this state, or any interstate body;
(7) “Remove or removal”, containment and removal of oil from water and shorelines or by taking of other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches;
(8) “Removal costs”, the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident;
(9) “Responsible party”, a responsible party as defined under section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, P.L. No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484, 1990.