10-3-1214. Right to reimbursement. (1) State hazardous material incident response team members may submit claims to the commission for reimbursement of documented costs incurred as a result of the team's response to an incident. Reimbursement for the costs may not exceed the duration of response.
(2) A party who is not a part of the state hazardous material incident response team and is not liable under federal or state law may submit a claim to the commission for costs if the claim is associated with a request by the state hazardous material incident response team or the commission.
(3) Claims for reimbursement must be submitted to the commission within 60 days after termination of the response to the incident for the state's determination of payment, if any.
(4) Reimbursement may be made only after the commission finds that the actions by the applicant were taken in response to an incident as defined in this part and only if adequate funds are available.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 270, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services
Chapter 3. Disaster and Emergency Services
Part 12. Response to Hazardous Material Incidents
10-3-1205. and 10-3-1206 reserved
10-3-1207. Commission budget and expenditures
10-3-1208. Local emergency response authorities -- designation
10-3-1209. Local emergency response authorities -- powers and duties
10-3-1210. Controlling provisions for state of emergency -- liability of responsible persons
10-3-1211. Notification of release
10-3-1212. and 10-3-1213 reserved
10-3-1214. Right to reimbursement
10-3-1215. Deficiency warrants for reimbursement of response costs
10-3-1216. Cost recovery and civil remedies
10-3-1217. Liability of persons and response team members rendering assistance
10-3-1218. Required assistance in hazardous material incident