(a) A firefighting substances disposal reimbursement program is established in the department.
(b) The department shall accept an application for disposal reimbursement on a form provided by the department from a person domiciled in (1) a community in the state with a population of less than 2,000 that is off the road system who received a firefighting substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance; or
(2) the state who received a firefighting substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance from a partially state-funded fire safety project.
(c) The department may accept a reimbursement application only if the application provides proper disposal documentation showing compliance with regulations adopted by the department and any other applicable law.
(d) The department shall prioritize reimbursements as follows: (1) activities related to the proper disposal of a firefighting substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance, including disposal of the equipment containing the substance;
(2) activities related to the proper disposal of firefighting equipment residually contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance;
(3) replacement of equipmen containing or residually contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
Article 5. Radiation and Hazardous Waste Protection.