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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-216-103

Exemption from liability for cleanups related to National Contingency Plan

Known as the Tennessee Oil Spill Cleanup and Environmental Preservation Act

The act spans §§ 68–68 (3 sections).

Acts 1995, ch. 44, § 3.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by the state official with responsibility for oil spill response.

(2) Subsection (a) does not apply: To a responsible party;

(3) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or

(4) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.

(5) A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under subsection (a).

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.