Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act

This act establishes a state program for responding to emergencies involving hazardous materials, organized around regional response teams that can be deployed to incidents. It provides the operational authority those teams need — contracting and equipment-loan arrangements, a right of entry, and liability immunity for response personnel — and creates an advisory committee to oversee the program. Funding comes from a dedicated emergency response fund supported by fees on hazardous materials facilities and emergency planning charges, and the act permits the state to sue to recover the costs of a response from those responsible.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.