0001| SENATE BILL 14
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0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| Arthur Rodarte
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0008| FOR THE RADIOACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMITTEE
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0009|
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE RECOVERY OF
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0012| COSTS BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR RESPONDING TO A HAZARDOUS
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0013| MATERIAL EMERGENCY.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. RIGHT TO CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT.--
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0017| A. A political subdivision of the state may claim
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0018| reimbursement from a person responsible for a hazardous
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0019| material emergency for the costs resulting from action taken
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0020| to remove, contain or otherwise mitigate the effects of the
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0021| emergency, including reasonable attorney fees and costs in
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0022| collecting the reimbursement.
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0023| B. Nothing contained in this section shall be
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0024| construed to impair any right of recovery arising under any
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0025| other provision of law.
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0001| C. Any collections or recovery made by a political
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0002| subdivision shall be distributed among the agencies that
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0003| rendered assistance in proportion to their costs.
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