65-7011. Liability; cleanup. (a) A person who violates any provisions of this act, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable for detection and investigation costs, the costs of the actual cleanup or attempted cleanup and for damages for injury to, or both, or destruction of any natural resources caused by chemicals at the site.

(b) A civil action under this section may be commenced in the name of the state by the attorney general in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.

(c) Any sum assessed under this section shall be deposited in the chemical control fund.

History: L. 1999, ch. 170, § 17; July 1.