§ 23-19.14-6.1 - Liability for releases of petroleum. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-19.14-6.1

   § 23-19.14-6.1  Liability for releases ofpetroleum. – Responsible parties for releases of petroleum are defined as all parties whoare otherwise liable for an actual or threatened release of petroleum under anyother applicable statute, rule, or common law. This section shall neither beconstrued as establishing new liabilities or obligations for partiesresponsible for releases of petroleum that do not otherwise exist understatute, rule, or common law, nor as diminishing any liabilities or obligationsthat may be established by those provisions. Accordingly, the obligations ofthe responsible parties for releases of petroleum shall be the same as thoseprovided for under any other application, provisions or rules of law.