Section 34A-13-13 - Duty to notify department and take action not limited--Application ofprovisions to reimbursement for corrective actions--Proration when fundsinsufficient. - South Dakota Statutes

34A-13-13. Duty to notify department and take action not limited--Application of provisions to reimbursement for corrective actions--Proration when funds insufficient. Nothing in this chapter limits any person's duty to notify the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and to take action related to a release as provided by chapters 34A-2 and 34A-12 and rules promulgated pursuant to these chapters. Reimbursement for petroleum-caused corrective actions and third-party claims shall be governed by this chapter. The board shall provide by rule, promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, a method for prorating reimbursement of claims whenever the balance of the fund is insufficient to pay all outstanding approved claims and the obligated costs of administration of the fund and the board.

Source: SL 1988, ch 290, § 13; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SL 1992, ch 260, § 15; SL 1993, ch 256, § 38.