§ 118-294. Nonhazardous material transporters responsible for cleanup costs; determination of costs.

(a)

Transporters of any type of nonhazardous material shall be responsible for the cost of city response efforts in the cleanup of nonhazardous material accident or incident sites on any highway or street within the city. Such cleanup costs shall include department of public safety, department of public works personnel and equipment and any other professional personnel and equipment deemed necessary by the city and state officials.

(b)

The city division of police services, department of public safety, shall determine the costs of all city response in cleanup efforts, and the division of finance and management, department of administration, shall submit the claims for reimbursement for such costs to the transporter whose equipment was involved in the spill.

(Code 1971, § 27-187(c), (d))