N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11e — Person responsible for discharge; notice to department

58:10-23.11e. Person responsible for discharge; notice to department Any person who may be subject to liability for a discharge which occurred prior to or after the effective date of the act of which this act is amendatory shall immediately notify the department. Failure to so notify shall make persons liable to the penalty provisions of section 22 of this act. L.1976, c. 141, s. 6. Amended by L.1979, c. 346, s. 3. 58:10-23.11e1. Hazardous discharge by aircraft to be reported Whenever an aircraft discharges fuel into the airspace over the land or waters of this State, the operator shall note the amount of fuel discharged, location in flight path of the discharge, wind speed and direction, and area likely to be affected by the discharge. The operator shall include this information in its report of a hazardous discharge to the department. Whenever the department receives notice of a discharge from an overhead aircraft, the department shall notify the governing body of each affected municipality of the discharge. L.1989, c.246, s.1. 58:10-23.11e2 Publication of information relative to contribution suit settlement. 2. At least 60 days prior to its agreement to any administrative or judicially approved settlement entered into pursuant to P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.), the Department of Environmental Protection shall publish in the New Jersey Register and on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's website the name of the case, the names of the parties to the settlement, the location of the property on which the discharge occurred, and a summary of the terms of the settlement, including the amount of any monetary payments made or to be made. The Department of Environmental Protection shall provide written notice of the settlement, which shall include the information listed above, to all other parties in the case and to any other potentially responsible parties of whom the department has notice at the time of the publication. L.2005, c.348, s.2; amended 2009, c.60, s.36; 2015, c.166, s.1.

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