§ 6617 - Person responsible for release; notice to agency
§ 6617. Person responsible for release; notice to agency
Any person who has knowledge of a release or a suspected release and who may be subject to liability for a release, as detailed in section 6615 of this chapter, shall immediately notify the agency. In addition, any eligible person or successor under section 6615a of this title or any secured lender or fiduciary who has knowledge of a release or a suspected release shall immediately notify the agency. Failure to notify shall make those persons liable to the penalty provisions of section 6612 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 70, § 6, eff. May 20, 1985; amended 1993, No. 29, § 5, eff. May 26, 1993; 1995, No. 44, § 3, eff. April 20, 1995.)