[§128D-6.5]  Limitation of liability forheavy fuel oil releases.  (a)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, theliability of any person under section 128D-6 for any release of heavy fuel oilfrom a tank barge carrying heavy fuel oil interisland shall not exceed$700,000,000.

(b)  For the purposes of subsection (a):

"Heavy fuel oil" includes petroleumthat is no. 6 technical grades of fuel oil and other grades such as navyspecial fuel oil and bunker C.

"Release of heavy fuel oil" means arelease subject to the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

"Tank barge" means any vessel thatcarries oil in bulk as cargo or in residue and is not equipped with a means ofself propulsion. [L 1996, c 315, §1]