[§128E-10]  Immunity from civil liability. (a)  No employee, representative, or agent of a state or county agency, orpersons requested by a state or county agency to engage in any emergencyservice or response activities involving a hazardous material release at afacility or transportation accident site, shall be liable for the death of orany injury to persons, or the loss of or damage to property, resulting fromthat hazardous material release, except for any acts or omissions thatconstitute wilful misconduct.

(b)  No commission or committee member shall beliable for the death of or any injury to persons, the loss of or damage toproperty, or any civil damages, resulting from any act or omission arising outof the performance of the functions, duties, and responsibilities of thecommission or a committee, except for acts or omissions that constitute wilfulmisconduct. [L 1993, c 300, pt of §1]