§128E-13 - Relationship to other laws.
[§128E-13] Relationship to other laws.
(a) This chapter shall be read in conjunction with the federal statutes and
regulations providing for the identification, labeling, and reporting of
information concerning hazardous material releases, and any other health and
safety provisions relating to hazardous materials, and is intended to
supplement federal statutes and regulations in the interest of protecting the
health and safety of the citizens of the State.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall affect or modify
in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person under other laws of the
State.
(c) This chapter shall preempt any ordinances
passed or adopted by any county that are effective on, before, or after
June 21, 1993, to the extent that these ordinances conflict or are
inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. [L 1993, c 300, pt of §1]
Revision Note
"June 21,
1993" substituted for "the effective date of this chapter".