§179D-4  Liability for damages.  (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to constitute a waiver ofany immunity of the State and no action or failure to act under this chaptershall be construed to create any liability in the State, board, department, orits officers or employees, for the recovery of damages caused by the action orfailure to act.

(b)  Nothing in this chapter and no order,action, or advice of the State, board, department, or any representativethereof, shall be construed to relieve an owner or operator of a dam orreservoir of the legal duties, obligations, or liabilities incident to theownership or operation of a dam or reservoir; provided that an owner oroperator of a dam or reservoir shall not be liable for damages as a result ofonly natural causes such as earthquakes of an average recurrence interval ofone thousand years, hurricanes, or extraordinary rains of an average recurrenceinterval in excess of two hundred fifty years.

(c)  The State assumes no ownership obligations,responsibilities, or liability for any action pursuant to section 179D-24. [L1987, c 199, pt of §1; am L 2007, c 262, §6]