§266-28 - Fines arising from environmental protection violations.
[§266-28] Fines arising from environmental
protection violations. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any
commercial harbor tenant or user, including any shipper or shipping agent, who
violates any federal, state, or county law or rule relating to environmental
protection and thereby causes a fine to be levied upon the department, shall
reimburse the department for the entire amount of the fine. The department may
take such actions necessary to collect any amount reimbursable under this section,
and may also demand reimbursement for costs or expenses incurred by the
department resulting from enforcement of this section. [L 2007, c 139, §2]