{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-411.493","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 411.493","heading":"Nonliability for removal costs or damages from actions under national","body":"contingency plan for oil spills.\n(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (2) of\nthis section, a person is not liable for removal costs or da mages which result from\nactions taken, or not taken, in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice\nconsistent with the national contingency plan or as otherwise directed by the federal\non-scene coordinator or by the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet, or\nhis designee.\n(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply:\n(a) To a responsible party;\n(b) To any person who is grossly negligent or who engages in willful misconduct;\nor\n(c) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death.\n(3) A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person\nis relieved of under subsection (1) of this section.\n(4) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a responsible party for oil spill\nresponse under Kentucky law.","path":["KRS Chapter 411"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17823","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:35Z","sha256":"da7ab51aff7ddb60340232b76c6831fdc777b0051a8ced1c2790d1f472860646","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-411.490","next":"us-ky/krs-411.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}