This subchapter is hereby ordained for the following purpose:
(A) Whereas the cost of providing emergency services to isolate and mitigate the effects of the release of hazardous materials within the boundaries of the county has increased in recent years;
(B) The county must respond to mitigate the effects of the release of hazardous materials on the health, safety, and welfare of county residents and property and on the ecological balance of the environment;
(C) To obtain sufficient funds to provide emergency services to mitigate the effects of the release of hazardous materials, it is necessary to require those entities using the emergency services to reimburse the county for the cost of those services; and
(D) The County Board of this county has determined that it is in the best interest of the county and its residents to provide regulations regarding the release of hazardous materials and to require reimbursement for emergency services involving hazardous materials.
(1977 Code, § 3:5-1B) (Ord. passed 3-14-2006)