(A) In the event of an emergency hazardous materials incident, all owners or persons who have responsibility for or involvement in, the emergency hazardous materials incident shall be jointly and severally liable to the township for any expenses incurred in responding to the emergency hazardous materials incident.
(B) In the event the owner or person fails to pay the expenses within 60 days after the township mails its invoice of expenses to the owner or person, the township may take the collection efforts to recover the expenses that it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, adding the unpaid expenses to the real property tax bill of the owner of the real property where the hazardous materials emergency occurred, and collecting the same in the same manner that ad valorem property taxes are collected.
(C) The unpaid expenses may not be added to the tax bill of any real property unless the owner, or person in charge of or responsible for the real property, has a connection or involvement with the hazardous material that resulted in an emergency hazardous materials incident.
(Ord. 116.01, passed 11-10-1992)