14B NCAC 03 .0506          recovering the costs of a Regional RESPONSE TEAM

NCEM shall seek reimbursement from the responsible party for system response costs.

(1)           The authority having jurisdiction shall determine who the responsible party is for all State Missions. Determination as the responsible party shall not be a determination of contributory negligence or other potential liabilities of any third parties for some aspect of the incident.

(2)           NCEM shall bill responsible parties' response costs to include personnel and equipment costs payable to NCEM for reimbursement consistent with FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide which is adopted and incorporated by reference with subsequent changes or amendments pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.6 and is available at no cost at: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_pappg-v4-updated-links_policy_6-1-2020.pdf.

(3)           Responsible parties shall remit payment to NCEM within 30 days of receipt of the invoice via certified mail.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 166A-22; 166A-27;

Eff. March 1, 2024.