The Borough of Pennsburg hereby recognizes the authority of and hereby
authorizes the Fire Department to recover the reasonable costs of equipment
and materials involved in any hazardous material release, environmental incident,
safety and rescue incident or operation, or vehicle incident from the person
who caused the release of the hazardous material or that person's insurance
company.
The scope of incidents covered, definitions of terms, and the procedure
to recover the cost shall be consistent with 35 P.S. § 6022.210.
Said reasonable costs may be recovered directly by the Fire Department
or through a third-party agency agreement.
In addition to the aforementioned reasonable costs, the Fire Department
shall be authorized to collect reasonable interest, administrative fees, court
costs, and attorney's fees, and any and all additional fees as may be
authorized by the Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act (35
P.S. § 6022.101 et seq.), or as authorized by any other statutes
or laws.