The Township of Hampton hereby authorizes and directs its various
emergency services, Township employees or any other persons employed
by the Township for such purposes to clean up or abate, or cause to
be cleaned up or abated, the effects of any hazardous materials or
substances deposited upon or into properties or facilities within
the municipal boundaries of the Township of Hampton, including such
properties and activities, but not limited to traffic control, evacuation,
relocation, substance monitoring, establishment of medical care facilities,
and to recover from such persons responsible for the same all other
costs incurred in the mitigation of the situation. Any person or persons
who intentionally or accidentally or negligently caused such deposit
shall be liable for all costs incurred by the Township of Hampton
or incurred by the Township in the cleanup or abatement activities.
The remedy provided by this chapter shall be in addition to all other
remedies provided by other laws or ordinances of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and the Township of Hampton.
For the purposes of this chapter, costs incurred by the Township
of Hampton shall include, but are not limited to, actual labor costs
of Township personnel, including workmen's compensation benefits,
fringe benefits, administrative overhead, cost of equipment operation,
cost of special fire extinguishing agents used and costs of any contracted
labor and materials; and, further, any costs incurred by volunteer
fire companies, emergency medical companies, the Department of Police
of the Township of Hampton, and any other agency or contractor engaged
in the abating or cleaning up of the effects of any such hazardous
materials or substances deposited upon or into properties, facilities,
roads or streets of the Township of Hampton.