Exemption from Liability for Persons Responding to

Discharges of Oil.

(a)No person, including but not limited to an oil spill response organization, its agents, subcontractors and employees, shall be liable under the laws of Guam or the common law to any person for costs, damages, and any other claims and expenses as a result of actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance and advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan, or at the direction of an on-site coordinator, Federal On-Scene Coordinator or the U.S. Coast Guard or as otherwise directed by the President, or the Governor of Guam, in response to a discharge or threatened discharge of oil.

(b)Subsection

(a)of this § 54A003 shall not apply:

(1)To a responsible party;

(2)To actions for personal injury or wrongful death;

(3)If the person commits acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the cleanup of a discharge of oil.

(c)A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person or oil spill response organization is relieved of under subsection

(a)of this § 54A003. ---------- COL10312014 COL10312014