{"law_id":"793948","section_number":"44-146.36","catch_line":"Coordinator to enter into agreements with political subdivisions; immunity from liability","history":"1987, c. 492; 1989, c. 378.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/44-146.36\/","refers_to":[{"id":"765550","section_number":"65.2-100","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/65.2-100\/"}],"url":"\/44-146.36\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.36","structure":{"1":{"id":"2305","name":"Virginia Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Program","identifier":"3.5","label":"chapter","url":"\/44\/3.5\/"},"2":{"id":"256","name":"Military And Emergency Laws","identifier":"44","label":"title","url":"\/44\/"}},"referred_to_by":false,"edition_id":"11","section_id":"793948","structure_id":"2305","full_text":"A The Coordinator may enter into agreements with political subdivisions to provide hazardous materials emergency response within a specific geographical area of the Commonwealth on a state and political subdivision cost-sharing basis. The cost-sharing agreements shall be negotiated with political subdivisions by the Coordinator.\r\rB Neither the Commonwealth, nor any political subdivision thereof, nor federal agencies, nor other public or private agencies, nor public or private employees, nor representatives of any of them, engaged in any emergency services activities while complying with or attempting to comply with this chapter or any regulation or executive order promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be liable for the death of or injury to any person or damage to property as a result of such activities, except where such death, injury or damage results from gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.  The provisions of this section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under this chapter, or under the Workers’ Compensation Act (\u00a7 65.2-100 et seq.), or under any pension law, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of Congress.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2562454","text":"The Coordinator may enter into agreements with political subdivisions to provide hazardous materials emergency response within a specific geographical area of the Commonwealth on a state and political subdivision cost-sharing basis. The cost-sharing agreements shall be negotiated with political subdivisions by the Coordinator.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2562455","text":"Neither the Commonwealth, nor any political subdivision thereof, nor federal agencies, nor other public or private agencies, nor public or private employees, nor representatives of any of them, engaged in any emergency services activities while complying with or attempting to comply with this chapter or any regulation or executive order promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be liable for the death of or injury to any person or damage to property as a result of such activities, except where such death, injury or damage results from gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.  The provisions of this section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under this chapter, or under the Workers’ Compensation Act (\u00a7 65.2-100 et seq.), or under any pension law, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of Congress.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"2305","name":"Virginia Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Program","identifier":"3.5","label":"chapter","url":"\/44\/3.5\/"},"2":{"id":"256","name":"Military And Emergency Laws","identifier":"44","label":"title","url":"\/44\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"790294","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.34","catch_line":"Purpose; definitions","url":"\/44-146.34\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.34"},"1":{"id":"771480","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.35","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department of Emergency Management","url":"\/44-146.35\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.35"},"2":{"id":"793948","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.36","catch_line":"Coordinator to enter into agreements with political subdivisions; immunity from liability","url":"\/44-146.36\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.36"},"3":{"id":"773682","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.37","catch_line":"Disbursements made from Virginia Disaster Response Fund","url":"\/44-146.37\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.37"},"4":{"id":"768536","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.38","catch_line":"Political subdivisions to appoint hazardous materials coordinator","url":"\/44-146.38\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.38"},"5":{"id":"791286","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.39","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/44-146.39\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.39"},"6":{"id":"790489","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.40","catch_line":"Virginia Emergency Response Council created; membership; responsibilities; immunity for local councils","url":"\/44-146.40\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.40"}},"previous_section":{"id":"771480","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.35","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department of Emergency Management","url":"\/44-146.35\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.35"},"next_section":{"id":"773682","structure_id":"2305","section_number":"44-146.37","catch_line":"Disbursements made from Virginia Disaster Response Fund","url":"\/44-146.37\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.37"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/44-146.36.txt","json":"\/44-146.36.json","xml":"\/44-146.36.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordinator to enter into agreements with political subdivisions; immunity from liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-146.36","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; IMMUNITY FROM\nLIABILITY (\u00a7 44-146.36)\n\nA. The Coordinator may enter into agreements with political subdivisions to\nprovide hazardous materials emergency response within a specific geographical\narea of the Commonwealth on a state and political subdivision cost-sharing\nbasis. The cost-sharing agreements shall be negotiated with political\nsubdivisions by the Coordinator.\n\nB. Neither the Commonwealth, nor any political subdivision thereof, nor federal\nagencies, nor other public or private agencies, nor public or private employees,\nnor representatives of any of them, engaged in any emergency services activities\nwhile complying with or attempting to comply with this chapter or any regulation\nor executive order promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall\nbe liable for the death of or injury to any person or damage to property as a\nresult of such activities, except where such death, injury or damage results\nfrom gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.  The provisions of\nthis section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to\nwhich he would otherwise be entitled under this chapter, or under the\nWorkers’ Compensation Act (\u00a7 65.2-100 et seq.), or under any pension law,\nnor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under\nany act of Congress.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 492; 1989, c. 378."}