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The cost-sharing agreements shall be negotiated with political subdivisions by the Coordinator.B\n\nNeither 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 (§ 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.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236993,"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. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1989, chapter 378.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67999,"section_number":"65.2-100","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65142,"identifier":"44-146.36","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.36","url":"\/44-146.36\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-146.36\/","token":"44\/3.5\/44-146.36","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"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Coordinator may enter into agreements with political subdivisions to provide hazardous materials<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 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<\/span> 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<\/span>, recklessness<\/span> 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 (§ 65.2-100<\/a> et seq.), or under any pension law<\/span>, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of Congress. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","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 (§ 65.2-100 et seq.), or under any pension\nlaw, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation\nunder any act of Congress.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 492; 1989, c. 378.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}