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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 252. Department of Environmental Quality |
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Chapter 210. Highway Spill Remediation |
SECTION 252:210-1-2. Definitions
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- The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Collision" means any physical impact of a truck, truck-tractor, trailer or any combination thereof with the land or road surface or any other vehicle, structure or object."DEQ" means the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality."Hazardous material" means any substance that, if spilled, is or has the potential to be harmful to humans or the environment such that it is appropriate to impose special requirements upon those who remediate a spill of the substance. Such substances include, but are not limited to, explosives, flammable and/or combustible liquids, acids, caustics, poisons, containerized gases, toxic chemicals, hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR 171.8 and hazardous wastes as defined in 40 CFR Part 260."Highway" means highway as defined by 47 O.S.§ 1-122."Law enforcement officer" means the lead official as defined by the Oklahoma Emergency Response Act."Remediation" includes containment, removal, and cleanup of a hazardous material spill, and the handling and disposition of cargo to the extent the cargo is contaminated with hazardous material as a result of the spill."Spill" means release of a hazardous material, caused by a collision on or adjacent to a highway in Oklahoma, in a quantity that could be harmful to humans or the environment.