2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-19.14-8 — Voluntary investigations and remedial actions.

    (a) A person who is not otherwise defined as a responsible party under § 23-19.14-6 and/or § 23-19.14-6.1 will not become a responsible party if that person voluntarily undertakes and completes response actions under a remedial action plan approved by the department of environmental management. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a person from liability for failure to complete a remedial response action or failure to exercise due care in performing remedial response actions.

   (b) A person who is not otherwise defined as a responsible party under § 23-19.14-6 and/or § 23-19.14-6.1 will not become associated with a release or threat of release as a result of their performing investigations of the presence, nature, and extent of hazardous materials and/or petroleum at any site; provided, however, that the investigations do not aggravate or contribute to a release at the site, and that the persons provide the results of those investigations to the department of environmental management.