Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 7-229 – Immunity from liability

(1) Mitigating the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of a hazardous substance or material;
(2) Preventing a discharge of a hazardous substance or material;
(3) Cleaning up a discharge of a hazardous substance or material; or
(4) Attempting any of the acts in this subsection.

A person who is called on for assistance in an emergency has the immunity from civil liability or penalty described under § 5-617 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article as a result of assistance or advice rendered in:

Added by Acts 1984, c. 228. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 546, § 3; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 20, eff. April 8, 1997.