(a) All moneys in the Cleanup Fund established under section 20.1117 shall quarterly be paid over by the Treasurer of American Samoa to the Executive Secretary of the Environmental Quality Commission, who shall serve as Trustee of the Fund.
(b) The Cleanup Fund shall be used for the purpose of cleaning up discharges in the waters of American Samoa that are violations of this chapter, where the violator is unknown. The Executive Secretary of the Environmental Quality Commission as Trustee of the Fund, is empowered to direct the cleanup of sludge, oil refuse, fuel oil, or any product which may cause contamination of the waters of American Samoa.
(c) The Executive Secretary of the Environmental Quality Commission as Trustee of the Cleanup Fund, may also:
(1) develop plans and programs to prevent future discharges; and
(2) promulgate those rules and regulations deemed necessary to promote the efficient and proper use of the Fund.
History: 1989, PL 21-27.