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12 <br /> not become the owner of the land as the result of and participate <br /> in a transfer or transfers to avoid liability for the underground <br /> storage tank shall not be deemed to be responsible for a release or <br /> discharge from the underground storage tank. <br /> (b) Removal by County - The County is authorized and <br /> empowered to utilize any staff, equipment, and materials under its <br /> control or supplied by any other cooperating Federal, State or <br /> local agencies and to contract with any agent or contractor that <br /> it deems appropriate to take such actions as are necessary to <br /> collect, investigate, perform surveillance over, remove, contain, <br /> treat or disperse oil or other hazardous substances discharged onto <br /> the land or into the waters of the County and to perform the <br /> necessary restoration regardless of whether the discharge is in <br /> violation of this Ordinance. The Director of Emergency Management <br /> shall keep a record of all expenses incurred in carrying out any <br /> project or activity authorized under this section, including actual <br /> expenses incurred for services performed by the County' s personnel <br /> and for use of the County's equipment and material. The authority <br /> granted by this subsection shall be limited to projects and <br /> activities that are designed to protect the public health, safety <br /> or welfare, or public property, or abate a public health nuisance <br /> and shall be compatible with the National Contingency Plan <br /> established pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as <br /> amended, 33 U.S.C. H 1251 et seq. <br /> (c) Cooperation with County - In any removal undertaken by <br /> the County the person having control over such hazardous materials <br /> 10 <br />