2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan › Section 8106 - Landowner liability limitation and exceptions

§ 8106. Landowner liability limitation and exceptions.
(a) General rule.
--Except as specifically provided in subsections (b) and (c), a landowner who provides access to the land, without charge or other consideration, which results in the implementation of a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project:
(1) Shall be immune from liability for any injury or damage suffered by the person implementing the reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project while the person is within the project work area.
(2) Shall be immune from liability for any injury to or damage suffered by a third party which arises out of or occurs as a result of an act or omission of a person implementing a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project which occurs during the implementation of the reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project.
(3) Shall be immune from liability for any injury to or damage suffered by a third party which arises out of or occurs as a result of a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project.
(4) Shall not be deemed to assume legal responsibility for or incur liability for any pollution resulting from a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project.
(5) Shall not be subject to a citizen suit filed pursuant to section 601 of the act of June 22, 1937
(P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, for pollution resulting from a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project.
(6) Shall be immune from liability for the operation, maintenance or repair of the water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during the project unless the landowner negligently damages or destroys the water pollution abatement facilities or denies access to those persons who operate, maintain or repair the water pollution abatement facilities.
(b) Duty to warn.
--A landowner shall warn a person implementing a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project of known, latent, dangerous conditions located on the project work area which known, latent, dangerous conditions are not the subject of the reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project. Nothing in this chapter shall limit in any way or affect a landowner's liability which results from the landowner's failure to warn of such known, latent, dangerous conditions.
(c) Exceptions to immunity.
--Nothing is this chapter shall limit in any way or affect a landowner's liability which results from a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project and which would otherwise exist:
(1) For injury or damage resulting from the landowner's acts or omissions which are reckless or constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(2) Where the landowner charges an access fee or requires other consideration before allowing access to the land for the purpose of implementing a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project or to operate, maintain or repair water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during a water pollution abatement project.
(3) For the landowner's unlawful activities.
(4) For damage to adjacent landowners or downstream riparian landowners which results from a reclamation project or water pollution abatement project where written notice or public notice of the proposed project was not provided.
Cross References.
Section 8106 is referred to in section 8105 of this title.