Section 6021.1302 - Responsibilities of owners and operators(a) Order to correct condition.--Whenever the department finds that a release or danger of a release is or may be resulting from a storage tank in this Commonwealth, the department may order the owner, operator, landowner or occupier to take corrective action in a manner satisfactory to the department, or it may order such owner, operator, landowner or occupier to allow access to the land by the department or a third party to take such action.(b) Assessment of expenses.--For purposes of collecting or recovering the expense involved in taking corrective and cost recovery action pursuant to an order or recovering the cost of corrective action, litigation, oversight, monitoring, sampling, testing and investigation related to a corrective action, the department may collect the amount in the same manner as civil penalties are collected under the provisions of section 1307(b) . (c) Contracts.--The department is authorized to enter into contracts and to develop streamlined contract procedures, policies, rules and regulations that provide for:(1) The identification, investigation, containment, remediation, disposal, monitoring and maintenance of leaking underground storage tanks.(2) Conducting and funding programs for research into innovative and alternative methods for site remediation.(3) The purchase, lease or rental of equipment, and other necessary expenses.(4) Emergency housing, replacement water supplies and water sources.1989, July 6, P.L. 169, No. 32, § 1302, effective in 30 days.