Minnesota Statutes Environmental Protection (Ch. 114C-116I) § 115E.061. Responder immunity; oil discharges

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is rendering care, assistance, or advice in response to a discharge or threat of discharge of oil is not liable for response costs or damages that result from actions taken or failed to be taken in the course of rendering the care, assistance, or advice consistent with the national contingency plan under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,  1 or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of natural resources, or the commissioner of public safety.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply:

(c) Nothing in this section relieves a responsible party from liability the responsible party otherwise has for the initial discharge or threat of discharge that necessitated the response.

(d) Nothing in this section relieves a responsible party from the following duties:

(e) A responsible party is liable for any response costs and damages that another person is relieved of under paragraph (a).