Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Section 8 of chapter 21E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1984 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- Where necessary to ascertain facts relevant to, or not available at, the site or vessel where hazardous materials or oil are located, all persons described in paragraph (a) of section 5 shall, upon request of any officer, employee or duly authorized representative of the department, furnish information relating to said hazardous material or oil and shall permit said officers, employees and authorized representatives to have access to, and to copy all records relating to said oil and hazardous material.