Section 11-451-17 - Natural resources(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to describe the activities that the natural resources trustee for the state may conduct to fulfill the trustee's duties and responsibilities under this chapter.(b) Duties and responsibilities of the natural resource trustee. Upon notification or discovery of injury to, loss of, or threat to natural resources, the natural resource trustee shall act on behalf of the public to initiate claims for and recover damages to those natural resources. The natural resources trustee shall request that the attorney general seek compensation from the potentially responsible parties for the costs of natural resource damages, injury, destruction or loss, which may include but are not limited to the following costs: (1) The cost of restoration planning, restoring, rehabilitating, replacing, or acquiring the equivalent of, the damaged natural resources;(2) The diminution in value of those natural resources pending restoration; and(3) The cost of assessing natural resource damages.[Eff. AUG 17 1995] (Auth: HRS §§ 128D-4, 128D-5, 128D-6, 128D-14) (Imp: HRS §§ 128D-4, 1280-5, 128D-6, 128D-14)