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(b) A party prevailing in an action mm n -ed within the time required under paragraph shall be entitled to a declaratory judgment of liability for all future reasonable and necessary costs meurred by that party to respond to the release or threatened release . *. The availability of the tort -style damages avail l under Section 115 . 0 5 depend upon the time of placement. Under Minn. Stat. § 11 .. , ` S ection. 11 B. 0 5 does not apply to any el aim for damages arising out of the release of a hazardous substance which was placed. or carne to be located in or on the facility wholly before July 1, 19 3 ." `here are other provisions limiting the retroactivity of MERLA.. For example, Section 115B.15 provides: Sections I I 5B.0 1 to 1 I5B. 1 apply to any yelease or threatened release of a hazardous substance occurring on or after July 1, 1983; including any release which began before July 1, 1983; and continued after that slate. Sections 1. 15B.0 1 to 115 B. 1 do not apply to a release or threatened re lease which occurred wholly before ,duly 1, 1983, regardless of the date of discovery of any injury or loss caused 'by the release or threatened release. Similarly, Section 11 . , subd. 6, states.: Defense to certain claims by political subdivisions and private persons. It is a defense to a claim by a private person for recover of the. costs of its response actions under this section that the hazardous substance released. from the facility was placed or came to be located in or on the facility before April 1, 1982, and that the response actions of the political subdivision or private person were not authorized by the. agency as provided. in section 11 5B. 1. ; subdivision 12. This defense applies only to response costs incurred on or after ,duly 1, 1983. Minn. Stat.. § 11 5B. 1 7, subd. 12 states that the MPCA mqy authorize a political subdivision to undertake a. response action or a private party to undertake a removal action with respect to a p re- April 1, 1982 hazardous substance release if the action qualifies. yes for- authorization under rules developed under Minn. Stat. § 115 .1 , subd. 13. The MPCA's authorization rust be consistent with this authorization criteria established under subdivision 1 . Subdivision. 12 does. not prohibit a political subdivision or a private person from undertaking a removal or remedial action without MPCA authorization. Presumably, however, such action would be done without the ability to recover the costs from an RP. The MPCA, under Minn. Stat. § 11 5B. 1 , subd. 13, is required to maintain rules ` establishing state criteria for determining priorities among releases and threatened releases." In addition to promulgating the criteria for determining priorities, the MPCA is also to maintain a Permanent List of Priorities L which reflects ` priorities among releases or threatened releases for the purpose of taling remedial action. and, to the extent practicable consistent with the urgency of the action, for taping removal action" under 1 Jinn, Stat. § 115 B. 1 . The MPCA is to modify the PLP 2