HR 2500 · 104th Congress · Environmental Protection
Reform of Superfund Act of 1995
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.(1995-11-09)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Remedy Selection and Community Participation Title II: Liability Title III: Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanups Title IV: Natural Resource Damages Title V: State Role Title VI: Federal Facilities Title VII: Miscellaneous Title VIII: Amendments to Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Title IX: Remediation Waste Management Title X: Funding Subtitle A: Expenditures from the Hazardous Substance Superfund Subtitle B: Five-Year Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund Reform of Superfund Act of 1995 - Title I: Remedy Selection and Community Participation - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) to add new provisions establishing a national risk protocol. Requires that risk assessments conducted under the Act: (1) provide scientifically objective and unbiased estimates and characterizations which neither minimize nor exaggerate the nature and magnitude of risks to human health and the environment; (2) distinguish scientific findings from other considerations; and (3) be based on relevant and current scientific, technical, and exposure-related information, including epidemiological data, data on bioav…
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2 Democrats18 Republicans