HR 2750 · 105th Congress · Environmental Protection

Superfund Cleanup Acceleration and Liability Equity Act

Introduced 1997-10-28· Sponsored by Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.2727.(1998-06-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Remedy Selection Title II: Liability and Allocation Title III: Community Participation and Human Health Subtitle A: Community Participation Subtitle B: Human Health Subtitle C: General Provisions Title IV: Natural Resource Damages Title V: State Role Title VI: General Provisions Superfund Cleanup Acceleration and Liability Equity Act - Title I: Remedy Selection - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to revise provisions regarding general rules for remedy selection. Requires exposure assessments to be consistent with the current and reasonably anticipated uses of land, water, and other resources identified by the President. Directs the President, for purposes of selecting appropriate methods of remediation for a given facility, to identify current and reasonably anticipated uses of land, water, and other resources at and around the facility and the timing of such uses. Permits land use assumptions restricting future use to be used in evaluating remedial alternatives only to the extent that institutional controls meeting specified criteria have been or will be adopted in the final remedy. Require…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican