HR 3595 · 105th Congress · Environmental Protection

Superfund Improvement Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See H.R.2727.(1998-06-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Brownfield Remediation and Environmental Cleanup Subtitle A: Innocent Landowners and Prospective Purchaser Liability Subtitle B: Brownfield Remediation and Environmental Cleanup Subtitle C: State Voluntary Response Programs Title II: Liability Title III: Remedy Title IV: Community Participation and Human Health Subtitle A: Community Participation Subtitle B: Human Health Subtitle C: General Provisions Title V: Natural Resource Damages Title VI: Federal Facilities Title VII: State Roles Title VIII: Funding Title IX: Miscellaneous Title X: 5-Year Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund Superfund Improvement Act of 1998 - Title I: Brownfield Remediation and Environmental Cleanup - Subtitle A: Innocent Landowners and Prospective Purchaser Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), with respect to defenses to liability of an owner of after-acquired property, to deem a person to have made (under current law, "undertaken") appropriate inquiry into the property's previous ownership and uses if the person establishes that an environmental site assessment was conducted which meets specified req…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats