S 1090 · 106th Congress · Environmental Protection
Superfund Program Completion Act of 1999
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.(1999-08-04)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Brownfields Revitalization Title II: State Response Programs Title III: Fair Share Liability Allocations and Protections Title IV: Funding Superfund Program Completion Act of 1999 - Title I: Brownfields Revitalization - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish programs to provide grants to eligible entities (including local government units, redevelopment agencies, States, and Indian tribes) for site characterization and assessment of, and performance of response actions at, brownfields facilities. Defines a "brownfield facility," with exceptions, as real property, the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance. (Sec. 102) Adds CERCLA provisions governing owner-operator status of persons owning or operating property contiguous to a release site. Absolves such persons of liability as owners or operators, subject to certain conditions. (Sec. 103) Absolves from liability for response actions bona fide prospective purchasers to the extent liability…
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