HR 2869 · 107th Congress · Environmental Protection
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 107-118.(2002-01-11)
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Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act - Small Business Liability Protection Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to provide (with exceptions) that persons shall be liable for response costs at a National Priorities List (NPL) facility as non-owners or operators only if the total of material containing a hazardous substance that the business arranged for disposal, transport, or treatment of, or accepted for transport, was greater than specified amounts. Exempts a person from liability for response costs (with exceptions) at a NPL facility for municipal solid waste (MSW) as a non-owner or operator if the person is an owner, operator, or lessee of residential property from which all of the person's MSW was generated, or a certain small business or small charitable tax-exempt organization that generated all its MSW, with respect to the facility concerned. Makes nongovernmental entities that commence a contribution action liable to the defendant for all reasonable legal costs if the defendant is not liable based on the above-described exemptions. Revises conditions for de minimis settlements.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
Jan 8, 2002<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
Jan 8, 2002Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (9)
6 Democrats3 Republicans