Superfund & Related Clean-up Legislation
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2727, COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION
AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
House Committee on Ways & Means
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and reform the Superfund
program, and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
10/23/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced and referred to committees
AMSA ACTION:
The AMSA National Office forwarded a letter to Congressman
Boehlert on October 29 thanking him for his efforts to reauthorize
Superfund and requesting his assistance in protecting POTWs from
unwarranted Superfund litigation. In the letter, AMSA reqeusted
the inclusion of an amendment in the legislation that would exempt
POTWs from liability by amending the statute's definition of "facility"
to clearly exempt POTWs. AMSA will continue to work on this amendment
when Congress reconvenes in January.
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2750, SUPERFUND CLEANUP ACCELERATION AND LIABILITY EQUITY
ACT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative James A. Barcia (D-MI)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
10/28/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
AMSA has focused efforts on H.R.2727, but will monitor and
act, if necessary, on this legislation.
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.3000, COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION
AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Michael Oxley (R-OH)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
House Committee on Ways and Means
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
11/09/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced and referred to committees
AMSA ACTIONS:
AMSA has focused efforts on H.R.2727, but will monitor and act, if necessary, on this legislation.
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1224, FEDERAL FACILITY SUPERFUND COMPLIANCE ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)
REFERRALS:
Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Federal compliance with
that Act.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/26/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced and referred to Senate Committeeon Environment & Public Works
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1317, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend Superfund to expand the opportunity for health
protection for citizens affected by hazardous waste sites.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
10/24/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced and referred to committee
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.1878, MORATORIUM ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERCLA AGAINST DE MINIMIS
PARTIES
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Charles Canady (R-FL)
Cosponsored by Parker (R-MS)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to impose an indefinite moratorium on enforcement of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 against certain de minimis parties.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/12/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by CANADY (R-FL) and referred to committees
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2087, POLLUTER PAYS ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Paul Gillmor (R-OH)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 to require that polluters are responsible
for the cleanup of hazardous substances, and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
06/27/97 -- In the HOUSE
- Introduced by Gillmor and referred to committees
AMSA ACTION:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
H.R.2485, COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND
LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED BY:
Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI)
REFERRALS:
House Committee on Commerce
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 to provide liability relief for small
parties, innocent parties and prospective landowners.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
09/16/97 -- In The HOUSE
- Introduced by STUPAK (D-MI) and referred to committee
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1386, REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
REFERRALS:
Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments
in the waters of the United States.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
11/06/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced and referred to committee
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
BILL NUMBER & TITLE:
S.1497, EQUITY AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN SUPERFUND ACT OF 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
REFERRED TO:
Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
A bill to release contributors of ordinary trash and minor amounts of hazardous substances from litigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
MAJOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO DATE:
11/09/97 -- In The SENATE
- Introduced and referred to committee
AMSA ACTIONS:
Monitoring
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