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<dc:title>113 S1958 IS: To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to raise the per-incident cap on removal actions.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2014-01-16</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>113th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 1958</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20140116">January 16, 2014</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S353">Mr. Schatz</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S176">Mr. Rockefeller</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public Works</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to raise the per-incident cap on removal actions.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="id7204BA79E2E24914AF3DED7CCAF884A9" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Response authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(c)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000</quote>.</text></section></legis-body></bill>


