3.0.0 1761 2018-02-03T22:13:43Z 2023-01-12T10:32:50Z Senate S S 2005-09-22 109 2005-09-26 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222. Calendars 2005-09-22 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2005-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-09-22 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2005-09-22 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2005-09-22 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2005-09-22 True S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-09-27 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2005-09-27 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2005-09-28 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2005-10-05 False Government Operations and Politics Alabama Civil actions and liability Claims Commerce Construction industries Damages Disaster relief Emergency Management Environmental Protection Floods Government contractors Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Law Liability (Law) Liability for environmental damages Louisiana Maintenance and repair Mississippi Rescue work Subcontractors Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-06T13:30:56Z Gulf Coast Recovery Act - Prohibits any person or entity awarded a government contract to perform rescue, recovery, repair, or reconstruction work in any part of a disaster zone, as a result of the performance of that work, from being subject to liability that any private party may seek to impose under any provision of federal law (including any regulation) that: (1) is administered by the Secretary of the Army, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Secretary of Transportation; and (2) otherwise permits the filing of a lawsuit by a private individual.

Sets forth provisions with respect to a federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the performance of a government contract in a disaster zone for: (1) the search, rescue, or recovery of individuals or property dislocated by the disaster; (2) the demolition, removal, repair, or reconstruction of structures or utilities damaged by the disaster; (3) the clean-up or remediation of property polluted by the disaster; (4) the removal of debris deposited by the disaster (including dredging); or (5) the dewatering of property flooded by the disaster. Makes the Chief of Engineers of the Department of the Army exclusively responsible for the review of any government contract that any person or entity claims to be necessary for the recovery of a disaster zone from a disaster for the purpose of establishing a government contractor defense in any lawsuit for claims relating to the performance of a government contract.

]]> Gulf Coast Recovery Act Short Titles as Introduced Gulf Coast Recovery Act Display Title Gulf Coast Recovery Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to clarify the liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in the Gulf Coast region of the United States affected by Hurricane Katrina or other major disasters. Placed on Calendar Senate 2005-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1761pcs/xml/BILLS-109s1761pcs.xml 2005-09-26 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.