3.0.0 2884 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z Senate S 2016-04-28 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-04-28T19:44:18Z 2016-04-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Michigan Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-18T16:25:29Z EPA Accountability in Flint Act

This bill makes the Federal Tort Claims Act exemption inapplicable to any claim brought against the federal government relating to an act or omission of, exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty by, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the lead contamination of the drinking water of the city of Flint, Michigan, between April 1, 2014, and the date on which the EPA determines that the drinking water of the city complies with federal standards.

A civil action relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues.

Any award against, or compromise settlement by, the government relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination shall be paid out of unobligated balances in the Environmental Programs And Management account.

The EPA shall work with any affected state or local government to implement a program for the long-term monitoring of the quality of Flint's drinking water in response to such contamination.

]]> EPA Accountability in Flint Act Display Title EPA Accountability in Flint Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the lead contamination of the water supply of the City of Flint, Michigan. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced EPA Accountability in Flint Act Introduced in Senate 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2884is/xml/BILLS-114s2884is.xml 2016-04-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.