[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2583 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2583

 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
    Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a thermal 
   destruction facility at the OII site east of downtown Los Angeles 
           unless the local community agrees to the location.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 1995

 Mr. Martinez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
    Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a thermal 
   destruction facility at the OII site east of downtown Los Angeles 
           unless the local community agrees to the location.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS FROM SUPERFUND PROHIBITED FOR THERMAL 
              DESTRUCTION FACILITY AT OII SITE.

    Section 111 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 is amended by adding the 
following at the end thereof:
    ``(q) Use of Funds for Thermal Destruction Facilty at OII Site 
Prohibited.--No funds available in the Hazardous Substances Superfund 
may be used for the construction or operation of a thermal destruction 
facility at the site known as the OII landfill site, located 
approximately 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and covering 190 
acres, divided by California Highway 60 (Pomona Freeway) and adjacent 
to the City of Montebello on the South, and the City of Monterey Park 
on the North. The preceding sentence shall not apply if the City of 
Monterey Park and the Administrator enter into a written agreement 
regarding the location of the facility.''.
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