109 HR 1718 IH: Pollution Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-04-20 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1718 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2005 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require public availability of an accounting of all funds used, or required to be used, for response to a release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pollution Accountability Act.

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Amendment

Section 117 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f)

Accounting

Any person who undertakes, or who is required to undertake, a response to a release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant shall make available to any person, on request, an accounting of any funds used, or required by any court or administrative action to be used, for such response..