COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HUD: establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 3098), H5290 [16JY]

Ecology and environment: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

——— modify provisions relative to brownfield remediation grants (see S. 1479), S3456 [2JN]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2768), H4381 [15JN]

EPA: provide compensation to injured persons relating to the Gold King Mine spill and amend CERCLA to address mining-related issues (see S. 2063), S6893 [22SE] (see H.R. 3602), H6227 [24SE]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6135 [17SE]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2002), H2463 [23AP]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE] (see H.R. 2783), H4382 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (H.R. 3655), H7193 [27OC]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 2768), E894 [15JN]

EPA: remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (H.R. 3531), H7193 [27OC]

——— Superfund program funding, H4825 [7JY]