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HR 795 104th Congress House Environmental Protection Crime and Law Enforcement Environmental law enforcement Hazardous waste disposal Indemnity Law Liability for toxic substances pollution damages Limitation of actions Parties to actions

To impose a moratorium on enforcement of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) against certain persons and on the authority under that Act for contribution actions.

Introduced: February 2, 1995 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 16, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 6, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1216)
Feb 2, 1995
Referred to the Committee on 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.
Feb 2, 1995
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from continuing or beginning to conduct administrative or judicial enforcement actions against the following persons under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 if such persons did not directly cause the release or threat of release of the hazardous substance concerned and did not have knowledge of such release: (1) persons who arranged for the disposal, treatment, or transport of hazardous substances by another party at a facility owned by another party; and (2) persons who accepted hazardous substances for transport to disposal or treatment facilities or sites from which a release occurs which causes the incurrence of response costs.

Places a moratorium on the authority of persons to seek contribution from another person who is: (1) potentially liable for hazardous substance releases during or following any civil action; and (2) not a party to a settlement, in cases where such persons have resolved liability to the United States or a State for an environmental response action for some or all of the costs in an approved settlement. Applies such moratorium to judicial actions initiated before this Act's enactment date that are pending as well as those initiated after such date.

Provides that limitation periods with regard to the commencement of actions for the recovery of specified costs and damages shall be tolled for the period that a moratorium under this Act is in effect.

What's happening now February 21, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.

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