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HR 2247 106th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Commerce Hazardous waste site remediation Law Liability for toxic substances pollution damages Municipal solid waste Small business Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances

Small Business Superfund Fairness Act

Introduced: June 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 16, 1999
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.
Jun 16, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4349)
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Superfund Fairness Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve a small business concern of liability for response costs at a National Priority List facility under provisions governing arrangement for treatment, disposal, or transport, or acceptance for transport, of hazardous substances to the extent that the materials concerned consist of municipal solid waste or other materials that do not or would not contribute significantly to the cost of the response action.

Defines a "small business concern" as an entity that on average over the previous three years has no more than 100 full-time employees.

Makes this Act retroactively applicable to actions brought before its enactment in which there was no final judgment.

Requires the President, as promptly as possible, to offer to reach a final administrative or judicial settlement with potentially responsible parties who are small businesses demonstrating an inability to pay response costs.

What's happening now July 7, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1