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S 1729 112th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Livestock Pollution liability

A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that…

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A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.

Introduced: October 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 18, 2011
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Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to exclude manure from the definition of "hazardous substance" and "pollutant or contaminant" for purposes of such Act. Defines "manure" to mean: (1) digestive emissions, feces, urine, urea and other excrement from livestock; (2) any associated bedding, compost, raw materials or other materials commingled with such excrement from livestock; (3) any process water associated with such items; and (4) any byproducts, constituents, or substances contained in, or originating from, such items or any emissions relating to such items.

Amends the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to exempt from notification requirements applicable to releases from facilities of hazardous substances any release associated with manure as defined under CERCLA.

What's happening now October 18, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2997 Related bill Superfund Common Sense Act
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 18, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 18, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1729: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1729/
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"S. 1729: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1729/.
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S. 1729, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1729/.
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