HR 2255
99th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Economics and Public Finance
Government trust funds
Hazardous waste disposal
Oil pollution
Petroleum
Petroleum and petroleum products
Petroleum storage
Underground storage
Superfund Amendments of 1985
Introduced: April 29, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 1985
See H.R.2005.
May 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Apr 30, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 29, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Superfund Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (Superfund) to include petroleum when designated as a hazardous substance under the coverage of such Act, including any petroleum which is released from an underground storage tank.
Establishes within Superfund the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Account for expenditures required for response actions for releases or threatened releases of petroleum which is designated a hazardous substance. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer eight and one-half percent of Superfund monies into such Account.
What's happening now
See H.R.2005.
Cosponsors
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