US SB1958 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to raise from $2 million to $4 million the amount that may be obligated from the Hazardous Substance Superfund for a response action after which obligations may not continue unless certain criteria are met.
Title
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to raise the per-incident cap on removal actions.
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2226 (Related) 2013-11-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.
HB2279 (Related) 2014-01-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB2279 (Related) 2014-01-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Environmental protection
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pollution liability
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pollution liability
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1958/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1958/BILLS-113s1958is.pdf |
