Amendment requires that, following initial clean-up of a spill, the National Resources Damages Act trustee gives equal and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.

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Amendment Number
771
Description
Amendment requires that, following initial clean-up of a spill, the National Resources Damages Act trustee gives equal and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to require, following initial clean-up of a spill, that the National Resources Damages Act trustee give equal and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.
Congress
111
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 30, 2010
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A006) Agreed to by recorded vote: 258 - 149 (Roll no. 510).
Latest Action Time
17:40:04
Submitted Date
Jul 30, 2010
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 771 — Informed