Small Business Superfund Fairness Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 16, 1999)
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 just happenedJul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 16, 1999
- Jul 7, 1999CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 17, 1999CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 16, 1999IntroReferralH11100
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jun 16, 1999IntroReferralH11100-A
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, 1999IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 16, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4349)
- Jun 16, 1999IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 1999IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House