Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act

• Text of Legislation - Final version (Enrolled Bill) as passed by both Houses
  Full Text Document
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  • Subtitle A - Brownfields Revitalization Funding (see Grants)
  • Subtitle B - Brownfields Liability Clarifications (see Liability)
  • Subtitle C - State Response Programs (see States)

• Implementation Chart
(PDF, 6 pages, 86.9 KB)
• Legislation Details
• Legislative History - Library of Congress Thomas Site:
  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp107:FLD010:@1(sr002) 
• Senate floor debate transcript - April 25, 2001 - Library of Congress Thomas Site:
  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r107:FLD001:S03880 
• Bill Summary
• Bill Benefits
• EPA Newsroom Headline Story
  January 11, 2002
• Remarks by the President in Signing of H.R. 2869, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act 
  January 11, 2002
• Remarks of Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  [HTML (3K) | PDF (141K) 1 Page]
  January 11, 2002
• Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund Implementation
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/06/print/20030620.html 
• Brownfields Legislation Implementation Listening Session
  • Environmental Justice and Community Stakeholders
    [HTML (9K) | PDF (38K) 4 pages]
    April 1, 2002
  • Private Sector Stakeholders
    [HTML (12K) | PDF (42K) 4 pages]
    April 4, 2002
  • Environmental and Land Use Organizations
    [HTML (9K) | PDF (35K) 3 pages
    April 8, 2002
  • State and Local Government and Tribal Stakeholders
    [HTML (11K) | PDF (49K) 3 pages]
    April 8, 2002

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  Legislation Details:
  

  • Title(s):
  • Bill Status
  • Committees
  • Related Bill Details
  • Amendments
  • Cosponsors (9)

SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
(italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001 Small Business Liability Protection Act

OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To provide certain relief for small businesses from liability under the Comprehension Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and to amend such Act to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response programs, and for other purposes.

STATUS:

9/10/2001:

Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

9/10/2001:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce

9/17/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

9/10/2001:
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

9/11/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

12/20/2001 4:25am:
Mr. Gillmor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

12/20/2001 4:26am: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/19/2001 H10892-10904)

12/20/2001 4:54am:
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/19/2001 H10893-10899)

12/20/2001 4:54am:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

12/20/2001:
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14063-14064)

12/20/2001:
Cleared for White House.

12/21/2001:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.

1/7/2002:
Presented to President.

1/11/2002:
Signed by President.

COMMITTEE(S):

RELATED BILL DETAILS:
(additional related bills may be indentified in Status)

AMENDMENT(S):

**NONE***

COSPONSORS(9),

ALPHABETICAL

Rep Boehlert, Sherwood L. - 9/10/2001

Rep Carson, Julia - 12/5/2001

Rep Dingell, John D. - 9/10/2001

Rep Green, Gene - 9/10/2001

Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. - 9/10/2001

Rep Sawyer, Tom - 9/12/2001

Rep Shimkus, John - 9/10/2001

Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) - 9/10/2001

Rep Towns, Edolphus - 9/10/2001