Amending Cercla: The Post-sara Amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

by Gerrard, Michael B.

• ISBN13: 9781590312506
• ISBN10: 1590312503
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Three important amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) narrowed the Act's liability to address specific policy objectives. This book is a single-source compendium of this legislation, leading court decisions, and administrative implementation, including the annotated statute, EPA guidance documents, and CD-ROM with the entire legislative history of CERCLA.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
An Overview of the Three Post-SARA Amendments	p. 4
The Asset Conservation, Lender Liability, and Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 1996	p. 4
The Law of Lender Liability before the Asset Conservation Act	p. 4
The Promulgation and Invalidation of the Lender Liability Rule	p. 6
The Law on Fiduciary Liability Prior to the Asset Conservation Act	p. 11
The Legislative History of the Asset Conservation Act	p. 12
What the Asset Conservation Act Provides	p. 14
Cases Interpreting the Asset Conservation Act	p. 17
EPA Guidance Documents Relating to the Asset Conservation Act	p. 20
The Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1999	p. 20
The Law before SREA	p. 21
The Legislative History of SREA	p. 22
What SREA Provides	p. 24
Cases Interpreting SREA	p. 27
EPA Guidance Documents Relating to SREA	p. 32
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act	p. 33
Overview of the Act	p. 33
The Municipal Solid Waste Exemption	p. 35
The De Micromis Exemption and De Minimis Settlement Provisions	p. 39
The Brownfields Grants Program	p. 43
Changes to the Innocent Landowner Defense, the New Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense and the New Adjoining Landowner Defense	p. 44
The State Deferral Provisions	p. 58
Cases Interpreting the Brownfields Act	p. 59
Text of CERCLA Showing Amended Provisions	p. 61
Hazardous Substances Releases, Liability, Compensation	p. 61
Hazardous Response Revenue	p. 211
Miscellaneous Provisions	p. 211
Pollution Insurance	p. 232
EPA Rules and Guidance Documents	p. 237
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Lender Liability under CERCLA, 57 Fed. Reg. 18344, Apr. 19, 1992	p. 239
Guidance on Agreements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property (excerpts), May 24, 1995	p. 282
Policy on Interpreting CERCLA Provisions Addressing Lenders and Involuntary Acquisitions by Government Entities, Jun. 30, 1997 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/ policies/cleanup/superfund/lendr-aquis-mem.pdf)	p. 292
Bona Fide Prospective Purchasers and the New Amendments to CERCLA, May 31, 2002 (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ pdf/bfpp0502.pdf)	p. 296
Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1999; Factors To Consider in a CERCLA Enforcement Case, Aug. 2002 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/srea-guide-1999.pdf)	p. 301
Revised Settlement Policy and Contribution Waiver Language Regarding Exempt De Micromis and Non-Exempt De Micromis Parties (excerpts), Nov. 6, 2002 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/wv-exmpt-dmicro-mem.pdf)	p. 331
Interim Guidance Regarding Criteria Landowners Must Meet in Order to Qualify for Bona Fide Prospective Purchasers, Contiguous Property Owner, or Innocent Landowner Limitations on CERCLA Liability ("Common Elements"), Mar. 6, 2003 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/common-elem-guide.pdf)	p. 340
Common Elements Guidance Reference Sheet (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/common-elem-ref.pdf)	p. 362
Regional Determinations Regarding Which Sites Are Not "Eligible Response Sites" under CERCLA Section 101(41)(C)(i), as Added By the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Mar. 6, 2003 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/reg-determ-small-bus-mem.pdf)	p. 368
Interim Enforcement Discretion Policy concerning "Windfall Liens" Under Section 107(r) of CERCLA (excerpts), Jul. 16, 2003 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/interim-windfall-lien.pdf)	p. 379
Issuance of Revised Model CERCLA Section 122(g)(4) De Minimis Contributor Consent Decree and Administrative Order on Consent and New Model Ability to Pay Provisions for Use in De Minimis Settlements (excerpts), Aug. 12, 2003	p. 396
Interim Guidance on the Municipal Solid Waste Exemption Under CERCLA [Characters not reproducible] 107(p) (excerpts), Aug. 20, 2003 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/interim-msw-exempt.pdf)	p. 399
Interim Enforcement Discretion Guidance Regarding Contiguous Property Owners, Jan. 13, 2004 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/contig-prop.pdf)	p. 410
Contiguous Property Owner Guidance Reference Sheet (http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/contig-prop-faq.pdf)	p. 421
Interim Guidance on the Ability to Pay and De Minimis Revisions to CERCLA [Characters not reproducible] 122(g) by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (excerpts), May 17, 2004 (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/atp-demin-122g-04.pdf)	p. 426
Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries and Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries; Proposed Rules, 69 Fed. Reg. 52543, Aug. 26, 2004	p. 436
Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries, Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 66070, Nov. 1, 2005	p. 477
Excerpts from the Legislative Histories	p. 523
Asset Conservation, Lender Liability, and Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 1996, Public Law. 104-208, Sept. 30, 1996)	p. 523
Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks, E31, January 5, 1996	p. 531
Congressional Record, Senate, S2528, Feb. 10, 1995	p. 532
Congressional Record, Senate, S9874, July 13, 1995	p. 534
S. Rep. No. 104-185, Report of Comm. on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to Accompany S650, The Economic Growth and Regulatory Act of 1995, Dec. 14, 1995	p. 539
H.R. Rep. 104-863, Conference Report, Sept. 28, 1996	p. 547
Congressional Record, Senate, S11896, Sept. 30, 1996	p. 556
Congressional Record, Senate, S11919, Sept. 30, 1996	p. 558
Congressional Record, Senate, S12292, Sept. 30, 1996	p. 561
Superfund Recycling Equity Act, Public Law No. 106-113	p. 563
H.R. Rep. 106, 479, Conference Rpeort to Acccompnay H.R. 3194, Nov. 18, 1999	p. 569
Congressional Record, Senate, S7262, June 18, 1999	p. 576
Congressional Record, Senate, S13086, October 25, 1999	p. 578
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitilization Act, Public Law. 107-118, January 11, 2002	p. 589
S. Rep. No 107-2, Comm. On Environment and Public Works, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001, Mar. 12, 2001	p. 616
Index to Legislative Histories	p. 649
Full Legislative Histories and Index
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