A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions concerning the liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil.
Last action on Oct 3, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment a...
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Summary
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with respect to abatement actions because of the release of recycled oil and liability for costs or damages resulting from such oil's release in the course of disposal or transport, to: (1) broaden the liability exemption to include any filling station, garage, or retail establishment that sells, repairs, or services motor vehicles whose primary function is not the generation of used oil; (2) exempt such establishments from liability if they complied with applicable requirements in effect on the date the storage, treatment, transportation, or management of the oil occurred; and (3) revise the presumption that used oil has not been mixed with a hazardous substance.