Superfund Clean-up Technology Research and Demonstration Act of 1985

Summary

Superfund Clean-up Technology Research and Demonstration Act of 1985 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the President to establish in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an alternative or innovative treatment technology research program. Requires such program to: (1) focus on technologies with potential for use in remedial actions; (2) establish a central reference library to make information related to such technologies available to the public; and (3) provide for assistance to and participation by public and nonprofit entities in the evaluation of technologies. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate a national priority site in each of the EPA regions as a national technology demonstration site. Directs the Administrator to revise and republish the national contingency plan to include standards for the use of these technologies in remedial actions. Requires the President to include such technologies in any selection of cost-effective permanent solutions. Authorizes the use of funds from the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund (Superfund) for such research program. Requires the President to report to the Congress within one year of this Act's effective date on a study of the effects of the standards of liability and financial responsibility requirements imposed by CERCLA on the cost of and incentives for developing such technologies. Requires the President to submit to the Congress within 18 months of the national technology demonstration sites' designations an evaluation of the demonstration projects undertaken.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 June 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 June 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.

   Source: Committee

5. 24 June 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

   Source: Committee

6. 26 June 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 1 July 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 July 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 24 July 1985

   Committee

   Clean Bill H.R.3065 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

   Source: Committee

10. 10 December 1985

    Committee

    See H.R.2005.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 June 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
• related to ← Superfund Clean-up Technology Research and Demonstration Act