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S. 2679 (113th)

Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014

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Introduced

29 July 2014

Last action

29 July 2014 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Subjects

Environment, Taxation

Source updated

12 August 2025

Environment · Taxation

Summary

Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate beginning 60 days after enactment of this Act; (2) increase such rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents per barrel of crude oil; (3) adjust for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2014 the $3.5 billion Superfund threshold after which no tax is imposed; (4) reinstate and increase the rates of tax on taxable chemicals; (5) modify the definition of "crude oil" to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from such mixture (including oil derived from tar sands), and any oil derived form kerogen-bearing sources (including oil derived from oil shale); and (6) allow the use of the Superfund for environmental remediation without further appropriation.

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Timeline

  1. 29 July 2014

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 July 2014

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5053)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 July 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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