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Senate Bill 2893
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2019
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Introduced in Senate on Nov 19, 2019
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Introduced in Senate 
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S. 2893 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2893


To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 19, 2019

Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Harris) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Climate change mitigation.

Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “account:” and inserting “account—”;

(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:

“(H) the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.”; and

(2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first sentence the following: “The President shall include in the review an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.”.