To require any department, agency, or instrumentality that is responsible for a release of hazardous substances at a Superfund site to promptly pay for the costs and damages associated with such release, and to provide that other potentially responsible parties may not be required to pay such costs until the department, agency, or instrumentality has made its payment.

Provides that in any case in which a Federal agency is found to be liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at a federally-owned site: (1) the agency shall pay the costs and damages with respect to such site; and (2) no potentially responsible party may be required to pay costs or damages until the agency has paid.

 
HR 5027 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5027
To require any department, agency, or instrumentality that is responsible
for a release of hazardous substances at a Superfund site to promptly pay
for the costs and damages associated with such release, and to provide that
other potentially responsible parties may not be required to pay such costs
until the department, agency, or instrumentality has made its payment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 13, 1990
Mr. MCEWEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require any department, agency, or instrumentality that is responsible
for a release of hazardous substances at a Superfund site to promptly pay
for the costs and damages associated with such release, and to provide that
other potentially responsible parties may not be required to pay such costs
until the department, agency, or instrumentality has made its payment.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY AT SUPERFUND SITES.
  In any case in which a department, agency, or instrumentality of
  the Federal Government is found to be liable under section 107(a) of
  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
  1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(a)) for a release or threat of release of a hazardous
  substance at a site owned or formerly owned by the Federal Government--
  (1) the department, agency, or instrumentality shall promptly pay the costs
  and damages referred to in such section 107(a) with respect to the site; and
  (2) no other potentially responsible party may be required to pay for any
  share of the costs or damages with respect to the site until the department,
  agency, or instrumentality has paid as described in paragraph (1).