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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1834 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 702

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1834

                          [Report No. 103-349]

                          [Report No. 103-389]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
             Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                       Reported with an amendment

                                                       Calendar No. 702
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1834

                          [Report No. 103-349]

                          [Report No. 103-389]

 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
             Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 7 (legislative day, January 25), 1994

Mr. Baucus (by request) (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the 
   following bill; which was read twice and ordered referred to the 
  Committee on Environment and Public Works for consideration only of 
matters within that Committee's jurisdiction, provided that if and when 
reported from the Committee, the bill then be referred to the Committee 
 on Finance for consideration only of matters within that Committee's 
      jurisdiction for a period not to exceed thirty session days

              August 19 (legislative day, August 18), 1994

               Reported by Mr. Baucus, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

              August 19 (legislative day, August 18), 1994

Referred to the Committee on Finance pursuant to the order of February 
                                7, 1994

           September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

              Reported by Mr. Moynihan, with an amendment
  [Omit the part in bold linetype and insert the part printed in bold 
                                italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
             Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

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

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        -u-n-i-q-u-e -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-r-a-l-l-y -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-h-a-n -E-n-g-l-i-s-h-; -a-n-d
            -(-d-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -i-s 
        -a-w-a-r-e -o-f -a-n-d -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -t-h-e -v-i-e-w-s 
        -o-f -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-2-. -E-A-R-L-Y-, -D-I-R-E-C-T -A-N-D -M-E-A-N-I-N-G-F-U-L 
              -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y -P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-e-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
-R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0-, -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-s 
-`-`-t-h-e -A-c-t-'-' -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-7-) -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e 
-t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-s -a-n-d -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -r-u-l-e-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -a-n-y -g-r-o-u-p -o-f 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -b-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
        -b-y -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
        -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r 
        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-, -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -a-t -o-r 
        -f-r-o-m -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-r-e -i-s 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -a -s-i-t-e 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-/-f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y-, 
        -o-r -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -o-r -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-m-o-u-n-t-.----T-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -a-n-y 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -m-a-y -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d 
        -$-5-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -a -s-i-n-g-l-e -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t -o-f 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -m-a-y -w-a-i-v-e -t-h-e -$-5-0-,-0-0-0 -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -a-n-y -c-a-s-e -w-h-e-r-e -s-u-c-h -w-a-i-v-e-r -i-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -E-a-c-h 
        -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-, -a-s -a -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -t-o 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -g-r-a-n-t-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-r-e -m-a-d-e-. -T-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -w-a-i-v-e -t-h-e -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -i-f -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-s -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -n-e-e-d-, -a-n-d 
        -s-u-c-h -w-a-i-v-e-r -i-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -N-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -o-n-e -a-w-a-r-d -o-r -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -m-a-y -b-e -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t 
        -t-o -a -s-i-n-g-l-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -b-u-t -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-n-e-w-e-d 
        -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -a-l-l -s-t-a-g-e-s -o-f 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-7-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-:
    -`-`-(-f-) -E-a-r-l-y-, -D-i-r-e-c-t -a-n-d -M-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -I-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -e-a-r-l-y-, -d-i-r-e-c-t -a-n-d 
-m-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-e-a-c-h -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-h-a-s-e -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-a-k-e-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
-w-i-t-h -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
-t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -m-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-s -o-n 
-c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
-c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-i-s-k-s -p-o-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -a-n-d 
-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -v-i-e-w-s-, -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s -a-n-d 
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -a-l-l -a-s-p-e-c-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-a-c-c-e-p-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -o-f 
-a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -b-a-c-k-g-r-o-u-n-d -l-e-v-e-l-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -T-o -B-e 
-D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e-d-.----I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a 
        -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -G-r-a-n-t -(-T-A-G-) 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-)-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -o-n -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -T-A-G 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -d-e-t-a-i-l-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -p-o-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -(-w-h-e-r-e 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t-) -t-h-a-t -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -a 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -m-a-y -q-u-a-l-i-f-y -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
        -a-n -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -w-a-t-e-r -s-u-p-p-l-y -o-r 
        -r-e-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, 
        -a-n-d -r-i-g-h-t-s -o-f -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -a-n-d 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-r -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -g-r-o-u-p-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -f-o-r -o-r 
        -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -a -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -W-o-r-k-i-n-g 
        -G-r-o-u-p -(-C-W-G-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-)-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-5-) -a-n -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-'-s -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s-, -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -k-n-o-w-n 
        -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -p-a-t-h-w-a-y-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-t-e-p-s 
        -b-e-i-n-g -t-a-k-e-n -t-o -a-s-s-e-s-s -t-h-e -r-i-s-k 
        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -P-r-o-c-e-s-s -F-o-r -I-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t-.----A-s 
-e-a-r-l-y -a-s -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -a-f-t-e-r -s-i-t-e 
-d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-y-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-r-, -d-i-r-e-c-t-, -a-n-d 
-m-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-a-l-l -p-h-a-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
-a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
            -`-`-(-1-) -S-i-t-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-.---
        -W-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -s-i-t-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-o-l-i-c-i-t -a-n-d -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -l-i-k-e-l-y -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-h-e -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -f-a-c-e---t-o---f-a-c-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -s-u-r-v-e-y-s-, -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m -o-f -o-n-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-, -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-s -t-o 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-o-r-y 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-/
        -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y-.----D-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-o-l-i-c-i-t -t-h-e -v-i-e-w-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -o-n 
        -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -d-i-s-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-, 
        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s -a-t -t-h-e 
        -s-i-t-e-. -T-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-'-s -v-i-e-w-s -a-n-d 
        -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y -a-n-d -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d 
        -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-3-. -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y -W-O-R-K-I-N-G -G-R-O-U-P-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-7-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-h-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-i-) -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -W-o-r-k-i-n-g -G-r-o-u-p-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -C-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -f-o-r-u-m-, -k-n-o-w-n -a-s -a -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -W-o-r-k-i-n-g -G-r-o-u-p -(-C-W-G-)-, -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -a-n-d -m-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -a-l-l -s-t-a-g-e-s -o-f -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-W-G -a-t -e-a-c-h 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-h-a-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e-.----T-h-e -C-W-G -s-h-a-l-l 
        -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-. 
        -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-a-t-u-s -a-n-d 
        -l-i-s-t-s -o-f -a-c-t-i-v-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n -g-r-o-u-p-s -a-n-d 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -e-x-p-e-r-t-s-, -t-h-e -C-W-G -s-h-a-l-l 
        -a-l-s-o -b-e -a -r-e-p-o-s-i-t-o-r-y -f-o-r -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h -d-a-t-a-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -L-a-n-d -u-s-e 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
        -l-a-n-d -u-s-e -e-x-p-e-c-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-o-r-e 
        -r-e-l-i-a-b-l-y-, -a-n-d -o-b-t-a-i-n -g-r-e-a-t-e-r 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -a-f-f-e-c-t-i-n-g -f-u-t-u-r-e -l-a-n-d 
        -u-s-e-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-W-G -o-n -a -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -b-a-s-i-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-y -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-h-e -C-W-G -m-a-y -o-f-f-e-r 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e 
        -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-a-k-i-n-g 
        -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -w-a-s-t-e 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -n-e-e-d-s-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -b-o-u-n-d -b-y -a-n-y 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-W-G-. 
        -H-o-w-e-v-e-r-, -w-h-e-n -t-h-e -C-W-G -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -o-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e -l-a-n-d -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l 
        -w-e-i-g-h-t -t-o -t-h-a-t -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-. -I-n 
        -c-a-s-e-s -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e 
        -d-i-s-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -C-W-G -o-v-e-r -a 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e 
        -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-e-k -t-o -r-e-c-o-n-c-i-l-e 
        -t-h-e -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s-. -I-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -o-f 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e 
        -d-i-s-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -w-e-i-g-h-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -g-i-v-e-n -t-o -t-h-e -v-i-e-w-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-. -S-h-o-u-l-d -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -m-a-k-e -a -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s 
        -i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a -C-W-G 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -i-s-s-u-e -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -r-e-a-s-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-c-y-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-.----C-W-G -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-w-e-n-t-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-s-. 
        -C-W-G -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -w-i-t-h-o-u-t 
        -p-a-y-. -N-o-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -C-W-G 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-e-d -a-n-d 
        -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-. 
        -S-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-W-G -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-. -I-n 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -c-i-t-i-z-e-n -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -C-W-G-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -a-n -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y 
        -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -C-W-G-s -t-o -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
        -w-h-o -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -a-r-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-. -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -m-a-d-e -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-W-G-s -r-e-f-l-e-c-t-s -a 
        -b-a-l-a-n-c-e-d -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l 
        -t-h-o-s-e -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -i-n -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n-. -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -i-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -t-o -o-f-f-e-r -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -g-r-o-u-p-s -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -a -C-W-G---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -R-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-s -a-n-d-/-o-r 
                -l-a-n-d-o-w-n-e-r-s -w-h-o -l-i-v-e -o-n -o-r -h-a-v-e 
                -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
                -a-d-j-a-c-e-n-t -t-o -o-r -n-e-a-r -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -o-r -w-h-o -m-a-y -b-e 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s 
                -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -w-i-t-h -a 
                -m-i-n-i-m-u-m -o-f -o-n-e -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e 
                -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t -a -g-r-a-n-t -f-o-r 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -i-f -a-n-y-, 
                -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-)-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -P-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-h-o-, -a-l-t-h-o-u-g-h 
                -n-o-t -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-s -c-l-o-s-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-s -t-h-o-s-e -i-n -t-h-e -g-r-o-u-p 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-, -m-a-y -b-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
                -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -w-h-o -h-a-v-e 
                -r-e-s-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r 
                -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -f-i-v-e -y-e-a-r-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f 
                -I-n-d-i-a-n -t-r-i-b-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f 
                -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-, -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -o-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -g-r-o-u-p-s -w-i-t-h 
                -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -r-e-s-i-d-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -L-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
                -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s-;
                    -`-`-(-G-) -W-o-r-k-e-r-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-h-o -w-i-l-l -b-e -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d 
                -i-n -a-c-t-u-a-l -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-H-) -P-e-r-s-o-n-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -d-u-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-I-) -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-w-n-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                -t-h-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -P-R-P-s -w-h-o-, 
                -w-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a -b-a-l-a-n-c-e -o-f 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s-; -a-n-d-,
                    -`-`-(-J-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -O-t-h-e-r -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -v-i-e-w-s-.---
        -T-h-e -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -a -C-W-G -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t -o-r -d-i-m-i-n-i-s-h -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -t-o 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -v-i-e-w-s -o-f -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -i-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-4-. -C-I-T-I-Z-E-N -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D 
              -A-C-C-E-S-S -O-F-F-I-C-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-7-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-j-) -C-i-t-i-z-e-n -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-A-c-c-e-s-s -O-f-f-i-c-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -C-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.----T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -C-i-t-i-z-e-n 
        -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -A-c-c-e-s-s -O-f-f-i-c-e 
        -(-C-I-A-O-) -i-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -e-a-c-h 
        -s-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -o-n -e-a-c-h -t-r-i-b-a-l -l-a-n-d 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -a -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
        -L-i-s-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -P-r-i-m-a-r-y -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
        -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -e-a-c-h -C-I-A-O 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-o---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-f-o-r-m -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -a-n-d 
                -e-l-e-c-t-e-d -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s -a-t -a-l-l 
                -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -s-t-a-t-u-s -o-f 
                -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-e-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -w-i-t-h 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-b-o-u-t -e-a-c-h -p-h-a-s-e 
                -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-i-t-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -p-h-a-s-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -w-i-d-e 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -t-h-a-t -i-s -e-a-s-i-l-y -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-o-o-d -b-y 
                -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a -s-t-a-t-e--
                -w-i-d-e-, -o-r -t-r-i-b-a-l -l-a-n-d---w-i-d-e 
                -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-E-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
                -n-o-t-i-f-y-, -n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -s-e-l-e-c-t 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -W-o-r-k-i-n-g 
                -G-r-o-u-p -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-5-. -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E -T-O -C-O-M-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-a-) -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-7-(-a-)-) 
-o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-`-`-b-o-t-h -o-f-'-' -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
-i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
-a-n-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-3-) -C-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a-n-y -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -W-o-r-k-i-n-g -G-r-o-u-p-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -G-r-a-n-t 
        -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o -e-a-c-h -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d-. -T-h-e 
        -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n 
        -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -t-h-e -l-e-a-d -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -h-a-s -u-s-e-d -o-r -r-e-j-e-c-t-e-d -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -W-o-r-k-i-n-g 
        -G-r-o-u-p -i-n -i-t-s -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-6-. -M-U-L-T-I-P-L-E -S-O-U-R-C-E-S -O-F -R-I-S-K 
              -D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-J-E-C-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-7-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-j-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-k-) -M-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -S-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -R-i-s-k 
-D-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-l-e-c-t -a-t 
        -l-e-a-s-t -1-0 -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
        -t-o -b-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -o-v-e-r -a -f-i-v-e -y-e-a-r 
        -p-e-r-i-o-d-, -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f-, -a-n-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o-, 
        -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k -i-n -a-n-d 
        -a-r-o-u-n-d -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-. 
        -T-h-e-s-e -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -w-i-l-l 
        -e-x-a-m-i-n-e -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -a-p-p-r-o-a-c-h-e-s -t-o 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -e-x-p-o-s-e-d -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k-. -T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e 
        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -w-i-l-l -b-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s-.----I-n -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-s-e -o-f 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e-s-e -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-, -i-f -a -d-i-s-t-i-n-c-t -p-a-t-t-e-r-n -o-f 
        -a-d-v-e-r-s-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -i-s 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-u-r-r-o-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-e-a-l-t-h -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-, -i-n -a-n -e-f-f-o-r-t 
        -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d 
        -w-e-l-f-a-r-e-. -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -m-a-y 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -h-e-a-l-t-h -s-c-r-e-e-n-i-n-g-, 
        -t-h-e -k-i-n-d -a-n-d -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -w-h-i-c-h 
        -w-i-l-l -b-e -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-. 
        -T-h-e-s-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -d-u-p-l-i-c-a-t-e -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-l-r-e-a-d-y 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -a-t -t-h-o-s-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -b-y 
        -t-h-e -A-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r -T-o-x-i-c -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -D-i-s-e-a-s-e -R-e-g-i-s-t-r-y -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -M-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
        -r-i-s-k-.----F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e 
        -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -h-e-a-l-t-h -r-i-s-k-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -a-n-d -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -t-o 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y -o-f -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-s -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d-, -w-h-i-c-h 
                -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -r-i-s-k-s -t-o -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
                -w-h-o -a-r-e -a-l-s-o -a-t -r-i-s-k -d-u-e -t-o 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -s-u-c-h -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -h-e-a-l-t-h -r-i-s-k-s -f-r-o-m 
                -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d 
                -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r 
                -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -f-r-o-m -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
                -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-, -i-n 
                -t-h-e -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y -o-f -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-s -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d-, 
                -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -r-i-s-k-s -t-o 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-h-o -a-r-e -a-l-s-o -a-t -r-i-s-k 
                -d-u-e -t-o -t-h-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s 
                -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -C-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-c-y -w-i-t-h 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-m-p-o-w-e-r-m-e-n-t 
        -z-o-n-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l-, 
        -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -s-e-l-e-c-t -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-a-t -c-o-i-n-c-i-d-e -w-i-t-h -a-r-e-a-s -w-h-i-c-h 
        -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s 
        -e-m-p-o-w-e-r-m-e-n-t -z-o-n-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -O-m-n-i-b-u-s -B-u-d-g-e-t -R-e-c-o-n-c-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t 
        -o-f -1-9-9-4 -(-P-u-b-l-i-c -L-a-w -1-0-3---6-6-)-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -R-i-g-h-t -t-o -P-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-.----A-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -m-a-y -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -a -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d 
        -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-. -W-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-)-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -m-a-y -g-r-a-n-t -s-u-c-h -a -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -i-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -s-e-t-s -o-u-t 
                -a -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -b-a-s-i-s -i-n -f-a-c-t 
                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-i-d-i-n-g 
                -i-n -t-h-e -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
                -e-x-p-o-s-e-d -t-o -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -o-f -r-i-s-k -a-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -a-n-d-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n 
                -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h 
                -t-h-e -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -b-y -w-h-i-c-h 
                -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -w-i-l-l 
                -b-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -R-e-v-i-e-w-s -o-f -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---
        -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -r-e-v-i-e-w-s -o-f 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-r-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -u-n-r-e-v-i-e-w-a-b-l-e 
        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-7-) -I-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-7-. -A-S-S-E-S-S-I-N-G -R-I-S-K-S -F-R-O-M 
              -M-U-L-T-I-P-L-E -S-O-U-R-C-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-0-5-(-a-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-0-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
        -f-o-r -a-s-s-e-s-s-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-i-s-k-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-u-m-u-l-a-t-i-v-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-i-s-k-s-, 
        -p-o-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-, 
        -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s-, -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s 
        -f-r-o-m -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k -(-a-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-l-)-(-3-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -i-n -a-n-d -a-r-o-u-n-d -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -f-o-r -u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-e -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-l-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o -h-e-l-p -m-e-e-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-8-. -M-U-L-T-I-P-L-E -S-O-U-R-C-E-S -O-F -R-I-S-K -I-N 
              -P-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y -S-E-T-T-I-N-G-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-(-A-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -l-a-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-`-`-a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s-'-' -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -`-`-t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-n-c-e -o-f -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e 
-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k -(-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-1-7-(-l-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-o -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-9-. -D-I-S-E-A-S-E -R-E-G-I-S-T-R-Y -A-N-D -M-E-D-I-C-A-L 
              -C-A-R-E -P-R-O-V-I-D-E-R-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d-:
            -(-a-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-A-) -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-A-) -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -f-o-r -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s 
        -a-n-d -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-, 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -r-e-g-i-s-t-r-y -o-f -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -e-x-p-o-s-e-d -t-o 
        -t-o-x-i-c -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-;-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-b-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-E-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-d-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -h-o-s-p-i-t-a-l-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -P-u-b-l-i-c -H-e-a-l-t-h -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-'-' -a-n-d 
        -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -t-o 
        -a-c-c-r-e-d-i-t-e-d -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -c-a-r-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-0-. -S-U-B-S-T-A-N-C-E -P-R-O-F-I-L-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-3-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g 
-`-`-A-n-y -t-o-x-i-c-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -p-r-o-f-i-l-e -o-r 
-r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-'-' -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
-`-`-A-n-y -t-o-x-i-c-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -p-r-o-f-i-l-e -o-r 
-r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -A-T-S-D-R-'-s -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -a-l-l -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o-x-i-c-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -t-e-s-t-i-n-g 
-w-h-i-c-h -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -p-e-e-r -r-e-v-i-e-w-e-d-. -T-h-e 
-p-r-o-f-i-l-e-s -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r -t-h-o-s-e 
-s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -h-i-g-h-e-s-t -o-n -t-h-e -l-i-s-t -o-f 
-p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -f-o-r 
-w-h-i-c-h -p-r-o-f-i-l-e-s -h-a-v-e -n-o-t -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s-l-y 
-b-e-e-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -o-r -f-o-r -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -n-o-t -o-n 
-t-h-e -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -b-u-t -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -f-o-u-n-d 
-a-t -n-o-n---N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -A-T-S-D-R -t-o -b-e -o-f -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
-h-e-a-l-t-h -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-. -P-r-o-f-i-l-e-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-v-i-s-e-d 
-a-n-d -r-e-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-, -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
-s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -n-e-e-d-. -S-u-c-h -p-r-o-f-i-l-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -m-a-d-e 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d 
-p-a-r-t-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-1-. -D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-N-G -H-E-A-L-T-H -E-F-F-E-C-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-5-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-5-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-a-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -b-y---
                    -(-1-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -e-f-f-e-c-t-s 
                -(-a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s -f-o-r 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -t-o 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -s-u-c-h -h-e-a-l-t-h 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-s-) -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-' 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
                -g-r-a-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
                -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-. -T-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -e-f-f-e-c-t-s 
                -(-a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s -f-o-r 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -t-o 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -s-u-c-h -h-e-a-l-t-h 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-s-) -o-f -t-h-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-'-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-2-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                -(-i-v-) -a-s -`-`-(-v-)-'-'-, -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
                -`-`-a-n-d-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-i-i-)-, 
                -a-n-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                -(-i-v-) -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-i-v-) -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-y -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -c-a-n -l-e-a-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s -f-o-r -p-r-e-d-i-c-t-i-n-g -o-r-g-a-n--
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-, -s-i-t-e---s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-, -a-n-d 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m---s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -a-c-u-t-e -a-n-d -c-h-r-o-n-i-c 
        -t-o-x-i-c-i-t-y-; -a-n-d-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-b-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-)-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-2-. -P-U-B-L-I-C -H-E-A-L-T-H -A-N-D -R-E-L-A-T-E-D 
              -H-E-A-L-T-H -A-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-E-S -A-T -N-P-L 
              -F-A-C-I-L-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-6-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-6-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-a-) -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
        -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-A-) -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -A-T-S-D-R 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-r -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y 
-f-o-r -e-a-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-h-e-a-l-t-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-r -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -f-o-r -e-a-c-h 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l -f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-t-h-o-s-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -a-n-y 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
-i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-.-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-b-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-H-)-, 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-h-e-a-l-t-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-'-' 
        -a-n-d -`-`-s-u-c-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-'-' -e-a-c-h 
        -p-l-a-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-y -a-p-p-e-a-r -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-r -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-3-. -H-E-A-L-T-H -S-T-U-D-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-7-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-7-)-(-A-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o 
-r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-A-) -W-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -i-n -t-h-e -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -A-T-S-D-R -i-t -i-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
-o-r -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f 
-A-T-S-D-R -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-s-t-u-d-y -o-f -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-e-f-f-e-c-t-s -f-o-r -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -g-r-o-u-p-s -o-r 
-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e 
-d-e-s-i-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -f-u-l-l -s-c-a-l-e 
-e-p-i-d-e-m-i-o-l-o-g-i-c -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -h-e-a-l-t-h -s-t-u-d-i-e-s 
-o-f -t-h-e -e-n-t-i-r-e -e-x-p-o-s-e-d -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-4-. -D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N -O-F -M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-S -T-O 
              -H-E-A-L-T-H -P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L-S -A-N-D 
              -M-E-D-I-C-A-L -C-E-N-T-E-R-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-4-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-4-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d 
-a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-1-4-) -I-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -h-e-a-l-t-h---r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f 
-A-T-S-D-R -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-A-) -a-s-s-e-m-b-l-e-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, 
        -p-h-y-s-i-c-i-a-n-s-, -n-u-r-s-i-n-g 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -n-u-r-s-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -h-e-a-l-t-h -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-s -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-h-o-r-t 
        -c-o-u-r-s-e-s-) -o-n -t-h-e -m-e-d-i-c-a-l 
        -s-u-r-v-e-i-l-l-a-n-c-e-, -s-c-r-e-e-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n-, -d-i-a-g-n-o-s-i-s 
        -a-n-d -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-n-j-u-r-y -o-r -d-i-s-e-a-s-e 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -t-o -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -(-g-i-v-i-n-g -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
        -t-h-o-s-e -l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-)-, 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -o-f -A-T-S-D-R -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-B-) -a-s-s-e-m-b-l-e-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -t-o -a-t---r-i-s-k 
        -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-5-. -G-R-A-N-T -A-W-A-R-D-S-/-C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-S-/
              -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E 
              -A-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-5-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -6-9-0-4-(-i-)-(-1-5-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-a-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-A-)-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
        -`-`-T-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-'-'-;
            -(-b-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-o-r 
        -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-)-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-g-r-a-n-t-s-, -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -w-i-t-h 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-o-r -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-)-, -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-,-'-'-;
            -(-c-) -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-, 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-p-u-b-l-i-c-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
        -`-`-h-e-a-l-t-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-d-) -a-d-d-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-s 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-B-) -W-h-e-n -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-r -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y 
-i-s -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n-, -o-r -a 
-r-e-l-e-a-s-e -b-e-i-n-g -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e-d -f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n 
-o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -A-T-S-D-R -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-o -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -n-o-n--
-p-r-o-f-i-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s-, -a-n-d 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y---b-a-s-e-d -g-r-o-u-p-s -w-h-o -m-a-y -b-e 
-a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d 
-r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-6-. -P-U-B-L-I-C -H-E-A-L-T-H 
              -R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-T-I-O-N-S -I-N -R-E-M-E-D-I-A-L 
              -A-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-1-(-c-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-' -t-h-e 
-s-e-c-o-n-d -t-i-m-e -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: 
-`-`-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s 
-r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-)-,-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-7-. -A-T-S-D-R -N-O-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-2-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-m-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-n-) -N-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -A-T-S-D-R-.----W-h-e-n 
-t-h-e -A-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r -T-o-x-i-c -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-n-d 
-D-i-s-e-a-s-e -R-e-g-i-s-t-r-y -(-A-T-S-D-R-) -h-a-s 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -h-e-a-l-t-h -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-) 
-i-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d 
-r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a-n-y -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-t-h-a-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t-i-f-y -A-T-S-D-R -o-f -t-h-e -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-f -A-T-S-D-R -i-n -t-h-e -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.-'-'-.

                -T-I-T-L-E -I-I----S-T-A-T-E -R-O-L-E-S

-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -S-T-A-T-E -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y-.

    -(-a-) -T-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-0-0 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g 
-a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-6 -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-2-7-. -S-T-A-T-E -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -S-t-a-t-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -m-a-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t-, -u-n-d-e-r -i-t-s -o-w-n -l-e-g-a-l 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-, -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -a-l-l 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -o-r -c-e-r-t-a-i-n 
        -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-e-s -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d 
        -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -w-i-t-h-i-n 
        -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-. -T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-w-n-e-d -o-r 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y -a -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -i-f-, -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m 
        -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -h-a-s 
        -b-e-e-n -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-a-)-(-2-)-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.----I-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -p-o-s-s-e-s-s-e-s -t-h-e -l-e-g-a-l 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
        -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -a 
        -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t -i-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -P-l-a-n -a-t -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -s-e-e-k-s 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-e-r-e-d 
        -i-n-t-o -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, -m-a-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -t-o -a-s-s-u-m-e -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-t -a-l-l -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-e-s -o-f 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-. -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, -b-u-t -a-r-e 
        -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -r-e-s-p-o-n-d-i-n-g -t-o -a 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t 
        -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-; -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-; -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -F-u-n-d -i-n -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -f-i-n-a-n-c-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d -t-a-k-i-n-g 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r 
        -F-u-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e-. -I-n -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -a -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -a-c-k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e -i-t-s -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -a-l-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -s-e-e-k-s 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -P-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -i-s-s-u-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -a -S-t-a-t-e-'-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -f-o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r 
        -w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w-a-l -o-f -s-u-c-h -a-n 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-. -A-t -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, -a 
        -S-t-a-t-e -m-u-s-t -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-a-t -i-t -h-a-s -a -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                -f-o-r -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-n-g -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -a-m-o-n-g -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
                -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-a -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
                -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d 
                -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-)-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-a-t -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-o-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -a 
                -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t -i-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 
                -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -C-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -P-l-a-n-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-a-t -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-o-r 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r 
                -t-h-a-t -i-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1 
                -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-D-) -t-h-a-t -i-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-o-r 
                -n-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-d 
                -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-r-u-s-t-e-e-s -i-n 
                -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
                -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-b-)-(-2-) -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-j-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -R-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -o-f 
-R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -m-a-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t-, -u-n-d-e-r -i-t-s -o-w-n -l-e-g-a-l 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-, -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-t 
        -a -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-.----I-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -p-o-s-s-e-s-s-e-s -t-h-e -l-e-g-a-l -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -C-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -P-l-a-n -a-t -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -s-e-e-k-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-e-r-e-d 
        -i-n-t-o -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, -m-a-y -r-e-f-e-r -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -s-e-e-k-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-. -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, 
        -b-u-t -a-r-e -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -r-e-s-p-o-n-d-i-n-g 
        -t-o -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
        -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r 
        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-; 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-; 
        -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -i-n -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -t-o -f-i-n-a-n-c-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-; 
        -a-n-d -t-a-k-i-n-g -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -F-u-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s -m-a-d-e 
        -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -P-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -a -S-t-a-t-e-'-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -f-o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -a-n-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r 
        -w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w-a-l -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-. -A-t -a 
        -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, -a -S-t-a-t-e -m-u-s-t -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e 
        -t-h-a-t -i-t -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-3-)-.
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-a-c-t-i-o-n -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -F-u-n-d-. -T-h-e 
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-h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -p-o-s-e-d 
-b-y -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
-f-u-n-d-i-n-g-. -T-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -F-u-n-d -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g 
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-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-a-k-e -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -t-h-e 
        -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -v-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-) -b-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -a -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -s-t-r-i-n-g-e-n-t -t-h-a-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-A -S-t-a-t-e -a-l-s-o -m-a-y -o-b-t-a-i-n -F-u-n-d -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g 
-t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -i-t-s -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -t-o 
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-e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-. -T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-n-g 
-e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -a-m-o-n-g 
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-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e--
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g 
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-e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.
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-i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-3-)-(-B-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
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    -`-`-(-f-) -E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---
-I-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -e-n-t-e-r-s -i-n-t-o -a 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a -S-t-a-t-e 
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-C-o-m-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
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-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -f-r-o-m -a -S-t-a-t-e 
-u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -n-o-t-i-f-i-e-s -t-h-e 
-S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -m-a-k-e-s -p-u-b-l-i-c-, -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g-, 
-t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-s -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-r 
-w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w-a-l-.
    -`-`-(-i-) -P-e-r-i-o-d-i-c -R-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -R-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a 
-p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -S-t-a-t-e 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-, 
-a-m-o-n-g -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-i-n-g-s-, -w-h-e-t-h-e-r---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -w-e-r-e 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -t-h-a-t -w-a-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -C-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -P-l-a-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-e-d -b-y -F-u-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s 
        -w-e-r-e -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-g-r-e-e-d 
        -t-o -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t 
        -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -w-e-r-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-.
-T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c 
-r-e-v-i-e-w-s -o-f -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
-a-n-d -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
-s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m -t-o -m-a-k-e 
-t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-v-i-e-w-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c-.
    -`-`-(-j-) -M-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-.----A-t 
-a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a -S-t-a-t-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-s -a 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -a-n 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -a-f-f-o-r-d -t-h-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t 
-i-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-f-)---(-i-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -a-n-d 
-a -c-o-p-y -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -p-l-a-n -f-o-r 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-. 
-T-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -a-l-s-o -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -p-r-o-m-p-t 
-w-r-i-t-t-e-n -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -a -c-o-p-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
-d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -i-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-. -W-i-t-h-i-n -9-0 
-d-a-y-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
-n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n 
-d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -i-s-s-u-e -a -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -a 
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t -t-o -m-o-d-i-f-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e---s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d 
-r-e-m-e-d-y-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -n-o-t-i-c-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h 
-t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s 
-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l -d-a-t-e -f-o-r 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-d-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s 
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -n-o -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -9-0 
-d-a-y-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -n-o-t-i-c-e-. -I-f 
-t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -r-e-s-o-l-v-e 
-t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -w-i-t-h-h-o-l-d -t-h-e 
-d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-u-n-d -m-o-n-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -m-a-y 
-w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w -a-l-l -o-r -p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-.
    -`-`-(-k-) -E-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -S-e-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-t-a-i-n -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
-t-o -t-a-k-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
-l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-o-t 
-b-e-i-n-g -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -b-y -a -S-t-a-t-e -u-n-d-e-r -a-n 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -A-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r 
-p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -b-e-i-n-g 
-a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -b-y -a -S-t-a-t-e -u-n-d-e-r -e-i-t-h-e-r -a-n 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-, -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -t-a-k-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r 
-t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -i-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -f-a-i-l-s-, 
-a-f-t-e-r -a -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
-t-o -t-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -a 
-t-i-m-e-l-y -m-a-n-n-e-r-. -A -S-t-a-t-e -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -h-a-v-e 
-t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-o -t-a-k-e -o-r -o-r-d-e-r -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-a-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g 
-t-o -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s-, -a-t 
-a-n-y -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
-l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-L-i-s-t-. -T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -a-f-f-e-c-t -t-h-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-o -s-e-e-k -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -f-o-r 
-c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -T-r-a-n-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -C-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-n-g 
-A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s-.--
            -(-1-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-5-)-, 
        -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-7-)-, -1-0-4-(-d-)-(-1-) -a-n-d 
        -1-0-4-(-d-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -a-r-e -e-a-c-h 
        -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -h-e-a-d-i-n-g -i-n -e-a-c-h -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g----`-`-T-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -a-p-p-l-i-e-s -o-n-l-y -t-o -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a -R-e-c-o-r-d -o-f -D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -i-s -s-i-g-n-e-d 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -b-y -a 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a 
        -S-t-a-t-e -h-a-s -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d-, -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -o-p-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-c-)-(-3-)-(-C-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-)-, -t-h-e 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-3-)-(-A-) -(-a-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
        -b-y -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-9-4-)-.-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-4-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
        -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-N-o-t-h-i-n-g-'-' 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -n-o-t-h-i-n-g-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-f-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
        -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -r-e-p-e-a-l-, -n-o 
        -e-a-r-l-i-e-r -t-h-a-n -o-n-e -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-2-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -a-n-d 
        -1-2-7-(-b-)-(-3-)-, -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-s-s-u-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e 
        -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d 
        -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-.-'-'-;
            -(-4-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-f-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
        -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
                    -(-A-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-l-e-g-a-l-l-y 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -o-r -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-'-' -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d 
                -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-d-)-(-4-)-'-' -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d 
                -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-d-)-(-5-)-(-C-)-'-'-;
            -(-5-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-f-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
        -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
                    -(-A-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-l-e-g-a-l-l-y 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -o-r -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-'-' -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d 
                -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-d-)-(-4-)-'-' -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d 
                -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-d-)-(-5-)-(-C-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-2-(-d-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
        -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-N-o-t-h-i-n-g-'-' 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -n-o-t-h-i-n-g-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-2-. -T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R -O-F -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-g-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-0-(-g-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g-, -a-f-t-e-r 
-`-`-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-A-g-e-n-c-y-,-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-a-n-d -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-,-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-3-. -S-T-A-T-E -R-O-L-E -I-N -D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N 
              -O-F -R-E-M-E-D-I-A-L -A-C-T-I-O-N -T-A-K-E-N-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-h-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-0-(-h-)-(-3-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-I-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -b-e-i-n-g 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -i-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
-s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a 
-r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-, -a-l-l 
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-o -b-e -m-a-d-e -t-o -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -t-o -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-4-. -S-T-A-T-E -A-S-S-U-R-A-N-C-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-c-)-(-3-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-a-) -i-n -t-h-e -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-(-3-)-'-' -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-S-t-a-t-e -c-o-s-t -s-h-a-r-e-s -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h 
        -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -f-u-n-d-s -m-a-y -b-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s----'-'-;
            -(-b-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-T-h-e-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
        -`-`-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-A-) 
        -F-o-r -a-l-l -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h 
        -a -R-e-c-o-r-d -o-f -D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -i-s -s-i-g-n-e-d 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, 
        -t-h-e-'-'-;
            -(-c-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-)-, -(-B-) -a-n-d -(-C-) -o-f 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-3-) -a-s 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-)-, -(-2-) -a-n-d -(-3-) 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-; -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-(-i-)-'-'-, -w-h-e-r-e-v-e-r -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-I-)-'-'-; -a-n-d -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-(-i-i-)-'-' -w-h-e-r-e-v-e-r -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-I-I-)-'-'-;
            -(-d-) -a-d-d-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-B-) -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s---
    -`-`-(-B-) -S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -a-l-l 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a -R-e-c-o-r-d -o-f 
-D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -i-s 
-s-i-g-n-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -o-n-e -y-e-a-r 
-a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -f-i-n-a-l 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-2-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -a-n-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-(-b-)-(-3-)-, -a-n-d 
-f-o-r -a-l-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-s-t-s -f-o-r 
-w-h-i-c-h -F-u-n-d -m-o-n-e-y -m-a-y -b-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -t-o 
-t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
-F-u-n-d -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -f-i-r-s-t -e-n-t-e-r-s 
-i-n-t-o -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -d-e-e-m-e-d 
-a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-S-t-a-t-e -w-i-l-l -p-a-y -o-r -a-s-s-u-r-e -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -1-5 
-p-e-r-c-e-n-t-u-m -o-f -a-l-l -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -a-s 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-(-d-)-. -T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -f-o-r -a 
-o-n-e---y-e-a-r -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-i-o-d -f-o-r -a-l-l -c-o-s-t-s 
-a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -a -S-t-a-t-e-; -i-n -t-h-a-t 
-e-v-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-s-t -s-h-a-r-e 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -a-b-o-v-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-l-l -c-o-s-t-s -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
-p-e-r-i-o-d-.-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-e-) -a-d-d-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-C-) -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-C-) -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e 
-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -a-l-l 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r 
-o-t-h-e-r -c-o-s-t-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -e-i-t-h-e-r 
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -o-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-) 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-. -T-h-e -o-p-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d 
-b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-l-l 
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -a-n-d -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-i-g-n-e-d 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-2-7-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-5-. -S-I-T-I-N-G-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-9-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-c-)-(-9-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d 
-a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-9-) -S-i-t-i-n-g-.----E-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-n-e -y-e-a-r 
-a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y 
-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
-r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-c-c-u-r-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -i-t-s -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
-d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -f-o-r -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
-w-a-s-t-e-s-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s 
-i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-6-. -T-H-E -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -P-R-I-O-R-I-T-I-E-S 
              -L-I-S-T-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-(-B-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-(-B-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-'-'-, 
-a-n-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-W-i-t-h-i-n-'-' -t-h-e 
-s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -`-`-T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-L-i-s-t-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -m-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -m-a-y -b-e 
-a-d-o-p-t-e-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -a-n-d -w-i-t-h-o-u-t 
-r-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-) -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-C-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -t-o -b-e -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -a 
        -n-o-t-i-c-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -a-n -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-. -P-u-b-l-i-c -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -a-l-s-o 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -a 
        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o 
        -r-e-m-o-v-e -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-. -T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
        -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -u-n-d-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -t-h-a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -b-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n-, -o-r 
        -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -f-r-o-m-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-. -T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-o-l-e 
        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -t-o -l-i-s-t -o-r -r-e-m-o-v-e -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-7-. -T-H-E -S-T-A-T-E -R-E-G-I-S-T-R-Y-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-5-(-a-)-(-8-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-) -(-a-s 
-a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -a -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h---
            -`-`-(-D-) -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-g-i-s-t-r-y-.----E-a-c-h 
        -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a-n-d -m-a-k-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -a -l-i-s-t -o-f 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -b-e-l-i-e-v-e-d -t-o -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -o-r 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -h-a-z-a-r-d -t-o -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h 
        -o-r -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -d-u-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -o-r 
        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s-. -E-a-c-h 
        -S-t-a-t-e-, -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -s-u-c-h -l-i-s-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -s-h-a-l-l-, -o-n -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -b-a-s-i-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-s-h 
        -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -R-e-g-i-s-t-r-y-, -s-p-e-c-i-f-y-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-.-'-'-.

        -T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I----V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-Y -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E

-S-E-C-. -3-0-1-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S -A-N-D -O-B-J-E-C-T-I-V-E-S-.

    -T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e -a-r-e -t-o---
            -(-a-) -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-l-y -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e 
        -p-a-c-e -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-t 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -s-i-t-e-s -b-y -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d
            -(-b-) -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -w-e-l-f-a-r-e 
        -b-y -r-e-t-u-r-n-i-n-g -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -s-i-t-e-s 
        -t-o -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-2-. -S-T-A-T-E -V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-Y -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-2-8-. -V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-Y -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
-a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -V-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.---
-T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -a-s-s-i-s-t -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -a 
-v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-1-) -c-o-v-e-r-s -a-l-l -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-r-i-o-r 
        -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-t-, -i-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s 
        -f-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -h-a-s -t-h-e -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s-, -o-f -a-s-s-u-m-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-n-g -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-f -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
        -o-w-n-e-r -o-r -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r 
        -f-a-i-l-s -o-r -r-e-f-u-s-e-s -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -t-h-e 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-5-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
        -o-v-e-r-s-i-g-h-t -a-n-d -h-a-s -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-a-t -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-r-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e 
        -l-a-w-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -p-e-r-m-i-t 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-n---g-o-i-n-g 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-r 
        -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -2 -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -p-o-r-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-r-e -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -a 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-, 
        -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-' -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -o-f 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-t -w-h-i-c-h -a 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y -i-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r-w-a-y-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, -i-n 
                -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-t -i-s 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o -a-l-l-o-w -t-h-e 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -s-u-c-h -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-r-o-c-e-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a 
                -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a -R-e-c-o-r-d -o-f 
                -D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -i-s-s-u-e-d 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-m-i-t -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -o-r-d-e-r -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d-, 
                -i-s-s-u-e-d-, -m-o-d-i-f-i-e-d-, -o-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
                -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-v-e -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-0-4-(-u-)-, 
                -3-0-0-4-(-v-)-, -o-r -3-0-0-8-(-h-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 
                -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-9-2-4-(-u-)-, -6-9-2-4-(-v-)-, -o-r 
                -6-9-2-8-(-h-)-)-:
                    -`-`-(-D-) -a -l-a-n-d -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -u-n-i-t 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a 
                -c-l-o-s-u-r-e -n-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -C -o-f -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e 
                -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-9-2-1 
                -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a-n 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
                -o-r-d-e-r -o-r -d-e-c-r-e-e -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                -i-s-s-u-e-d-, -s-o-u-g-h-t-, -o-r -e-n-t-e-r-e-d 
                -i-n-t-o -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d 
                -W-a-s-t-e -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -6-9-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -t-h-e -A-t-o-m-i-c 
                -E-n-e-r-g-y -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-5-4 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -2-0-1-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -W-a-t-e-r -P-o-l-l-u-t-i-o-n -C-o-n-t-r-o-l -A-c-t 
                -(-3-3 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-5-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-, -t-h-e 
                -T-o-x-i-c -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -C-o-n-t-r-o-l -A-c-t 
                -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-6-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -o-r 
                -t-i-t-l-e -X-I-V -o-f -t-h-e -P-u-b-l-i-c -H-e-a-l-t-h 
                -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -A-c-t-, -c-o-m-m-o-n-l-y -k-n-o-w-n 
                -a-s -t-h-e -S-a-f-e -D-r-i-n-k-i-n-g -W-a-t-e-r -A-c-t 
                -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-0-0-(-f-) -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-F-) -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-t -w-h-i-c-h 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -m-a-y -b-e -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d 
                -W-a-s-t-e -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -6-9-9-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -L-e-a-k-i-n-g 
                -U-n-d-e-r-g-r-o-u-n-d -S-t-o-r-a-g-e -T-a-n-k 
                -T-r-u-s-t -F-u-n-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-5-0-8 -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l 
                -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -m-a-y -b-e -a-n 
        -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-'-' -i-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -n-o-t -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -h-a-s 
                -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -c-o-n-c-u-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -i-t-s -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -R-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -1 -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
-a-n-d -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-, -t-o -t-h-e 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-n -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-u-s -o-f -S-t-a-t-e 
-v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
            -`-`-(-1-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-s -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -s-e-t 
        -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -o-r -(-c-)-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -h-a-s 
        -a-d-o-p-t-e-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -a-l-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -o-r 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-'-s 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -c-o-m-p-l-y 
        -w-i-t-h -a-l-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-s-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -h-a-v-e 
        -b-e-e-n -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -o-f -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -e-a-c-h -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -o-r 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -h-a-v-e 
        -b-e-e-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t 
        -h-a-s -r-e-d-u-c-e-d -o-r -e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -r-i-s-k-s -t-o 
        -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t 
        -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -o-r 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-t 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -w-e-r-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-d-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-6-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -h-a-s -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-d 
        -r-i-s-k -t-o -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -h-a-s -t-a-k-e-n -t-i-m-e-l-y -a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -s-t-e-p-s -t-o -r-e-d-u-c-e -o-r -e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-a-t 
        -r-i-s-k -t-o -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -S-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -C-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -n-o-t -i-n-t-e-n-d-e-d---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-o -i-m-p-o-s-e -a-n-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t 
        -o-n -a -S-t-a-t-e -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-n -o-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -o-r
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-o -a-f-f-e-c-t -t-h-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -a-f-f-o-r-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y 
        -l-a-w -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-) 
        -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
        -(-e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-3-9-)-(-D-) -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -9-6-0-1-(-3-9-)-(-D-)-)-, -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-)-(-C-) -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-)-(-C-)-)-, -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e 
        -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-9-0-1 -e-t-. 
        -s-e-q-.-)-, -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -W-a-t-e-r 
        -P-o-l-l-u-t-i-o-n -C-o-n-t-r-o-l -A-c-t -(-3-3 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -1-2-5-1 -e-t-. -s-e-q-.-)-, -t-h-e -T-o-x-i-c 
        -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -C-o-n-t-r-o-l -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -2-6-0-1 -e-t-. -s-e-q-.-)-, -o-r -t-i-t-l-e -X-I-V -o-f -t-h-e 
        -P-u-b-l-i-c -H-e-a-l-t-h -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -A-c-t-, 
        -c-o-m-m-o-n-l-y -k-n-o-w-n -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-S-a-f-e 
        -D-r-i-n-k-i-n-g -W-a-t-e-r -A-c-t-'-' -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -3-0-0-(-f-) -e-t-. -s-e-q-.-)-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-3-. -S-I-T-E -C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-8 -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-2-9 -S-I-T-E -C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N 
              -T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E -P-R-O-G-R-A-M

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-i-t-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -w-h-i-c-h -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
-o-r -a-r-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -t-o -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-h-a-t -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----I-n 
-c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
-a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -a -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y 
-t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a -s-i-t-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-t-h-e -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -a-t -w-h-i-c-h -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
-o-r -a-r-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -t-o -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d-. -A 
-m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d 
-o-t-h-e-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n---
            -`-`-(-1-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
        -a-t -w-h-i-c-h -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -o-r -a-r-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -t-o -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -n-e-e-d -o-f -t-h-e -o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
        -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r -o-f -s-u-c-h -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -f-u-n-d-s -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a 
        -s-i-t-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a-n-a-l-y-z-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -c-r-e-a-t-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -o-n -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-i-r 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e -o-f -t-h-e -s-i-t-e -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -o-r -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-f -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
        -v-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y 
        -o-n -r-e-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -s-i-t-e -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-e-d -t-o -b-e 
                -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e 
                -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -s-i-t-e 
                -b-y -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -5 -y-e-a-r-s 
                -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -c-r-e-a-t-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -o-n -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -s-i-t-e -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -i-n -a-n 
        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-t-r-e-s-s-e-d 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-n-c-e -o-f 
        -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -r-i-s-k -a-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-k-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-9-) -i-n -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-m-, -a-s -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

    -T-I-T-L-E -I-V----L-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y -A-N-D -A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N

-S-E-C-. -4-0-1-. -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-e-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-e-)-(-2-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-c-l-e-a-n-u-p-'-' -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
-a-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
                    -`-`-(-D-) -T-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -e-x-t-e-n-t 
                -o-f -a-l-l -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -s-u-c-h -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
                -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n-, -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r-, 
                -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-i-n-g-, -o-r -h-a-v-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -s-u-c-h 
                -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                    -`-`-(-E-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g 
                -t-o -t-h-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-r 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -o-r -p-a-y -f-o-r -a 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-F-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e 
                -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-e-)-(-7-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-e-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-7-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s-.----W-h-e-n -i-t -w-o-u-l-d -a-s-s-i-s-t 
        -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -b-y -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-e -a-t-t-e-n-d-a-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -o-f -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-p-o-r-t-s-, -p-a-p-e-r-s-, 
        -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-s-w-e-r-s -t-o -q-u-e-s-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -d-e-e-m-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-. 
        -W-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-a-i-d -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -f-e-e-s -a-n-d -m-i-l-e-a-g-e -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -p-a-i-d 
        -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -I-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -o-f 
        -c-o-n-t-u-m-a-c-y -o-r -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -o-r -r-e-f-u-s-a-l -o-f 
        -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -o-b-e-y -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
        -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-, -a-n-y -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -v-e-n-u-e 
        -i-s -p-r-o-p-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n 
        -t-o -o-r-d-e-r -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-y 
        -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-. -A-n-y -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o 
        -o-b-e-y -s-u-c-h -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -i-s 
        -p-u-n-i-s-h-a-b-l-e -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -a-s -a 
        -c-o-n-t-e-m-p-t -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-.
            -`-`-(-8-) -C-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.--
                    -`-`-(-A-) -A-n-y -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -r-e-p-o-r-t-s-, 
                -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -f-r-o-m 
                -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -r-e-p-o-r-t-s 
                -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -b-y 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-n-d -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -g-r-a-n-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -w-o-r-k 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -b-u-t 
                -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s-, 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-s-, -c-o-m-p-i-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                -s-u-m-m-a-r-i-e-s-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-n-a-l-y-s-e-s 
                -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -o-r 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -w-h-i-c-h -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -o-r 
                -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
                            -`-`-(-i-) -U-p-o-n -a -s-h-o-w-i-n-g 
                        -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-o-r-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -(-o-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, 
                        -a-s -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-) -b-y -a-n-y 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, 
                        -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -o-r -a-n-y -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -p-a-r-t 
                        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -(-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                        -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r -s-a-f-e-t-y -e-f-f-e-c-t-s 
                        -d-a-t-a-)-, -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -(-o-r -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-, 
                        -a-s -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-) -o-r -a-n-y 
                        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-, -o-r 
                        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -h-a-s 
                        -a-c-c-e-s-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-f -m-a-d-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -w-o-u-l-d 
                        -d-i-v-u-l-g-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-9-0-5 -o-f 
                        -t-i-t-l-e -1-8 -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -s-u-c-h 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -p-o-r-t-i-o-n 
                        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-a-t -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -r-e-c-o-r-d-, 
                        -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -o-r 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
                        -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e-d -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
                        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -o-r 
                        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
                        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-o-r-s-) 
                        -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-e-d -w-i-t-h -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g 
                        -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -c-h-a-p-t-e-r-, -o-r -w-h-e-n 
                        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -i-n -a-n-y 
                        -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                        -c-h-a-p-t-e-r-, -o-r-, -i-f -s-u-c-h 
                        -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-r 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-r-e -o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d 
                        -o-r -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-o-r -t-h-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-s -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-) 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, 
                        -g-r-a-n-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
                        -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -w-o-r-k -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                        -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-o 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -f-r-o-m -w-h-o-m -t-h-e 
                        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-e-e-k-s -t-o 
                        -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -c-o-s-t-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-a-t 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
                        -e-x-e-m-p-t -f-r-o-m -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -5-2-2-(-a-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5 -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e -b-y 
                        -r-e-a-s-o-n -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -(-b-)-(-5-)-, -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -(-b-)-(-6-)-, -o-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -(-b-)-(-7-) -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -p-u-b-l-i-c-, -n-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -t-h-e 
                        -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e 
                        -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -t-o -o-t-h-e-r 
                        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -o-r -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o 
                        -w-a-i-v-e -a-n-y 
                        -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y 
                        -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y 
                        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-2-. -C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-C-E -W-I-T-H 
              -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-E -O-R-D-E-R-S-.---

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-6-(-a-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-1-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-' -t-h-e 
        -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-, -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -m-a-y -a-m-e-n-d -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-s -a-n-d -i-s-s-u-e 
        -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-d-e-r-s-, -a-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -a -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t 
        -f-i-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -a-n -i-m-m-i-n-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -e-n-d-a-n-g-e-r-m-e-n-t-, -t-o 
        -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -i-n -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o -a 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-, -o-r -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-b-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-6-(-b-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-'-'-, -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e 
        -p-e-r-i-o-d -`-`-, -o-r -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o 
        -c-o-m-p-l-y -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-, -o-r -b-o-t-h-, 
        -e-v-e-n -i-f -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -p-a-r-t-y -h-a-s 
        -c-o-m-p-l-i-e-d-, -o-r -i-s -c-o-m-p-l-y-i-n-g-, -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -o-r-d-e-r -o-r 
        -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -o-r-d-e-r -p-e-r-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e 
        -s-a-m-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r 
        -t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -`-`-F-o-r 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a 
        -`-s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -c-a-u-s-e-' -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-n -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -b-e-l-i-e-f -b-y -t-h-e 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -w-h-o-m -t-h-e -o-r-d-e-r -i-s 
                -i-s-s-u-e-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-s -n-o-t 
                -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -b-e 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -o-r-d-e-r -i-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -t-o -b-e 
                -i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -p-l-a-n-.
        -T-h-e -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -o-r -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f -a-n 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-a -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -n-o-t -a-f-f-e-c-t -o-r -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -b-a-s-i-s 
        -f-o-r -a -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -`-s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -c-a-u-s-e-.-'-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-b-)-(-2-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-m-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-2-)-(-A-) -a-n-d 
-r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -i-t -a-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-b-)-(-4-)-, -a-n-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
-`-`-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-'-' -i-n -s-u-c-h -n-e-w-l-y 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-4-) -a-n-d 
-r-e-p-l-a-c-i-n-g -i-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
-`-`-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-.
    -(-d-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-b-)-(-2-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-2-(-b-)-(-2-)-(-A-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n 
-o-f -'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n 
-h-a-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-'-'-.
    -(-e-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-b-)-(-2-)-(-C-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-6-(-b-)-(-2-)-(-C-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d-s 
-`-`-S-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-)-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e-'-'-, -o-r 
-a-s -m-a-y -b-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -i-n -a -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-a -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-3-. -L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S -T-O -L-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y -F-O-R 
              -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E -C-O-S-T-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-0-7-)-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -(-a-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-5-) -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
        -i-m-p-e-d-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -n-a-t-u-r-a-l 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -r-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-r 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l-, 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -f-i-v-e 
                -h-u-n-d-r-e-d -p-o-u-n-d-s -o-f -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l 
                -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e -(-M-S-W-) -o-r -s-e-w-a-g-e 
                -s-l-u-d-g-e -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
                -1-0-1-(-4-1-) -a-n-d -1-0-1-(-4-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -o-r -s-u-c-h 
                -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-r -l-e-s-s-e-r -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-s 
                -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-r 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l-, 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -t-e-n -p-o-u-n-d-s 
                -o-r -l-i-t-e-r-s -o-f -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s -o-r 
                -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s -o-r -s-u-c-h -g-r-e-a-t-e-r 
                -o-r -l-e-s-s-e-r -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-s -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
                -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -w-h-e-r-e---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e 
                        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -h-a-s 
                        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
                        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d 
                        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-l-y -o-r -c-o-u-l-d 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                        -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                        -f-a-i-l-e-d -t-o -r-e-s-p-o-n-d -f-u-l-l-y 
                        -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-l-y -t-o 
                        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -b-y 
                        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r -h-a-s 
                        -f-i-l-e-d -t-o -c-e-r-t-i-f-y -t-h-a-t-, -o-n 
                        -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -i-t-s -p-o-s-s-e-s-s-i-o-n-, -i-t 
                        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-i-s 
                        -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-, -f-o-r -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t 
                -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -f-r-o-m -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-s -a -b-o-n-a -f-i-d-e 
                -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-3-9-)-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-e 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-s -b-a-s-e-d 
                -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-p-e-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-1-) 
                -o-r -(-2-) -w-i-t-h -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-v-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d -n-o 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
                -o-v-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
                -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-s-u-l-t-e-d -i-n -a 
                -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
                -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
                -a-n-d---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -a-l-l -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
                        -t-h-a-t -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
                        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-s-u-l-t-e-d -i-n -a 
                        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a 
                        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -b-y 
                        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                        -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -1-9-7-6-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
                        -e-i-t-h-e-r -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
                        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -i-n -a 
                        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -a -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a 
                        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                        -w-e-r-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
                        -s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-;-'-'
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -s-u-c-h 
                        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -d-i-d -n-o-t 
                        -c-a-u-s-e -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f 
                        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s 
                        -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-s-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -w-h-o -a-r-e 
                        -b-o-t-h -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -l-i-a-b-l-e 
                        -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -o-r 
                        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s -o-r 
                        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -f-u-l-l-y 
                        -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -o-r 
                        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; 
                        -o-r
                    -`-`-(-E-) -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-e 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r 
                -S-t-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-r -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y 
                -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n -i-t-s 
                -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -a -r-o-a-d-, -s-t-r-e-e-t-, 
                -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -w-a-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n -r-o-u-t-e 
                -o-v-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-r-e -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-e-d-, 
                -o-r -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-i-n-g -o-f -a -l-i-c-e-n-s-e 
                -o-r -p-e-r-m-i-t -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-F-) -f-o-r -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r 
                -c-e-n-t-u-m -o-f -t-o-t-a-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -c-o-s-t-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -i-n 
                -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e-, -f-o-r -a-l-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -t-o 
                -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-e-i-r -w-h-o-s-e 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-r 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l-, 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -o-n-l-y -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d 
                -w-a-s-t-e -(-M-S-W-) -o-r -s-e-w-a-g-e -s-l-u-d-g-e 
                -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
                -1-0-1-(-4-1-) -a-n-d -1-0-1-(-4-4-)-, 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. 
                -S-u-c-h -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -o-n-l-y---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -w-h-e-r-e -e-i-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
                        -a-c-t-s -o-r -o-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -g-i-v-i-n-g 
                        -r-i-s-e -t-o -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                        -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
                        -t-h-i-r-t-y---s-i-x -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -o-r -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -a-s-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -o-r 
                        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-s -i-n -a 
                        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e 
                        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -o-f 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-4-3-)-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e 
                        -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -d-i-d -n-o-t -o-c-c-u-r -o-n 
                        -l-a-n-d-s -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -a-n-y -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, 
                        -o-r -o-n -a-n-y -t-r-i-b-a-l -l-a-n-d-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -B-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-m-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
    -`-`-(-n-) -P-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -P-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r -a-n-d 
-W-i-n-d-f-a-l-l -L-i-e-n-.----W-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
-u-n-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h 
-a-n -o-w-n-e-r -o-f -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -n-o-t -l-i-a-b-l-e -b-y 
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-)-(-C-) 
-o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
-w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -u-n-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d -c-o-s-t-s 
-i-n-u-r-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -o-w-n-e-r-, 
-t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -l-i-e-n 
-u-p-o-n -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -u-n-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d 
-c-o-s-t-s-. -S-u-c-h -l-i-e-n---
            -`-`-(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e 
        -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -i-n -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f -a 
        -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t -s-a-l-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -d-i-s-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -n-o-t-i-c-e -a-n-d 
        -v-a-l-i-d-i-t-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-3-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-l-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e 
        -e-a-r-l-i-e-r -o-f -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -l-i-e-n-, -o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -a-l-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -a-t -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-0-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-'-' -i-n -t-h-e -t-i-t-l-e 
-o-f -t-h-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-E-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
-A-n-d-'-'-.
    -(-d-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-a-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-0-(-a-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-t-i-t-l-e-'-' -i-n 
        -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -t-o 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h 
        -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-1-3 -a-n-d -1-2-2-, -w-h-e-n -s-u-c-h 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-s -i-t-s 
        -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
        -a-n-d -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -a-l-l -f-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -c-i-v-i-l -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-i-n-e-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-l-e-s-s -o-f -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-i-n-e-s -a-r-e 
        -p-u-n-i-t-i-v-e -o-r -c-o-e-r-c-i-v-e -i-n -n-a-t-u-r-e -o-r 
        -a-r-e -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -i-s-o-l-a-t-e-d -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-o-t-h-e-r-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y-'-' -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d 
        -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
        -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -n-e-w -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -`-`-T-h-e -w-a-i-v-e-r -o-f 
        -i-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
        -e-n-c-o-m-p-a-s-s -u-n-i-q-u-e-l-y -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -s-u-c-h -a-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a-n-y 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r 
                -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -s-e-i-z-u-r-e -o-f -o-r 
                -h-o-l-d-i-n-g -t-i-t-l-e -t-o -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, 
                -t-a-k-e-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                -e-c-o-n-o-m-y -i-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r-, 
                -d-u-r-i-n-g-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -i-n 
                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -w-a-r -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -t-h-e -u-s-e -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -w-a-g-e-, 
                -p-r-o-f-i-t -a-n-d -p-r-i-c-e -i-n-c-e-n-t-i-v-e-s 
                -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -t-o 
                -m-o-b-i-l-i-z-e -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-c-o-n-o-m-y 
                -f-o-r -w-a-r---r-e-l-a-t-e-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-; 
                -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a-n-y 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -t-a-k-e-n -i-n 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -t-o -a -n-a-t-u-r-a-l 
                -d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -E-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -F-l-o-o-d -C-o-n-t-r-o-l -W-o-r-k 
                -A-c-t -(-3-3 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-0-1-(-n-)-)-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -D-i-s-a-s-t-e-r -R-e-l-i-e-f -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-4 
                -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -5-1-2-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.-'-'-;
    -(-e-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-0-(-a-)-(-4-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-c-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y-'-' 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-o-w-n-e-d-'-' -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t 
        -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-i-n 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-: 
        -(-A-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-L-i-s-t-'-' -`-`-; -(-B-) -w-h-e-n -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-r-e -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -b-u-t -a-r-e 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-t-a-t-e -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -o-r -(-C-) 
        -w-h-e-n -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s -a-r-e -p-a-r-t -o-f -a-n 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-r-e -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t -a-n-d -a-r-e 
        -t-o -b-e -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-E-a-c-h -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -S-t-a-t-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -b-o-t-h -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-a-l-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-n-g 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-d-i-n-g -t-o -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t-s 
        -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t -n-o-n---f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y -o-w-n-e-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -o-r -s-u-c-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -p-a-r-t -o-f -a -S-t-a-t-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -f-o-r -n-o-n---f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y -o-w-n-e-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -b-e-i-n-g -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -a -S-t-a-t-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-.-'-'-;
            -(-4-) -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g-'-' -b-y -r-e-p-l-a-c-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -w-o-r-d -`-`-s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-'-' -w-i-t-h 
        -`-`-s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-s-'-'-;
            -(-5-) -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y 
        -a-d-d-i-n-g -`-`-T-h-i-s -w-a-i-v-e-r -o-f -i-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -a-l-l -c-i-v-i-l -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-i-n-e-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-l-e-s-s -o-f -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-i-n-e-s -a-r-e 
        -p-u-n-i-t-i-v-e -o-r -c-o-e-r-c-i-v-e -i-n -n-a-t-u-r-e -o-r 
        -a-r-e -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -f-o-r -i-s-o-l-a-t-e-d -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-. -N-e-i-t-h-e-r 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -n-o-r -a-n-y -a-g-e-n-t-, 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-m-m-u-n-e -o-r -e-x-e-m-p-t -f-r-o-m -a-n-y 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -o-r -s-a-n-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e 
        -o-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-r-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-n-y 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-e-l-i-e-f -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h 
        -l-a-w-s-, -b-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -r-e-m-o-v-e -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -f-i-l-e-d -i-n -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-u-r-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n-y 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t 
        -c-o-u-r-t-. -N-o -a-g-e-n-t-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-, -o-r 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l-l-y -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-n-y -c-i-v-i-l 
        -o-r -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -p-e-n-a-l-t-y -u-n-d-e-r 
        -a-n-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y -a-c-t -o-r -o-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -s-c-o-p-e -o-f -t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l 
        -d-u-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-g-e-n-t-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-, -o-r 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-. -A-l-l -f-u-n-d-s -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -a 
        -S-t-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -f-r-o-m -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -f-i-n-e-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d 
        -f-o-r -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e 
        -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-a-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-n-l-y -f-o-r 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -o-r 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -o-r -t-o 
        -d-e-f-r-a-y -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.
    -(-f-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-j-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-0-(-j-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
-s-i-t-e-'-' -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-o-r -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-a-)-(-4-)-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-4 -L-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-a-n-d-'-' -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-o-r-'-'-;
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-b-y -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
-p-a-r-t-y -o-r -e-n-t-i-t-y-,-'-'-;
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a -b-l-a-n-k -l-i-n-e 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-f-r-o-m -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -m-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-f-r-o-m 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-'-' -t-o -t-h-e 
        -l-e-f-t -m-a-r-g-i-n-;
            -(-3-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a -c-o-m-m-a -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-r-e-a-t-e-n-e-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-'-'-; 
        -a-n-d
    -(-d-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-A-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-d-i-r-e-c-t -c-o-s-t-s-, -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -c-o-s-t-s-, -a-n-d 
-c-o-s-t-s -o-f -o-v-e-r-s-e-e-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
-t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-'-'-.
    -(-e-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-B-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-B-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-o-t-h-e-r-'-' -b-o-t-h -t-i-m-e-s -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a 
        -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -a-n -I-n-d-i-a-n -t-r-i-b-e-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e 
        -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-c-y -p-l-a-n-'-'-.
    -(-f-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-c-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-7-(-c-)-(-3-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-i-n 
        -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -a-n-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o -t-a-k-e -p-r-o-p-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-,-'-' 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-p-e-r-s-o-n-'-' -t-h-e 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d -t-i-m-e -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-a-t -l-e-a-s-t -e-q-u-a-l -t-o-, -a-n-d -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-u-p -t-o-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-a 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-t-i-m-e-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-a-n-y -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -F-u-n-d 
        -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o -t-a-k-e 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-s-u-c-h -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-'-'-.
    -(-g-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-B-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-, -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t 
-o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
-`-`-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-' -o-r 
-`-`-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-'-' -w-h-e-r-e-v-e-r 
-t-h-e-y -a-p-p-e-a-r -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-2-)-, -(-3-) 
-a-n-d -(-4-)-; -1-0-7-(-b-)-; -1-0-7-(-c-)-; -1-0-7-(-d-)-(-1-) -a-n-d 
-(-2-)-; -1-0-7-(-f-)-(-1-)-; -1-0-7-(-i-)-; -1-0-7-(-j-)-; -a-n-d 
-1-0-7-(-k-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-. -C-I-V-I-L -P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-a-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-u-p-o-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -a-n-y 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-e-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-'-'-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-b-y -a-n-y 
        -a-d-v-e-r-s-e-l-y -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -t-h-e -f-i-l-i-n-g -o-f -a -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e-'-'-, 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -`-`-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-e-d-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-b-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-w-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o 
        -t-h-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s-h-i-p-,-'-' -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-o-r -i-n -a-n-y -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -l-i-m-i-t-i-n-g -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e----`-`-A-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e-d -i-n -a-n-y -s-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l 
        -c-o-u-r-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -(-o-r -a-n-y -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-, -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -o-r 
        -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -o-r 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -m-a-y -b-e 
        -r-e-m-o-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t 
        -c-o-u-r-t -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-4-4-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-8 -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-g-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-g-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-2-) -a-n-d -(-3-) -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f 
        -c-o-s-t-s-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -b-e-l-o-w-, -a-n -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -c-o-s-t-s 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e -m-u-s-t -b-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -f-o-r -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-r-e-e -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -r-e-m-o-v-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-a-k-e-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -o-f-f--
                -s-i-t-e -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-f -a-n-y -r-e-m-o-v-e-d 
                -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-; -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -i-f 
                -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -o-n---s-i-t-e 
                -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                -t-h-r-e-e -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -r-e-m-o-v-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-a-k-e-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d 
                -f-o-r -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
                -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-s-t 
                -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -f-o-r -a -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -w-i-t-h-i-n -s-i-x -y-e-a-r-s 
                -a-f-t-e-r -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l 
                -o-n---s-i-t-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-.
        -I-n -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -e-n-t-e-r -a -d-e-c-l-a-r-a-t-o-r-y -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-n 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r 
        -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -b-e -b-i-n-d-i-n-g -o-n 
        -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
        -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s-. -A -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e -f-o-r -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
        -a-t -t-h-e -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -m-a-y -b-e 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -b-u-t -m-u-s-t -b-e 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d -n-o -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-r-e-e 
        -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -a-l-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-. -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -f-o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -c-o-s-t-s 
        -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -h-a-v-e 
        -b-e-e-n -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -C-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g-.----A-n -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -b-y -a -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
        -p-a-r-t-y -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y -f-o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f 
        -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -m-u-s-t 
        -b-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -l-a-t-e-r -o-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) 
                -a-b-o-v-e-, -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -w-h-e-r-e -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -i-s 
                -s-o-u-g-h-t -f-o-r -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s 
                -p-a-i-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-r 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-r-e-e -y-e-a-r-s 
                -a-f-t-e-r---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                        -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -i-n -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -f-o-r 
                        -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -o-r 
                        -d-a-m-a-g-e-s-, -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -a-n-y 
                        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r -o-r 
                        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
                        -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r 
                        -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -p-a-i-d -o-r -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -a 
                        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.
    -(-d-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-g-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-g-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f-:
            -`-`-(-4-) -C-l-a-i-m-s -b-y -t-h-e -u-n-i-t-e-d 
        -s-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -i-n-d-i-a-n -t-r-i-b-e-s-.---
        -C-l-a-i-m-s -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-, -a-n-d -c-l-a-i-m-s -b-y -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -I-n-d-i-a-n 
        -t-r-i-b-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-, -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d 
        -c-o-m-p-u-l-s-o-r-y -c-o-u-n-t-e-r-c-l-a-i-m-s -i-n -a-n 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
        -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -a-n -I-n-d-i-a-n -t-r-i-b-e -s-e-e-k-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-, -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, 
        -d-a-m-a-g-e-s-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -c-l-a-i-m -b-y -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.
    -(-e-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-j-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-j-)-(-1-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-o-r 
        -o-r-d-e-r-e-d-'-' -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-o-r -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-o-r 
        -o-r-d-e-r-e-d-'-' -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-o-r -s-o-u-g-h-t-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-6-. -L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S -O-N -C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N 
              -A-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-3-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -(-a-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-f-)-(-1-) -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s---
            -(-1-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-s -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -`-`-(-1-)-(-A-)-,-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-m-a-y -s-e-e-k 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-'-' -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-w-h-o -i-s -l-i-a-b-l-e -o-r 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -l-i-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
        -`-`-d-u-r-i-n-g -o-r -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-n-y -c-i-v-i-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e -o-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n 
        -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-i-n -a 
        -c-l-a-i-m -a-s-s-e-r-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7-(-a-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -a-t 
        -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-r-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -n-o -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
        -w-h-e-r-e---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-s-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -h-a-s 
                -w-a-i-v-e-d -s-u-c-h -r-i-g-h-t-s -i-n -a 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-;
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -f-r-o-m -w-h-o-m 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t -i-s 
                -l-i-a-b-l-e -s-o-l-e-l-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -t-e-n 
                -p-o-u-n-d-s -o-r -t-e-n -l-i-t-e-r-s -o-f 
                -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -o-r -s-u-c-h -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -o-r 
                -l-e-s-s-e-r -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-s -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
                -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -f-r-o-m 
                -w-h-o-m -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t 
                -h-a-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -a -f-i-n-a-l 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-2-2-(-g-)-.-;
            -(-5-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-u-l-e-s-'-' -b-y 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7-(-a-)-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e 
        -`-`-N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -d-i-m-i-n-i-s-h -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -b-r-i-n-g -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f -a 
        -c-i-v-i-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -o-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -B-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
-(-1-)-(-A-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h---
            -`-`-(-B-) -A-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-s 
        -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
        -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -i-s -n-o-t -l-i-a-b-l-e 
        -b-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -o-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
        -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -i-s -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -s-u-i-t-s -i-n -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -b-y -a -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -l-i-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -w-h-o-m -t-h-e 
        -c-l-a-i-m -o-f -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -i-s -b-r-o-u-g-h-t 
        -f-o-r -a-l-l -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
        -d-e-f-e-n-d-i-n-g -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e -c-l-a-i-m-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-l-l -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
        -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-r-t -w-i-t-n-e-s-s 
        -f-e-e-s-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-3-(-f-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-1-3-(-f-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-o-u-t -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-.----A -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -t-h-a-t -h-a-s -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -i-t-s -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -a-n 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-l-y 
        -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -c-l-a-i-m-s -b-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-. -A 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -i-t-s 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -i-n -a-n 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-l-y 
        -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -c-l-a-i-m-s -b-y -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -h-a-s -a -c-l-a-i-m -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-. -S-u-c-h -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -d-o-e-s 
        -n-o-t -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
        -u-n-l-e-s-s -i-t-s -t-e-r-m-s -s-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -b-u-t 
        -i-t -r-e-d-u-c-e-s -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -b-y 
        -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-. -T-h-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-f-f-o-r-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -c-l-a-i-m-s -a-n-d 
        -a-l-l -o-t-h-e-r -t-y-p-e-s -o-f -c-l-a-i-m-s-, -u-n-d-e-r 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-, -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e 
        -a-s-s-e-r-t-e-d -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g 
        -p-a-r-t-y -f-o-r -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -o-r -p-a-i-d 
        -b-y -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-, -i-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s 
        -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -a-r-e -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -b-u-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -c-l-a-i-m-s -b-a-s-e-d 
        -o-n -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-a-l -i-n-d-e-m-n-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -e-x-p-r-e-s-s -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-a-l 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -p-a-y -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -o-r 
        -d-a-m-a-g-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-7-. -S-C-O-P-E -O-F -R-U-L-E-M-A-K-I-N-G 
              -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-5 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-1-5-)-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-t-e-x-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-`-`-(-a-)-'-' -a-n-d -a-d-d-i-n-g -a -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -c-o-n-f-e-r-r-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t 
-l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e 
-l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -d-e-f-i-n-e -t-h-e 
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -s-c-o-p-e -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-1 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -4-0-5 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-v-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-f-i-r-m-s-, 
-w-i-t-h-o-u-t -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
-p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -d-e-f-i-n-e -t-h-e 
-t-e-r-m-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-s -t-h-e-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o 
-l-e-n-d-e-r-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -c-u-s-t-o-d-i-a-n-s-, 
-t-r-u-s-t-e-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-8-. -E-N-H-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -S-E-T-T-L-E-M-E-N-T 
              -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-2-)-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-a-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-e-)-(-3-)-;
            -(-b-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-e-) -(-4-) -a-n-d -(-5-) -a-s 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-e-) -(-3-) -a-n-d -(-4-)-, 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
            -(-c-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-e-)-(-6-) -a-s -a -n-e-w 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-o-) -a-n-d -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-n-)---
                    -(-1-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-y-'-' -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
                -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-2-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-' -i-n -b-o-t-h -p-l-a-c-e-s -w-h-e-r-e 
                -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
                -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-;
            -(-d-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2 -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g---
    -`-`-(-p-) -R-e-t-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-u-n-d-s-.----I-f-, -a-s 
-p-a-r-t -o-f -a-n-y -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-C-h-a-p-t-e-r-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -w-i-l-l -b-e 
-c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-i-l-l -b-e -p-a-y-i-n-g -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -r-e-t-a-i-n 
-s-u-c-h -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -i-n -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -b-e-a-r-i-n-g 
-a-c-c-o-u-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -u-s-e -s-u-c-h -a-m-o-u-n-t-s-, 
-t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r -w-i-t-h -a-c-c-r-u-e-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -f-o-r 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -`-`-(-q-) -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -r-e-v-i-e-w -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-1-3-(-h-)-, -a-n-d -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-g-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a 
-p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o-s-e -c-l-a-i-m -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
-o-r -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -i-s -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t 
-o-f -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-f-f-o-r-d-e-d 
-b-y -a-n -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -c-h-a-l-l-e-n-g-e -t-h-e -c-o-s-t 
-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-o-n-l-y -b-y -f-i-l-i-n-g -a -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-u-r-t -w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
-s-u-c-h -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -b-e-c-o-m-e-s -f-i-n-a-l-. -V-e-n-u-e 
-s-h-a-l-l -l-i-e -i-n -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
-h-a-s -h-e-r -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e-. -A-n-y -r-e-v-i-e-w 
-o-f -a-n -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-r-e-c-o-r-d-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-u-p-h-e-l-d -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -c-a-n 
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -o-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-c-o-r-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -t-o -e-n-t-e-r 
-i-n-t-o -t-h-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-w-a-s -a-r-b-i-t-r-a-r-y-, -c-a-p-r-i-c-i-o-u-s-, -o-r 
-o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -n-o-t -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-l-a-w-.-'-'-.
            -(-e-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-f-)-(-1-) -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -F-i-n-a-l -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -o-f-f-e-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -e-n-t-e-r 
        -i-n-t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a -f-i-n-a-l -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t -n-o-t 
        -t-o -s-u-e -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -a-n-y -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t 
        -t-o -f-u-t-u-r-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-, 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y 
                -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-, -o-r -t-h-e-r-e 
                -a-r-e -o-t-h-e-r -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f-, -a -f-i-n-a-l 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
                -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -r-e-a-c-h-e-d 
                -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-6 -o-r -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -T-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y 
                -w-a-i-v-e-s -a-l-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -o-t-h-e-r 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-D-) -T-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y 
                -p-a-y-s -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -t-h-a-t -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-s 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-i-s-k-s -o-f -r-e-m-e-d-y 
                -f-a-i-l-u-r-e-; -f-u-t-u-r-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -u-n-k-n-o-w-n 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-; -u-n-a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d 
                -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -a-n-y 
                -u-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -i-s 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-' -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -r-i-s-k -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-h-o -h-a-v-e 
                -n-o-t -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -t-h-e-i-r -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -a-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -h-a-v-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-d -t-h-e-i-r -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -c-o-v-e-r-s -1-0-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t 
                -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-' 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -s-o-l-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -p-r-e-m-i-u-m-, 
                -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -h-a-s 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -t-o -w-a-i-v-e -o-r -r-e-d-u-c-e 
                -t-h-e -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-h-o -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -a-n 
                -i-n-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-y -s-u-c-h -a 
                -p-r-e-m-i-u-m-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -D-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-a-r-y 
        -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t-s-.----F-o-r -a-l-l -o-t-h-e-r 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y-, -i-n -h-i-s -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-i-t-h -a -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t 
        -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-e -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -a-n-y 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -i-f -t-h-e -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t 
        -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-e -i-s -i-n -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -b-u-t 
        -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-5-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. 
        -I-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t-s -a-r-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s 
        -a-n-d -r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-i-s-k-s 
        -r-e-m-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e 
        -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h -o-f -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -t-h-e 
        -l-i-k-e-l-i-h-o-o-d -o-f -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y-, -t-h-e 
        -r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -r-e-s-t-o-r-e-, 
        -r-e-p-l-a-c-e -o-r -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t 
        -o-f -i-n-j-u-r-e-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h-, 
        -w-e-l-f-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-;
            -(-f-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
        -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l-'-'-, -w-h-e-r-e-v-e-r -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s 
        -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-f-)-(-2-)-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-'-'-;
            -(-g-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s 
        -(-f-)-(-3-) -a-n-d -(-f-)-(-4-)-;
            -(-h-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-f-)-(-2-)-, -(-f-)-(-5-) -a-n-d 
        -(-f-)-(-6-) -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-f-)-(-3-)-, 
        -(-f-)-(-4-)-, -a-n-d -(-f-)-(-5-)-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
            -(-i-) -i-n -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-f-)-(-5-)-(-A-)---
                    -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
                -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l-'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
                -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
                -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-'-'-;
                    -(-2-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -`-`-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-2-)-'-' -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -c-l-a-u-s-e -o-f 
                -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -o-r 
                -(-3-)-'-' -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-; -a-n-d
                    -(-3-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -`-`-d-e 
                -m-i-n-i-m-i-s -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s-'-' -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-d-e -m-i-n-i-m-i-s -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-g-) -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-'-' -i-n -l-i-e-u 
                -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-;
                    -(-4-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                -`-`-t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -t-h-a-t 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-e-d-'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n 
                -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                -`-`-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-s 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d-'-'-.
            -(-j-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-f-)-(-5-)-(-B-)---
                    -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-I-n 
                -e-x-t-r-a-o-r-d-i-n-a-r-y -c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-, 
                -t-h-e-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d 
                -`-`-T-h-e-'-'-;
                    -(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                -`-`-t-h-o-s-e -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -a-n-d-'-'-;
                    -(-3-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-t-h-e 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
                -f-o-r -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -t-o 
                -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -r-e-m-e-d-y 
                -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -o-r -a-n-y -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                -m-a-y -r-e-s-u-l-t -f-r-o-m -u-n-k-n-o-w-n 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e 
                -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r -t-e-r-m-s-'-'-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-4-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d 
                -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -`-`-T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                -m-a-y-, -i-n -h-i-s -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -w-a-i-v-e 
                -o-r -r-e-d-u-c-e -t-h-e -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -p-a-y-m-e-n-t 
                -f-o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-h-o -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e 
                -a-n -i-n-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-y -s-u-c-h -a 
                -p-r-e-m-i-u-m-.-'-'
            -(-k-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-g-)-(-1-)-(-A-) -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-:
    -`-`-(-g-) -E-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -F-i-n-a-l -S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -P-a-r-t-i-e-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-.----W-h-e-r-e-v-e-r 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -a-n-d -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-a -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -w-i-l-l -a-s -p-r-o-m-p-t-l-y -a-s 
        -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -o-f-f-e-r -t-o -r-e-a-c-h -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o-, -i-n -t-h-e 
        -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -m-e-e-t 
        -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -a-n 
        -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-:
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y-'-s 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -d-e -m-i-n-i-m-i-s-. -T-h-e 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -b-y -a 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-y -i-s -d-e -m-i-n-i-m-i-s -i-f-:
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y-'-s 
                        -v-o-l-u-m-e-t-r-i-c -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -o-f -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -i-s 
                        -m-i-n-i-m-a-l -i-n -c-o-m-p-a-r-i-s-o-n -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l -v-o-l-u-m-e-t-r-i-c 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -s-u-c-h 
                        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-s -p-r-e-s-u-m-e-d -t-o -b-e -m-i-n-i-m-a-l 
                        -i-f -i-t -i-s -o-n-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-r 
                        -l-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l 
                        -v-o-l-u-m-e-t-r-i-c -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -u-n-l-e-s-s 
                        -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-s -a -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t 
                        -t-h-r-e-s-h-o-l-d -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -s-i-t-e--
                        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -f-a-c-t-o-r-s-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y-'-s 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -d-o 
                        -n-o-t -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -t-o-x-i-c -o-r 
                        -o-t-h-e-r -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-s 
                        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-l-y 
                        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-o-s-e -o-f 
                        -o-t-h-e-r -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r-'-'
            -(-l-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-g-)-(-1-)-(-B-)-:
                    -`-`-(-C-) -T-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y-'-s 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -b-a-s-e-d -s-o-l-e-l-y -o-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-3-) -o-r 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d 
                -t-h-e -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l-, 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -o-n-l-y -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d 
                -w-a-s-t-e -(-M-S-W-) -o-r -s-e-w-a-g-e -s-l-u-d-g-e 
                -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-4-1-) 
                -o-r -1-0-1-(-4-4-)-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -m-a-y -o-f-f-e-r -t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e -t-h-e 
                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-o-r-s -a-n-d 
                -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-e-r-s -o-f -M-S-W -o-r -s-e-w-a-g-e 
                -s-l-u-d-g-e -w-h-o-s-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-s 
                -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
                -f-o-r -u-p -t-o -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -t-o-t-a-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-D-) -T-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y -i-s -a -s-m-a-l-l 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -o-r -a -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y 
                -a-n-d -h-a-s -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a -l-i-m-i-t-e-d 
                -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -c-o-s-t-s-. -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a 
                        -s-m-a-l-l -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -t-h-e 
                        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
                        -t-h-a-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-s 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -s-m-a-l-l 
                        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -t-h-e -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-' 
                        -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-y -f-o-r -i-t-s 
                        -t-o-t-a-l -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -s-h-a-r-e-, 
                        -a-n-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-n-s-t-r-a-i-n-t-s -o-n -i-t-s 
                        -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -r-a-i-s-e 
                        -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s-.
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-, -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e 
                        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -f-a-c-t-o-r-s-: -(-1-) 
                        -t-h-e -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-'-s 
                        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -b-o-n-d 
                        -r-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -m-o-s-t -r-e-c-e-n-t 
                        -b-o-n-d -i-s-s-u-e -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                        -r-a-t-i-n-g -w-a-s -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d-; -(-2-) 
                        -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-o-t-a-l 
                        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-u-n-d-s -(-o-t-h-e-r 
                        -t-h-a-n -d-e-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -f-u-n-d-s-)-; 
                        -(-3-) -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-o-t-a-l 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s 
                        -(-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-e-d -o-r 
                        -e-n-c-u-m-b-e-r-e-d -r-e-v-e-n-u-e-s-)-; 
                        -(-4-) -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-o-t-a-l 
                        -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-; -(-5-) -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
                        -o-f -t-o-t-a-l -d-e-b-t -a-n-d -d-e-b-t 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-; -(-6-) -p-e-r -c-a-p-i-t-a 
                        -i-n-c-o-m-e-; -a-n-d -(-7-) -r-e-a-l 
                        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -v-a-l-u-e-s-. -A 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-y -a-l-s-o 
                        -s-u-b-m-i-t -f-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-n 
                        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -o-n -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -m-u-s-t 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -m-a-k-i-n-g 
                        -d-e-l-a-y-e-d -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -o-r 
                        -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -o-v-e-r -t-i-m-e-. -I-f -a 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -a-s-s-e-r-t-s 
                        -t-h-a-t -i-t -h-a-s -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                        -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -b-e-s-i-d-e-s -i-t-s 
                        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e-n -t-h-e 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-y -c-r-e-a-t-e -a 
                        -l-i-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e -o-f 
                        -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -c-o-m-p-l-y-i-n-g 
                        -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-. -A 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-y 
                        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n -i-n-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
                        -p-a-y -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n 
                        -a-f-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-v-e -s-h-o-w-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
                        -s-u-c-h -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-t-s 
                        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t 
                        -w-o-u-l-d -e-i-t-h-e-r -(-I-) -c-r-e-a-t-e -a 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-b-l-e 
                        -r-i-s-k -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -w-o-u-l-d 
                        -d-e-f-a-u-l-t -o-n -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -d-e-b-t 
                        -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -b-e -f-o-r-c-e-d 
                        -i-n-t-o -b-a-n-k-r-u-p-t-c-y-, -b-e 
                        -f-o-r-c-e-d -t-o -d-i-s-s-o-l-v-e-, -o-r -b-e 
                        -f-o-r-c-e-d -t-o -m-a-k-e -b-u-d-g-e-t-a-r-y 
                        -c-u-t-b-a-c-k-s -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-d-u-c-e 
                        -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
                        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                        -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -s-a-f-e-t-y-, -o-r 
                        -(-I-I-) -n-e-c-e-s-s-i-t-a-t-e -a 
                        -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-e-g-a-l 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-r 
                        -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
                        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g 
                        -t-h-e -a-s-s-u-m-p-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l 
                        -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-.-'-'-.
            -(-m-) -b-y -d-e-l-e-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-2-) 
        -a-n-d -(-3-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-g-) -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-:
            -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a -p-a-r-t-y -i-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-n 
        -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -m-a-d-e -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-t -t-h-e 
        -t-i-m-e -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -i-s 
        -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-e-d-. -S-u-c-h -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-r-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d 
        -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -u-n-r-e-v-i-e-w-a-b-l-e 
        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-. -I-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -n-o-t -t-o -a-p-p-l-y -t-h-e-s-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -t-h-e 
        -b-a-s-i-s -f-o-r -t-h-a-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -m-u-s-t 
        -b-e -e-x-p-l-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -f-a-c-t-o-r-s 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-i-e-s-.----I-n 
        -a-n-y -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a 
        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y -t-a-k-e 
        -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -i-n-t-o 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -i-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -a-n 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-m-o-u-n-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -t-h-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -t-h-a-t -p-a-r-t-y-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -i-n---k-i-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-y -m-a-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -I-n 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -v-a-l-u-e -o-f -i-n---k-i-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -f-a-i-r -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e -o-f 
        -t-h-o-s-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.-'-'-.
            -(-n-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-g-)-(-4-) -`-`-$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-$-2-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-.
            -(-o-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-g-)-(-5-) -a-n-d -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-g-)-(-6-) -a-s -(-g-)-(-5-)-.
            -(-p-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-h-) -b-y 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g---
                    -(-1-) -t-h-e -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                -`-`-A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e -c-l-a-i-m-s 
                -f-o-r -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s-, -p-u-n-i-t-i-v-e 
                -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -a-n-d -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y-'-'-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e 
                -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-'-'-.
            -(-q-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-h-)-(-1-)---
                    -(-1-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                -`-`-c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d-'-' -b-y 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-p-a-s-t 
                -a-n-d -f-u-t-u-r-e-'-'-;
                    -(-2-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-b-y 
                -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-'-' -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-o-r -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e 
                -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d-'-'-;
                    -(-3-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-i-f -t-h-e -c-l-a-i-m -h-a-s -n-o-t 
                -b-e-e-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -J-u-s-t-i-c-e -f-o-r 
                -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-, -t-h-e 
                -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-T-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -a-n-y 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -s-e-e-k-, -o-r -t-o 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l 
                -t-o -s-e-e-k-, -c-i-v-i-l -o-r -p-u-n-i-t-i-v-e 
                -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e -c-l-a-i-m-s -f-o-r -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -o-r -d-a-m-a-g-e-s -w-h-i-c-h 
                -m-a-y -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -b-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-e-d -i-n 
                -c-i-v-i-l -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r 
                -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s-'-'-; -a-n-d 
                -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-, 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
                -`-`-$-2-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-.
            -(-r-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-h-)-(-4-)-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-9-. -A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-C-E-D-U-R-E-S-.

    -T-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-2-2-a -A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N -A-T -M-U-L-T-I---P-A-R-T-Y 
              -F-A-C-I-L-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -S-c-o-p-e-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-o-r 
        -e-a-c-h -n-o-n---f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y -o-w-n-e-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
        -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
        -L-i-s-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-w-o -o-r -m-o-r-e 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, 
        -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-n-y -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d 
                -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s 
                -(-c-)-(-2-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-d-)-(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-n-y -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d 
                -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, -w-h-e-n 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d -b-y -a-n-y -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y -w-h-o -h-a-s 
                -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -i-t-s -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -i-s 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
                -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-(-a-) 
                -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-n-g -s-h-a-r-e-s -a-m-o-n-g 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-. -T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
                -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-n 
                        -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -c-o-n-f-e-r-r-a-l -o-f 
                        -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -r-i-g-h-t-s 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -(-h-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-w-o 
        -o-r -m-o-r-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, -a-s -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -d-e-e-m-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
        -w-h-e-r-e---
                    -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e-r-e -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -a -f-i-n-a-l 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -d-e-c-r-e-e -o-r -o-r-d-e-r 
                -t-h-a-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-l-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -o-r -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -s-h-a-r-e-s -o-f -a-l-l 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -w-h-e-r-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -b-e-i-n-g -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -b-y 
                -a -S-t-a-t-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l 
                -o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-k-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s 
                -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -a-n 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
                -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f 
                -p-a-r-t-i-a-l -o-r -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-y -a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -r-e-s-o-l-v-e 
                -i-t-s -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-t -a-n-y 
                -t-i-m-e -b-e-f-o-r-e -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -v-a-l-i-d-i-t-y-, 
                -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -f-i-n-a-l-i-t-y -o-r 
                -m-e-r-i-t-s -o-f -a-n-y -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -o-r 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r-, 
                -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-r -d-e-c-r-e-e -i-s-s-u-e-d-, 
                -s-i-g-n-e-d-, -l-o-d-g-e-d-, -o-r -e-n-t-e-r-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-s 
                -m-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                -o-r-d-e-r-, -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -o-r -d-e-c-r-e-e-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -M-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-u-m -o-n -C-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-r 
-C-o-n-t-i-n-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -S-u-i-t-s-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -N-o -p-e-r-s-o-n -m-a-y -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -a-n 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -m-u-s-t -b-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-1-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -h-a-s -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e-d -a-n 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-a-)-(-1-)-(-B-) -o-r -(-a-)-(-2-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -u-n-t-i-l -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
        -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-1-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-f -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-s -t-o -b-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -p-e-n-d-i-n-g -(-A-) -u-p-o-n -d-a-t-e 
        -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d 
        -R-e-f-o-r-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-, -o-r -(-B-) -u-p-o-n 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-1-)-(-B-) -o-r -(-a-)-(-2-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -s-t-a-y-e-d -u-n-t-i-l -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -a -s-t-a-y -w-i-l-l -n-o-t 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -a -j-u-s-t -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-i-o-u-s 
        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-n-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
        -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-e-r-i-o-d -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t 
        -t-o -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-o-l-l-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -e-a-r-l-i-e-r -o-f---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -l-i-s-t-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -u-n-t-i-l -1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-p-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-o -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y -l-i-m-i-t -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t 
        -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
        -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -t-h-e -p-o-w-e-r-s -c-o-n-f-e-r-r-e-d -b-y 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-3-, -1-0-4-, -1-0-5-, -1-0-6-, -o-r 
        -1-2-2 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -o-r -t-o -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e 
        -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a 
        -c-o-n-t-e-m-p-o-r-a-n-e-o-u-s -f-i-l-i-n-g -o-f -a 
        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -d-e-c-r-e-e -r-e-s-o-l-v-i-n-g 
        -a -p-a-r-t-y-'-s -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-; -o-r -t-o -f-i-l-e -a 
        -p-r-o-o-f -o-f -c-l-a-i-m -o-r -t-a-k-e -o-t-h-e-r 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -a -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e 
        -1-1 -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-r-e 
        -i-n-t-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -g-u-i-d-e -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -b-y -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -d-i-m-i-n-i-s-h -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t 
        -t-h-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s -o-f -r-e-t-r-o-a-c-t-i-v-e-, 
        -s-t-r-i-c-t-, -j-o-i-n-t -a-n-d -s-e-v-e-r-a-l 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -C-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -A-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y 
        -s-e-a-r-c-h-.----A-t -a-l-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l-, -a-s -s-o-o-n -a-s 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -b-u-t -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 
        -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-a-r-l-i-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -t-h-e -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -a 
        -s-e-a-r-c-h -f-o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, -u-s-i-n-g -i-t-s 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -N-o-t-i-c-e -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-.----A-s 
        -s-o-o-n -a-s -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-p-t 
        -o-f -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-u-t 
        -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -e-i-g-h-t-e-e-n -m-o-n-t-h-s 
        -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-o-s-e 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -w-i-l-l -b-e -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d 
                -s-h-a-r-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-d-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
                -o-f -t-h-e -l-i-s-t -o-f -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -p-r-e-l-i-m-i-n-a-r-i-l-y -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -b-e 
                -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d -s-h-a-r-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -n-o-t-i-f-i-e-d 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -a -l-i-s-t -o-f -n-e-u-t-r-a-l 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -a-r-e -n-o-t -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -w-h-o 
                -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -i-n -h-i-s -o-r -h-e-r -s-o-l-e 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -a-r-e -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -t-o 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-.---
        -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
        -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-c-k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e -t-h-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-' -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -l-i-s-t-, -o-r 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                -l-i-s-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -i-f -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -c-a-n-n-o-t -a-g-r-e-e -o-n 
                -a -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h-i-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -n-o-t-i-c-e-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -m-a-k-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-l-l 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-s -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-, -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -o-t-h-e-r 
                -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, -t-o -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-o 
                -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -w-i-t-h-i-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -m-a-k-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-n-y 
                -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-d -o-r -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
                -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -l-a-w-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -P-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -F-o-r -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -m-a-d-e 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -3-(-C-)-, -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l 
                -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-o-s-e 
                -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -o-r 
                -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -s-u-c-h -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-. -T-h-i-s 
                -p-e-r-i-o-d -m-a-y -b-e -e-x-t-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -f-o-r -a-n 
                -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -3-0 -d-a-y-s -u-p-o-n 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f -a -p-a-r-t-y-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -f-o-r -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -i-s-s-u-e -a 
                -f-i-n-a-l -l-i-s-t -o-f -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
                -t-o -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, 
                -h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -`-`-a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-'-'-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -l-i-s-t -o-f 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -t-h-o-s-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -i-n -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-n-d 
                -e-x-p-l-a-i-n-s -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
                -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -n-o-t -a -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t 
                -b-a-s-i-s -i-n -l-a-w -o-r -f-a-c-t -t-o -t-a-k-e 
                -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-o-s-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -o-r -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-y 
                -h-a-v-e -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -a-n 
                -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-g-)-. -T-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-s -t-o -b-e -b-a-s-e-d 
                -o-n -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
                -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-s 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -u-n-r-e-v-i-e-w-a-b-l-e 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -R-o-l-e -o-f -f-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.----F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s-, 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o-, -a-n-d -b-e 
        -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -o-f-, -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -a-s 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-a-r-t-y-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -u-n-i-t-e-d -s-t-a-t-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-l-l -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s 
        -a-n-d -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -a-n-y -p-h-a-s-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t-.----F-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -l-i-s-t -o-f -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, 
        -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -c-o-n-v-e-n-e -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-n-g -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
        -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -s-h-a-r-e-s-. -I-f -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -d-o -n-o-t -a-g-r-e-e -t-o 
        -a -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-e-d -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-h-a-r-e-s-, -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -w-i-t-h -a 
        -n-o-n-b-i-n-d-i-n-g-, -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-h-a-r-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -t-o -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-.----T-o 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-h-a-r-e-s-, -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -m-a-y -m-a-k-e -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -f-o-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f -a-n-y -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y-. 
        -T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -a-n-y 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n---g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -w-h-e-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-h-a-r-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -F-a-c-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.----U-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-g-r-e-e -t-o -a 
        -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-e-d -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -a 
        -n-o-n-b-i-n-d-i-n-g-, -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-h-a-r-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -f-a-c-t-o-r-s-:
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -b-y -e-a-c-h 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f 
                -t-o-x-i-c-i-t-y -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -b-y 
                -e-a-c-h -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -m-o-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -b-y -e-a-c-h 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -e-a-c-h 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y -i-n -t-h-e 
                -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-r-a-n-s-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -s-t-o-r-a-g-e-, -o-r 
                -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f -c-a-r-e 
                -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d -b-y -e-a-c-h -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-a-r-t-y -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -t-a-k-i-n-g 
                -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -t-h-e 
                -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -t-h-e -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -e-a-c-h -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y -i-n 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -a-n-d -t-i-m-e-l-y 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-G-) -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-t-o-r-s 
                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -b-y 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-r-p-h-a-n 
                -s-h-a-r-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-3-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n
            -`-`-(-4-) -I-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-r-p-h-a-n 
        -s-h-a-r-e-s-.----T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -m-a-y 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-a-t -a -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-h-a-r-e 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
        -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -a-n -`-`-o-r-p-h-a-n 
        -s-h-a-r-e-'-'-. -T-h-e -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e -m-a-y -o-n-l-y 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
                    -`-`-(-A-) -s-h-a-r-e-s -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e 
                -t-o -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -o-n 
                -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d-, -t-o -b-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d 
                -b-u-t -i-n-s-o-l-v-e-n-t -o-r -d-e-f-u-n-c-t 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -a-r-e 
                -n-o-t -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
                -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-c-e 
                -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -s-h-a-r-e-s 
                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d-, 
                -a-r-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-o-r-s 
                -o-f -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e 
                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7-(-a-)-(-5-)-(-D-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-h-a-r-e -a-c-t-u-a-l-l-y 
                -a-s-s-u-m-e-d -b-y -t-h-o-s-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-n 
                -a-n-y -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-g-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-a-i-r 
                -m-a-r-k-e-t -v-a-l-u-e -o-f -i-n---k-i-n-d 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -a 
                -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-c-e 
                -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -s-h-a-r-e 
                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d-, -i-s 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -a -l-i-m-i-t-e-d 
                -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-a-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-h-a-r-e -a-c-t-u-a-l-l-y 
                -a-s-s-u-m-e-d -b-y -t-h-o-s-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-n 
                -a-n-y -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-.
        -T-h-e -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -s-h-a-r-e-s -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r 
        -c-a-n-n-o-t -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -a-n-y 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -p-a-r-t-y-. -S-u-c-h -s-h-a-r-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -F-u-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -O-r-p-h-a-n -S-h-a-r-e-s-.---
-F-r-o-m -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -i-n -a-n-y 
-g-i-v-e-n -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, -a-n-d -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
-F-u-n-d-, -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -c-o-s-t-s 
-i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-y -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e 
-t-o -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
-t-o -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -F-u-n-d 
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -o-f -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-e-x-c-e-e-d -$-3-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -i-n -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r-. -R-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -T-i-m-i-n-g-.----T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
-t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -l-i-s-t -o-f -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-4-)-(-B-) -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -U-p-o-n -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -f-o-r -g-o-o-d 
-c-a-u-s-e -s-h-o-w-n-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y 
-g-r-a-n-t -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-i-m-e -t-o 
-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -n-o-t -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d 
-9-0 -d-a-y-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -F-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-A-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -O-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -u-n-i-t-e-d 
        -s-t-a-t-e-s-.----T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -w-i-l-l 
        -a-c-c-e-p-t -a -t-i-m-e-l-y -o-f-f-e-r -o-f 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -f-r-o-m -a -p-a-r-t-y -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -t-h-e -s-h-a-r-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-, -i-f -i-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-e-m-i-a -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -a -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-o-u-l-d -n-o-t -b-e -f-a-i-r-, 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e-, -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-e-k -t-o 
        -m-a-k-e -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t-. -T-h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-a-b-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
        -n-o-t -t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e-y -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y 
        -w-i-t-h -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-'-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-. 
        -I-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -m-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -a 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o 
        -a-r-e -w-i-l-l-i-n-g -t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-r-e -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o 
        -a -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-n -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-o 
        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a-n-y -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -s-h-a-r-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -w-a-i-v-e-r -o-f 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -r-i-g-h-t-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
                -a-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -a-r-e 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -c-o-v-e-n-a-n-t-s -n-o-t -t-o -s-u-e-, 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-(-f-) 
                -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
                -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-r 
                -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -o-f 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -a -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -t-h-a-t 
                -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-' -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -r-i-s-k -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -h-a-v-e 
                -n-o-t -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -t-h-e-i-r -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
                -t-h-a-t -n-o -s-u-c-h -p-r-e-m-i-u-m -s-h-a-l-l 
                -a-p-p-l-y -i-f -a-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -s-e-t-t-l-e -o-r 
                -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -c-o-v-e-r-s -o-n-e -1-0-0 
                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-1-3-(-f-) -a-n-d -1-2-2-(-g-) -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -m-a-t-t-e-r-s 
                -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-. 
                -S-u-c-h -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -u-n-l-e-s-s -i-t-s -t-e-r-m-s -s-o 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -b-u-t -i-t -r-e-d-u-c-e-s -t-h-e 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -o-t-h-e-r-s -b-y -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-E-) -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t 
                -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -f-o-r -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-n -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-e-d 
                -s-h-a-r-e -a-n-d -a-n-y -p-r-e-m-i-a -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                -b-y -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-. -S-u-c-h -r-i-g-h-t 
                -t-o -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
                -c-o-n-t-i-n-g-e-n-t -o-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-' -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -c-o-s-t-s -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n -n-o-t -a -p-a-r-t-y -t-o -a-n-y 
                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-n -t-h-e 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-c-h-e-m-e-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -c-o-m-p-a-r-i-n-g -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -w-i-t-h 
        -a-c-t-u-a-l -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-t -m-u-l-t-i-p-a-r-t-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y 
        -o-f-f-e-r -o-f -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -m-a-d-e -a-f-t-e-r 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e 
        -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -`-`-(-h-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-R-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-.----I-n -a-n-y -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-w-h-i-c-h -a -p-a-r-t-y -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -w-o-r-k -i-n -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-f -i-t-s -s-h-a-r-e-, 
-t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -i-n -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-t-o -c-o-n-f-e-r -a -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -o-n 
-t-h-e -s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y 
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
    -`-`-(-i-) -P-o-s-t---S-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -L-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-y -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -h-a-s -n-o-t -r-e-s-o-l-v-e-d -i-t-s 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-n -o-r -a-f-t-e-r 
        -6-0 -d-a-y-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s -r-e-p-o-r-t-. -I-n -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-l-l -u-n-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y 
        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y---f-u-n-d-e-d -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-4-)-. -D-e-f-e-n-d-a-n-t-s -i-n 
        -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -i-m-p-l-e-a-d -a-n-y 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-y -w-h-o -d-i-d -n-o-t 
        -r-e-s-o-l-v-e -i-t-s -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-l-l 
        -i-s-s-u-e -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -r-e-l-i-e-f -s-o-u-g-h-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -d-e 
        -m-i-n-i-m-i-s -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s 
        -o-f -j-o-i-n-t -a-n-d -s-e-v-e-r-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -w-i-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -g-r-o-s-s-l-y 
        -d-i-s-p-r-o-p-o-r-t-i-o-n-a-t-e -t-o -t-h-e-i-r 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -i-s 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -I-n -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-i-n-g -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l 
        -m-u-s-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-y-, -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-, 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
        -u-n-a-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-a-c-h -a -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-t 
        -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -i-n -t-h-e -b-e-s-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-d-m-i-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s -r-e-p-o-r-t-.----T-h-e 
        -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -a-d-m-i-s-s-i-b-l-e -i-n -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a -c-l-a-i-m -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -b-y -o-r 
        -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
        -i-n -i-t-s -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -a-s -a -n-o-n-s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y-, -o-r 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-'-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -r-u-l-e-s -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t-, -m-a-y -b-e 
        -a-d-m-i-s-s-i-b-l-e -s-o-l-e-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
        -o-f -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -i-n -m-a-k-i-n-g 
        -a-n -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-h-a-r-e-s -o-f -n-o-n-s-e-t-t-l-i-n-g -l-i-a-b-l-e 
        -p-a-r-t-i-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -O-t-h-e-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
        -u-n-a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-r -i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t-s -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-'-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-3-, -1-0-4-, -1-0-5-, -o-r -1-0-6-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -C-o-s-t-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -T-h-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -t-h-i-s 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -f-e-e-s -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -a-n-y -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
                -o-f -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d 
                -b-y -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-o-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-4-) -a-l-s-o -s-h-a-l-l 
                -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -c-o-s-t-s 
                -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-a-b-l-e -f-r-o-m -l-i-a-b-l-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -w-h-o -d-o -n-o-t -r-e-s-o-l-v-e 
                -t-h-e-i-r -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-n -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-6-) -R-e-j-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-h-a-r-e 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----I-n -a-n-y -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-, -i-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -h-a-s 
        -r-e-j-e-c-t-e-d -a-n -o-f-f-e-r -o-f -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -t-h-a-t -i-s -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-g-)-(-1-) -a-n-d -(-g-)-(-3-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -w-a-s -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -t-o 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -o-f-f-e-r-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o 
        -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-e 
        -o-f-f-e-r-o-r-'-s -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f 
        -d-e-f-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -m-a-k-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-s-' -f-e-e-s-, -i-f 
        -t-h-e -u-l-t-i-m-a-t-e -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-r -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-s-t-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r-o-r-, 
        -t-a-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -a-l-l 
        -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-h-a-n -t-h-o-s-e -a-t-t-r-i-b-u-t-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -o-r -i-n-d-e-m-n-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-s 
        -a-s -o-r -m-o-r-e -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -o-f-f-e-r-o-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -t-h-e -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-j-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-.----T-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -d-e-f-i-n-e 
-t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e-, -a-f-t-e-r 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.-'-'-.

 -T-I-T-L-E -V----R-E-M-E-D-Y -S-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N -A-N-D -C-L-E-A-N-U-P 
                           -S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S

-S-E-C-. -5-0-1-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S -A-N-D -O-B-J-E-C-T-I-V-E-S-.

    -T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e -a-r-e -t-o---
            -(-a-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -A-c-t -a-r-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-b-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-l-l 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -b-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d-,
            -(-c-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -g-o-a-l-s-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p 
        -l-e-v-e-l-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-i-s-k 
        -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -a-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-p-u-t 
        -a-n-d-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -o-n 
        -c-o-n-s-e-n-s-u-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-m-a-k-i-n-g-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-2-. -C-L-E-A-N-U-P -S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S -A-N-D 
              -L-E-V-E-L-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-d-)-(-1-)---(-2-)-(-C-)-(-i-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-1-(-d-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o 
-r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-d-) -D-e-g-r-e-e -o-f -C-l-e-a-n-u-p-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-u-m-a-n 
        -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.----A 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -o-r -a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o -b-y -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-. -I-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-l-l 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-o-a-l-s 
        -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -a-t -a-l-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -G-e-n-e-r-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l-s-.---
        -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l-s 
        -f-o-r -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-, -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s-, -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-s-, -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-o-a-l-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-. -A -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l 
        -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
                -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -l-a-n-d -u-s-e-s-,
                    -`-`-(-B-) -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -o-t-h-e-r 
                -v-a-r-i-a-b-l-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -c-a-n -b-e -e-a-s-i-l-y 
                -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-d -a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d 
                -w-h-o-s-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -a-r-e 
                -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -w-e-l-l--
                -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-o-o-d -t-o -v-a-r-y -o-n -a -s-i-t-e--
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -b-a-s-i-s-, -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t 
                -c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -l-e-v-e-l-s -b-e-l-o-w 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -n-o-t 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-i-t-e---s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -t-o 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l-s-.---
        -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p 
        -l-e-v-e-l-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-(-2-) 
        -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y---a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -g-e-n-e-r-i-c 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-4-) 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y-, -a-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -r-e-l-y -o-n -a -s-i-t-e--
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -r-i-s-k -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
        -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -a-t -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
        -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-o-a-l-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -l-a-n-d -u-s-e-s -a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-h-i-s -m-a-y -o-c-c-u-r -i-f -a 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l 
        -h-a-s -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -o-r -t-o 
        -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -f-o-r -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r 
        -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-r 
        -i-t-s -s-u-r-r-o-u-n-d-i-n-g-s-. -I-n -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g 
        -s-i-t-e---s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l-s-, -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -v-i-e-w-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -R-i-s-k -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -a 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-i-s-k -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l -f-o-r 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -r-i-s-k -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -b-a-s-e-d 
        -o-n -r-e-a-l-i-s-t-i-c -a-s-s-u-m-p-t-i-o-n-s-. -A-f-t-e-r 
        -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-i-s-k -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r-l-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f -c-l-e-a-n-u-p 
        -a-n-d -r-e-m-e-d-y -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -u-s-e -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-i-s-k 
        -p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l-.
            -`-`-(-5-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -s-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -A -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -c-o-m-p-l-y 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -a-n-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, 
                        -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y 
                        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -o-r 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -s-i-t-i-n-g -l-a-w -t-h-a-t 
                        -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s 
                        -i-s -s-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
                        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -a-n-y -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d 
                        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y -s-t-a-t-e 
                        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -l-a-w 
                        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                        -a-d-o-p-t-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
                        -o-f -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-n-g -h-u-m-a-n 
                        -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t 
                        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -b-e-s-t -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
                        -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e 
                        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
                        -w-h-e-r-e -s-u-c-h -a -l-a-w -i-s -m-o-r-e 
                        -s-t-r-i-n-g-e-n-t -t-h-a-n -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -c-l-e-a-n-u-p 
                        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, -o-r 
                        -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -t-h-e 
                        -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -l-e-v-e-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d 
                        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-a-l 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d 
                -s-t-a-t-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a-, -o-r 
                -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -b-u-t 
                -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-i-n-g 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y 
                -t-o -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
                -o-n---s-i-t-e-. -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-, 
                -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-t-u-r-n-, 
                -r-e-p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -r-e-d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-f 
                -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-e-d -m-e-d-i-a -o-r 
                -r-e-s-i-d-u-a-l-s -o-f -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-e-d 
                -m-e-d-i-a -i-n-t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-e-d-i-u-m -i-n 
                -o-r -v-e-r-y -n-e-a-r -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s -o-f 
                -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-n---s-i-t-e-.
                    -`-`-(-C-) -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t -a -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -t-h-a-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -a-t-t-a-i-n -a -l-e-v-e-l -o-r -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f 
                -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t 
                -t-o -t-h-e -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, 
                -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a-, -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-, -i-f 
                -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -i-s -o-n-l-y 
                        -p-a-r-t -o-f -a -t-o-t-a-l -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -a-t-t-a-i-n 
                        -s-u-c-h -l-e-v-e-l -o-r -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -w-h-e-n -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                        -s-u-c-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -a-t -t-h-a-t 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-i-l-l -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n 
                        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -r-i-s-k -t-o -h-u-m-a-n 
                        -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-n 
                        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-p-t-i-o-n-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
                        -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-s 
                        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                        -i-m-p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -f-r-o-m -a-n 
                        -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -p-e-r-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-;
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -a -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-y 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-4-) -h-a-s 
                        -b-e-e-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                            -`-`-(-v-) -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -w-i-l-l 
                        -a-t-t-a-i-n -a -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f 
                        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                        -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-a-t 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
                        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -(-A-)-(-i-) 
                        -a-n-d -(-A-)-(-i-i-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -u-s-e 
                        -o-f -a-n-o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-a-c-h-;
                            -`-`-(-v-i-) -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -a -S-t-a-t-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, 
                        -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -h-a-s -n-o-t -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t-l-y 
                        -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -(-o-r -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d 
                        -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-n-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t-l-y -a-p-p-l-y-) -t-h-e 
                        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -i-n -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-s 
                        -a-t -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-v-i-i-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -b-e 
                        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -s-o-l-e-l-y -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4 -u-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -F-u-n-d-, -a -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t 
                        -a-t-t-a-i-n-s -s-u-c-h -l-e-v-e-l -o-r 
                        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -w-i-l-l 
                        -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -b-a-l-a-n-c-e 
                        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r 
                        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                        -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -w-e-l-f-a-r-e -a-n-d 
                        -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-t -t-h-e 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
                        -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -t-o -r-e-s-p-o-n-d 
                        -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h 
                        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -o-r -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a 
                        -t-h-r-e-a-t -t-o -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-l-t-h 
                        -o-r -w-e-l-f-a-r-e -o-r -t-h-e 
                        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -t-a-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-o 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -i-m-m-e-d-i-a-c-y -o-f 
                        -s-u-c-h -t-h-r-e-a-t-.
                -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-s-h 
                -s-u-c-h -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-, -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r -w-i-t-h 
                -a-n -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-3-. -R-E-M-E-D-Y -S-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-1-(-b-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-b-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -R-u-l-e-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -S-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.----R-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -a-t 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-. -W-h-e-t-h-e-r -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t-, -a 
        -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-a-n-s-, 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -L-a-n-d -u-s-e-.----I-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -a 
        -r-e-m-e-d-y-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e 
        -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e-s -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-t 
        -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-.--
                    -`-`-(-A-) -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -s-e-l-e-c-t -a-n 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-e-m-e-d-y -u-t-i-l-i-z-i-n-g 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t-, 
                -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-s-, -o-r 
                -a-n-y -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -t-h-a-t 
                -i-s -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-s -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f 
                -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-d-)-, -t-a-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-o 
                -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
                -f-a-c-t-o-r-s---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e 
                        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-y-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m 
                        -r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-y-, -t-h-a-t -i-s-, -i-t-s 
                        -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
                        -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -a-n-y -r-i-s-k -p-o-s-e-d 
                        -b-y -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-, -t-o 
                        -t-h-o-s-e -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -c-l-e-a-n-u-p -e-f-f-o-r-t-, -a-n-d -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -t-h-e 
                        -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-m-e-d-y -t-o -t-h-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
                        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-v-) -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-y -i-n 
                        -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g 
                        -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -(-i-) -a-n-d -(-i-v-)-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.----I-f -a-n -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y 
                -i-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -o-n-l-y -a-t -a 
                -d-i-s-p-r-o-p-o-r-t-i-o-n-a-t-e -c-o-s-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-n 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y 
                -i-s -l-i-k-e-l-y -t-o -b-e-c-o-m-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
                -w-i-t-h-i-n -a -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f 
                -t-i-m-e-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y 
                -s-e-l-e-c-t -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-i-m -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t 
                -r-e-m-e-d-y-. -A -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -i-n-t-e-r-i-m 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g 
                -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d 
                -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m-. -I-f -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -b-e-c-o-m-e-s 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-i-o-d 
                -o-f -t-i-m-e-, -t-h-a-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.
                    -`-`-(-C-) -H-o-t -s-p-o-t-s-.----I-n 
                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-n-g -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -a 
                -p-e-r-m-a-n-e-n-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t 
                -r-e-m-e-d-y-, -i-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d 
                -s-i-t-e -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-a-t -a 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-e -a-r-e-a -w-i-t-h-i-n -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -a -`-`-h-o-t -s-p-o-t-'-' -(-a-s 
                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-)-, 
                -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-l-e-c-t -a 
                -r-e-m-e-d-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -h-o-t -s-p-o-t -w-i-t-h -a 
                -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -u-n-l-e-s-s -h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s-, -b-a-s-e-d 
                -o-n -t-r-e-a-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-a-t -n-o 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -e-x-i-s-t-s 
                -o-r -s-u-c-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-s -o-n-l-y 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-t -a 
                -d-i-s-p-r-o-p-o-r-t-i-o-n-a-t-e -c-o-s-t-. -I-n 
                -s-u-c-h -i-n-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-l-e-c-t -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-i-m 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -f-o-r -a -h-o-t 
                -s-p-o-t -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
                -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -i-t-s 
                -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                -r-e-v-i-e-w -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-i-m 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                -f-i-v-e -y-e-a-r-s -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
                -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -r-e-m-e-d-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -h-o-t 
                -s-p-o-t -i-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-. -F-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, 
                -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-h-o-t -s-p-o-t-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a 
                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-e -a-r-e-a -w-i-t-h-i-n -a 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-s 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
                -h-i-g-h-l-y -t-o-x-i-c -o-r -h-i-g-h-l-y 
                -m-o-b-i-l-e-, -c-a-n-n-o-t -b-e -r-e-l-i-a-b-l-y 
                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d-, -a-n-d -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a 
                -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -r-i-s-k -t-o -h-u-m-a-n 
                -h-e-a-l-t-h -o-r -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t 
                -s-h-o-u-l-d -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e -o-c-c-u-r-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -G-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.----I-n 
        -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -s-t-r-e-a-m-l-i-n-e -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-y 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, -a-n-d -t-o 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -r-a-p-i-d -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-, -t-a-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-c-c-o-u-n-t 
        -t-h-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -e-n-u-m-e-r-a-t-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-3-)-(-A-)-, -c-o-s-t--
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-e-s -o-f -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -e-x-p-e-d-i-t-e-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -f-o-r 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s -a-t -a-n 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -T-o -b-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -a -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-f -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-t -t-h-a-t -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. 
        -W-h-e-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -m-a-y -s-e-l-e-c-t -a -g-e-n-e-r-i-c -r-e-m-e-d-y 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-i-n-g -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-4-. -M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S -T-O 
              -S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-2-1-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-c-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-1-(-c-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-o-u-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-d -`-`-i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-'-'-, -a-n-d 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
-`-`-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -o-n---s-i-t-e 
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-d-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
-f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-1-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-)-(-C-)-(-i-i-) -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -`-`-(-6-)-(-A-)-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-)-(-C-)-(-i-i-i-) -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -`-`-(-6-)-(-B-)-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-c-l-a-u-s-e-s -(-i-i-i-) 
        -a-n-d -(-i-v-)-'-' -i-n -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-)-(-A-) -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-'-'-;
            -(-4-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-)-(-C-)-(-i-v-)-;
            -(-5-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) 
        -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -`-`-(-7-)-'-' -a-n-d -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -i-t -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
    -`-`-(-7-) -I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n-y -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -o-r 
-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -a-n-y -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r 
-p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -o-f-f---s-i-t-e-, 
-s-u-c-h -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t 
-o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -s-u-c-h 
-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -a-n-d -i-s -i-n -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-s-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-. 
-S-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r 
-c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -m-a-y -b-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a 
-l-a-n-d -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -C -o-f -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e 
-D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -o-n-l-y -i-f -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -b-o-t-h -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-r-e -m-e-t-:
            -`-`-(-A-) -T-h-e -u-n-i-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t 
        -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t -i-s -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -i-s 
        -n-o-t -r-e-l-e-a-s-i-n-g -a-n-y -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -w-a-s-t-e-, -o-r -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-e-n-t -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, 
        -i-n-t-o -t-h-e -g-r-o-u-n-d-w-a-t-e-r -o-r -s-u-r-f-a-c-e 
        -w-a-t-e-r -o-r -s-o-i-l-.
            -`-`-(-B-) -A-l-l -s-u-c-h -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s -f-r-o-m 
        -o-t-h-e-r -u-n-i-t-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-r-e 
        -b-e-i-n-g -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y -a -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e -C -o-f 
        -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t-.
-T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e -o-w-n-e-r 
-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-.-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-)-.
    -(-c-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-1-(-e-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-1-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -`-`-o-r -p-e-r-m-i-t 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-'-'-; -a-n-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e 
        -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: 
        -`-`-F-u-r-t-h-e-r-m-o-r-e-, -n-o -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e 
        -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -p-e-r-m-i-t -o-r -p-e-r-m-i-t 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r 
        -o-n-e---s-i-t-e -o-r -o-f-f---s-i-t-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-1-1-(-b-)-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-.
    -(-d-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-1-(-f-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-1-(-f-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g 
-a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) -(-a-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
    -`-`-(-4-) -A -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-y -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -o-n-l-y -t-h-o-s-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -l-e-g-a-l-l-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-o-n-, 
-o-r -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -h-a-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -t-h-e 
-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -c-o-n-f-o-r-m 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -W-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
-a-g-r-e-e-, -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -d-e-c-r-e-e -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-f-o-r -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t-. -E-a-c-h 
-c-o-n-s-e-n-t -d-e-c-r-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -a-l-s-o -c-o-n-t-a-i-n 
-s-t-i-p-u-l-a-t-e-d -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-o-f -t-h-e -d-e-c-r-e-e -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t -n-o-t -t-o 
-e-x-c-e-e-d -$-2-5-,-0-0-0 -p-e-r -d-a-y-. -S-u-c-h 
-s-t-i-p-u-l-a-t-e-d -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-a-i-r -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t -t-h-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -t-o -o-r-d-e-r 
-c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -t-e-r-m-s -o-f 
-a-n-y -s-u-c-h -d-e-c-r-e-e-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-5-. -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-b-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-b-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-1-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-a-c-t-i-o-n-s-,-'-' 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-s-t-u-d-i-e-s-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-, -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -t-h-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -a-n-d-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-o-r-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -`-`-.-'-' -a-f-t-e-r 
        -`-`-A-c-t-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
        -b-e -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -r-e-c-o-v-e-r -t-h-e -c-o-s-t-s 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-j-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-4-(-j-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-1-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l-'-'-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-;
            -(-3-) -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) 
        -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -`-`-(-2-)-'-' -a-n-d -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-e-s-t-a-t-e-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
        -`-`-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -(-a-s -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
    -`-`-(-4-) -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e 
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -d-i-s-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-a-n-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -i-n -r-e-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d 
-f-o-r -u-s-e -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -s-a-l-e-, -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-, 
-d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-n-d -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -i-n -r-e-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
-s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0 -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-e -n-o-t-i-c-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-h-)-(-1-)-. -A-n-y 
-m-o-n-e-y-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-d-e-p-o-s-i-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-6-. -R-E-M-O-V-A-L -A-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-c-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-) -a-s 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -(-1-) -s-t-r-i-k-e -`-`-$-2-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t -`-`-$-6-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -s-t-r-i-k-e -`-`-1-2 -m-o-n-t-h-s-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t -`-`-t-h-r-e-e -y-e-a-r-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -s-t-r-i-k-e -`-`-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -b-e -t-a-k-e-n-'-' 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t -`-`-n-o-t -i-n-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
        -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
        -b-e-e-n -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -o-r -i-s -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -a-t 
        -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-;
    -(-b-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-k-) -(-a-s 
-a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-1-) -R-e-m-o-v-a-l -A-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----W-h-e-n-e-v-e-r 
-t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -p-e-r-i-o-d -f-o-r -a -r-e-m-o-v-a-l 
-a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s -e-x-p-e-c-t-e-d -t-o -b-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n 
-s-i-x -m-o-n-t-h-s-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -w-i-t-h -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f 
-t-h-e -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -n-o -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n 
-t-h-i-r-t-y -d-a-y-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-7-. -T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N-.

    -T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e-c-o-m-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y 
-t-o -a-l-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a 
-R-e-c-o-r-d -o-f -D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
-d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -i-s -s-i-g-n-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t-.

              -T-I-T-L-E -V-I----M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S

-S-E-C-. -6-0-1-. -I-N-T-E-R-A-G-E-N-C-Y -A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T-S -A-T 
              -M-I-X-E-D -O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P -A-N-D -M-I-X-E-D 
              -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y -F-A-C-I-L-I-T-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-0-(-e-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-a-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-3-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-4-) -A -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -a-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-t-h-e-r 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-.-; -a-n-d
            -(-b-) -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-6-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-:
            -`-`-(-7-) -E-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-.----N-o -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t -o-w-n-s -o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-s -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-v-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d -n-o 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-o-r-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-v-e-r 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -r-e-s-u-l-t-e-d -i-n -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
        -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-6-) -e-x-c-e-p-t 
        -(-5-)-(-F-) -a-n-d -(-G-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -i-f -t-h-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -n-o -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y 
                -w-a-s -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -o-r -s-o-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e 
                -o-r -c-a-u-s-e -o-f -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r 
                -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -e-i-t-h-e-r 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
                -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -i-n -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r 
                -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -w-e-r-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
                -s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -a-n-d 
                -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -1-9-7-6-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
                -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -o-r -s-o-l-e-l-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
                -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -a-r-e 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l-l-y -v-i-a-b-l-e-, -a-n-d 
                -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -o-r 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.
        -I-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -t-h-e -a-b-o-v-e -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-r-e -n-o-t -m-e-t-, -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-e-r-m-s 
        -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-e-) -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-. -U-p-o-n 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-h-a-t -a -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y 
        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -t-h-e 
        -h-e-a-d -o-f -s-u-c-h -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -m-a-y -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e 
        -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6 -(-i-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-l-e-g-a-t-e-d -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-)-. 
        -T-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
        -i-s-s-u-e-d -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-e-e-k-s 
        -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-6-, -t-h-e 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -n-o-t -t-h-e 
        -F-u-n-d-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-e -s-o-u-r-c-e -o-f -a-n-y 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-. -I-f -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -h-a-s -f-a-i-l-e-d -t-o 
        -s-e-e-k -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -b-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-2 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -L-i-s-t-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -v-o-i-d -t-h-e 
        -e-x-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-e-) 
        -w-o-u-l-d -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -a-t -t-h-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-2-. -T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-S -O-F -U-N-C-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-A-T-E-D 
              -P-R-O-P-E-R-T-Y-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-h-)-(-4-)-(-A-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-2-0-(-h-)-(-4-)-(-A-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-o-r-d-s -`-`-s-t-o-r-e-d -f-o-r -o-n-e 
-y-e-a-r -o-r -m-o-r-e-,-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-3-. -A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T-S -T-O -T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R -B-Y 
              -D-E-E-D-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0-(-h-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-0-(-h-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-5-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-6-) -A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -b-y 
        -d-e-e-d-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -t-h-e 
        -h-e-a-d -o-f -t-h-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-r-o-m -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-n 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -b-y -d-e-e-d -r-e-a-l 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -p-r-i-o-r -t-o 
        -t-h-e -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -o-f -s-u-c-h -d-e-e-d-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-4-. -A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-E -O-R -I-N-N-O-V-A-T-I-V-E 
              -T-R-E-A-T-M-E-N-T -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-0 -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-) 
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-7-) -A-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
        -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.--
                    -`-`-(-A-) -W-h-e-n -a -p-a-r-t-y 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -l-i-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-s -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a-n 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r -o-r 
                -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -d-e-c-r-e-e-, -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-s 
                -a-n -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-h-a-t -f-a-i-l-s -t-o 
                -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -a -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -u-s-e -t-h-e 
                -F-u-n-d -t-o -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e -n-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
                -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                -l-i-a-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y -i-n -t-a-k-i-n-g -o-t-h-e-r 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e 
                -t-h-e-s-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-. -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -s-h-a-l-l -i-s-s-u-e -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -t-o -b-e 
                -u-s-e-d -i-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a 
                -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -a-n -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r 
                -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
                -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
                -t-o -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -a -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -T-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w 
                -a-n-d -u-p-d-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e-, -a-s 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-5-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-0-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y---
            -(-a-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -`-`-.-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-A-c-t-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -t-h-e -c-o-s-t 
        -o-f -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
        -t-h-e-r-e-t-o-.-'-'-;
            -(-b-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-0-)-(-H-) 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-i-n -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h-'-'-;-.
            -(-c-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-4-)-) 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-'-' -t-h-e 
        -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -s-u-c-h -w-a-s-t-e 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-s -a -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s 
        -l-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-'-'-;
            -(-d-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-0-) -b-y---
                    -(-1-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-s-i-m-i-l-a-r 
                -m-e-a-n-s -t-o-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-o-r -a-n-y 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-)-, 
                -o-r-'-'-;
                    -(-2-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-) -b-y 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g---
                            -(-A-) -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e 
                        -`-`-t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-o-r 
                        -a-n-y -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, 
                        -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y 
                        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-)-, -o-r-'-'-; -a-n-d-,
                            -(-B-) -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-a-n-y 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-a-n-y 
                        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r 
                        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-3-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-) -b-y 
                -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-s-u-c-h-'-' 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r-'-'-;
                    -(-4-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-) -t-h-e 
                -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-:
                    -`-`-(-E-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-' -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a 
                -t-r-u-s-t -o-r -e-s-t-a-t-e-, -b-u-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -h-o-l-d-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e -t-o -a -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -s-o-l-e-l-y -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -a-s -a 
                -f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -a -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t 
                        -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r 
                        -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -c-o-m-p-l-i-e-s -w-i-t-h 
                        -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s 
                        -a-s -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y 
                        -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-.
                    -`-`-(-F-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-o-r-' -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
                -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -a-n-y 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -a -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-o-r -o-r 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-r -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -a 
                -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-f -a 
                -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -(-o-r -a-n-y 
                -r-i-g-h-t -o-r -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -t-h-e-r-e-i-n-)---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f 
                        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r 
                        -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-o-r-s-h-i-p 
                        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-r -t-h-e 
                        -l-i-q-u-i-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -w-i-n-d-i-n-g -u-p 
                        -o-f -t-h-e -a-f-f-a-i-r-s -o-f -a-n-y 
                        -e-n-t-i-t-y -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a 
                        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r 
                        -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-o-r-s-h-i-p-, 
                        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
                        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f -a-n-y 
                        -s-e-i-z-u-r-e -o-r -f-o-r-f-e-i-t-u-r-e 
                        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a-n 
                        -a-c-t -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
                        -s-p-e-c-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y 
                        -t-o -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d-:
                -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -T-h-a-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-o-r -o-r 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-r -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -d-o-e-s -n-o-t 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
                -o-f -t-h-e -v-e-s-s-e-l -o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n -a 
                -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
                -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-m-p-l-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-s -t-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -m-a-y -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h 
                -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-;
            -(-e-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-3-) -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t 
        -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -`-`-T-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -`-r-e-m-o-v-e-' -o-r 
        -`-r-e-m-o-v-a-l-' -a-r-e -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o 
        -e-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -s-i-t-u-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -f-u-t-u-r-e -o-r 
        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -e-x-p-o-s-u-r-e-s -a-n-d-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-r-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-b-v-i-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r -a 
        -r-e-m-e-d-i-a-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-;
            -(-f-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-5-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-h-e-r-e-t-o-'-'-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d -o-v-e-r-s-i-g-h-t 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-h-e-r-e-t-o -w-h-e-n 
        -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-r-e -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -b-y 
        -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-.-'-'-;
            -(-g-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-9-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -`-`-.-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-A-c-t-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-'-' -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -s-u-b-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e-'-' -i-n -t-h-e 
        -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -`-`-d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l-'-' -a-n-d 
        -`-`-t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-;
            -(-h-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-3-) -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
        -`-`-; -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-'-'-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-. -T-h-e-'-'-;
            -(-i-) -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-8-) 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-:
            -`-`-(-3-9-) -B-o-n-a -f-i-d-e -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-b-o-n-a -f-i-d-e 
        -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r-' -m-e-a-n-s -a 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-s -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -a 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-f-t-e-r -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -w-h-o -c-a-n -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
        -b-y -a -p-r-e-p-o-n-d-e-r-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e 
        -t-h-a-t---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-l-l -a-c-t-i-v-e -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l 
                -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e 
                -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d 
                -a -s-i-t-e -a-u-d-i-t -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
                -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
                -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-. -T-h-e 
                -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -b-y -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e -o-r 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -t-o -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -o-r 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -b-y -o-t-h-e-r-s-, -t-h-a-t 
                -s-a-t-i-s-f-y -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-. -I-n 
                -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -f-o-r 
                -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -s-i-m-i-l-a-r 
                -u-s-e-, -a -s-i-t-e -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -t-i-t-l-e -s-e-a-r-c-h -t-h-a-t -r-e-v-e-a-l -n-o 
                -b-a-s-i-s -f-o-r -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
                -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -s-a-t-i-s-f-y -t-h-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
                -a-l-l -l-e-g-a-l-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -n-o-t-i-c-e-s 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-y 
                -o-r -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a-n-y -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d 
                -d-u-e -c-a-r-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -f-o-u-n-d -a-t 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -t-o-o-k 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -s-t-e-p-s -t-o 
                -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -a-n-y -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t 
                -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-n-d -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t 
                -h-u-m-a-n -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-. -T-h-e 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -d-u-e -c-a-r-e -a-n-d 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -s-t-e-p-s 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-e-d -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -c-o-n-c-l-u-s-i-v-e-l-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
                -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l-l-y 
                -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-s -a -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d 
                -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-7 -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-E-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
                -f-u-l-l -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-o-s-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-s-s 
                -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y-, 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f 
                -a-n-y -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -o-r -p-a-r-t-i-a-l 
                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-F-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-s -n-o-t 
                -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
                -p-e-r-s-o-n -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e 
                -c-o-s-t-s -a-t -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-, 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n-y -d-i-r-e-c-t -o-r 
                -i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t -f-a-m-i-l-i-a-l 
                -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-, -o-r -a-n-y 
                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-a-l-, -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-, -o-r 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p -o-t-h-e-r 
                -t-h-a-n -t-h-a-t -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-s -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-s -c-o-n-v-e-y-e-d -o-r 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-4-0-) -F-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y-.--
                    -`-`-(-A-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
                -`-f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -w-h-o -o-w-n-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s 
                -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -a-s -a -f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -o-f 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-3-1-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -R-e-t-i-r-e-m-e-n-t 
                        -I-n-c-o-m-e -S-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -A-c-t -o-f 
                        -1-9-7-4-, -o-r -a-s -a -t-r-u-s-t-e-e-, 
                        -e-x-e-c-u-t-o-r-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-, 
                        -c-u-s-t-o-d-i-a-n-, -g-u-a-r-d-i-a-n-, 
                        -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-o-r-, -o-r -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-r 
                        -a-c-t-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-x-c-l-u-s-i-v-e 
                        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-f -a-n-o-t-h-e-r 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -w-h-o -h-a-s -n-o-t 
                        -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s-l-y -o-w-n-e-d -o-r 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -i-n 
                        -a -n-o-n---f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y 
                        -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-f-i-d-u-c-i-a-r-y-' 
                -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -w-h-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-s 
                        -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-f 
                        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -t-o -a-v-o-i-d -t-h-e 
                        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -o-r
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -w-h-o -o-w-n-s -o-r 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-s -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-n 
                        -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -o-r -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-f -a -h-o-l-d-e-r -o-f -a 
                        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-.
            -`-`-(-4-1-) -M-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e-.---
        -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a-l-l -w-a-s-t-e -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-i-n-g-l-e -a-n-d -m-u-l-t-i---f-a-m-i-l-y 
        -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -h-o-t-e-l-s -a-n-d 
        -m-o-t-e-l-s-. -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -a-l-s-o -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s 
        -w-a-s-t-e -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y 
        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-, -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-a-l-, -a-n-d 
        -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-a-l -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -s-u-c-h -w-a-s-t-e-s -(-A-) -a-r-e -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
        -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -a-s -w-a-s-t-e -n-o-r-m-a-l-l-y 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d-s -o-r -(-B-) 
        -w-e-r-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -a-n-d -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f 
        -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e 
        -o-r -s-e-w-a-g-e -s-l-u-d-g-e -a-s -p-a-r-t -o-f -n-o-r-m-a-l 
        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-l-e-s-s -o-f -w-h-e-n 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d-, -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d 
        -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -e-x-e-m-p-t -s-m-a-l-l 
        -q-u-a-n-t-i-t-y -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-o-r -w-a-s-t-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-0-1-(-d-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-o-l-i-d -W-a-s-t-e 
        -D-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-9-2-1-(-d-)-)-. 
        -E-x-a-m-p-l-e-s -o-f -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -f-o-o-d -a-n-d -y-a-r-d -w-a-s-t-e-, 
        -p-a-p-e-r-, -c-l-o-t-h-i-n-g-, -a-p-p-l-i-a-n-c-e-s-, 
        -c-o-n-s-u-m-e-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -p-a-c-k-a-g-i-n-g-, 
        -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-b-l-e -d-i-a-p-e-r-s-, -o-f-f-i-c-e 
        -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-s-, -c-o-s-m-e-t-i-c-s-, -g-l-a-s-s -a-n-d 
        -m-e-t-a-l -f-o-o-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-r-s-, -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
        -o-r -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-c-i-e-n-c-e 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-y -w-a-s-t-e-, -a-n-d -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e -(-s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -p-a-i-n-t-i-n-g-, -c-l-e-a-n-i-n-g-, -g-a-r-d-e-n-i-n-g-, 
        -a-n-d -a-u-t-o-m-o-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-l-i-e-s-)-. -T-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m -`-m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e-' -d-o-e-s 
        -n-o-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -c-o-m-b-u-s-t-i-o-n -a-s-h 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l 
        -i-n-c-i-n-e-r-a-t-o-r-s-, -o-r -w-a-s-t-e -f-r-o-m 
        -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-i-n-g 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-o-l-l-u-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-) 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-o-t -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -t-h-e 
        -s-a-m-e -a-s -w-a-s-t-e -n-o-r-m-a-l-l-y -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-e-d 
        -b-y -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-2-) -M-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l 
        -s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a -S-t-a-t-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -c-i-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-u-n-t-i-e-s-, -v-i-l-l-a-g-e-s-, 
        -t-o-w-n-s-, -t-o-w-n-s-h-i-p-s-, -b-o-r-o-u-g-h-s-, 
        -p-a-r-i-s-h-e-s-, -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, 
        -s-a-n-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, -w-a-t-e-r 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-. -T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -a-l-s-o -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -a-c-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -o-f -a-n 
        -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-, -o-r -a-g-e-n-t -o-f -a 
        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -i-n -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -o-f -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-3-) -Q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d 
        -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-' -m-e-a-n-s -a 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y -a-n -e-n-t-i-t-y 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -a 
        -s-t-a-t-e-, -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y-, -o-r -I-n-d-i-a-n 
        -t-r-i-b-e -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s-, -a-t -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, 
        -f-o-r -s-e-m-i-a-n-n-u-a-l -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e-s -a-t 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e-, -w-e-l-l---p-u-b-l-i-c-i-z-e-d 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-o-i-n-t-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-4-) -S-e-w-a-g-e -s-l-u-d-g-e-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-s-e-w-a-g-e -s-l-u-d-g-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -s-o-l-i-d-, 
        -s-e-m-i-s-o-l-i-d-, -o-r -l-i-q-u-i-d -r-e-s-i-d-u-e 
        -r-e-m-o-v-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -w-a-s-t-e -w-a-t-e-r-, -d-o-m-e-s-t-i-c 
        -s-e-w-a-g-e-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -w-a-s-t-e -w-a-t-e-r -a-t -o-r 
        -b-y -p-u-b-l-i-c-l-y---o-w-n-e-d -o-r -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y--
        -o-w-n-e-d -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -w-o-r-k-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-5-) -S-i-t-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.---
        -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-s-i-t-e -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a-n -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -e-x-t-e-n-t 
        -o-f -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -r-e-l-e-a-s-e 
        -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
        -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-, -a-n-d 
        -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a-n -o-n---s-i-t-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t 
        -t-e-s-t-i-n-g-, -s-a-m-p-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -f-i-e-l-d 
        -d-a-t-a -g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
        -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e-r-e -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -a 
        -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -a 
        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-a-m-i-n-a-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d 
        -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -r-i-s-k-s -p-o-s-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -a -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -t-h-r-e-a-t -o-f -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-. 
        -T-h-e -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-l-s-o -m-a-y 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -(-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-t -t-h-e 
        -t-i-m-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-v-i-e-w-)-, -a-n -o-f-f---s-i-t-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-s -a-s 
        -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -d-e-e-m-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
            -`-`-(-4-6-) -V-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-.----T-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m -`-v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-' -m-e-a-n-s -a 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -a-n-d 
                -f-i-n-a-n-c-e-d -b-y -a -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
                -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r -u-n-d-e-r -a 
                -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
                -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -o-w-n-e-r -o-r 
                -p-r-o-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-r -a-g-r-e-e-s 
                -t-o -p-a-y -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e -o-v-e-r-s-i-g-h-t 
                -c-o-s-t-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -6-0-6-. -C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-N-G -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-6-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-9-6-2-6-(-a-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g-, -a-f-t-e-r 
-`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-i-) -(-r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -h-e-a-l-t-h 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-)-,-'-' -t-h-e -p-h-r-a-s-e -`-`-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-2-7 -(-r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -S-t-a-t-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-)-, 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-0 -(-r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-)-,-'-'-.

                   -T-I-T-L-E -V-I-I----F-U-N-D-I-N-G

-S-E-C-. -7-0-1-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-$-8-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-5---y-e-a-r -p-e-r-i-o-d -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-n -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-7-, 
-1-9-8-6-, -a-n-d -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -$-5-,-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 
-f-o-r -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-i-n-g -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, 
-1-9-9-1-, -a-n-d -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-4-'-' 
-a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-$-9-,-6-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-i-n-g -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, -1-9-9-4 
-a-n-d -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-9-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-0-2-. -O-R-P-H-A-N -S-H-A-R-E -F-U-N-D-I-N-G-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-a-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g 
-a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-7-) -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-8-) -O-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e -f-u-n-d-i-n-g-.---
        -P-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -o-r-p-h-a-n -s-h-a-r-e-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
        -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-2-a-(-e-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-0-3-. -A-G-E-N-C-Y -F-O-R -T-O-X-I-C -S-U-B-S-T-A-N-C-E-S 
              -A-N-D -D-I-S-E-A-S-E -R-E-G-I-S-T-R-Y-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-m-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-:
    -`-`-(-m-) -T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r -T-o-x-i-c 
-S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s -a-n-d -D-i-s-e-a-s-e -R-e-g-i-s-t-r-y -t-o -b-e 
-u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-c-)-(-4-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-0-4-(-i-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n 
-$-8-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -p-e-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -f-o-r -e-a-c-h 
-o-f -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -1-9-9-7-, 
-1-9-9-8-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-9-. -A-n-y -f-u-n-d-s -s-o -m-a-d-e 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -n-o-t -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
-m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-t-u-r-n-e-d -t-o 
-t-h-e -F-u-n-d-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-0-4-. -L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S -O-N -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H-, 
              -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-, -A-N-D 
              -D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-n-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-b-)-.----F-o-r -e-a-c-h 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, 
        -1-9-9-7-, -1-9-9-8-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-9-, -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -f-o-r -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r 
        -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-) 
        -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -b-a-s-i-c -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-. -S-u-c-h 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-m-a-i-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
        -u-n-t-i-l -e-x-p-e-n-d-e-d-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-a-)-.----F-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d-, -n-o-t 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-)---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 
                -$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-B-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6 
                -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-C-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-7 
                -$-5-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-D-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-8 
                -$-5-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-E-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-9 
                -$-5-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
        -N-o -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -f-o-r -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-d-)-.----F-o-r -e-a-c-h 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, 
        -1-9-9-7-, -1-9-9-8-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-9-, -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-1-(-d-) 
        -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-)-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-0-5-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S -F-R-O-M -G-E-N-E-R-A-L 
              -R-E-V-E-N-U-E-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-p-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-u-m-s -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o 
        -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -o-u-t -o-f -a-n-y -m-o-n-e-y 
        -i-n -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y -n-o-t -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -t-o -t-h-e -H-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d-:
                    -`-`-(-A-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5 
                -$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-B-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6 
                -$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-C-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-7 
                -$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-D-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-8 
                -$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
                    -`-`-(-E-) -F-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-9 
                -$-2-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-,
        -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o 
        -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -H-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -S-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -S-u-p-e-r-f-u-n-d -f-o-r -e-a-c-h 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -s-o 
        -m-u-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-3-1-(-b-) -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-) -a-s -h-a-s -n-o-t -b-e-e-n 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-0-6-. -A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L -L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-p-) -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-:
    -`-`-(-q-) -A-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -I-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e 
-T-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.----F-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f 
-t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -1-9-9-7-, 
-1-9-9-8-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-9-, -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
-$-4-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-7-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -o-r 
-i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-)-.
    -`-`-(-r-) -C-i-t-i-z-e-n -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-A-c-c-e-s-s -O-f-f-i-c-e-s-.----F-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -1-9-9-7-, -1-9-9-8-, 
-a-n-d -1-9-9-9-, -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-f 
-t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -m-a-y 
-b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-1-7-(-j-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
-c-i-t-i-z-e-n -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-s-s 
-o-f-f-i-c-e-s-)-.
    -`-`-(-s-) -M-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -S-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -R-i-s-k 
-D-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-.----F-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-e-r-i-o-d -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-i-n-g -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d 
-e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-9-, -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
-t-h-a-n -$-3-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-7-(-k-) -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -m-u-l-t-i-p-l-e -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
-r-i-s-k -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-)-.-'-'-.

  -T-I-T-L-E -V-I-I-I----E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -I-N-S-U-R-A-N-C-E 
                     -R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N -F-U-N-D

-S-E-C-. -8-0-1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -I-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
-a-n-d -E-q-u-i-t-y -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -8-0-2-. -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -I-N-S-U-R-A-N-C-E 
              -R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N -F-U-N-D-.

    -(-a-) -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -I-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
-R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d-.----T-h-e-r-e 
-i-s -h-e-r-e-b-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e 
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -I-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
-F-u-n-d -(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-'-'-)-.
    -(-b-) -O-f-f-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e 
-o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e 
-D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a -o-r -a-t -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r 
-p-l-a-c-e -a-s -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -f-r-o-m 
-t-i-m-e -t-o -t-i-m-e -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
    -(-c-) -S-t-a-t-u-s -o-f -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.---
-E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. 
-T-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -T-r-u-s-t-e-e-s 
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t-, -b-y -r-e-a-s-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p-, -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -b-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s 
-o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -T-r-u-s-t-e-e-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -a 
        -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -T-r-u-s-t-e-e-s -(-B-o-a-r-d-)-.
            -(-2-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p-.----T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.---
                            -(-i-) -T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                        -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                        -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-.
                            -(-i-i-) -T-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
                        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                    -(-B-) -P-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.----F-i-v-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -n-o-t 
                -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -t-w-o -o-f -w-h-o-m -s-h-a-l-l 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l 
                -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6-, -a-n-d -n-o-t 
                -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -t-w-o -o-f -w-h-o-m -s-h-a-l-l 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-g-)-(-2-)-(-A-)-. -T-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                    -(-C-) -E-x---o-f-f-i-c-i-o -m-e-m-b-e-r-.----T-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y 
                -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a-n -e-x -o-f-f-i-c-i-o 
                -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-.
            -(-3-) -C-h-a-i-r-.----T-h-e -C-h-a-i-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -f-r-o-m -t-i-m-e -t-o -t-i-m-e -f-r-o-m 
        -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-(-A-)-. -N-o -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e 
        -m-a-y -b-e -m-a-d-e-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n 
        -t-a-k-e-n-, -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-h-a-i-r -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-.
            -(-4-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-.---
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-. -P-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-h-i-l-e -a-t-t-e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-r -w-h-i-l-e 
        -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n -d-u-t-i-e-s -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
        -b-e -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
        -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-t -t-h-e -r-a-t-e -o-f -$-2-0-0 
        -p-e-r -d-a-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-v-e-l -t-i-m-e-. 
        -W-h-i-l-e -a-w-a-y -f-r-o-m -t-h-e-i-r -h-o-m-e-s -o-r 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -p-l-a-c-e-s -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-l-l-o-w-e-d -t-r-a-v-e-l -a-n-d -a-c-t-u-a-l-, 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -a-n-d -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s 
        -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -a-s -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-5-) -T-e-r-m -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.---
        -P-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l 
        -s-e-r-v-e -f-o-r -a -t-e-r-m -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
        -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-m-o-v-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -f-o-r -a-n-y -r-e-a-s-o-n -a-t 
        -a-n-y -t-i-m-e-. -A -p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r -w-h-o-s-e 
        -t-e-r-m -h-a-s -e-x-p-i-r-e-d -m-a-y -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o 
        -s-e-r-v-e -o-n -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -u-n-t-i-l -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e 
        -a-s -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-s -a 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r-. -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -m-a-y 
        -r-e-a-p-p-o-i-n-t -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d-, -b-u-t -n-o -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -m-a-y 
        -c-o-n-s-e-c-u-t-i-v-e-l-y -s-e-r-v-e -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -t-w-o 
        -t-e-r-m-s-.
            -(-6-) -V-a-c-a-n-c-i-e-s-.----A -v-a-c-a-n-c-y -o-n -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-l-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-s -t-h-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -b-a-l-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -u-n-e-x-p-i-r-e-d -t-e-r-m -o-f 
        -t-h-e -v-a-c-a-n-t -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-7-) -Q-u-o-r-u-m-.----F-o-u-r -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -q-u-o-r-u-m 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-.
            -(-8-) -M-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-.----T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l 
        -m-e-e-t -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -q-u-a-r-t-e-r-l-y -a-t 
        -t-h-e -c-a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-. -M-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-p-e-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-, -b-y -a 
        -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -v-o-t-e -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -p-r-e-s-e-n-t 
        -i-n -o-p-e-n -s-e-s-s-i-o-n-, -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -i-t -i-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o 
        -c-l-o-s-e -a -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-. -T-h-e -C-h-a-i-r -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -1-0 -d-a-y-s -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f 
        -a -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -b-y -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a -n-o-t-i-c-e 
        -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
        -n-o-t-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-d-i-c-a-t-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -i-t 
        -i-s -e-x-p-e-c-t-e-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -w-i-l-l 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -c-l-o-s-i-n-g -a-l-l -o-r -a -p-o-r-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-. -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
        -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-l -d-i-s-c-u-s-s-i-o-n-s -o-r 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -a-m-o-n-g -B-o-a-r-d -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.
    -(-e-) -O-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-n-d -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-.---
            -(-1-) -C-h-i-e-f -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-; 
        -c-h-i-e-f -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-.---
                    -(-A-) -T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -C-h-i-e-f -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
                -O-f-f-i-c-e-r -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -B-o-a-r-d -w-h-o -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -a-n-y 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -m-a-y 
                -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
                    -(-B-) -T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -C-h-i-e-f -F-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
                -O-f-f-i-c-e-r -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -B-o-a-r-d-.
            -(-2-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-.----N-o -o-f-f-i-c-e-r 
        -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
        -m-a-y -b-e -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -a-t -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-a-t-e 
        -o-f -p-a-y -w-h-i-c-h -e-x-c-e-e-d-s -t-h-e -r-a-t-e -o-f 
        -b-a-s-i-c -p-a-y -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -f-r-o-m -t-i-m-e -t-o 
        -t-i-m-e -f-o-r -l-e-v-e-l -I -o-f -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
        -S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-2 -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-. -N-o 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -a 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-, -m-a-y -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
        -a-n-y -s-a-l-a-r-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n 
        -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -s-o-u-r-c-e -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -f-o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -r-e-n-d-e-r-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d-.
            -(-3-) -P-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-s-t -o-r 
        -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.----N-o -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-e-s-t 
        -o-r -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-n-g-, -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-i-n-g-, 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-n-g-, -o-r -t-a-k-i-n-g -o-t-h-e-r 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, -a-g-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
            -(-4-) -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -b-y -f-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, 
        -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y-, -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-, 
        -m-a-y -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e -a-n-d 
        -f-e-a-s-i-b-l-e-, -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e-i-r -s-o-l-e 
        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-k-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-. -S-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
        -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -m-a-y -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -o-n -a 
        -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-a-b-l-e -b-a-s-i-s-, -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -s-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-.
    -(-f-) -P-o-w-e-r-s -o-f -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.---
-N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -l-a-w-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e -o-r -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -e-n-a-c-t-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y -i-n -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
-o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, 
-t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -p-o-w-e-r---
            -(-1-) -t-o -h-a-v-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-i-o-n -u-n-t-i-l 
        -d-i-s-s-o-l-v-e-d -b-y -A-c-t -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n-d -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -s-u-c-h 
        -b-y-l-a-w-s-, -r-u-l-e-s -a-n-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s 
        -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o 
        -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-;
            -(-3-) -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n-d -p-e-r-f-o-r-m 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t-s-;
            -(-4-) -t-o -s-e-t-t-l-e-, -a-d-j-u-s-t-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-m-p-r-o-m-i-s-e-, -a-n-d -w-i-t-h -o-r -w-i-t-h-o-u-t 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -r-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-r -w-a-i-v-e 
        -i-n -w-h-o-l-e -o-r -i-n -p-a-r-t-, -i-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-, -a-n-y -c-l-a-i-m-, -d-e-m-a-n-d-, -o-r 
        -r-i-g-h-t -o-f-, -b-y-, -o-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-;
            -(-5-) -t-o -s-u-e -a-n-d -b-e -s-u-e-d-, -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n 
        -a-n-d -d-e-f-e-n-d-, -i-n -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e-, -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -c-o-u-r-t-;
            -(-6-) -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -i-t-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d-, 
        -a-l-l-o-w-e-d-, -a-n-d -p-a-i-d-, -a-n-d -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-, 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-, -a-n-d -f-i-x -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -d-u-t-i-e-s-, -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -o-f -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, 
        -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-s-, -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-t-s-, -a-l-l -o-f -w-h-o-m 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a-t -t-h-e -p-l-e-a-s-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d-;
            -(-7-) -t-o -i-n-v-e-s-t -f-u-n-d-s-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y-, -i-n 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -b-e-a-r-i-n-g -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
        -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-: 
        -P-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -T-h-a-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -e-a-r-n-e-d -o-n 
        -s-u-c-h -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -r-e-t-a-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
        -a-n-d -u-s-e-d -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-;
            -(-8-) -t-o -h-i-r-e -o-r -a-c-c-e-p-t -t-h-e 
        -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t-s-, -e-x-p-e-r-t-s-, -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y 
        -b-o-a-r-d-s-, -a-n-d -p-a-n-e-l-s -t-o -a-i-d -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
        -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-9-) -t-o -t-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-. 
        -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -t-o -i-s-s-u-e -a-n-y 
        -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -o-f -i-n-d-e-b-t-e-d-n-e-s-s -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -b-o-r-r-o-w -m-o-n-e-y-.
    -(-g-) -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -D-i-s-p-u-t-e-s -B-e-t-w-e-e-n 
-I-n-s-u-r-e-d-s -a-n-d -I-n-s-u-r-e-r-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -o-f-f-e-r -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-l-l 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-.----F-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-'-' 
                -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-, -f-i-r-m-, 
                -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-, -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m-, 
                -j-o-i-n-t -v-e-n-t-u-r-e-, -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-r -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -u-n-i-t 
                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -p-r-e-d-e-c-e-s-s-o-r -i-n 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-r -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-i-d-i-a-r-y 
                -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -t-h-a-t -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-s -t-h-e 
                -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a-:
                            -(-i-) -S-t-a-t-u-s -a-s 
                        -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-a-r-t-y-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n---
                                    -(-I-) -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
                                -n-a-m-e-d -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -a-s -a 
                                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
                                -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -p-a-r-t-y 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                                -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, 
                                -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e -o-n -t-h-e 
                                -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y 
                                -L-i-s-t -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                                -w-i-t-h -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                                -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -w-a-s 
                                -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f -o-n -o-r 
                                -b-e-f-o-r-e -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, 
                                -1-9-8-5-; -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -i-s -o-r -w-a-s 
                                -l-i-a-b-l-e-, -o-r -a-l-l-e-g-e-d -t-o 
                                -b-e -l-i-a-b-l-e-, -a-t -a-n-y 
                                -t-i-m-e -f-o-r -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -(-a-s 
                                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                                -1-0-1-(-2-3-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                                -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, 
                                -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -(-4-2 
                                -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-1-(-2-3-)-) -a-t 
                                -a-n-y -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e -i-n 
                                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a 
                                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                                -t-h-a-t -w-a-s -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f 
                                -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r 
                                -3-1-, -1-9-8-5-.
                            -(-i-i-) -I-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                        -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
                        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d-, -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, -t-h-a-t 
                        -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-d -e-n-t-e-r-e-d 
                        -i-n-t-o -a -v-a-l-i-d -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                        -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
                        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -b-r-o-a-d -f-o-r-m -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
                        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
                        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
                        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-r 
                        -u-m-b-r-e-l-l-a -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e-) -o-r 
                        -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -m-u-l-t-i---p-e-r-i-l 
                        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -b-r-o-a-d -f-o-r-m 
                        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                        -p-a-c-k-a-g-e-, -s-p-e-c-i-a-l -m-u-l-t-i--
                        -p-e-r-i-l-, -a-n-d -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-r 
                        -u-m-b-r-e-l-l-a -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e-) 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e---
                                    -(-I-) -f-o-r -a-n-y -s-e-v-e-n 
                                -y-e-a-r-s -i-n -a-n-y 
                                -c-o-n-s-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -1-4 -y-e-a-r 
                                -p-e-r-i-o-d -p-r-i-o-r -t-o 
                                -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-8-6-; -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f 
                                -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                                -b-e-e-n -i-n -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e -f-o-r 
                                -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -1-4 -y-e-a-r-s 
                                -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
                                -1-9-8-6-, -f-o-r -a-t -l-e-a-s-t 
                                -o-n-e---h-a-l-f -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                                -y-e-a-r-s -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-e-n-c-e-.
                        -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                        -c-l-a-u-s-e-, -a -v-a-l-i-d -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t 
                        -f-o-r -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
                        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -w-h-i-c-h -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                        -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -a -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                        -w-i-t-h -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g-, -o-r -w-h-e-r-e -a 
                        -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -h-a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, 
                        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -h-a-s 
                        -b-e-e-n -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-d -a-n-d -t-h-a-t 
                        -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -n-o -r-i-g-h-t 
                        -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n-y -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
                        -c-l-a-i-m-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h 
                        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-.
                    -(-B-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s-.---
                            -(-i-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----F-o-r 
                        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
                        -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s-'-' -m-e-a-n-s 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                        -(-i-i-) -o-r -(-i-i-i-) -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d 
                        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t 
                        -w-a-s -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f -o-n -o-r 
                        -b-e-f-o-r-e -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, 
                        -1-9-8-5---
                                    -(-I-) -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                                -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-d-; 
                                -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                                -b-e-e-n -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-d -a-n-d 
                                -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
                                -o-f -a -d-i-s-p-u-t-e -b-e-t-w-e-e-n 
                                -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -a-n-d -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-.
                            -(-i-i-) -N-P-L -s-i-t-e-s-.----W-i-t-h 
                        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -s-i-t-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)-(-i-)-, 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -m-e-a-n-s 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                        -(-i-)---
                                    -(-I-) -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e -(-a-s 
                                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                                -1-0-1-(-2-5-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                                -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, 
                                -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -(-4-2 
                                -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-1-(-2-5-)-)-;
                                    -(-I-I-) -f-o-r -n-a-t-u-r-a-l 
                                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -d-a-m-a-g-e-s-; 
                                -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-I-) -t-o -d-e-f-e-n-d 
                                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t -n-o-t 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, 
                                -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -f-e-e-s-, 
                                -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -s-u-i-t-, 
                                -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t -a-n-d 
                                -e-x-p-e-r-t -f-e-e-s -a-n-d 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-, -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s 
                                -f-o-r -t-e-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                                -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g-)-.
                            -(-i-i-i-) -N-O-N---N-P-L -s-i-t-e-s-.---
                        -W-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                        -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)-(-i-i-)-, 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -m-e-a-n-s 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                        -(-i-)---
                                    -(-I-) -o-f -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -(-a-s 
                                -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                                -1-0-1-(-2-3-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                                -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, 
                                -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -(-4-2 
                                -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-1-(-2-3-)-)-; -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -t-o -d-e-f-e-n-d 
                                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t -n-o-t 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, 
                                -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -f-e-e-s-, 
                                -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -s-u-i-t-, 
                                -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t -a-n-d 
                                -e-x-p-e-r-t -f-e-e-s -a-n-d 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-, -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s 
                                -f-o-r -t-e-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                                -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g-)-.
                            -(-i-v-) -L-i-m-i-t -o-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-s-t-s-.---
                                    -(-I-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
                                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
                                -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e -(-I-I-)-, -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -m-a-y 
                                -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d---
                                            -(-a-a-) 
                                        -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -i-n 
                                        -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                        -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                                        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d 
                                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                                        -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e 
                                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                                        -(-A-)-(-i-i-)-)-(-I-)-; -o-r
                                            -(-b-b-) -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                                        -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -o-n-e--
                                        -s-e-v-e-n-t-h -o-f 
                                        -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                                        -e-a-c-h -y-e-a-r -o-f 
                                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                                        -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e-, -i-n -t-h-e 
                                        -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                        -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                                        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d 
                                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                                        -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e 
                                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                                        -(-A-)-(-i-i-)-(-I-I-)-.
                                    -(-I-I-) -T-h-e 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
                                -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e -(-I-) -s-h-a-l-l 
                                -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -t-h-a-t-, -w-h-e-n -f-i-l-i-n-g -a 
                                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                                -F-u-n-d-, -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-s 
                                -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -t-h-a-t 
                                -t-h-e -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-n -v-a-l-i-d 
                                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-f 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                                -p-e-r -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e-, 
                                -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e-, -p-r-i-m-a-r-y-, 
                                -e-x-c-e-s-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-s-) -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
                                -1-9-8-6-, -c-u-m-u-l-a-t-i-v-e-l-y 
                                -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                                -t-o -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e -(-I-) 
                                -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -t-o 
                                -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -p-e-r-i-o-d-. -F-o-r 
                                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                                -c-l-a-u-s-e-, -a -v-a-l-i-d 
                                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
                                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n-y -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t 
                                -f-o-r -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                                -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -a 
                                -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a-n 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g-, 
                                -o-r -w-h-e-r-e -a -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t 
                                -h-a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -t-h-a-t 
                                -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                                -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-d -a-n-d -t-h-a-t 
                                -s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -h-a-s -n-o -r-i-g-h-t -t-o -m-a-k-e 
                                -a-n-y -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -c-l-a-i-m-s 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-.
                    -(-C-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e-.----F-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e-'-' 
                -m-e-a-n-s---
                            -(-i-) -a-n-y -s-i-t-e -o-r 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -p-l-a-c-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
                        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -L-i-s-t -a-t 
                        -a-n-y -t-i-m-e-, -a-t -w-h-i-c-h -a 
                        -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -w-a-s 
                        -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e 
                        -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-8-5-; -o-r
                            -(-i-i-) -a-n-y -s-i-t-e -o-r 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a 
                        -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -(-a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-2-3-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -9-6-0-1-(-2-3-)-) 
                        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -s-u-c-h -A-c-t -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e-, -a-t 
                        -w-h-i-c-h -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -w-a-s -d-i-s-p-o-s-e-d -o-f 
                        -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, 
                        -1-9-8-5-.
                -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
                -`-`-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-'-' -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e 
                -s-a-m-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-9-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -9-6-0-1-(-9-)-)-.
                    -(-D-) -S-t-a-t-e-.----F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
                -`-`-S-t-a-t-e-'-' -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
                -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-2-7-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -A-c-t -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -9-6-0-1-(-2-7-)-)-.
            -(-3-) -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -o-f-f-e-r 
                -o-n-e -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -t-o -e-a-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-. -T-h-e 
                -o-f-f-e-r -s-h-a-l-l---
                            -(-i-) -b-e -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e 
                        -o-f -a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -i-n 
                        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-l-l 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e-s-, 
                        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-)-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -s-t-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                        -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-s-t-s-, -i-f -a-n-y-, -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
                        -t-o -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                        -(-2-)-(-B-)-(-i-i-)-.
                    -(-B-) -R-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -f-o-r -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f-f-e-r-s-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -f-i-l-e -a -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -i-n -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-m 
                -a-n-d -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-s -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-. -N-o -s-u-c-h 
                -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -S-t-a-t-e 
                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-e-s -a-r-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -4-(-B-)-(-i-i-i-)-. -T-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -a-n 
                -o-f-f-e-r -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-, 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-)-, -t-o -e-a-c-h 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                -f-i-l-e-d -a -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -a-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f 
                -a -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -a-s 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d-.
                    -(-C-) -R-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f-f-e-r-s-.----N-o -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y 
                -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t-.
            -(-4-) -D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f-f-e-r-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f-f-e-r---
                            -(-i-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -o-n-l-y -o-n-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                        -(-C-)-, -b-y -a-p-p-l-y-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e 
                        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-(-i-i-i-) -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e-;
                            -(-i-i-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-w-o -o-r -m-o-r-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e-s 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                        -(-C-)-, -e-a-c-h -s-i-t-e -w-i-t-h 
                        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -a-c-c-o-r-d-e-d -e-q-u-a-l -v-a-l-u-e -a-n-d 
                        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-e 
                        -w-e-i-g-h-t-e-d -a-v-e-r-a-g-e -o-f -a-l-l 
                        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e-s-; -o-r
                            -(-i-i-i-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
                        -n-o-t -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e 
                        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                        -(-C-)---
                                    -(-I-) -i-f -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                                -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-n 
                                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -o-n-l-y 
                                -o-n-e -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e 
                                -s-i-t-e-, -b-y -a-p-p-l-y-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                                -S-t-a-t-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e 
                                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                                -t-o -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                                -(-B-)-(-i-i-i-) -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                                -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -s-i-t-e -i-s 
                                -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-; -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -i-f -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s 
                                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                                -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
                                -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -o-n-e 
                                -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e 
                                -s-i-t-e-, -e-a-c-h -s-i-t-e -s-h-a-l-l 
                                -b-e -a-c-c-o-r-d-e-d -e-q-u-a-l 
                                -v-a-l-u-e -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                                -t-h-e -w-e-i-g-h-t-e-d -a-v-e-r-a-g-e 
                                -o-f -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n 
                                -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -s-i-t-e-s -a-r-e 
                                -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-;
                    -(-B-) -S-t-a-t-e -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e-.---
                            -(-i-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
                        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -a-s -o-f 
                        -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-4-, -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -i-s -m-o-r-e 
                        -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -t-h-a-t -p-u-r-s-u-e 
                        -c-l-a-i-m-s -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -i-n -s-o-m-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
                        -t-h-a-t -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                        -i-s -m-o-r-e -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -s-u-c-h -c-l-a-i-m-s -i-n -s-o-m-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -i-n -s-o-m-e 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-e -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                        -f-a-v-o-r-s -n-e-i-t-h-e-r -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s 
                        -n-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-i-t-h 
                        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -c-l-a-i-m-s -o-r 
                        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-r-e -i-s 
                        -i-n-s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h 
                        -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -f-a-v-o-r-s 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -s-u-c-h -c-l-a-i-m-s-. -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
                        -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -e-q-u-i-t-y 
                        -a-n-d -f-a-i-r-n-e-s-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-a-t 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s -m-a-d-e -b-y 
                        -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-u-s-t 
                        -v-a-r-y -t-o -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -s-t-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -l-a-w 
                        -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e -s-e-v-e-r-a-l -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                            -(-i-i-) -P-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -e-x-a-m-i-n-e -t-h-e -l-a-w -i-n -e-a-c-h 
                        -S-t-a-t-e -a-s -o-f -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
                        -1-9-9-4-. -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-2-0 
                        -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
                        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
                        -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                        -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -a -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f 
                        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -r-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g 
                        -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-i-n-g -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                        -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-n-d 
                        -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-y-i-n-g -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n-t-o 
                        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e 
                        -c-a-t-e-g-o-r-i-e-s-:
                                    -(-I-) -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, -i-n 
                                -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-n 
                                -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                                -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                                -i-s -m-o-s-t -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o 
                                -t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                                    -(-I-I-) -6-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, -i-n 
                                -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-n 
                                -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                                -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                                -i-s -m-o-s-t -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
                                -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o -t-h-e -o-t-h-e-r 
                                -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
                                    -(-I-I-I-) -4-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-, 
                                -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-l-l 
                                -o-t-h-e-r -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                            -(-i-i-i-) -F-i-n-a-l 
                        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                                    -(-I-) -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                                -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                                -c-l-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                                -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d-, -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -i-n -t-h-e 
                                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r 
                                -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                                -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -S-t-a-t-e 
                                -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                                    -(-I-I-) -T-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                                -c-l-a-s-s-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                                -r-u-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -g-o-v-e-r-n -a-l-l 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s 
                                -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -a-n-d 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t 
                                -t-o -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -b-y -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
                                    -(-I-I-I-) 
                                -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y 
                                -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                                -l-a-w-, -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                                -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
                                -c-l-a-u-s-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
                                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y 
                                -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t-.
                    -(-C-) -L-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e-.----F-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -v-e-n-u-e -i-s 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -i-f---
                            -(-i-) -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e 
                        -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-3-, -t-h-e 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-d 
                        -p-e-n-d-i-n-g -i-n -a -c-o-u-r-t -o-f 
                        -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -a 
                        -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -o-r -c-r-o-s-s 
                        -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-t -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -s-i-t-e-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -n-o -m-o-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                        -c-h-a-n-g-e -v-e-n-u-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t 
                        -t-o -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -w-a-s 
                        -p-e-n-d-i-n-g -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e 
                        -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -3-1-, -1-9-9-4-.
            -(-5-) -A-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -r-e-j-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-.---
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
                            -(-i-) -A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -m-a-y-, -w-h-e-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -a 
                        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -t-o -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, 
                        -m-a-k-e -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
                        -i-r-r-e-v-o-c-a-b-l-e -e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                        -a-c-c-e-p-t -a-n-y -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                        -b-e -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -F-u-n-d-.
                            -(-i-i-) -A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -t-h-a-t -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -m-a-k-e -a-n 
                        -e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-) -s-h-a-l-l-, -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                        -6-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f 
                        -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r -f-r-o-m 
                        -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, 
                        -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -F-u-n-d -i-n -w-r-i-t-i-n-g -o-f -i-t-s 
                        -i-r-r-e-v-o-c-a-b-l-e -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e 
                        -o-r -r-e-j-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                        -o-f-f-e-r-. -A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                        -w-h-o -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -a-c-c-e-p-t -o-r 
                        -r-e-j-e-c-t -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                        -w-i-t-h-i-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -h-a-v-e -m-a-d-e -a-n 
                        -i-r-r-e-v-o-c-a-b-l-e -e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                        -r-e-j-e-c-t -t-h-e -o-f-f-e-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-) -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -a-p-p-l-y-.
                    -(-B-) -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                -t-h-a-t -a-c-c-e-p-t-s -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-.
                            -(-i-) -W-a-i-v-e-r -o-f -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                        -c-l-a-i-m-s-.----T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -m-a-k-e 
                        -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-g-r-e-e-s -i-n 
                        -w-r-i-t-i-n-g-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -r-e-i-n-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                        -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-i-)---
                                    -(-I-) -t-o -w-a-i-v-e -a-n-y 
                                -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -f-u-t-u-r-e 
                                -c-l-a-i-m-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n-y 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-; -a-n-d
                                    -(-I-I-) -t-o -s-t-a-y -o-r 
                                -d-i-s-m-i-s-s -e-a-c-h -c-l-a-i-m 
                                -p-e-n-d-i-n-g -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-.
                            -(-i-i-) -R-e-i-n-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -c-l-a-i-m-s-.---
                                    -(-I-) -I-f -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -f-a-i-l-s -t-o -t-i-m-e-l-y 
                                -f-u-l-f-i-l-l -i-t-s 
                                -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -a-n 
                                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                                -o-f-f-e-r-, -s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                                -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -t-o 
                                -r-e-i-n-s-t-a-t-e -a-n-y -c-l-a-i-m 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-.
                                    -(-I-I-) -S-t-a-t-u-t-e -o-f 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -t-o-l-l-e-d-.---
                                -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y 
                                -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w-, 
                                -a-n-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -o-r -S-t-a-t-e 
                                -s-t-a-t-u-t-e -o-f 
                                -l-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                                -f-i-l-i-n-g -o-r 
                                -p-r-o-s-e-c-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n 
                                -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-, -o-r -b-y -a-n 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-, 
                                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -s-h-a-l-l 
                                -b-e -t-o-l-l-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                                -p-e-n-d-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -s-t-a-y 
                                -o-f -p-e-n-d-i-n-g 
                                -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y 
                                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-0-4-(-a-)-.
                            -(-i-i-i-) -P-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s-.---
                                    -(-I-) -P-r-e---r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-.----T-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -e-q-u-a-l 
                                -a-n-n-u-a-l -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -o-v-e-r 
                                -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -e-i-g-h-t 
                                -y-e-a-r-s -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -c-o-s-t-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -o-n -o-r 
                                -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -s-u-c-h 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-c-c-e-p-t-s -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -(-i-) 
                                -o-r -(-i-i-)-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-c-c-r-u-e -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s-. -T-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y-, 
                                -i-n -i-t-s -s-o-l-e 
                                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-k-e 
                                -s-u-c-h -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -o-v-e-r -a 
                                -s-h-o-r-t-e-r -p-e-r-i-o-d -i-f -t-h-e 
                                -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -c-o-s-t-s -d-o -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d 
                                -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-. -A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t 
                                -t-o -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                                -F-u-n-d -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -a-s -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y 
                                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-. -T-h-e -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
                                -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -t-o -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -n-o-t 
                                -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
                                -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f 
                                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-o-r-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
                                    -(-I-I-) -P-o-s-t--
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -c-o-s-t-s-.---
                                -T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s 
                                -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                                -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -s-u-c-h 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-c-c-e-p-t-s -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -(-i-) 
                                -o-r -(-i-i-) -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-, -o-r 
                                -t-o -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-o-r -o-r 
                                -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-, 
                                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y 
                                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-. -P-a-y-m-e-n-t-s 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -n-o-t 
                                -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
                                -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -o-f 
                                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-o-r-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
                                    -(-I-I-I-) -A-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t 
                                -f-o-r -d-e-d-u-c-t-i-b-l-e -o-r 
                                -s-e-l-f -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-.----I-n 
                                -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t 
                                -h-a-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, -a-s 
                                -p-r-o-o-f -o-f -s-t-a-t-u-s -a-s -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-, -a 
                                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                                -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                                -(-2-)-(-A-)-(-i-i-) -t-h-a-t -i-s 
                                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a -s-e-l-f--
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-d -r-e-t-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                                -a -d-e-d-u-c-t-i-b-l-e-, 
                                -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                                -r-e-d-u-c-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                                -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-e-l-f---i-n-s-u-r-e-d 
                                -r-e-t-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                                -d-e-d-u-c-t-i-b-l-e-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
                                -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -r-e-d-u-c-t-i-o-n 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e 
                                -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -o-n-e -s-e-l-f--
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-d -r-e-t-e-n-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                                -o-n-e -d-e-d-u-c-t-i-b-l-e -t-h-a-t 
                                -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -w-o-u-l-d -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
                                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -p-a-y -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -o-n-e -c-l-a-i-m 
                                -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f 
                                -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d-. 
                                -I-n -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
                                -o-n-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-, -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                                -r-e-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                                -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                                -t-h-e -l-o-w-e-s-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -a-m-o-u-n-t-s -o-f -s-e-l-f--
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-d -r-e-t-e-n-t-i-o-n-s 
                                -a-n-d -d-e-d-u-c-t-i-b-l-e-s-.
                                    -(-I-V-) -A-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t 
                                -f-o-r -c-e-r-t-a-i-n -d-u-t-y---t-o--
                                -d-e-f-e-n-d -c-o-s-t-s-.----I-f -a-n 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -h-a-s -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d 
                                -a-n-d -p-a-i-d -c-o-s-t-s 
                                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -d-u-t-y--
                                -t-o---d-e-f-e-n-d -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                                -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -a 
                                -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                                -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-(-B-)-, 
                                -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -a-r-e 
                                -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -o-f -a 
                                -d-i-s-p-u-t-e -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-n-d 
                                -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-, -t-h-e 
                                -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-n 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-d-u-c-e-d -b-y 
                                -s-u-c-h -a-m-o-u-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -p-a-y -s-u-c-h -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                                -t-o -t-h-e -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-. -I-f 
                                -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -w-e-r-e -p-a-i-d 
                                -b-y -t-h-e -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -o-n -o-r 
                                -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
                                -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, 
                                -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -t-o -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r 
                                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -i-n 
                                -e-q-u-a-l -a-n-n-u-a-l 
                                -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-m-e-n-t-s -o-v-e-r -a 
                                -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -e-i-g-h-t 
                                -y-e-a-r-s-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t 
                                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -a-c-c-r-u-e -w-i-t-h 
                                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                                -c-o-s-t-s-. -T-h-e 
                                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y-, 
                                -i-n -i-t-s -s-o-l-e 
                                -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-k-e 
                                -s-u-c-h -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -o-v-e-r -a 
                                -s-h-o-r-t-e-r -p-e-r-i-o-d -i-f -t-h-e 
                                -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e -c-o-s-t-s -d-o 
                                -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-.
                    -(-C-) -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                -r-e-j-e-c-t-e-d-; -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -c-l-a-i-m-s-.---
                            -(-i-) -A-d-m-i-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-.----N-o 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -a-d-m-i-s-s-i-b-l-e -i-n -a-n-y -l-e-g-a-l 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -b-y -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
                        -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -o-r -b-y -a-n 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n 
                        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-.
                            -(-i-i-) -I-n-s-u-r-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-.----A-n-y -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-j-e-c-t-s -a 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-, 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-e-s -a -c-l-a-i-m -w-i-t-h 
                        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s 
                        -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-, -a-n-d 
                        -o-b-t-a-i-n-s -a -f-i-n-a-l -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t 
                        -t-h-a-t -i-s -l-e-s-s -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e 
                        -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -F-u-n-d-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -l-i-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                        -s-u-c-h -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -f-o-r -2-0 
                        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d -l-e-g-a-l -f-e-e-s 
                        -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -i-n-s-u-r-e-r 
                        -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
                        -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -w-a-s -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -t-o 
                        -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-. -T-h-e 
                        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
                        -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -a-l-l -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t 
                        -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-r 
                        -v-a-l-u-e-. -T-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -r-e-d-u-c-e -a-n-y -a-w-a-r-d -t-o -a-n 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -i-n -a-n-y -s-u-c-h 
                        -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t-, -i-f 
                        -a-n-y-, -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d 
                        -l-e-g-a-l -f-e-e-s -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d -b-y 
                        -t-h-e -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                        -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -o-r -c-o-u-r-t -r-u-l-e-. 
                        -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -c-l-a-u-s-e 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
                        -l-i-m-i-t -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t -i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y 
                        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -l-a-w-, -o-r -t-h-e -r-u-l-e -o-f -a-n-y 
                        -c-o-u-r-t-, -t-o -s-u-c-h -c-o-s-t-s -o-r 
                        -l-e-g-a-l -f-e-e-s-.
                            -(-i-i-i-) -R-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -t-o 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-.----I-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f 
                        -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t 
                        -r-e-j-e-c-t-s -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                        -o-f-f-e-r-, -l-i-t-i-g-a-t-e-s -a -c-l-a-i-m 
                        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                        -c-o-s-t-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e 
                        -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -o-b-t-a-i-n-s -a 
                        -f-i-n-a-l -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -a-g-a-i-n-s-t 
                        -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-, -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d---
                                    -(-I-) -s-h-a-l-l 
                                -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -o-r -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s 
                                -t-h-e -l-e-s-s-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -m-a-d-e -t-o -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                                -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
                                    -(-I-I-) -m-a-y-, -i-f -t-h-e 
                                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r 
                                -e-x-c-e-e-d-e-d -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                                -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-, -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e 
                                -t-h-e -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -o-r 
                                -i-n-s-u-r-e-r-s -f-o-r 
                                -u-n-r-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d 
                                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d 
                                -l-e-g-a-l -f-e-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
                                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l 
                                -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
                                -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-c-l-a-u-s-e -m-a-y 
                                -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                                -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                                -o-f-f-e-r -t-o -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                                -p-e-r-s-o-n-.
                        -R-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
                        -t-o -t-h-i-s -c-l-a-u-s-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                        -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e 
                        -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                        -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
                        -a-f-t-e-r -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -o-f -a 
                        -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
                        -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -a-s 
                        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
            -(-6-) -P-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-.---
        -P-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f-f-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s 
        -m-a-d-e -b-y -a-n -i-n-s-u-r-e-r -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-f 
        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -o-r -i-n -s-e-t-t-l-e-m-e-n-t 
        -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-. -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
        -a-f-f-e-c-t -i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y -t-h-e -i-s-s-u-e -o-f 
        -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-f -a 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-f -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
        -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-d-.
            -(-7-) -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -n-o-t 
        -a-d-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----N-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -a-n-d -n-o 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e-n -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-n-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -i-n 
        -a-n-y -w-a-y -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a-n -a-d-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -d-i-s-p-o-s-a-l -o-f -a -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s 
        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
            -(-8-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-n-d 
                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
                -t-h-a-n -1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
                -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
                -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -c-o-m-m-e-n-t 
                -o-f -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
                -i-n-t-e-r-i-m -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-n-d 
                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -s-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -f-o-r 
                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d 
                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r-s-. -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
                -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -c-l-o-s-e 
                -o-f -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d-, 
                -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
                -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s 
                -a-n-d -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y 
                -b-e -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -f-r-o-m -t-i-m-e -t-o -t-i-m-e-.
                    -(-B-) -O-t-h-e-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
                -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -r-u-l-e-s 
                -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-s -t-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -d-e-e-m-s 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-r-o-m -t-i-m-e -t-o 
                -t-i-m-e-.
                    -(-C-) -J-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w-.----N-o 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-u-l-e -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e 
                -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
                -F-u-n-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
                -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -r-u-l-e -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -i-s -n-o-t 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
    -(-h-) -J-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-C-o-u-r-t-s-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-3-4-9 
-o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-:
            -(-1-) -T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-3-4-5 -a-n-d -1-4-4-2 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e 
        -2-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
            -(-2-) -A-l-l -c-i-v-i-l -a-c-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
        -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -i-s -a -p-a-r-t-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -a-r-i-s-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -l-a-w-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l 
        -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-r -v-a-l-u-e-.
            -(-3-) -A-n-y -c-i-v-i-l -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -c-a-s-e -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-v-e-r-s-y -i-n -a -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -a 
        -S-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -i-n -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -a 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -i-s -a -p-a-r-t-y -m-a-y -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -t-r-i-a-l -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -b-e 
        -r-e-m-o-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, 
        -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -g-i-v-i-n-g -o-f -a-n-y -b-o-n-d -o-r 
        -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y-, -t-o -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t 
        -a-n-d -d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -e-m-b-r-a-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-l-a-c-e 
        -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -i-s -p-e-n-d-i-n-g-, -o-r-, -i-f 
        -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -n-o -s-u-c-h -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t-, 
        -t-o -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-, -b-y 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-n-y -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -f-o-r 
        -r-e-m-o-v-a-l -o-f -c-a-u-s-e-s -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -a-t -t-h-e 
        -t-i-m-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -r-e-m-o-v-a-l-.
            -(-4-) -N-o -a-t-t-a-c-h-m-e-n-t -o-r -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-s-s-u-e-d -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -o-r -a-n-y -o-f -i-t-s 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -b-e-f-o-r-e -f-i-n-a-l -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -i-n 
        -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e-, -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -c-o-u-r-t-.
    -(-i-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-s-.---
            -(-1-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-5 
        -o-f -e-a-c-h -y-e-a-r -o-n -i-t-s -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -p-r-i-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-. -T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -(-A-) -a -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t 
                -a-u-d-i-t-e-d -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
                -a-u-d-i-t-o-r-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -a -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -f-e-e-s -a-n-d 
                -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -b-y 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l 
                -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6 -w-i-l-l -b-e 
                -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e 
                -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
            -(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-p-t-l-y 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-t -a-n-y -t-i-m-e -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-e-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d 
        -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l 
        -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6 -w-i-l-l -b-e 
        -i-n-s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e 
        -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -o-b-l-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.
    -(-j-) -F-a-l-s-e -o-r -F-r-a-u-d-u-l-e-n-t -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s 
-o-r -C-l-a-i-m-s-.---
            -(-1-) -C-r-i-m-i-n-a-l -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -2-8-7 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -C-o-d-e -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -f-a-l-s-e 
                -c-l-a-i-m-s-)-, -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y 
                -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -a-n-y 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -c-i-v-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                    -(-B-) -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-0-1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
                -f-a-l-s-e -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-r -e-n-t-r-i-e-s-)-, 
                -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -C-i-v-i-l -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s-.----O-f-f-i-c-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s 
        -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-7-2-9 -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -3-1-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e 
        -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -f-a-l-s-e -c-l-a-i-m-s-)-.

-S-E-C-. -8-0-3-. -F-I-N-A-N-C-I-A-L -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T-S-, 
              -A-U-D-I-T-S-, -I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N-S -A-N-D 
              -I-N-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g 
-p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-u-d-i-t-e-d 
-a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d 
-p-u-b-l-i-c -a-c-c-o-u-n-t-a-n-t -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -a-u-d-i-t-i-n-g -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-p-t-r-o-l-l-e-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-. -S-u-c-h -a-u-d-i-t-i-n-g 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-'-s -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d 
-a-u-d-i-t-i-n-g -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.
    -(-b-) -I-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -O-t-h-e-r 
-A-u-d-i-t-s-.----T-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e 
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-u-c-h -a-u-d-i-t-s -a-n-d 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -d-e-e-m-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-r 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-. -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-, -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-8 
-s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -a-n-d 
-t-o -t-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
-e-x-t-e-n-t -a-s -t-h-e-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-.

-S-E-C-. -8-0-4-. -S-T-A-Y -O-F -P-E-N-D-I-N-G -L-I-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
            -(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-s -a-s -a -s-t-a-y-, -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -a-l-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-r 
        -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -p-l-e-a-d-i-n-g-, 
        -m-o-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -n-o-t-i-c-e-, -o-f -a-n-y 
        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e-, -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -c-l-a-i-m-s -f-o-r -i-n-d-e-m-n-i-t-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -c-l-a-i-m-s -a-r-i-s-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -f-o-r 
        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-2-)-(-A-)-(-i-i-) -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g 
        -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -c-o-v-e-r-a-g-e -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-2-)-(-B-)-(-i-)-.
            -(-2-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
        -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-e -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -a-n-y 
        -p-l-e-a-d-i-n-g-, -m-o-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -n-o-t-i-c-e-, -o-f 
        -a-n-y -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e-, -o-r 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -c-l-a-i-m-s -f-o-r -i-n-d-e-m-n-i-t-y -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -c-l-a-i-m-s -d-o-e-s -n-o-t -c-o-n-c-e-r-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -(-a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-2-)-(-B-)-(-i-)-) -o-r -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t 
        -f-o-r -i-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-2-)-(-A-)-(-i-i-)-. -A-n 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -(-a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-2-)-(-A-)-) -m-a-y -m-o-v-e -t-o 
        -s-e-v-e-r -c-l-a-i-m-s -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -f-r-o-m -c-l-a-i-m-s 
        -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d -m-a-y 
        -p-r-o-c-e-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-s-e-c-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -c-l-a-i-m-s -n-o-t -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s-.
    -(-b-) -T-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -S-t-a-y-.---
            -(-1-) -P-e-n-d-i-n-g -o-f-f-e-r -o-f 
        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -s-t-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -b-y -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -e-a-r-l-i-e-r -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -r-e-j-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r -b-y -s-u-c-h 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-0-2-(-g-)-(-5-)-(-A-)-; -o-r
                    -(-B-) -t-h-e -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -t-o -t-i-m-e-l-y 
                -f-u-l-f-i-l-l -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -a 
                -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r -a-c-c-e-p-t-e-d -b-y 
                -s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -E-x-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f-f-e-r-s-.----N-o -s-t-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -a-f-t-e-r -M-a-y -3-1-, -2-0-0-0-.
    -(-c-) -O-t-h-e-r -S-t-a-y-s-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -l-i-m-i-t -o-r 
-a-f-f-e-c-t -i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
-j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
-e-n-t-i-t-y -t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -o-r -i-m-p-o-s-e -a -s-t-a-y 
-t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
-b-u-t -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -s-e-r-v-e -t-h-e -e-n-d-s 
-o-f -j-u-s-t-i-c-e -b-y -s-t-a-y-i-n-g -a -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l-, 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-o-n 
-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -r-e-j-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -o-f-f-e-r -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-8-0-2-(-g-)-(-5-)-(-A-)-.
    -(-d-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-U-n-a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o -l-i-m-i-t -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t 
-i-n -a-n-y -w-a-y -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y 
-o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-r -a-n-y -p-a-r-t-y -t-o 
-c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -o-r -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -a-n -a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, -c-o-s-t -r-e-c-o-v-e-r-y-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
-a-c-t-i-o-n -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-1---1-2-2-a -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
-R-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-, -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -L-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Reform Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References to Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                            Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

           TITLE I--COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND HUMAN HEALTH

Sec. 101. Public participation.
Sec. 102. Community Working Groups.
Sec. 103. Hazard ranking system.
Sec. 104. Health authorities.
Sec. 105. Determining health effects.
Sec. 106. Community health programs.
Sec. 107. Public health recommendations in remedial actions.
Sec. 108. Rights to participate.
Sec. 109. Transition.

                         TITLE II--STATE ROLES

Sec. 201. Delegated State response actions and authorized State 
                            response programs.
Sec. 202. State cost share.
Sec. 203. Siting.
Sec. 204. State Registry.
Sec. 205. Conforming and miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 206. State role at Federal facilities.

               TITLE III--VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Voluntary Cleanup Grant Program.
Sec. 305. Economic Redevelopment Credit Assistance Program.
Sec. 306. Regulations.
Sec. 307. Economic Redevelopment Revolving Fund.
Sec. 308. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 309. Reports.
Sec. 310. Funding.
Sec. 311. Statutory construction.

                   TITLE IV--LIABILITY AND ALLOCATION

Sec. 401. Information gathering and access.
Sec. 402. Compliance with administrative orders.
Sec. 403. Limitations on liability for response costs.
Sec. 404. Liability.
Sec. 405. Civil proceedings.
Sec. 406. Limitations on contribution actions.
Sec. 407. Scope of rulemaking authority.
Sec. 408. Enhancement of settlement authorities.
Sec. 409. Allocation procedures.
Sec. 410. Clarification of liability for recycling transactions.
Sec. 411. Lender and fiduciary liability.
Sec. 412. Religious, charitable, scientific, or educational 
                            organizations.
Sec. 413. Working group.
Sec. 414. Indirect costs.
Sec. 415. Release of evidence.
Sec. 416. Contiguous properties.

            TITLE V--REMEDY SELECTION AND CLEANUP STANDARDS

Sec. 501. Cleanup standards.
Sec. 502. Remedy selection.
Sec. 503. Miscellaneous amendments to section 121.
Sec. 504. Response authorities.
Sec. 505. Removal actions. 
Sec. 506. Transition.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Interagency agreements at mixed ownership and mixed 
                            responsibility facilities.
Sec. 602. Transfers of uncontaminated property.
Sec. 603. Agreements to transfer by deed.
Sec. 604. Alternative or innovative treatment technologies.
Sec. 605. Definitions.
Sec. 606. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 607. Response claims procedures.
Sec. 608. Small business ombudsman.
Sec. 609. Consideration of local government cleanup priorities in 
                            allocation of oversight resources.
Sec. 610. Severability.
Sec. 611. Results-oriented cleanups.
Sec. 612. Innovative technologies for remedial action at Federal 
                            facilities.
Sec. 613. Notification.
Sec. 614. Certification of environmental training and certification 
                            organizations.
Sec. 615. Sense of the Committee concerning offsets from the corporate 
                            environmental income tax to pay for welfare 
                            reform.

                           TITLE VII--FUNDING

Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 702. Orphan share funding.
Sec. 703. Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 704. Limitations on research, development, and demonstration 
                            programs.
Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations from general revenues.
Sec. 706. Additional limitations.
Sec. 707. Uses of the Fund.
Sec. 708. Technical and conforming amendments.

          TITLE VIII--ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION FUND

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Definitions.
Sec. 803. Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund.
Sec. 804. Resolution offers.
Sec. 805. Documentation of claims and insurance coverage.
Sec. 806. Amount of resolution offers.
Sec. 807. Acceptance of resolution offer.
Sec. 808. Resolution payments.
Sec. 809. Rejection of resolution offer and reimbursement to insurer.
Sec. 810. Financial controls; audits, investigations and inspections.
Sec. 811. Stay of pending litigation.
Sec. 812. Regulations.
Sec. 813. Court jurisdiction and penalties.
Sec. 814. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 815. Reports.
Sec. 816. Effective date.
Sec. 817. Termination of authority to offer and accept resolution.
Sec. 818. Termination of Fund.

                            TITLE IX--TAXES

Sec. 901. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sec. 902. Environmental fees and assessments on insurance companies.
Sec. 903. Funding provisions for Environmental Insurance Resolution 
                            Fund.
Sec. 904. Resolution Fund not subject to tax.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, 
              COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(commonly known as the ``Superfund Act'') (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

           TITLE I--COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND HUMAN HEALTH

SEC. 101. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

    Section 117 (42 U.S.C. 9617) is amended by striking subsection (e) 
and inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(e) Grants for Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) Authority.--In accordance with rules promulgated by 
        the Administrator, the Administrator may make grants available 
        to any group of individuals that may be affected by the release 
        or threatened release of hazardous substances or pollutants or 
        contaminants at any facility on the State Registry or the 
        National Priorities List (referred to in this subsection as 
        `affected citizens'). Such grants shall be known as Technical 
        Assistance Grants. To ensure that the application process for 
        such grants is accessible to all affected citizens, the 
        Administrator shall periodically review such process and, based 
        on such review, shall implement appropriate changes to the 
        application process to improve access.
            ``(2) Special rules.--No matching contribution shall be 
        required for a Technical Assistance Grant. The Administrator 
        shall make all or a portion of the grant amount available to 
        the grant recipient in advance of the total expenditures to be 
        covered by the grant. Such portion shall be not less than 
        $5,000 or 10 percent of the grant amount, whichever is greater.
            ``(3) Limit per facility.--Not more than 1 grant may be 
        made under this subsection with respect to a single facility, 
        but the grant may be renewed to facilitate public participation 
        at all stages of response action. Limits shall be established 
        with respect to the number of years for which the grants may be 
        made available based on the duration, type, and extent of 
        response activity at a facility.
            ``(4) Funding availability.--Subject to the limitations 
        provided in paragraph (5), 1 or more of the grants shall be 
        made available to affected citizens who live in communities 
        containing facilities on the State Registry not yet listed on 
        the National Priorities List as of the date on which the grant 
        is awarded.
            ``(5) Funding limit.--Not more than 4 percent of the funds 
        made available for carrying out this Act for any fiscal year 
        may be used for grants under this subsection in that fiscal 
        year and not more than \1/8\ of the funds used under this 
        subsection for a fiscal year may be used for grants with 
        respect to facilities not listed on the National Priorities 
        List. If such \1/8\ portion is not needed for such facilities, 
        such portion may be used for grants with respect to facilities 
        listed on the National Priorities List.
            ``(6) Funding amount.--The initial amount of any grant made 
        under this subsection may not exceed $50,000 for a single grant 
        recipient. The Administrator shall increase the initial amount 
        of the grant, as appropriate, to reflect the complexity of the 
        response action, the nature and extent of contamination at the 
        facility, the level of facility activity, projected total needs 
        as requested by the grant recipient, the size and diversity of 
        the affected population, and the ability of the grant recipient 
        to identify and raise funds from other sources.
            ``(7) Authorized grant activities.--
                    ``(A) Interpretation of information.--A grant 
                awarded under this subsection may be used to obtain 
                technical assistance in interpreting information with 
                regard to--
                            ``(i) the nature of the hazard;
                            ``(ii) the remedial investigation and 
                        feasibility study;
                            ``(iii) the record of decision;
                            ``(iv) the selection, design, and 
                        construction of the remedial action;
                            ``(v) operation and maintenance; or
                            ``(vi) the removal activities;
                at such facility.
                    ``(B) Additional activities.--A grant awarded under 
                this subsection also may be used--
                            ``(i) to obtain technical assistance in 
                        gathering and interpreting information used to 
                        rank facilities according to the hazard ranking 
                        system;
                            ``(ii) for gathering information to assess 
                        a remedy selection decision;
                            ``(iii) to hire health and safety experts 
                        to advise affected citizens on health 
                        assessment and contamination data gathering 
                        efforts and response activities;
                            ``(iv) to hire a community liaison to 
                        potentially responsible parties and government 
                        agencies;
                            ``(v) to hire experts to file comments with 
                        governmental agencies and generate other 
                        documents as necessary to ensure full 
                        participation by the grant recipient;
                            ``(vi) to hire experts to provide input 
                        into the design of any health studies that a 
                        government agency performs; and
                            ``(vii) for training funds for interested 
                        affected citizens to enable them to more 
                        effectively participate in the remedy selection 
                        process.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--Grants awarded under this 
                subsection may not be used for the purpose of 
                collecting field sampling data.
            ``(8) Grant guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of enactment of the Superfund Reform Act of 1994, the 
        Administrator shall develop and publish guidelines concerning 
        management of grants awarded under this subsection. Technical 
        or other experts hired by recipients of such grants shall be 
        hired by such recipients under the guidelines.
    ``(f) Improving Citizen and Community Participation in the 
Superfund Decisionmaking Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Meetings and notice.--In order to provide an 
                opportunity for meaningful public participation in 
                every significant phase of response activities under 
                this Act, the President shall provide the opportunity 
                for public meetings and publish a notice of such 
                meetings before or during performance of each of the 
                following:
                            ``(i) A health assessment and a preliminary 
                        assessment and site inspection, as appropriate. 
                        If a citizen requests such a public meeting and 
                        the President determines that such a meeting is 
                        not appropriate at the preliminary assessment 
                        and site inspection stage, the President shall 
                        provide adequate public notice of that 
                        determination.
                            ``(ii) A remedial investigation and 
                        feasibility study.
                            ``(iii) An announcement of the preferred 
                        remedial alternative.
                            ``(iv) The completion of a work plan for a 
                        remedial investigation and feasibility study, 
                        for a remedial design, or for a remedial 
                        action.
                    ``(B) Information.--The public meetings shall be 
                designed to obtain information from the community, and 
                disseminate information to the community, with respect 
                to the facility involved concerning the President's 
                facility activities and pending decisions.
            ``(2) Participants and subject.--The President also shall 
        provide reasonable notice of an opportunity for public 
        participation in meetings in which--
                    ``(A) the participants include Federal officials 
                (or State officials, where the State is conducting 
                response activities under an authorized program or 
                through facility referral) with authority to make 
                significant decisions affecting a response action, and 
                any other person or persons, unless the other person or 
                persons are all coregulators that are not potentially 
                responsible parties, or are government contractors; and
                    ``(B) the subject of the meeting involves 
                discussions directly affecting either--
                            ``(i) a legally enforceable work plan 
                        document, or any amendment to the document, for 
                        a removal, remedial investigation, feasibility 
                        study, remedial design, or remedial action, for 
                        a facility on the National Priorities List; or
                            ``(ii) the final package of information on 
                        which the Administrator will base a hazard 
                        ranking system score for a facility.
            ``(3) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed--
                    ``(A) to provide for public participation in, or 
                otherwise affect, any negotiation, meeting, or other 
                discussion, solely concerning potential liability or 
                settlement of potential liability, whether prior to or 
                following the commencement of litigation or 
                administrative enforcement action;
                    ``(B) to provide for public participation in, or 
                otherwise affect, any negotiation, meeting, or other 
                discussion, attended exclusively by representatives of 
                the United States or any of the departments, agencies, 
                or instrumentalities of the United States, with 
                attorneys representing the United States, or any of the 
                departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the 
                United States; or
                    ``(C) to waive, compromise, or affect any privilege 
                that may be applicable to a communication related to an 
                activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
            ``(4) Evaluation.--To the extent practicable, before and 
        during the health assessment and site inspection, the President 
        shall solicit and evaluate concerns, interests, and information 
        from the community. The evaluation shall include, as 
        appropriate--
                    ``(A) face-to-face community surveys to identify 
                the location of private drinking water wells, historic 
                and current or potential use of water, and other 
                environmental resources in the community;
                    ``(B) a public meeting;
                    ``(C) written responses to significant concerns; 
                and
                    ``(D) other appropriate participatory activities.
            ``(5) Views and preferences.--During the remedial 
        investigation and feasibility study, the President shall 
        solicit the views and preferences of the community on the 
        remediation and disposition of hazardous substances or 
        pollutants or contaminants at the facility. The views and 
        preferences of the community shall be described in the remedial 
        investigation and feasibility study and considered in the 
        screening of remedial alternatives for the facility.
            ``(6) Alternatives.--Members of the community may propose 
        remedial alternatives to the President, and the President shall 
        consider such alternatives in the same manner as the President 
        considers alternatives proposed by potentially responsible 
        parties.
            ``(7) Information.--The President, with the assistance of 
        the Citizen Information and Access Office (as provided for in 
        subsection (h)) and a Community Working Group (referred to in 
        this Act as a `Community Working Group') (as provided for in 
        subsection (g)) where a Community Working Group exists, shall 
        provide information to the community and seek comment from the 
        community throughout all significant phases of the response 
        action at the facility. The President shall ensure that 
        information gathered from the community during community 
        outreach efforts reaches appropriate technical staff in a 
        timely and effective manner. The President also shall ensure 
        reasonable written or other appropriate responses to such 
        information.
            ``(8) Nonprivileged information.--The President shall make 
        all nonprivileged information relating to the facility 
        available to the public throughout all phases of response 
        action at the facility. Such information shall be made 
        available to the public for inspection and copying without the 
        need to file a formal request, subject to reasonable service 
        charges as appropriate.
            ``(9) Presentation.--
                    ``(A) Documents.--The President, in carrying out 
                responsibilities under this Act, shall ensure that the 
                presentation of information on risk is complete and 
                informative. To the extent feasible, documents made 
                available to the general public that purport to 
                describe the degree of risk to human health shall, at a 
                minimum, state--
                            ``(i) the upperbound and lowerbound 
                        estimates of the risk;
                            ``(ii) the population or populations 
                        addressed by any estimates of the risk;
                            ``(iii) the expected risk or central 
                        estimate of the risk for the specific 
                        population;
                            ``(iv) the reasonable range or other 
                        description of uncertainties in the assessment 
                        process; and
                            ``(v) the assumptions that form the basis 
                        for any estimates of such risk posed by the 
                        facility and a brief explanation of the 
                        assumptions.
                    ``(B) Comparisons.--To the extent practical and 
                appropriate, the President, in carrying out such 
                responsibilities, shall provide comparisons of the 
                level of risk from hazardous substances found at the 
                facility to comparable levels of risk from those 
                hazardous substances ordinarily encountered by the 
                general public through other sources of exposure.
            ``(10) Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of this subsection, in the case of a removal action taken in 
        accordance with section 104 that is expected to extend beyond 
        180 days, and in any case in which implementation of a removal 
        action is expected to obviate or obviates the need to conduct a 
        long-term remedial action, the removal action shall achieve the 
        protective concentration levels and other standards specified 
        in subsections (b) and (d) of section 121, and the 
        Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, allow 
        for public participation in accordance with the requirements of 
        this section. In the case of all other removal actions, the 
        Administrator may provide the community with notice of the 
        anticipated removal action and a public comment period, as 
        appropriate.''.

SEC. 102. COMMUNITY WORKING GROUPS.

    Section 117 (42 U.S.C. 9617) is amended by adding after subsection 
(f) (as added by section 101) the following new subsections:
    ``(g) Community Working Groups.--
            ``(1) Creation and responsibilities.--The President shall 
        facilitate the establishment of a representative public forum 
        in the form of a Community Working Group, to achieve direct, 
        regular, and meaningful consultation with all interested 
        parties throughout all stages of a response action whenever--
                    ``(A) the President determines such a group will be 
                helpful to achieve the purposes of this Act; or
                    ``(B) at least 50 citizens, or at least 20 percent, 
                of the population of the community petition for a 
                Community Working Group to be established.
            ``(2) Duties.--Each Community Working Group shall provide 
        information and views to the President, and, as appropriate, 
        any or all of the following:
                    ``(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
                    ``(B) State regulatory agencies.
                    ``(C) Federal and State natural resource trustees.
                    ``(D) Potentially responsible parties conducting 
                response actions.
                    ``(E) Local government and local public health 
                agencies.
        The information and views reported shall address the various 
        subjects related to facility remediation, including facility 
        health studies, potential remedial alternatives, and selection 
        and implementation of remedial and removal actions. The 
        Community Working Group shall attempt to achieve consensus 
        among its members before reporting the views to agencies or 
        potentially responsible parties. In cases in which consensus 
        cannot be reached, the Community Working Group shall describe 
        the divergent views of the members of the group.
            ``(3) Land use recommendations.--To obtain greater 
        community support for remedial decisions affecting future land 
        use, the President shall consult with the Community Working 
        Group and appropriate local governing entities and local 
        planning entities on a regular basis throughout the remedy 
        selection process regarding the reasonably anticipated future 
        use of land at the facility and any institutional controls 
        required to ensure that land use determinations remain in 
        effect. The Community Working Group may offer recommendations 
        on the reasonably anticipated future use of land at the 
        facility to the President at any time prior to the selection of 
        a remedy at the facility. In making the land use 
        recommendation, the Community Working Group shall consider, at 
        a minimum, future facility waste management needs, applicable 
        local zoning and land use plans, and the factors described in 
        section 121(b)(2). The President shall not be bound by any 
        recommendation of the Community Working Group. The President 
        shall give substantial weight to the Community Working Group's 
        land use recommendation when the Community Working Group 
        achieves consensus on the reasonably anticipated future use of 
        land at the facility. In cases in which there is substantive 
        disagreement within the Community Working Group over a 
        recommendation regarding the reasonably anticipated future use 
        of land at the facility, the President shall make reasonable 
        efforts to reconcile the differences. In the event of continued 
        substantive disagreement, substantial weight shall be given to 
        the views of local residents. Should the President make a 
        determination that is inconsistent with a consensus Community 
        Working Group recommendation on the reasonably expected future 
        use of land at the facility, the President shall issue a 
        written explanation for the inconsistency.
            ``(4) Community working group input.--With the exception of 
        land use recommendations, input received from the Community 
        Working Groups shall be considered by the President to be of 
        equal weight with the advice received from the Technical 
        Assistance Grant recipients and other community members.
            ``(5) Community working group members.--Members shall serve 
        on the Community Working Group without pay. Membership on the 
        Community Working Group shall not exceed 20 persons. The 
        President shall solicit and accept nominations for the 
        Community Working Group membership. Ultimate selection of 
        Community Working Group members shall be made by the President 
        after consultation with the Citizen Information and Access 
        Office as provided for in subsection (h). The President shall 
        also provide notice and opportunity to apply for membership in 
        the Community Working Group to persons who are or historically 
        have been disproportionately affected by facility contamination 
        in the community. Each Community Working Group shall, to the 
        extent practicable, reflect the composition of the community 
        and the diversity of interest. Local residents shall, to the 
        extent practicable, comprise no less than 50 percent of the 
        total membership of the Community Working Group. In general, 
        the President shall allow members of each of the following 
        groups representation on a Community Working Group:
                    ``(A) Persons residing or owning residential 
                property near a facility or persons who may be directly 
                affected by the releases from the facility. At least 1 
                person in this group shall represent the Technical 
                Assistance Grant recipient if such a grant has been 
                awarded under subsection (e) with respect to the 
                facility.
                    ``(B) Persons who, although not residing or owning 
                residential property near the facility, may be affected 
                by releases from the facility.
                    ``(C) Members of the local medical community 
                practicing in the community.
                    ``(D) Representatives of local Indian tribes or 
                Indian communities.
                    ``(E) Local representatives of citizen, 
                environmental, or public interest groups with members 
                residing in the community.
                    ``(F) Local government, which may include pertinent 
                city or county governments, or both, and any other 
                governmental unit that regulates land use in the 
                vicinity of the facility.
                    ``(G) Workers at the facility who will be involved 
                in response operations.
                    ``(H) Workers employed at the facility during 
                facility operation.
                    ``(I) Facility owners and local representatives of 
                the potentially responsible parties who represent, 
                wherever practicable, a balance of potentially 
                responsible party interests.
                    ``(J) Members of the local business community.
            ``(6) Support for community working groups.--The President 
        shall provide administrative services and meeting facilities 
        for Community Working Groups. The President may make grants to 
        Community Working Groups to assist the groups in carrying out 
        activities that the Community Working Groups are authorized to 
        carry out under this Act. The Environmental Protection Agency, 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the State in 
        which the facility is located, as appropriate, may participate, 
        at the request of the Community Working Group, in Community 
        Working Group meetings to provide information and technical 
        expertise, but shall not be members of the Community Working 
        Group.
            ``(7) Other public comment.--The existence of a Community 
        Working Group shall not diminish any other obligation of the 
        President to consider the views of any person in selecting 
        response actions under this Act.
    ``(h) Citizen Information and Access Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment of citizen information and access 
        ombudsman office.--
                    ``(A) Office.--The Administrator shall establish a 
                Citizen Information and Access Ombudsman Office in--
                            ``(i) the Office of Environmental Justice 
                        in the national headquarters office of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency; and
                            ``(ii) each regional office of the agency.
                    ``(B) Ombudsman.--Each Citizen Information and 
                Access Ombudsman Office described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be headed by a Citizen Information and Access 
                Ombudsman (referred to in this subsection as an 
                `Ombudsman').
                    ``(C) Duties.--Each Ombudsman in a regional office 
                shall--
                            ``(i) assist the Administrator in 
                        administering the grant program established 
                        under this subsection with respect to each 
                        State in the region;
                            ``(ii) carry out the functions described in 
                        paragraph (3) for each State in the region 
                        unless the Administrator awards a grant for the 
                        State under paragraph (2); and
                            ``(iii) provide the information and 
                        descriptions specified in paragraph (3) to the 
                        Citizen Information and Access Offices in the 
                        region.
            ``(2) Grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to such amounts as are 
                provided in appropriations Acts, and in accordance with 
                regulations established by the Administrator under 
                subparagraph (D), the Administrator shall award grants 
                to eligible groups within States to enable the groups 
                to establish Citizen Information and Access Offices and 
                carry out the functions described in paragraph (3) in 
                the States in accordance with the requirements of this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Eligible groups.--The Administrator shall 
                award grants to groups that meet the requirements 
                specified in the regulations established under 
                subparagraph (D).
                    ``(C) Application.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this paragraph, a group shall submit to the 
                Administrator an application at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Administrator may require, including, at a minimum, a 
                budget and work plan for the activities to be carried 
                out under the grant.
                    ``(D) Regulations for awarding grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        issue regulations establishing procedures and 
                        criteria for awarding grants under this 
                        paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Procedures.--Such regulations shall, 
                        at a minimum, require that the Administrator, 
                        prior to awarding a grant under this 
                        paragraph--
                                    ``(I) shall consult with the 
                                Governing Board; and
                                    ``(II) shall comply with public 
                                notification and participation 
                                procedures.
                            ``(iii) Eligible groups.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The regulations 
                                shall include criteria relating to the 
                                qualifications of groups eligible to 
                                receive grants under this paragraph.
                                    ``(II) Nongovernmental educational 
                                or informational organization.--The 
                                regulations shall require that, to be 
                                eligible to receive a grant under this 
                                paragraph, a group shall be a 
                                nongovernmental educational or 
                                informational organization.
                                    ``(III) Communities affected by 
                                national priorities list or state 
                                registry facilities.--The regulations 
                                shall require that a group that 
                                receives a grant under this paragraph 
                                for a State shall include--
                                            ``(aa) participants that 
                                        represent communities that, 
                                        collectively, are affected by a 
                                        variety of National Priorities 
                                        List facilities in the State; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) participants that 
                                        represent communities that, 
                                        collectively, are affected by a 
                                        variety of State Registry 
                                        facilities in the State.
                                Each such class of participants shall 
                                have a demonstrated commitment to the 
                                needs of the citizens in the 
                                communities described in the preceding 
                                sentence, and shall reasonably reflect 
                                the racial and ethnic composition of 
                                the communities.
                                    ``(IV) Persons who are 
                                disproportionately adversely affected 
                                by facility contamination.--The 
                                regulations shall require special 
                                efforts to award grants to members of 
                                the communities who are or historically 
                                have been disproportionately adversely 
                                affected by facility contamination.
                                    ``(V) Background.--The regulations 
                                shall require that, where possible, 
                                participants in a group that receives a 
                                grant under this paragraph shall have 
                                backgrounds in fields of study related 
                                to the scientific and technical issues 
                                common to covered facilities, or have 
                                practical experience related to the 
                                program under this Act.
                            ``(iv) Facilities.--The regulations shall 
                        require that in determining the amount of the 
                        grants, the Administrator shall consider 
                        factors to be established by the Administrator, 
                        including the number and complexity of covered 
                        facilities in each State.
                    ``(E) State limit on grants.--The Administrator may 
                not award more than 1 grant under this paragraph for a 
                State for the same fiscal year.
            ``(3) Functions.--A Citizen Information and Access Office 
        for a State shall assist the Administrator in the efforts of 
        the Administrator to disseminate information, notify citizens 
        of public meetings, and notify potential Community Working 
        Group members, and shall serve as an information clearinghouse 
        in the State by providing information and descriptions as 
        described in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) or (4). In performing the 
        functions described in the preceding sentence, a Citizen 
        Information and Access Office shall carry out each of the 
        following information functions, as appropriate, with respect 
        to the State in which such office is established:
                    ``(A) Information on existence of covered 
                facilities.--The Citizen Information and Access Office 
                shall inform citizens of the existence of covered 
                facilities in the State.
                    ``(B) Description of process.--The Citizen 
                Information and Access Office shall provide citizens 
                with a description of the process for identifying 
                covered facilities and for undertaking response actions 
                under this Act and of the legal rights of citizens 
                within the process. The description may include 
                identification of resources, including Technical 
                Assistance Grants under subsection (e), that are 
                available to assist a community that is affected by a 
                covered facility in participating effectively in the 
                process. The description shall be provided in a manner 
                that is easily understood by the community, considering 
                any unique cultural needs of the community, including 
                presentation of information orally and distribution of 
                information in languages other than English, as 
                appropriate.
                    ``(C) Information on community working groups.--The 
                Citizen Information and Access Office shall provide to 
                citizens information relating to the potential for 
                establishing or existence of a Community Working Group.
                    ``(D) Information on covered facilities.--The 
                Citizen Information and Access Office shall provide to 
                citizens, to the extent information becomes available, 
                with respect to each covered facility in the State, a 
                description of the location and characteristics of the 
                facility, the hazardous substances, pollutants, and 
                contaminants present, the known exposure pathways, and 
                the steps being taken to assess the risk presented by 
                the facility.
                    ``(E) Information on alternative water supplies or 
                relocation assistance.--The Citizen Information and 
                Access Office shall provide to citizens information 
                relating to the possibility, where relevant, that a 
                community that is affected by a covered facility may 
                qualify to receive an alternative water supply or 
                relocation assistance under this Act.
                    ``(F) Information on risks.--The Citizen 
                Information and Access Office shall disseminate 
                information regarding the risks presented by a covered 
                facility. In the event that the Citizen Information and 
                Access Office identifies any conflict in such 
                information, or any apparent difference in such 
                information, the Citizen Information and Access Office 
                shall submit the information to the Administrator for 
                review before distributing the information to citizens. 
                On receipt of the information, the Administrator shall 
                reconcile, where possible, the conflict or differences.
                    ``(G) Records.--The Citizen Information and Access 
                Office shall maintain records of the status of each 
                covered facility in the State and any health data 
                generated concerning any National Priorities List 
                facility in the State. The facility data maintained by 
                the Citizen Information and Access Office shall also 
                include--
                            ``(i) a record of any institutional 
                        controls at covered facilities in the State;
                            ``(ii) any annual health data generated in 
                        connection with each covered facility in the 
                        State;
                            ``(iii) information on the location of each 
                        covered facility on the State Registry;
                            ``(iv) to the extent available, information 
                        on the hazardous substances or pollutants or 
                        contaminants present at each covered facility 
                        in the State, including the volume of the 
                        hazardous substances or pollutants or 
                        contaminants;
                            ``(v) information on the exposure pathways, 
                        current exposure (if any), potential future 
                        exposure, and risks to human health or the 
                        environment presented by each such facility, 
                        after submitting any conflicting information, 
                        or any apparent differences in information, to 
                        the Administrator for reconciliation as 
                        provided in subparagraph (F);
                            ``(vi) information on protective 
                        concentration levels established for each such 
                        facility;
                            ``(vii) the biennial report from the 
                        Environmental Justice Study prepared pursuant 
                        to subsection (i); and
                            ``(viii) any report generated during the 
                        review conducted in accordance with section 
                        121(c).
                    ``(H) Information regarding effectiveness of 
                response actions.--The Citizen Information and Access 
                Office shall collect available information from the 
                Administrator or other Federal or State agencies 
                regarding the continued effectiveness of removal and 
                remedial actions taken in the State.
            ``(4) Requirement.--If a Citizen Information and Access 
        Office distributes information from a source other than the 
        Federal Government, in carrying out activities under this 
        subsection, the Citizen Information and Access Office shall 
        clearly identify the source of the information.
            ``(5) Regulations.--The Administrator shall promulgate 
        regulations relating to carrying out Citizen Information and 
        Access Offices, which regulations shall--
                    ``(A) require the Citizen Information and Access 
                Offices to conduct the activities of the Citizen 
                Information and Access Offices in a manner consistent 
                with State and Federal law, including open government 
                laws and other public notice and participation 
                requirements;
                    ``(B) ensure that each Citizen Information and 
                Access Office is accountable for the proper conduct of 
                the functions of the office and the expenditure of the 
                funds received through the grant awarded under 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(C) establish financial accountability 
                requirements and termination procedures for the Citizen 
                Information and Access Offices.
            ``(6) Federal oversight of citizen information and access 
        offices.--
                    ``(A) Evaluation.--No less often than annually, the 
                Administrator shall conduct an evaluation of the 
                performance of each Citizen Information and Access 
                Office after consultation with the Governing Board as 
                provided in paragraph (7)(C). Based on such evaluation, 
                the Administrator shall require the Citizen Information 
                and Access Office to implement improvements in the 
                activities carried out by the Office, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Report.--Each Citizen Information and Access 
                Office shall annually submit a report to the 
                Administrator regarding the grant program established 
                under paragraph (2) and shall certify in the report 
                that all funds used under such paragraph by the Citizen 
                Information and Access Office have been used in 
                compliance with the requirements of this subsection.
                     ``(C) Verification by inspector general.--The 
                Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
                Agency shall periodically review the programs carried 
                out under this subsection and reports made under this 
                paragraph and shall verify the accuracy of the 
                certifications contained in the reports.
                     ``(D) Consequences of failure.--If the Inspector 
                General of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
                unable to verify the certification provided in any 2 
                consecutive annual reports made under this paragraph 
                for any particular grant, the Administrator shall 
                terminate the grant.
            ``(7) Citizen information and access office national 
        governing board.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--There is established a 
                Citizen Information and Access Office National 
                Governing Board.
                    ``(B) Membership.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Governing Board 
                        shall consist of 10 members, appointed by the 
                        Administrator.
                            ``(ii) Nominations.--Any citizen who 
                        resides in a community affected by a covered 
                        facility may submit to the Administrator a 
                        nomination of 1 or more persons for membership 
                        on the Governing Board.
                            ``(iii) Appointments.--The Administrator 
                        shall appoint citizens from such communities to 
                        the Governing Board. The Administrator shall 
                        appoint 1 such citizen from each region served 
                        by a regional office of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency to the Governing Board.
                            ``(iv) Member qualification.--As 
                        appropriate, the Administrator shall ensure 
                        that the Governing Board shall include--
                                    ``(aa) appointees that represent 
                                communities that, collectively, are 
                                affected by a variety of National 
                                Priorities List facilities; and
                                    ``(bb) appointees that represent 
                                communities that, collectively, are 
                                affected by a variety of State Registry 
                                facilities.
                        Each such class of appointees shall have a 
                        demonstrated commitment to the needs of the 
                        citizens in the communities described in the 
                        preceding sentence, and shall reasonably 
                        reflect the racial and ethnic composition of 
                        the communities.
                            ``(v) Persons who are disproportionately 
                        adversely affected by facility contamination.--
                        The Administrator shall make special efforts to 
                        appoint to the Governing Board 1 or more 
                        citizens who are or historically have been 
                        disproportionately adversely affected by 
                        facility contamination.
                            ``(vi) Background.--Where possible, the 
                        appointees shall have backgrounds in fields of 
                        study related to the scientific and technical 
                        issues common to covered facilities, or have 
                        practical experience related to the program 
                        under this Act.
                            ``(vii) Terms.--Members of the Governing 
                        Board shall serve for staggered terms, for a 
                        period determined by the Administrator.
                            ``(viii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the 
                        Governing Board shall not affect the powers of 
                        the Governing Board, but shall be filled in the 
                        same manner as the original appointment.
                    ``(C) Duties.--The Governing Board shall--
                            ``(i) nominate groups of citizens who 
                        reside in communities affected by covered 
                        facilities for grants under paragraph (2), in 
                        accordance with the regulations described in 
                        paragraph (2)(D);
                            ``(ii) consult with the Administrator 
                        before the Administrator awards grants under 
                        paragraph (2);
                            ``(iii) consult with the Administrator 
                        before the Administrator conducts evaluations 
                        described in paragraph (6)(A), receive 
                        information from the evaluations, and provide 
                        recommendations for the improvements described 
                        in paragraph (6)(A); and
                            ``(iv) prepare and submit to the 
                        Administrator an annual report regarding the 
                        activities carried out by the Citizen 
                        Information and Access Offices.
                    ``(D) Administration.--
                            ``(i) Compensation and travel expenses.--
                                    ``(I) Compensation.--Each member of 
                                the Governing Board who is not an 
                                officer or employee of the Federal 
                                Government shall be compensated at a 
                                rate equal to the daily equivalent of 
                                the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
                                for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
                                under section 5315 of title 5, United 
                                States Code, for each day (including 
                                travel time) during which such member 
                                is engaged in the performance of the 
                                duties of the Governing Board. All 
                                members of the Governing Board who are 
                                officers or employees of the United 
                                States shall serve without compensation 
                                in addition to that received for their 
                                services as officers or employees of 
                                the United States.
                                    ``(II) Travel expenses.--The 
                                members of the Governing Board shall be 
                                allowed travel expenses, including per 
                                diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
                                authorized for employees of agencies 
                                under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
                                title 5, United States Code, while away 
                                from the homes or regular places of 
                                business of the members in the 
                                performance of services for the 
                                Governing Board.
                            ``(ii) Facilities, supplies, and 
                        personnel.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Upon the request 
                                of the Governing Board, the 
                                Administrator shall provide to the 
                                Governing Board any facilities, 
                                supplies, and personnel necessary for 
                                the Governing Board to carry out the 
                                responsibilities of the Governing Board 
                                under this paragraph.
                                    ``(II) Details.--In the case of a 
                                detail of a Federal Government employee 
                                under subclause (I), the employee may 
                                be detailed to the Governing Board 
                                without reimbursement. The detail shall 
                                be without interruption or loss of 
                                civil service status or privilege.
                            ``(iii) Hearings.--The Governing Board may 
                        hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 
                        and places, take such testimony, and receive 
                        such evidence as the Governing Board considers 
                        advisable to carry out this paragraph.
                            ``(iv) Information from federal agencies.--
                        The Governing Board may secure directly from 
                        any Federal department or agency such 
                        information as the Governing Board considers 
                        necessary to carry out this paragraph. Upon 
                        request of the Governing Board, the head of 
                        such department or agency shall furnish such 
                        information to the Governing Board.
                            ``(v)  Postal services.--The Governing 
                        Board may use the United States mails in the 
                        same manner and under the same conditions as 
                        other departments and agencies of the Federal 
                        Government.
                            ``(vi) Termination.--The Governing Board 
                        shall terminate 5 years after the date of the 
                        establishment of the Governing Board.
            ``(8) Citizen information and access ombudsmen and 
        community working groups for tribal peoples.--In awarding 
        grants under paragraph (2), the Administrator may award a 
        separate grant to members of an Indian tribe that are affected 
        by a facility on the National Priorities List and that comply 
        with the requirements of paragraph (2). Notwithstanding the 
        receipt of such a grant by an Indian tribe, the Citizen 
        Information and Access Office for the State involved shall be 
        responsible for carrying out the functions described in 
        paragraph (3) for members of Indian tribes as well as other 
        citizens in the State. Members of Indian tribes may establish 
        Community Working Groups under subsection (g) regardless of 
        whether a tribal Citizen Information and Access Office or other 
        tribal program relating to this Act exists.
            ``(9) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
                    ``(A) Educational or informational organization.--
                The term `educational or informational organization' 
                means a group of individuals organized and operated 
                exclusively for educational or informational purposes, 
                no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 
                benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no 
                substantial part of the activities of which is 
                attempting to influence legislation, and that does not 
                participate in, or intervene in (including the 
                publishing or distributing of statements), any 
                political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) 
                any candidate for public office.
                    ``(B) Covered facility.--As used in this 
                subsection, the term `covered facility' means a 
                facility on the National Priorities List or a State 
                Registry.
                    ``(C) Governing board.--The term `Governing Board' 
                means the Citizen Information and Access Office 
                National Governing Board established in paragraph (7).
    ``(i) Environmental Justice Study.--
            ``(1) Report by the administrator.--The Administrator shall 
        prepare an Environmental Justice Study and submit to Congress a 
        report containing the results of the study within 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of the Superfund Reform Act of 1994 and 
        every 2 years thereafter. The report also shall be provided to 
        the Citizen Information and Access Offices. The Administrator 
        and Citizen Information and Access Offices shall ensure that 
        copies of the report are made available to the public.
            ``(2) Content of the report.--The report shall include a 
        comparative analysis of information on priority setting, 
        response actions, and public participation conducted under this 
        Act in light of the population, race, ethnicity, and income 
        characteristics of the community involved with respect to each 
        facility.
            ``(3) Evaluation.--The Administrator shall evaluate the 
        information in the report to determine whether the priority 
        setting, response actions, and public participation were 
        conducted in a fair and equitable manner and identify program 
        areas that require improvements or modification.
            ``(4) Actions based on evaluation.--The Administrator shall 
        institute the necessary improvements or modifications to 
        address any deficiencies identified in the report prepared 
        under this subsection.''.

SEC. 103. HAZARD RANKING SYSTEM.

    (a) Scoring.--Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 9605) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(h) Hazard Ranking System.--In setting priorities under 
subsection (a)(8), the President--
            ``(1) shall group facilities together, even if they are not 
        adjacent or geographically juxtaposed, and score them as a 
        single facility where more than 1 facility listed on the State 
        Registry results in hazardous substance exposures to the same 
        population;
            ``(2) may take into account, to the maximum extent 
        technically feasible, any history of exposure to hazardous 
        substances in communities, regardless of the source of 
        exposure, in placing facilities on the National Priorities 
        List;
            ``(3) shall take into account the use of land or waterways 
        for subsistence, religious, spiritual, or cultural practices 
        that result in additional exposures, in placing facilities on 
        the National Priorities List; and
            ``(4) shall conduct interviews with persons affected by the 
        facilities and living in the communities likely to be affected 
        by the facilities and solicit their input and information in 
        the hazard ranking system evaluation.
    ``(i) Environmental Justice Facility Scoring.--The Administrator 
shall evaluate major urban areas and any other areas where 
environmental justice concerns may warrant special attention (such as 
tribal lands of Indian tribes or poor rural communities) and identify 5 
facilities in each region served by a regional office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency that are, or that should be, on the 
State Registry and that are likely to warrant inclusion on the National 
Priorities List. These facilities shall be accorded a priority in 
evaluation for listing and scoring on the National Priorities List, and 
shall be evaluated for such listing within 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection.''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (9);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (10) and inserting a semi colon; and
                    (C) by inserting the following new paragraph after 
                paragraph (10):
            ``(11) a process and procedure for reviewing petitions to 
        evaluate or reevaluate a facility not on the National 
        Priorities List for inclusion on the National Priorities List 
        where paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (h) are 
        relevant.''.
    (b) Exceptions to Limitations on Response Actions.--Section 
104(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9604(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section, the'' and inserting the 
        following: ``section--
            ``(1) the''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``; or
            ``(2) if a facility was placed on the National Priorities 
        List solely because of a history of exposure of a community to 
        1 or more hazardous substances, as described in section 
        105(h)(2), the President may respond under this section to a 
        release or threat of release, occurring outside the boundaries 
        of the facility, of 1 or more of the hazardous substances from 
        the source of the exposure, except that, for purposes of this 
        paragraph, the President--
                    ``(A) may not take any action under section 106, or 
                any action relating to the recovery of response costs 
                under section 107, with respect to the response; and
                    ``(B) may not incur greater response costs in 
                conducting response actions outside the boundaries of 
                the facility than are incurred for response actions 
                inside the boundaries of the facility.''.

SEC. 104. HEALTH AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 104(i) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)) is amended by 
striking all preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(i) Health Authorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services (referred to in this subsection as the `Secretary') 
        shall, in cooperation with the Administrator, the Commissioner 
        of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of Occupational Safety and 
        Health, the Secretary of Transportation, and appropriate State 
        and local health officials, implement the health authorities of 
        this Act. The Secretary shall be the successor to the Agency 
        for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The Secretary 
        shall--''.
    (b) Preparation of List of Hazardous Substances.--Section 
104(i)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``the 
Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR)'' and inserting ``the Secretary''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 104(i) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (2)(B), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), 
        (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), and (18) by striking 
        ``Administrator of ATSDR'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Secretary'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Administrator of 
        ATSDR's'' and inserting ``Secretary's'';
            (3) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking 
        ``Administrator of the ATSDR'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
            (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ``the activities of 
        ATSDR'' and inserting ``the activities of the Secretary''; and
            (5) in the last sentence of paragraph (13), by striking 
        ``the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry'' and 
        inserting ``the Secretary''.
    (d) Uses of Fund.--Section 111(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611(c)(4)) is 
amended by striking ``(relating to ATSDR)''.
    (e) Citizens Suits.--Section 310(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9659(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``Administrator of the ATSDR'' and inserting 
``Secretary of Health and Human Services''.
    (f) National Registry.--Section 104(i)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(A) in cooperation with the States, for 
                scientific purposes and public health purposes, 
                establish and maintain a national registry of persons 
                exposed to toxic substances;''.
    (g) Toxicological Profiles.--The penultimate sentence of section 
104(i)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)) is amended by striking ``, but no less 
often than once every 3 years''.
    (h) Health Assessments.--Section 104(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(6)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator of ATSDR'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``The Administrator may enter into contracts 
                or cooperative agreements with the Secretary or with 
                appropriate State or local public health officials to 
                conduct any health assessment required or authorized 
                under this paragraph.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Administrator of 
        ATSDR'' each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator or 
        the Secretary'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the 
                Administrator of ATSDR, in consultation with the 
                Administrator of EPA,'' and inserting ``the 
                Administrator''; and
                    (B) except as provided in subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``the Administrator of ATSDR'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``the Administrator'';
            (4) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) by striking ``of ATSDR''; and
                    (B) by striking ``promptly and, to the maximum 
                extent practicable, before the'' and inserting ``prior 
                to'';
            (5) in subparagraph (E)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the 
                Administrator of ATSDR and''; and
                    (B) except as provided in subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``of ATSDR'' each place it appears;
            (6) in subparagraph (F), by striking the last sentence;
            (7) in the second sentence of subparagraph (G), by striking 
        ``of ATSDR'';
            (8) in subparagraph (H)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the 
                Administrator of ATSDR shall provide the Administrator 
                of EPA'' and inserting ``the Administrator shall 
                provide the Secretary''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``the Administrator of 
                        ATSDR shall so notify the Administrator of EPA 
                        who'' and inserting ``the Administrator''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``of ATSDR may recommend 
                        to the Administrator of EPA that the site be 
                        accorded'' and inserting ``may accord the 
                        site''; and
            (9) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(I) Data collection.--In preparing health 
                assessments under this paragraph, the Administrator 
                shall actively collect data from Community Working 
                Groups and from other sources in communities affected 
                or potentially affected by releases of hazardous 
                substances or pollutants or contaminants regarding 
                exposure, relevant human activities, and other factors.
                    ``(J) Design of health assessments.--The 
                Administrator shall design health assessments that take 
                into account the needs and conditions of communities 
                described in subparagraph (I). Community-based research 
                models and local health resources shall be used for the 
                health assessments, where practicable. Each Community 
                Working Group (or, where no Community Working Group 
                exists, community described in subparagraph (I)) shall 
                be permitted to play an active and early role in 
                reviewing health assessment designs. In preparing the 
                designs, emphasis shall be placed on collection of 
                actual exposure data, and sources of multiple exposure 
                shall be considered.''.
    (i) Reduction and Mitigation of Risks.--The last sentence of 
section 104(i)(11) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(11)) is amended by striking ``of 
ATSDR''.
    (j) Personnel for Health Assessments.--Section 104(i) (42 U.S.C. 
9604(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(16) Personnel for health assessments.--The President 
        shall provide adequate personnel for the Environmental 
        Protection Agency to conduct health assessments under paragraph 
        (6), which shall consist of not fewer than 20 employees.''.

SEC. 105. DETERMINING HEALTH EFFECTS.

    Section 104(i)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(5)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``designed to determine the health effects (and techniques for 
development of methods to determine such health effects) of such 
substance'' and inserting ``conducted directly or by means such as 
cooperative agreements with and grants to appropriate public and 
nonprofit institutions. The research shall be designed to determine the 
health effects (and techniques for development of methods to determine 
such health effects) of the substance''.

SEC. 106. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Section 104(i) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) Coordination with secretary of health and human 
        services on health-related activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                `Secretary') shall coordinate with the Administrator to 
                improve the availability of environmental health 
                services in communities that may have been, or may be, 
                subject to exposure to a release of hazardous 
                substances or pollutants or contaminants from a 
                facility that is listed or proposed for listing on the 
                National Priorities List, or listed on a State 
                Registry, and that have a medically underserved 
                population (as designated under section 330 of the 
                Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c)) (referred 
                to in this paragraph as `medically underserved 
                communities'). Coordinated activities carried out under 
                this paragraph shall include--
                            ``(i) facilitating the provision of 
                        environmental health services to medically 
                        underserved communities;
                            ``(ii) developing and implementing a 
                        training program to educate health care 
                        providers in the field of environmental health;
                            ``(iii) collecting environmental health 
                        data; and
                            ``(iv) enhancing the exchange of 
                        information among individuals involved in the 
                        field of environmental health.
                    ``(B) Coordination of environmental health services 
                under the public health service act.--The Administrator 
                shall provide information to the Secretary to assist 
                the Secretary in identifying medically underserved 
                communities. The Secretary shall provide environmental 
                health services to the communities using existing 
                medical clinics and health care delivery systems, or 
                establishing additional clinics and health care 
                delivery systems, as appropriate, using authority and 
                funding provided under the Public Health Service Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). Environmental health services 
                may include testing, diagnosis, counseling, and 
                treatment of individuals in the communities.
                    ``(C) Training program.--The Secretary shall 
                coordinate with the Administrator to develop and 
                implement a program designed to train health care 
                providers in the field of environmental health. The 
                program shall be designed to build capability and 
                expertise in the medical care community with respect to 
                environmental health. The program shall include 
                educating health care providers in the testing, 
                diagnosis, counseling, and treatment of individuals 
                potentially exposed to toxic substances and the 
                prevention of illnesses potentially linked to the 
                exposure.
                    ``(D) Environmental health data.--
                            ``(i) Collection.--The Secretary shall 
                        collect environmental health data related to 
                        exposure to releases of hazardous substances or 
                        pollutants or contaminants from a facility that 
                        is listed or proposed for listing on the 
                        National Priorities List, or listed on a State 
                        Registry. The Secretary shall promulgate 
                        standards for maintaining the confidentiality 
                        of the data, and shall, at a minimum, ensure 
                        that the data is presented in a manner that 
                        does not identify by name the individual with 
                        respect to whom the information is collected. 
                        The Secretary shall provide all nonconfidential 
                        data to the public.
                            ``(ii) Assessing risk from multiple 
                        contaminants.--The Administrator, in 
                        coordination with the Secretary, shall, as 
                        appropriate, evaluate data collected under 
                        clause (i) to improve methodologies, standards, 
                        and procedures for evaluating risk associated 
                        with exposure to multiple contaminants.
                    ``(E) Dissemination of information.--The Secretary, 
                in consultation with the Administrator, shall design a 
                system that shall be implemented by the Secretary to 
                enhance the exchange of information among individuals 
                involved in the field of environmental health. The 
                system shall include a publicly available database 
                containing toxicological and epidemiological data, 
                including results of health effect studies and 
                information repositories (such as Citizen Information 
                and Access Offices as provided for in section 
                117(h)).''.

SEC. 107. PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS IN REMEDIAL ACTIONS.

    Section 121(c) (42 U.S.C. 9621(c)) is amended in the first sentence 
by inserting after ``remedial action'' the second time it appears the 
following: ``, including public health recommendations and decisions 
resulting from activities under section 104(i),''.

SEC. 108. RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE.

    Section 113 (42 U.S.C. 9613) is amended by adding at the end of 
subsection (h) the following:
            ``(6) Notwithstanding the limitations on timing in 
        paragraph (4), an action under section 310 by any person who is 
        a member of the community but has not been identified by the 
        Administrator as a potentially responsible party with respect 
        to a facility, to compel compliance with a nondiscretionary act 
        or duty set forth in section 117(f) with respect to the 
        facility, which action shall be subject to each of the 
        following requirements:
                    ``(A) Wherever practicable, such an action shall be 
                heard by the court involved, and any relief shall be 
                granted, within 30 days after the date on which the 
                Administrator files an answer or other response in such 
                action.
                    ``(B) In such an action, the court shall have no 
                jurisdiction--
                            ``(i) to grant any relief other than to 
                        order performance of the nondiscretionary act 
                        or duty concerned;
                            ``(ii) to grant any relief that delays or 
                        modifies a response action;
                            ``(iii) to grant any relief if the asserted 
                        noncompliance is minor or without prejudice to 
                        the person bringing the action; and
                            ``(iv) to grant any relief unless the 
                        person bringing the action--
                                    ``(I) provides notice to the 
                                Administrator of the alleged failure to 
                                comply with section 117(f), in such 
                                form as the Administrator shall 
                                prescribe, within 30 days after the 
                                person knew or should have known about 
                                the alleged failure to comply; and
                                    ``(II) commences the action no less 
                                than 60 days and no more than 70 days 
                                after providing the notice to the 
                                Administrator in accordance with 
                                subclause (I).
        Nothing in paragraphs (1) through (6) shall authorize relief 
        except to the extent available under, and relevant to, the 
        actions referred to in such paragraphs.''.

SEC. 109. TRANSITION.

    (a) Effective Date in General.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall become 
effective upon the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Special Rule.--The requirements of paragraphs (1) through (5) 
of section 117(f) and paragraph (1) of section 117(g), of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617 (f) and (g)), as added by sections 101 and 102, 
shall become effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

                         TITLE II--STATE ROLES

SEC. 201. DELEGATED STATE RESPONSE ACTIONS AND AUTHORIZED STATE 
              RESPONSE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Title I (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended by 
adding after section 126 the following new sections:

``SEC. 127. DELEGATED STATE RESPONSE ACTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Application for funding to take preremedial action at 
        non-npl facilities.--A State may apply to the Administrator to 
        take or require any of the preremedial actions described in 
        clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) of paragraph (3)(A), under a 
        contract or cooperative agreement as provided in this section 
        at any non-federally owned or operated facility within the 
        boundaries of the State that is not listed or proposed for 
        listing on the National Priorities List.
            ``(2) Application for authority to take response action at 
        npl facilities.--A State may apply to the Administrator for a 
        delegation of authority to take or require any of the response 
        actions described in paragraph (3) under a contract or 
        cooperative agreement as provided in this section at any non-
        federally owned or operated facility within the boundaries of 
        the State that is listed or proposed for listing on the 
        National Priorities List.
            ``(3) Responsibilities and authorities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to section 201(b) of the 
                Superfund Reform Act of 1994, the Administrator may 
                enter into such a contract or cooperative agreement 
                with a qualified State to delegate to the State the 
                authority, to the extent provided in the contract or 
                agreement--
                            ``(i) to perform site characterization 
                        including a preliminary assessment or site 
                        inspection, perform a search for potentially 
                        responsible parties, or conduct information 
                        collection under section 104(e), for a facility 
                        described in paragraph (1) or (2);
                            ``(ii) to conduct hazard ranking system 
                        scoring for the facility in preparation for a 
                        determination regarding whether the facility 
                        shall be listed on the National Priorities 
                        List;
                            ``(iii) to conduct, or to ensure the 
                        conduct of and provide oversight with respect 
                        to the conduct of, a remedial investigation and 
                        feasibility study for the facility;
                            ``(iv) to conduct, or to ensure the conduct 
                        of and provide oversight with respect to the 
                        conduct of, a non-time critical removal action 
                        at the facility;
                            ``(v) to select a remedial action for the 
                        facility and issue a record of decision;
                            ``(vi) to conduct, or to ensure the conduct 
                        of and provide oversight with respect to the 
                        conduct of, a remedial design for the facility;
                            ``(vii) to implement, or to ensure the 
                        implementation of and provide oversight with 
                        respect to the implementation of, a remedial 
                        action at the facility;
                            ``(viii) to conduct, or to ensure the 
                        conduct of and provide oversight with respect 
                        to the conduct of, operation and maintenance at 
                        the facility;
                            ``(ix) to conduct enforcement activities, 
                        in accordance with subsection (e), with respect 
                        to the facility;
                            ``(x) to initiate and apply allocation 
                        procedures under section 129 with respect to 
                        response costs relating to the facility; and
                            ``(xi) to take such other response action 
                        under this Act, other than a response action 
                        prohibited under subparagraph (B), as the 
                        Administrator may determine to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Administrator may not enter 
                into such a contract or agreement to delegate to a 
                State the authority described in section 106, or to 
                make a final determination with respect to listing a 
                facility on, or deleting a facility from, the National 
                Priorities List.
            ``(4) Approval of application.--The Administrator shall 
        enter into such a contract or cooperative agreement if the 
        Administrator determines that the State--
                    ``(A) meets the qualification requirements set 
                forth in the regulations promulgated pursuant to 
                subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) with respect to authority to select remedial 
                actions and apply allocation procedures, meets the 
                qualification requirements set forth in subsection (c).
            ``(5) Notice and comment.--The Administrator shall enter 
        into such a contract or cooperative agreement for the State to 
        perform or ensure the performance of all or substantially all 
        the response action described in paragraph (3)(A) at a site 
        after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
States and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, shall promulgate regulations to implement this section. The 
regulations shall provide such additional qualifications for a contract 
or cooperative agreement under this section as the Administrator 
considers reasonable, including qualifications applicable to particular 
types of response actions. The regulations shall include a requirement 
that, in order for a State to qualify for a contract or cooperative 
agreement with respect to a facility under this section, the State may 
not be a major potentially responsible party with respect to that 
facility.
    ``(c) Qualification Requirements With Respect to Selection of 
Remedial Action and Application of Allocation Procedures.--For purposes 
of subsection (a)(4)(B), with respect to a contract or cooperative 
agreement under this section for authority to select a remedial action 
or to apply the allocation procedures under section 129, the 
Administrator shall enter into the contract or cooperative agreement if 
the Administrator also determines each of the following:
            ``(1) The State has the capability to select remedial 
        actions or to apply the allocation procedures, respectively, 
        including adequate legal authority to enter into the contract 
        or cooperative agreement, financial and personnel resources, 
        organization, and expertise.
            ``(2) The State demonstrates experience in adequately 
        performing or ensuring the adequate performance of similar 
        response actions.
    ``(d) Requirements for Selection of Remedial Action.--In any 
contract or cooperative agreement under this section that provides for 
a State to select remedial actions, the State shall agree to select 
such remedial actions in accordance with all of the procedures and 
requirements set forth in sections 113, 117, and 121, the national 
contingency plan, and any other relevant regulations issued and 
guidelines adopted by the Administrator.
    ``(e) State Authority Regarding Enforcement of Selected Remedial 
Action.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State that selects a remedial action 
        pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement entered into 
        under this section shall have the authority to enforce the 
        requirements of such remedial action pursuant to section 
        121(f)(4).
            ``(2) State enforcement.--Such State also shall have the 
        authority to enforce compliance with any standard, regulation, 
        condition, requirement, order, or final determination that was 
        issued or made by the State under the administrative process of 
        the State with respect to the remedial action selected pursuant 
        to a contract or agreement entered into under this section. 
        Where the remedial action addresses an imminent and substantial 
        danger to human health or the environment, and a responsible 
        party, without sufficient cause, willfully violates, or fails 
        or refuses to comply with, such a standard, regulation, 
        condition, requirement, order, or final determination, such 
        State also may seek civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 per 
        day. Such penalties shall accrue from the date of the violation 
        after the State issues its final determination or directs a 
        responsible party to perform a response action. Such State may 
        commence an action seeking such penalties pursuant to section 
        121(f)(4). The court with jurisdiction over the action may 
        grant such penalties unless the standard, regulation, 
        condition, requirement, order, or final determination is 
        arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law when reviewed upon 
        the administrative record presented by the State. Judicial 
        review of any response action taken, secured, or selected by a 
        State under this section shall be limited with respect to 
        timing, standard and scope of review, and availability of 
        remedies, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as 
        judicial review of response actions taken, secured, or selected 
        by the President is limited under subsections (h) and (j) of 
        section 113. There shall be no such limitation on the authority 
        of the President to bring an action to ensure performance of a 
        response action under subsection (g).
            ``(3) Waiver.--In addition, if expressly provided in the 
        contract or cooperative agreement, such State may waive a 
        Federal requirement applicable to the remedial action in 
        accordance with section 121(d)(7)(D).
    ``(f) Requirements for Enforcement and Allocation.--
            ``(1) Enforcement.--In the case of a contract or 
        cooperative agreement entered into under this section providing 
        for a State to conduct an enforcement action with respect to a 
        facility, the contract or cooperative agreement shall require 
        the State to provide for expedited settlements under section 
        122.
            ``(2) Application of allocation procedures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a contract or 
                cooperative agreement entered into under this section 
                providing for a State to initiate an enforcement action 
                with respect to a facility subject to mandatory 
                allocation pursuant to section 129(a)(1), the contract 
                or cooperative agreement shall require the State to 
                apply allocation procedures with respect to the 
                facility, in accordance with the requirements of 
                paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 129(a). The 
                contract or cooperative agreement shall require the 
                State to certify each of the following with respect to 
                the facility:
                            ``(i) Potentially responsible party 
                        search.--The State has completed a potentially 
                        responsible party search substantially 
                        consistent with section 129(c) and will make 
                        the results of that search available to the 
                        allocator and the parties.
                            ``(ii) Notification to trustees.--The State 
                        has notified Federal, State, and tribal natural 
                        resource trustees of the commencement of the 
                        allocation process and, pursuant to sections 
                        104(b)(2) and 122(j)(1), of potential damages 
                        to natural resources.
                            ``(iii) Subject to mandatory allocation.--
                        The facility would be subject to mandatory 
                        allocation under section 129(a)(1) if the 
                        President were conducting the response action.
                    ``(B) Responsibilities.--After the State has made 
                the certifications under subparagraph (A), the 
                Administrator shall initiate an allocation in 
                accordance with the terms of section 129. The 
                Administrator may assign to the State, by cooperative 
                agreement or otherwise, any responsibilities to conduct 
                the allocation, except that the Administrator and 
                Attorney General shall retain their authority relating 
                to orphan share funding as provided by this paragraph 
                and in section 129, including the timing and terms of 
                payment.
                    ``(C) Allocator's report.--The State may accept or 
                reject the allocator's report on the same basis as 
                provided in section 129(l). If the State does not 
                reject the allocation, the State shall use the 
                allocator's report as the basis of State settlements 
                under this Act. The State may recover the costs of the 
                allocation pursuant to State law or the provisions of 
                this Act.
                    ``(D) Federal participation.--The President, 
                through either the Administrator or the Attorney 
                General, or both, may participate in any phase of an 
                allocation proceeding where an orphan share is 
                identified according to the standards set forth in 
                section 129(h)(4).
                    ``(E) Orphan share funding.--If the State accepts 
                an allocator's report as the basis for its settlements, 
                and the allocator's report identifies an orphan share 
                subject to Federal funding, the State shall apply for 
                such funding by certifying each of the following to the 
                Administrator and the Attorney General:
                            ``(i) The allocation presents a reasonable 
                        basis for resolving responsibility for the 
                        facility.
                            ``(ii) The assignment of an orphan share is 
                        consistent with the standards that are 
                        applicable under section 129(h)(4).
                    ``(F) Determination.--The Administrator and the 
                Attorney General shall accept a State's request for 
                orphan share funding supported by an allocator's report 
                and the certifications described in subparagraph (E), 
                unless the Administrator and Attorney General 
                determine, within 120 days after the request by the 
                State, that the allocation does not meet the standards 
                set forth in section 129. Such determination shall be 
                made in the same manner, and shall be subject to the 
                same limitations, as set forth in section 129.
                    ``(G) Contents.--The contract or cooperative 
                agreement shall provide that the State may use the 
                orphan share funding only to fund response actions 
                through settlement or to reimburse parties performing 
                work in excess of the share assigned to the parties in 
                allocation, in accordance with section 129. The level 
                and scope of such reimbursement may not exceed the 
                reimbursement level and scope available under section 
                129(o).
                    ``(H) Recovery.--The State may recover funds 
                provided through the orphan share funding, from 
                nonsettling responsible parties pursuant to State law 
                or the provisions of this Act. Seventy-five percent of 
                such recovered funds provided by the President through 
                such a contract or cooperative agreement shall be 
                returned to the Fund. The remaining 25 percent shall be 
                used for any other response action under this Act by 
                the recovering State, including cost sharing 
                requirements under section 104(c)(11), or shall be 
                returned to the Fund. The State may recover any 
                reasonable attorney's fees and costs from nonsettling 
                responsible parties pursuant to State law or the 
                provisions of this Act.
                    ``(I) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after 
                receipt of funds provided through the orphan share 
                funding, and annually thereafter until 1 year after the 
                last day of the period for which the State receives a 
                delegation of authority under this section, the 
                Governor of the State shall submit to the 
                Administrator--
                            ``(i) a certification that states that the 
                        State used the funds in accordance with the 
                        requirements of subparagraph (H); and
                            ``(ii) information describing the manner in 
                        which the State used the funds.
            ``(3) Covenants.--In a case in which either the President, 
        acting under the authority of this Act, or a State, acting 
        pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement under this 
        section, has responsibility for selecting a response action at 
        a facility listed or proposed for listing on the National 
        Priorities List and enters an administrative or judicial 
        settlement to resolve the liability of responsible parties at 
        the facility, the President or the State may confer, in 
        accordance with requirements relating to covenants of sections 
        122 and 129, a covenant that will preclude some or all 
        administrative or judicial action by both the President and the 
        State to recover response costs or to compel response actions 
        at the facility with respect to matters addressed in the 
        settlement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, such 
        covenants shall not be binding on the governmental entity that 
        did not confer the covenant to the extent that--
                    ``(A) the covenant purports to address natural 
                resource damages;
                    ``(B) the President or the State has not been 
                provided notice of, and an opportunity to participate 
                in, the settlement concerning the response action; or
                    ``(C) the President or the State objects to the 
                settlement within 120 days after the date of signature 
                for the record of decision or receipt of notice of the 
                settlement, whichever is later.
    ``(g) Terms and Conditions; Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--A contract or cooperative agreement 
        under this section shall be subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Administrator may prescribe. If a State fails 
        to comply with a requirement of a contract or cooperative 
        agreement, the Administrator, after 90 days notice to the 
        affected State, may bring an action in the appropriate United 
        States district court seeking to ensure performance of the 
        response action, or to recover any funds advanced or any costs 
        incurred because of the breach.
            ``(2) Specific terms.--A contract or cooperative agreement 
        under this section shall include each of the following 
        requirements:
                    ``(A) A requirement that the State shall exercise 
                any authority conferred by this section or the contract 
                or cooperative agreement on behalf of the State, and 
                not on behalf of or in the name of the Administrator, 
                the President, or the United States.
                    ``(B) A requirement that the State shall have and 
                maintain sufficient legal authority under applicable 
                State law to enter into the contract or cooperative 
                agreement.
                    ``(C) A requirement that the Administrator shall 
                retain authority to terminate and recoup funding, and 
                to terminate the contract or cooperative agreement, if 
                the State fails to perform the contract or cooperative 
                agreement in a manner consistent with this Act. At 
                least 90 days before terminating any such contract or 
                cooperative agreement with a State, the Administrator 
                shall provide to the State a written explanation of the 
                reasons for the proposed termination and afford an 
                opportunity to the State to discuss the termination and 
                to propose actions to correct any deficiencies.
                    ``(D) A requirement imposing a nondiscretionary 
                duty on the Administrator to perform or compel 
                expeditious performance of response actions under the 
                contract or cooperative agreement if the State fails to 
                comply with the terms of the contract or cooperative 
                agreement.
    ``(h) Effect of Section.--
            ``(1) Listed and proposed facilities.--This section shall 
        not affect the authority of the President to take response 
        actions at facilities listed or proposed for listing on the 
        National Priorities List with respect to which the State has 
        not received a delegation of authority pursuant to this 
        section. At facilities listed or proposed for listing on the 
        National Priorities List with respect to which the State has 
        received such a delegation, the President may take response 
        actions that the President determines to be necessary to 
        prevent an imminent and substantial endangerment to public 
        health, welfare, or the environment, if the State fails, after 
        a written request by the Administrator, to take such response 
        actions in a timely manner, as determined by the Administrator.
            ``(2) Federal facilities.--This section shall not affect 
        the authority of the United States under this Act to seek 
        recovery of costs incurred by the United States, subject to any 
        covenant that is binding on the United States in accordance 
        with subsection (f)(3), or implement response actions at 
        facilities owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction, 
        custody, or control of any department, agency, or 
        instrumentality of the United States (including the executive, 
        legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government).
    ``(i) Intervention.--The President may intervene as a matter of 
right in any civil action brought by or against a State with respect to 
the authorities delegated under this section, for the purpose of 
representing the Federal interest with respect to the authorities.
    ``(j) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Non-federally owned or operated facility.--The term 
        `non-federally owned or operated facility' means a facility 
        that is not owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction, 
        custody, or control of any department, agency, or 
        instrumentality of the United States (including the executive, 
        legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government).
            ``(2) Time critical and non-time critical removal 
        actions.--The terms `time critical removal action' and `non-
        time critical removal action' mean actions described in 
        paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively, of section 300.415(m) of 
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on July 1, 
        1993).

``SEC. 128. STUDY OF AUTHORIZATION OF STATES TO CARRY OUT SUPERFUND.

    ``The Administrator shall conduct a study of the feasibility of 
authorizing States to use their own laws to carry out the provisions of 
this Act in lieu of the Federal program established under this Act.''.
    (b) Delegation Transition Rules.--
            (1) Record of decision.--
                    (A) State lead.--If, on the date of enactment of 
                this Act, a record of decision has been signed for a 
                non-federally owned or operated facility on the 
                National Priorities List, and a State has served as the 
                lead agency for the facility, the Administrator shall, 
                on application of the State, delegate the authority 
                described in section 127 of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (as added by subsection (a)) to the State with 
                respect to the facility. The Administrator shall not 
                make such a delegation if the Administrator determines 
                that the State has not demonstrated the qualifications 
                required by section 127(a)(4) of such Act.
                    (B) Federal lead.--If, on such date, a record of 
                decision has been signed for a non-federally owned or 
                operated facility on the National Priorities List, and 
                the Environmental Protection Agency has served as the 
                lead agency for the facility, the Administrator shall 
                not delegate such authority to a State with respect to 
                the facility, unless the Administrator determines that 
                the delegation will not significantly delay completion 
                of a response action at the facility.
            (2) Prior to record of decision.--
                    (A) State lead.--If, on such date--
                            (i) a non-federally owned or operated 
                        facility has been listed on the National 
                        Priorities List but no record of decision has 
                        been signed for the facility;
                            (ii) a State has served as the lead agency 
                        for the facility; and
                            (iii) the State can demonstrate the 
                        qualifications required by section 127(a)(4) of 
                        such Act;
                the Administrator shall, on application of the State, 
                delegate such authority to the State with respect to 
                the facility, unless the Administrator determines that 
                the delegation will significantly delay completion of a 
                response action at the facility.
                    (B) Federal lead.--
                            (i) Presumption.--If, on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act--
                                    (I) a non-federally owned or 
                                operated facility has been listed on 
                                the National Priorities List but no 
                                record of decision has been signed for 
                                the facility; and
                                    (II) the Environmental Protection 
                                Agency has served as the lead agency 
                                for the facility;
                        the Administrator shall not delegate such 
                        authority to the State with respect to the 
                        facility, unless the State demonstrates to the 
                        Administrator that the delegation will not 
                        significantly delay completion of a response 
                        action at the facility and demonstrates the 
                        qualifications required by section 127(a)(4) of 
                        such Act.
                            (ii) Reliance on existing response action 
                        activities.--Any State that receives such a 
                        delegation for a facility as described in this 
                        subparagraph shall, in conducting a response 
                        action at the facility, rely on the remedial 
                        investigation and feasibility study and any 
                        related studies or activities conducted with 
                        respect to the site by the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency prior to the date of the 
                        delegation.
            (3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
                    (A) Administrator; facility; response.--The terms 
                ``Administrator'', ``facility'', and ``response'' have 
                the meanings given the terms in section 101 of the 
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
                    (B) Lead agency.--The term ``lead agency'' means a 
                lead agency, as used within the national contingency 
                plan.
                    (C) Non-federally owned or operated facility.--The 
                term ``non-federally owned or operated facility'' has 
                the meaning given the term in section 127(j)(1) of the 
                Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, 
                and Liability Act of 1980.
    (c) Application of State Involvement Authorities.--Section 121(f) 
(42 U.S.C. 9621(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) Application.--This subsection shall apply with 
        respect to remedial actions at a facility if the Administrator 
        has not delegated the authority described in section 127 to the 
        State with respect to the facility.''.

SEC. 202. STATE COST SHARE.

    Section 104(c) (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) Existing contracts and cooperative agreements.--The 
        requirements of paragraphs (3), (6), and (7) shall apply only 
        to contracts and cooperative agreements pursuant to subsection 
        (d) entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 
        Superfund Reform Act of 1994.
            ``(11) State cost share.--After the date of enactment of 
        the Superfund Reform Act of 1994, the Administrator may reject 
        any request for funding under this section or section 127, 
        except for an emergency removal action, unless the State in 
        which the release or threatened release occurs has entered into 
        a contract or cooperative agreement pursuant to this subsection 
        or section 127, as appropriate, that provides assurances, 
        considered adequate by the Administrator, that--
                    ``(A) the State will pay, or ensure payment of, 15 
                percent of the cost incurred by the Fund of such 
                response action or funding, including 15 percent of the 
                operation and maintenance costs; and
                    ``(B) the State will ensure oversight of any 
                operation and maintenance of the funded response 
                action.
        Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any State to 
        contribute to orphan share funding.''.

SEC. 203. SITING.

    Section 104(c)(9) (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(9)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(9) Siting.--Effective 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of the Superfund Reform Act of 1994, the President shall not 
        take or fund any remedial action pursuant to this section or 
        section 127, unless the State in which the release occurs 
        submits a report describing its plans for adequate treatment, 
        storage, and disposal capacity of hazardous wastes generated 
        within the State, in accordance with guidelines issued by the 
        Administrator.''.

SEC. 204. STATE REGISTRY.

    Section 105(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(C) a requirement that each State shall maintain and make 
        available to the public a list of facilities in the State that 
        are known to present a risk to human health or the environment 
        due to the release or threatened release of hazardous 
        substances or pollutants or contaminants, and that each State, 
        in consultation with the Administrator and other appropriate 
        Federal agencies, shall update such listing on an annual 
        basis;''.

SEC. 205. CONFORMING AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Transfer of Section 121(e)(2).--
            (1) Action.--Section 121(f) (42 U.S.C. 9621(f)) is amended 
        by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Action to enforce.--A State may bring an action to 
        enforce any Federal or State standard, requirement, criterion, 
        or limitation to which the remedial action is required to 
        conform, including any operation and maintenance requirement or 
        other action necessary to ensure the integrity of a remedy, 
        under this Act in the United States district court for the 
        district in which the facility is located.''.
            (2) Compliance.--Section 122(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(1)) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Compliance.--Any such consent decree shall 
                require the parties to attempt expeditiously to resolve 
                disagreements concerning implementation of the remedial 
                action informally with the appropriate Federal and 
                State agencies. If the parties agree, the consent 
                decree may provide for administrative enforcement. Each 
                consent decree shall also contain stipulated penalties 
                for violations of the decree in an amount not to exceed 
                $25,000 per day, which may be enforced by either the 
                President or the State. Such stipulated penalties shall 
                not be construed to impair or affect the authority of 
                the court to order compliance with the specific terms 
                of any such decree.''.
    (b) Section 126(a).--Section 126(a) (42 U.S.C. 9626(a)) is amended 
by inserting after ``List)'' the following: ``, section 127 (regarding 
delegation of authority under contracts and cooperative agreements), 
and the Voluntary Environmental Cleanup and Economic Redevelopment Act 
of 1994''.
    (c) Section 310(a).--Section 310(a) (42 U.S.C. 9659(a)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (1) by inserting ``(including any State)'' after 
        ``person''; and
            (2) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the person's''.
    (d) Transition.--Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 9604(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) State registries.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of grant program.--The 
                Administrator shall establish a program to provide 
                grants to assist States in establishing State 
                Registries.
                    ``(B) Grants.--In carrying out the program 
                established under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
                shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
                make a grant to the Governor of each State that submits 
                to the Administrator, and obtains approval of, an 
                application that meets such requirements as the 
                Administrator may establish.''.

SEC. 206. STATE ROLE AT FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Transfer of Authorities.--Section 120(g) (42 U.S.C. 9620(g)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Transfer of Authorities.--
            ``(1) State application for transfer of authorities.--A 
        State may apply to the Administrator to exercise the 
        authorities vested in the Administrator under this section at 
        any or all facilities owned or operated by or under the 
        jurisdiction, custody, or control of any department, agency, or 
        instrumentality of the United States (including the executive, 
        legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government), 
        including the authority--
                    ``(A) to publish a timetable and deadlines for 
                completion of any remedial investigation and 
                feasibility study;
                    ``(B) to review and approve all documents prepared 
                in connection with any such investigation and study;
                    ``(C) to select and approve remedies; and
                    ``(D) to enter into and enforce, through judicial 
                or administrative means, agreements, orders, and 
                consent decrees entered into pursuant to this Act.
            ``(2) Transfer of authorities.--The Administrator shall 
        enter into a contract or cooperative agreement to transfer the 
        authorities described in paragraph (1) to a State if the 
        Administrator determines each of the following:
                    ``(A) The State has the ability to exercise such 
                authorities in accordance with this Act, including 
                adequate legal authority, financial and personnel 
                resources, organization, and expertise.
                    ``(B) The State demonstrates experience in 
                adequately exercising, or ensuring the adequate 
                exercise of, similar authorities.
            ``(3) Effect of authorization under solid waste disposal 
        act.--In the review by the Administrator of an application of a 
        State for transfer of authorities under this subsection, if the 
        State is authorized to implement a State hazardous waste 
        program pursuant to section 3006 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 6926), each of the following provisions shall 
        apply:
                    ``(A) Signatories to interagency agreements.--With 
                respect to a State that is a signatory to an 
                interagency agreement under subsection (e)(2) that is 
                in effect on the date of enactment of the Superfund 
                Reform Act of 1994, the Administrator, in making the 
                determinations referred to in paragraph (2), shall 
                accord substantial weight to the State's hazardous 
                waste program authorization and the Administrator's 
                findings in approving such authorization.
                    ``(B) States authorized to implement corrective 
                actions.--With respect to a State whose authorization 
                under such section 3006 includes authorization to 
                implement the corrective action provisions of the Solid 
                Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the 
                Administrator shall approve the application and provide 
                for the orderly transfer of authorities as 
                expeditiously as practicable, but in no case later than 
                6 months after the date of receipt of the application, 
                unless the parties agree to another deadline.
            ``(4) Effect of transfer.--Any State to which authorities 
        are transferred under this subsection shall not be deemed to be 
        an agent of the President but shall exercise such authorities 
        in its own name.
            ``(5) Deadlines.--Except as provided in paragraph (3)(B), 
        the Administrator shall make a determination on an application 
        from a State under this subsection not later than 90 days after 
        the date the Administrator receives the application.
            ``(6) Withdrawal of authorities.--
                    ``(A) Determination.--The Administrator may 
                withdraw the authorities transferred under this 
                subsection in whole or in part if the Administrator 
                determines--
                            ``(i) that the State, in whole or in part, 
                        is exercising such authorities in a manner 
                        clearly inconsistent with the requirements of 
                        this Act; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a State that was 
                        approved under paragraph (3)(B), that the State 
                        is no longer authorized to implement the 
                        corrective action provisions of the Solid Waste 
                        Disposal Act.
                    ``(B) Explanation.--At least 90 days before 
                withdrawing any such transferred authorities from a 
                State, the Administrator shall provide to the State a 
                written explanation of the reasons for the proposed 
                withdrawal and afford an opportunity to the State to 
                discuss the withdrawal and to propose actions to 
                correct any deficiencies.
            ``(7) Limitation.--Except for authorities that are 
        transferred by the Administrator to a State pursuant to this 
        subsection, or that are transferred by the Administrator to an 
        officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency, no 
        authority vested in the Administrator under this section may be 
        transferred, by executive order of the President or otherwise, 
        to any other officer or employee of the United States or to any 
        other person. Except as necessary to implement the transfer of 
        the Administrator's authorities to a State pursuant to this 
        subsection, nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
        altering, modifying, or impairing in any manner any agreement, 
        permit, administrative or judicial order, decree, or 
        interagency agreement existing on the date of enactment of the 
        Superfund Reform Act of 1994. Nothing in this subsection shall 
        affect the exercise by a State of any other authorities that 
        may be applicable to facilities in such State.''.
    (b) Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interagency Agreements.--
Section 120(g) (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Resolution of disputes relating to interagency 
        agreements.--
                    ``(A) Application.--In the event that authority is 
                transferred to a State under this subsection, the 
                parties to any dispute relating to the implementation 
                of an interagency agreement described in subsection 
                (e)(2) shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the 
                provisions of subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Process.--
                            ``(i) Informal dispute resolution 
                        process.--If a dispute arises among 2 or more 
                        signatories to the interagency agreement 
                        concerning the agreement, except as provided in 
                        clause (iii), the signatories involved in the 
                        dispute shall participate in any informal 
                        dispute resolution process required by the 
                        agreement to attempt to resolve the dispute. 
                        Not later than 20 days after the commencement 
                        of the informal dispute resolution process, the 
                        signatories involved in the dispute shall 
                        provide notice of the process to the other 
                        signatories to the agreement.
                            ``(ii) Selection of nominating 
                        arbitrators.--If the signatories involved in 
                        the dispute do not resolve the dispute 
                        involving the interagency agreement through the 
                        informal dispute resolution process, not later 
                        than 15 days after notice is provided under 
                        clause (i), each signatory to the agreement 
                        shall select a nominating arbitrator, from a 
                        list of available arbitrators obtained from the 
                        American Arbitration Association, in accordance 
                        with the Rules of the Association.
                            ``(iii) Selection of final arbitrator.--The 
                        nominating arbitrators selected under clause 
                        (ii) shall jointly select a final arbitrator to 
                        resolve the dispute, from a list of available 
                        arbitrators obtained from the American 
                        Arbitration Association, in accordance with the 
                        Rules of the Association.
                            ``(iv) Duties of final arbitrator.--Except 
                        as otherwise provided in this clause, the 
                        arbitrator selected under clause (iii) shall 
                        perform the duties of the Administrator in 
                        resolving the dispute under the interagency 
                        agreement. Not later than 120 days after the 
                        arbitrator is selected under clause (iii), a 
                        final decision to resolve the dispute shall be 
                        issued by the arbitrator.
                            ``(v) Judicial review.--A party to the 
                        dispute may, not sooner than 120 days after the 
                        arbitrator is selected under clause (iii), 
                        bring an action seeking resolution of the 
                        dispute. The action shall be subject to the 
                        applicable provisions of section 113 (including 
                        subsections (b) and (h) of section 113).
                            ``(vi) Costs.--The costs of actions 
                        incurred under this subparagraph to resolve a 
                        dispute involving an interagency agreement 
                        shall be borne equally by signatories to the 
                        agreement.''.

               TITLE III--VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Voluntary Environmental Cleanup 
and Economic Redevelopment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) past uses of land in the United States for industrial 
        and commercial purposes have created many sites throughout the 
        United States that have environmental contamination;
            (2) Congress and the governments of States and political 
        subdivisions of States have enacted laws to--
                    (A) prevent environmental contamination; and
                    (B) carry out response actions to correct past 
                instances of environmental contamination;
            (3) many sites are minimally contaminated, do not pose 
        serious threats to human health or the environment, and can be 
        satisfactorily remediated expeditiously with little government 
        oversight;
            (4) promoting the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated 
        sites could lead to significant environmental and economic 
        benefits, particularly in any case in which a cleanup can be 
        completed quickly and during a period of time that meets short-
        term business needs;
            (5) the private market demand for sites affected by 
        environmental contamination frequently is reduced or 
        eliminated, often due to uncertainties regarding liability or 
        potential cleanup costs of current owners and prospective 
        purchasers under Federal and State law;
            (6) the abandonment or underutilization of affected sites 
        impairs the ability of the Federal Government and the 
        governments of States and political subdivisions of States to 
        provide economic opportunities for the people of the United 
        States, particularly the poor and unemployed;
            (7) the abandonment or underutilization of affected sites 
        also results in the inefficient use of public facilities and 
        services, as well as land and other natural resources, and 
        extends conditions of blight in local communities;
            (8) cooperation among Federal agencies, departments and 
        agencies of States and political subdivisions of States, local 
        community development organizations, and current owners and 
        prospective purchasers of affected sites is required to 
        accomplish timely response actions and the redevelopment or 
        reuse of affected sites;
            (9) there is a need for a program to--
                    (A) encourage voluntary cleanups of affected sites; 
                and
                    (B) facilitate the establishment of programs by 
                States to foster voluntary cleanups of affected sites; 
                and
            (10) there is a need to provide financial incentives and 
        assistance to characterize certain affected sites and 
        facilitate the cleanup of the sites so that the sites may be 
        redeveloped for economically beneficial uses.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to create new business 
and employment opportunities through the economic redevelopment of 
affected sites that do not pose a serious threat to human health or the 
environment by--
            (1) encouraging States to adopt and develop a program for 
        sites that would not be remediated under other environmental 
        laws (including regulations) in effect on the date of enactment 
        of this Act;
            (2) encouraging local governments and private parties, 
        including local community development organizations, to 
        participate in State voluntary cleanup programs that facilitate 
        expedited response actions that are consistent with business 
        needs at affected sites;
            (3) directing the Secretary and the Administrator to 
        establish programs that provide financial assistance to--
                    (A) encourage the development of State voluntary 
                cleanup programs;
                    (B) facilitate site characterizations of certain 
                affected sites; and
                    (C) encourage cleanup of appropriate sites; and
            (4) reducing transaction costs and paperwork, and 
        preventing needless duplication of effort and delay at all 
        levels of government.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title (unless the context clearly requires 
otherwise):
            (1) Administrative costs.--The term ``administrative 
        costs'' means eligible costs that are not nonadministrative 
        costs.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (3) Affected site.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the term ``affected site'' means a facility that 
                has environmental contamination that--
                            (i) could prevent the timely use, 
                        development, reuse, or redevelopment of the 
                        facility; and
                            (ii) is limited in scope or severity and 
                        can be comprehensively characterized and 
                        readily analyzed.
                    (B) Exceptions.--The term does not include--
                            (i) any facility that is the subject of a 
                        planned or an ongoing response action under the 
                        Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
                        U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), except that the term 
                        includes a facility for which a preliminary 
                        assessment has been completed and with respect 
                        to which the Administrator has decided not to 
                        take further response action;
                            (ii) any facility included, or proposed for 
                        inclusion, on the National Priorities List 
                        maintained by the Administrator under such Act;
                            (iii) any facility with respect to which a 
                        record of decision has been issued by the 
                        President under section 104 of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 9604);
                            (iv) any facility that is subject to 
                        corrective action under section 3004(u) or 
                        3008(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 6924(u) or 6928(h)) at the time that an 
                        application for loan assistance with respect to 
                        the facility is submitted under this title, 
                        including any facility with respect to which a 
                        corrective action permit or order has been 
                        issued or modified to require the 
                        implementation of corrective measures;
                            (v) any land disposal unit with respect to 
                        which a closure notification under subtitle C 
                        of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 
                        et seq.) has been submitted and closure 
                        requirements have been specified in a closure 
                        plan or permit;
                            (vi) any facility at which there has been a 
                        release of polychlorinated biphenyls and that 
                        is subject to the requirements of the Toxic 
                        Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
                        seq.);
                            (vii) any facility with respect to which an 
                        administrative order on consent or a judicial 
                        consent decree requiring cleanup has been 
                        entered into by the President under--
                                    (I) the Comprehensive Environmental 
                                Response, Compensation, and Liability 
                                Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
                                    (II) the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
                                    (III) the Federal Water Pollution 
                                Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                                    (IV) the Toxic Substances Control 
                                Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); or
                                    (V) title XIV of the Public Health 
                                Service Act (commonly known as the 
                                ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 
                                300f et seq.); and
                            (viii) any facility at which assistance for 
                        response activities may be obtained pursuant to 
                        subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) from the Leaking 
                        Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established 
                        by section 9508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986.
            (4) Charge off.--The term ``charge off'', with respect to a 
        loan of a lender, means to recognize a loss on the loan on the 
        books of the lender in accordance with applicable bank 
        regulatory accounting principles, or, if the lender is not a 
        federally regulated lender, generally accepted accounting 
        principles.
            (5) Contaminant.--The term ``contaminant'' includes any 
        hazardous substance (as defined in section 101(14) of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(14))) and oil (as defined 
        in section 1001(23) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
        2701(23))).
            (6) Current owner.--The term ``current owner'' means, with 
        respect to a voluntary cleanup, an owner at the time of the 
        cleanup.
            (7) Disposal.--The term ``disposal'' has the meaning 
        provided the term in section 1004(3) of the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(3)).
            (8) Eligible costs.--The term ``eligible costs'' means 
        administrative and nonadministrative costs.
            (9) Environment.--The term ``environment'' has the meaning 
        provided the term in section 101(8) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601(8)).
            (10) Environmental contamination.--The term ``environmental 
        contamination'' means the existence at a facility of 1 or more 
        contaminants that may pose a risk to human health or the 
        environment.
            (11) Facility.--The term ``facility'' has the meaning 
        provided the term in section 101(9) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601(9)).
            (12) Ground water.--The term ``ground water'' has the 
        meaning provided the term in section 101(12) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 9601(12)).
            (13) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning provided the term in section 101(36) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 9601(36)).
            (14) Initiate.--The term ``initiate'', with respect to a 
        cleanup action, means to commence onsite construction 
        activities at an affected site.
            (15) Lender.--The term ``lender'' means--
                    (A) a private depository lender;
                    (B) a private nondepository lender; or
                    (C) a State agency or a local public agency that 
                has the authority under State or local law to make 
                loans.
            (16) Local applicant.--The term ``local applicant'' means a 
        local community development organization or local government.
            (17) Local community development organization.--The term 
        ``local community development organization'' means a nonprofit 
        organization that--
                    (A) has a history of serving the needs of residents 
                of the local community affected by an affected site;
                    (B) maintains accountability to persons of low 
                income in the local community through significant 
                representation on the governing board of the 
                organization, and such other means as are appropriate; 
                and
                    (C) has the institutional and administrative 
                capacity for carrying out activities assisted under 
                this title (as determined by the Secretary).
            (18) Local government.--The term ``local government'' has 
        the meaning provided the term ``unit of general local 
        government'' in the first sentence of section 102(a)(1) of the 
        Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
        5302(a)(1)), except that the term includes an Indian tribe.
            (19) Natural resources.--The term ``natural resources'' has 
        the meaning provided the term in section 101(16) of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(16)).
            (20) Nonadministrative costs.--The term ``nonadministrative 
        costs'' includes the costs of--
                    (A) oversight for a cleanup at an affected site by 
                a contractor, current owner, or prospective purchaser;
                    (B) identifying the probable extent and nature of 
                environmental contamination at the affected site, and 
                the preferred manner of carrying out a cleanup at the 
                affected site;
                    (C) the cleanup, including onsite and offsite 
                treatment of contaminants; and
                    (D) monitoring ground water or other natural 
                resources at the affected site.
            (21) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
        organization'' means any private, nonprofit organization 
        (including a State or locally chartered, nonprofit 
        organization)--
                    (A) that is organized under State or local laws;
                    (B) with respect to which no portion of the net 
                earnings inure to the benefit of a member, founder, 
                contributor, or individual associated with the 
                organization;
                    (C) that complies with standards of financial 
                accountability that the Secretary determines to be 
                acceptable; and
                    (D) that carries out activities related to the 
                retention or expansion of employment opportunities for, 
                and improvement of economic and social conditions of, 
                persons of low income.
            (22) Owner.--The term ``owner'' has the meaning provided 
        the term in section 101(20) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601(20)), except that the term also includes a unit of State 
        or local government that acquired ownership or control 
        involuntarily through bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandonment, 
        or other circumstances in which the government acquires title 
        by virtue of the functions of the government as a sovereign.
            (23) Participating lender.--The term ``participating 
        lender'' means a lender that--
                    (A) under State or local law has the authority to 
                make loans that are assisted under section 305; and
                    (B) has entered into a participation agreement with 
                a participating State agency in accordance with such 
                section.
            (24) Participating state agency.--The term ``participating 
        State agency'' means a State agency that has been selected for 
        participation in the program established under section 305 in 
        accordance with section 305(d).
            (25) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning provided 
        the term in section 101(21) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601(21)).
            (26) Persons of low income.--The term ``persons of low 
        income'' has the meaning provided the term in section 
        102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
        (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)).
            (27) Prospective purchaser.--The term ``prospective 
        purchaser'' means a prospective purchaser of an affected site.
            (28) Release.--The term ``release'' has the meaning 
        provided the term in section 101(22) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601(22)).
            (29) Response action.--The term ``response action'' has the 
        meaning provided the term ``response'' in section 102(25) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 9601(25)).
            (30) Revolving fund.--The term ``Revolving Fund'' means the 
        Economic Redevelopment Revolving Fund established under section 
        307.
            (31) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (32) Site characterization.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``site characterization'' 
                means an investigation that determines the nature and 
                extent of a release or potential release of a hazardous 
                substance at a site and meets the requirements referred 
                to in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Investigation.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, an investigation that meets the requirements 
                of this subparagraph--
                            (i) shall include--
                                    (I) an onsite evaluation; and
                                    (II) sufficient testing, sampling, 
                                and other field data gathering 
                                activities to accurately analyze 
                                whether the site is contaminated and 
                                the risks to human health and the 
                                environment posed by the release of 
                                contaminants at the site; and
                            (ii) may also include--
                                    (I) review of existing information 
                                (available at the time of the review); 
                                and
                                    (II) an offsite evaluation, if 
                                appropriate.
            (33) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning provided 
        the term under section 101(27) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601(27)).
            (34) Voluntary cleanup.--The term ``voluntary cleanup'' 
        means a response action at an affected site--
                    (A) undertaken and financed by a current owner or 
                prospective purchaser subject to oversight and approval 
                by a State; and
                    (B) with respect to which the current owner or 
                prospective purchaser agrees to pay all costs of 
                oversight by the State.

SEC. 304. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Establishment of grant program.--The Administrator 
        shall establish a program to provide a grant to any State that 
        submits an application that is approved by the Administrator to 
        establish or expand a State voluntary cleanup program that 
        meets the requirements of paragraph (3).
            (2) Certification.--In an application for a grant under 
        this section, a State shall be required to certify that the 
        voluntary cleanup program of the State will meet the 
        requirements of paragraph (3).
            (3) Requirements for state voluntary cleanup program.--A 
        State voluntary cleanup program meets the requirements of this 
        paragraph if the State--
                    (A) provides adequate opportunities for public 
                participation, including prior notice and opportunity 
                for comment, in selecting response actions;
                    (B) provides technical assistance throughout each 
                voluntary cleanup;
                    (C) has the capability, through enforcement or 
                other mechanisms, of assuming the responsibility for 
                undertaking a cleanup if the current owner or 
                prospective purchaser fails or refuses to complete the 
                necessary cleanup;
                    (D) provides adequate oversight and has adequate 
                enforcement authorities to ensure that voluntary 
                cleanups are completed in accordance with Federal and 
                State laws, including any ongoing operation and 
                maintenance or long-term monitoring activities;
                    (E) provides written approval of work plans for 
                response actions to current owners and prospective 
                purchasers before affected sites are acquired, and 
                provides written certification of completions for 
                voluntary cleanups to current owners and prospective 
                purchasers; and
                    (F) provides streamlined procedures to ensure 
                expeditious voluntary cleanups.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the program established 
        under subsection (a), the Administrator shall, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, make a grant to the Governor of 
        each State that submits an application to the Administrator 
        that meets the requirements of this section to conduct a State 
        voluntary cleanup program that the Administrator approves.
            (2) Grant amount.--The amount of a grant made to a State 
        under subsection (a) shall be--
                    (A) determined by the Administrator on the basis of 
                the financial need of the State for establishing or 
                expanding a voluntary cleanup program; and
                    (B) in an amount not less than $200,000, and not 
                more than $500,000, for each fiscal year.
            (3) Reporting.--Each State that receives a grant under 
        subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator, not later 
        than 2 years after receipt of the grant, a progress report that 
        includes a description of the cleanups made in accordance with 
        the voluntary cleanup program of the State.
            (4) Termination of grants.--If the Administrator determines 
        that a State voluntary cleanup program no longer meets the 
        requirements of subsection (a)(3), the Administrator may 
        terminate a grant made to the State and require full or partial 
        repayment of the grant.
    (c) State Certification.--Not later than 1 year after receipt of an 
initial grant, and annually thereafter, each Governor of a State that 
receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Administrator a 
certification that states that--
            (1) the State voluntary cleanup program meets the 
        requirements of subsection (a)(3);
            (2) all cleanups achieved or undertaken pursuant to the 
        State voluntary cleanup program fully comply with Federal and 
        State laws;
            (3) public participation opportunities have been adequate 
        during the process of selecting a cleanup method for each 
        voluntary cleanup;
            (4) voluntary cleanups achieved or undertaken pursuant to 
        the State voluntary cleanup program have been undertaken in a 
        manner that has reduced or eliminated risks to human health and 
        the environment to the satisfaction of the State; and
            (5) for any voluntary cleanup initiated pursuant to the 
        State voluntary cleanup program that has increased risks to 
        human health and the environment, the State has taken timely 
        and appropriate steps to reduce or eliminate the risks.
    (d) Voluntary Response Program.--
            (1) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to any 
        facility, including a facility that has been scored by the 
        Administrator, or by a State scoring the facility pursuant to a 
        contract or cooperative agreement, under the hazard ranking 
        system referred to in section 105(a)(8)(A) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(A)) and that has received a score of 28.5 
        or greater.
            (2) NPL listing.--No facility addressed by a work plan for 
        a voluntary cleanup approved under a program of a State 
        approved under this section shall be proposed for listing or 
        listed on the National Priorities List established under 
        section 105 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9605) so long as substantial 
        and continual response actions are being undertaken to complete 
        the work plan for the voluntary cleanup in a timely manner, as 
        set forth in the work plan.
            (3) Completion of cleanup.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Administrator may not list a facility 
                addressed by a work plan for a voluntary cleanup 
                approved under a program of a State approved under this 
                section on the National Priorities List if--
                            (i) a potentially responsible party 
                        completes all work required by the work plan 
                        for a voluntary cleanup approved under the 
                        program of the State at the facility;
                            (ii) the facility has achieved the 
                        protective concentration levels and other 
                        standards specified in section 121 of such Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 9621); and
                            (iii) public participation requirements 
                        equivalent to the requirements in sections 113 
                        and 117 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9613 and 9617) 
                        have been complied with for the cleanup action.
                    (B) Rescoring.--If a significant new release or 
                threat of release occurs at the facility, after 
                completion of all work specified in subparagraph 
                (A)(i), the Administrator may--
                            (i) when performing the scoring, rescore 
                        the facility based on conditions at the 
                        facility at the time of the scoring; and
                            (ii) list the facility if warranted by the 
                        rescoring.
            (4) Noncompletion of work.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), 
                and (D), the Administrator may list a facility 
                addressed by a work plan for a voluntary cleanup 
                approved under a program of a State approved under this 
                section on the National Priorities List if--
                            (i) a potentially responsible party has 
                        completed the work required by the work plan at 
                        the facility and public participation 
                        requirements equivalent to the requirements in 
                        sections 113 and 117 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        9613 and 9617) have been complied with for the 
                        work; and
                            (ii) the facility has not achieved the 
                        protective concentration levels and other 
                        standards specified in section 121 of such Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 9621).
                    (B) Scoring pursuant to agreements.--If the 
                Administrator or a State scores the facility pursuant 
                to a contract or cooperative agreement, the 
                Administrator or the State shall take into account 
                conditions at the facility at the time of the scoring 
                when performing the scoring.
                    (C) Change in qualification for listing.--If the 
                facility prior to the work required by the work plan 
                would have qualified for listing on the National 
                Priorities List, but after the completion of the work 
                is no longer qualified for listing on the National 
                Priorities List, the Administrator may utilize the Fund 
                (as defined in section 101(11) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9601(11)) and other authorities of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9601 et seq.) to ensure achievement of the protective 
                concentration levels and other standards specified in 
                section 121 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9621).
                    (D) Relationship to other authority.--Nothing in 
                this section shall affect the ability of the 
                Administrator to use the authority provided by section 
                104, 106, or 107 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606, and 
                9607) with respect to a facility.
    (e) Effect of Cleanup.--The performance of a voluntary cleanup 
under a State program approved under this section shall not constitute 
an admission of liability under any Federal, State, or local law 
(including a regulation) or in any citizens suit or other private 
action.
    (f) Consistency With National Contingency Plan.--A voluntary 
cleanup carried out under a State program approved under this section 
shall be presumed to be consistent with the national contingency plan 
(as defined in section 101(31) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(31))) 
for the purposes of private cost recovery claims under such Act (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
    (g) Effect on Liability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        nothing in this section is intended to affect the liability of 
        any person or to affect any other response authority provided 
        under any law or regulation relating to environmental 
        contamination, including--
                    (A) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
                2601 et seq.);
                    (B) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                    (C) title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
                (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 
                U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
                    (D) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
                seq.); and
                    (E) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
                et seq.).
            (2) Exception.--The successful completion of a voluntary 
        cleanup at a facility pursuant to a State voluntary cleanup 
        program approved under this section shall be considered for the 
        purpose of section 107(n)(1)(C) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (as added by section 403(a)(2)) as evidence that a person that 
        acquires ownership of the facility is a bona fide prospective 
        purchaser of the facility within the meaning of section 
        101(39)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9601(39)(D)).
            (3) Effect on status as bona fide prospective purchaser.--
        Nothing in this section is intended to require any person to 
        participate in a State voluntary cleanup program approved under 
        this section or in any other voluntary cleanup program in order 
        to qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser for the purpose 
        of section 107(n)(1)(C) of such Act (as added by section 
        403(a)(2)).
    (h) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this title is intended--
            (1) to impose any requirement on a State voluntary cleanup 
        program existing on or after the date of enactment of this Act 
        if a grant under this section has not been made to the Governor 
        of a State; or
            (2) to preclude a Governor of a State with a voluntary 
        cleanup program referred to in paragraph (1) from submitting an 
        application for a grant under this section.

SEC. 305. ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT CREDIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Administrator, shall establish a program 
        in accordance with this section (referred to in this section as 
        the ``program'') to provide to an eligible applicant an 
        interest subsidy under subsection (b)(1) or a credit 
        enhancement under subsection (b)(2), or both.
            (2) Purposes.--A loan assisted under this section shall be 
        used only--
                    (A)(i) for the cleanup of an affected site at which 
                a voluntary cleanup is being conducted, or is proposed 
                to be conducted, under a State voluntary cleanup 
                program that meets the requirements of section 
                304(a)(3); and
                    (ii) by an applicant who is a current owner or 
                prospective purchaser of the affected site or a local 
                applicant; or
                    (B)(i) to conduct a site characterization for an 
                affected site at which a voluntary cleanup is being 
                conducted, or is proposed to be conducted, under a 
                State voluntary cleanup program that meets the 
                requirements of section 304(a)(3); and
                    (ii) by an applicant who is a local applicant.
            (3) Maximum amount of aggregate assistance.--
                    (A) Site characterizations.--The aggregate amount 
                of assistance under this section for a site 
                characterization of an affected site may not exceed 
                $100,000.
                    (B) Cleanup actions.--The aggregate amount of 
                assistance under this section for a cleanup action at 
                an affected site may not exceed the lesser of--
                            (i) an amount equal to 75 percent of the 
                        total eligible costs of carrying out the 
                        cleanup action; and
                            (ii) $900,000.
            (4) Disqualification.--An applicant who has adequate 
        resources to conduct a cleanup at the site, without financial 
        assistance provided under the program, shall not be eligible 
        for financial assistance with respect to the site under the 
        program.
    (b) Forms of Assistance.--
            (1) Interest subsidies.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide 
                assistance under the program in the form of interest 
                subsidy payments on site characterization loans and 
                cleanup loans that are made by participating lenders.
                    (B) Amount of subsidies.--
                            (i) In general.--An interest subsidy under 
                        this paragraph shall be in an amount equal to 
                        the difference between--
                                    (I) the market rate of interest 
                                that would otherwise apply to the loan 
                                (as determined by the Secretary); and
                                    (II) the applicable rate of 
                                interest determined under clause (ii).
                            (ii) Applicable rates.--The applicable rate 
                        of interest referred to in clause (i)(II) is--
                                    (I) in the case of a local 
                                government entity, 1 percentage point 
                                below the average current yield on 
                                marketable obligations of the United 
                                States Treasury having comparable 
                                maturities;
                                    (II) in the case of a prospective 
                                purchaser of an affected site or a 
                                local community development 
                                organization, 1 percentage point above 
                                the average current yield on marketable 
                                obligations of the United States 
                                Treasury having comparable maturities; 
                                or
                                    (III) in the case of a current 
                                owner of an affected site (other than a 
                                local applicant), 2 percentage points 
                                above the average current yield on 
                                marketable obligations of the United 
                                States Treasury having comparable 
                                maturities.
                    (C) Pass-through of interest subsidy.--Each 
                participating lender that receives an interest subsidy 
                payment under this paragraph shall pass through to the 
                loan applicant the full amount of the subsidy.
            (2) Credit enhancement.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide 
                assistance under the program in the form of credit 
                enhancement for site characterization loans and cleanup 
                loans that are made by participating lenders. The 
                credit enhancement shall consist of a pledge that funds 
                in the Revolving Fund will be paid to the lender if all 
                or part of a loan assisted under this paragraph is 
                charged off.
                    (B) Maximum amount of credit enhancement.--
                            (i) In general.--The total amount of credit 
                        enhancement provided under this paragraph with 
                        respect to a loan may not exceed the lesser 
                        of--
                                    (I) an amount equal to 50 percent 
                                of the outstanding balance of the loan; 
                                and
                                    (II) an amount equal to 50 percent 
                                of the net loss on the loan as 
                                calculated under clause (ii).
                            (ii) Calculation of net loss.--The net loss 
                        referred to in clause (i)(II) shall be equal to 
                        the difference between--
                                    (I) the sum of the principal and 
                                the accrued, unpaid interest on the 
                                loan that the participating lender 
                                charges off; and
                                    (II) the difference between--
                                            (aa) the gross recovery on 
                                        the loan; and
                                            (bb) the out-of-pocket 
                                        costs of the recovery.
                    (C) Special loan terms.--
                            (i) Interest rate and fees.--A loan 
                        assisted under this paragraph may be made with 
                        such an interest rate, and with such fees, as 
                        are agreed on by the participating lender and 
                        the applicant, consistent with applicable law. 
                        In determining the interest rate and fees, the 
                        participating lender shall take into account 
                        the amounts that the participating lender is 
                        required to deposit into the loss reserve fund 
                        of the lender under subparagraph (D).
                            (ii) Lines of credit.--If a loan to be 
                        assisted under this paragraph is in the form of 
                        a line of credit, the amount of the loan shall 
                        be considered to be the maximum amount that can 
                        be drawn by the applicant against the line of 
                        credit.
                    (D) Loss reserve fund.--
                            (i) In general.--As a condition of 
                        assistance under this paragraph, each 
                        participating lender that receives a pledge of 
                        funds in the Revolving Fund shall establish a 
                        loss reserve fund with respect to the portfolio 
                        of loans made by the lender under this 
                        paragraph. Each loss reserve fund shall be 
                        established for the purposes of--
                                    (I) receiving the amounts required 
                                to be deposited by the lender under 
                                clause (ii) and any interest earned 
                                under clause (iii); and
                                    (II) disbursing funds, in order to 
                                cover losses sustained by the 
                                participating lender in connection with 
                                loans that are assisted under this 
                                paragraph.
                            (ii) Deposits to fund.--
                                    (I) Initial deposit.--As soon as 
                                practicable after receiving a notice of 
                                approval by the participating State 
                                agency of a request for credit 
                                enhancement assistance under this 
                                paragraph (but not later than 10 
                                business days after the participating 
                                lender closes with the applicant a loan 
                                assisted under this paragraph), a 
                                participating lender shall deposit into 
                                the loss reserve fund such amount as is 
                                necessary to ensure that the loss 
                                reserve fund, together with the total 
                                amount of pledges of funds in the 
                                Revolving Fund made by the 
                                participating State agency to the 
                                participating lender under this 
                                paragraph, would be expected to cover 
                                the full amount of losses on the 
                                portfolio of loans made by the lender 
                                under this paragraph, as determined 
                                under subclause (II).
                                    (II) Determination of losses.--The 
                                amount of losses referred to in 
                                subclause (I) shall be determined in 
                                accordance with applicable bank 
                                regulatory accounting principles, or, 
                                if the lender is not a federally 
                                regulated lender, generally accepted 
                                accounting principles.
                                    (III) Adjustment of amounts in 
                                fund.--During the term of each loan 
                                assisted under this paragraph and held 
                                by a participating lender, and with 
                                respect to each loan, the participating 
                                lender shall make such additional 
                                deposits into the loss reserve fund of 
                                the lender as are necessary to ensure 
                                compliance with subclauses (I) and 
                                (II).
                            (iii) Investment authority.--Subject to 
                        other applicable law, the participating lender 
                        may invest funds held in the loss reserve fund 
                        of the lender in a manner that the 
                        participating State agency determines is safe 
                        and liquid.
                    (E) Claims.--
                            (i) Filing.--
                                    (I) In general.--If a participating 
                                lender charges off all or part of a 
                                loan assisted under this paragraph, the 
                                lender may file a claim for 
                                reimbursement with the participating 
                                State agency by submitting a form 
                                that--
                                            (aa) includes a statement 
                                        by the participating lender 
                                        that the lender is filing the 
                                        claim in accordance with the 
                                        terms of the applicable 
                                        participation agreement; and
                                            (bb) contains such other 
                                        information as is required by 
                                        the participating State agency.
                                    (II) Timing.--A claim filed under 
                                subclause (I) shall be filed at the 
                                time the participating lender charges 
                                off all or part of the loan. The 
                                participating lender shall determine 
                                when and how much to charge off on the 
                                loan, in a manner that is consistent 
                                with--
                                            (aa) the usual method of 
                                        the lender for making the 
                                        determinations on business 
                                        loans that are not loans 
                                        assisted under this paragraph; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) the applicable 
                                        accounting principles referred 
                                        to in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II).
                                    (III) Amount of claims.--The amount 
                                of a claim filed by a participating 
                                lender may include the amount of 
                                principal charged off, plus accrued, 
                                unpaid interest and out-of-pocket loan 
                                collection expenses.
                            (ii) Payment of claims.--
                                    (I) Determination by the 
                                participating state agency.--As soon as 
                                practicable after receipt of a claim 
                                filed under clause (i), the 
                                participating State agency shall 
                                determine whether the claim meets the 
                                requirements of this paragraph. Subject 
                                to subclause (III), if the claim meets 
                                the requirements, the participating 
                                State agency shall--
                                            (aa) permit the 
                                        participating lender to 
                                        withdraw funds from the loss 
                                        reserve fund of the lender 
                                        established under subparagraph 
                                        (D) in an amount not to exceed 
                                        the portion of the loss that is 
                                        required to be paid by the 
                                        lender under the participation 
                                        agreement; and
                                            (bb) if the amount referred 
                                        to in item (aa) is not 
                                        sufficient to pay the full 
                                        amount of the claim, submit the 
                                        balance of the claim to the 
                                        Secretary for payment in 
                                        accordance with subclause (II).
                                    (II) Payment by the secretary.--
                                Subject to subparagraph (B) and 
                                subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall 
                                request the Secretary of the Treasury 
                                to pay, and the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury shall pay, to the 
                                participating State agency for payment 
                                to the participating lender from the 
                                Revolving Fund an amount equal to the 
                                difference between--
                                            (aa) the full amount of the 
                                        claim referred to in subclause 
                                        (I)(bb); and
                                            (bb) the amount withdrawn 
                                        from the loss reserve fund of 
                                        the lender under subclause 
                                        (I)(aa).
                                    (III) Denial of claims.--A 
                                participating State agency or the 
                                Secretary may deny a claim if--
                                            (aa) a statement or 
                                        warranty made by the 
                                        participating lender under the 
                                        participation agreement to the 
                                        participating State agency at 
                                        the time that the request for 
                                        assistance under this paragraph 
                                        was made for the loan, or at 
                                        the time that the claim was 
                                        submitted, was known by the 
                                        participating lender to be 
                                        false; or
                                            (bb) the claim otherwise 
                                        does not comply with the 
                                        participation agreement.
                                    (IV) Resubmission of claims after 
                                denial.--If a claim is denied under 
                                subclause (III)(bb), the participating 
                                lender may resubmit the claim with 
                                additional information that addresses 
                                the reasons for the denial of the 
                                claim. A determination on the 
                                resubmitted claim shall be made in 
                                accordance with this clause.
                            (iii) Subsequent recovery of claim 
                        amount.--
                                    (I) Repayment to loss reserve 
                                fund.--If, subsequent to payment of a 
                                claim by the participating State 
                                agency, the participating lender 
                                recovers from an applicant any amount 
                                for which payment of the claim was made 
                                under clause (ii), the participating 
                                lender shall promptly pay to the loss 
                                reserve fund of the lender established 
                                under subparagraph (D) an amount equal 
                                to the product of--
                                            (aa) the applicable amount 
                                        calculated under subclause 
                                        (III); and
                                            (bb) the percentage of the 
                                        claim that was withdrawn from 
                                        the loss reserve fund of the 
                                        lender under clause 
                                        (ii)(I)(aa).
                                    (II) Repayment to participating 
                                state agency.--If the participating 
                                lender makes a payment under subclause 
                                (I), the lender shall promptly pay to 
                                the participating State agency, for 
                                transfer to the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury for deposit into the general 
                                fund of the Treasury, an amount equal 
                                to the difference between--
                                            (aa) the applicable amount 
                                        calculated under subclause 
                                        (III); and
                                            (bb) the amount paid by the 
                                        lender to the loss reserve fund 
                                        of the lender under subclause 
                                        (I).
                                    (III) Applicable amount.--The 
                                applicable amount referred to in 
                                subclauses (I) and (II) shall be equal 
                                to the difference between--
                                            (aa) the amount recovered 
                                        from the applicant referred to 
                                        in subclause (I); and
                                            (bb) any out-of-pocket 
                                        expenses incurred by the 
                                        participating lender in the 
                                        collection of the amount 
                                        referred to in item (aa).
                    (F) Retention of pledge amounts.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                        (B) and subsection (a)(3), if a participating 
                        lender makes, in each fiscal year of the 
                        Federal Government, at least 1 new loan 
                        assisted under this paragraph, the lender may 
                        retain all pledges of amounts in the Revolving 
                        Fund previously obtained by the lender under 
                        this paragraph.
                            (ii) Recapture.--
                                    (I) In general.--If a participating 
                                lender does not meet the condition 
                                described in clause (i), the 
                                participating State agency shall 
                                annually notify the Secretary of the 
                                amount by which the total pledge of 
                                amounts in the Revolving Fund 
                                attributable to the lender should be 
                                reduced because of the reduction in the 
                                balances of the loans made by the 
                                lender assisted under this paragraph 
                                during the previous year. The Secretary 
                                shall make the reduction.
                                    (II) Use of amounts made 
                                available.--The Secretary may pledge 
                                amounts in the Revolving Fund made 
                                available under subclause (I) as credit 
                                enhancement assistance under this 
                                paragraph to any eligible participating 
                                lender.
    (c) Distribution of Assistance.--
            (1) Announcement by secretary.--Not later than September 
        30, 1994, and each September 30 thereafter, the Secretary shall 
        publish in the Federal Register, and in a newspaper of general 
        circulation (such as the Commerce Business Daily), the amount 
        of funds available for assistance under the program for the 
        following fiscal year.
            (2) Announcement by participating lenders.--Not later than 
        30 days after the date of publication under paragraph (1), each 
        participating lender shall publicly announce, in the manner 
        specified by the participating State agency, the offer of the 
        lender to make loans under the program to eligible applicants.
            (3) Request to state agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--After the termination of a period 
                (specified by the Secretary by regulation) that is 
                sufficient to permit eligible applicants to apply for 
                assistance under the program, the participating lender 
                shall notify the participating State agency of the 
                amount of assistance under the program that the lender 
                determines is necessary in order to assist eligible 
                applicants that have filed applications for loans 
                assisted under the program with the lender.
                    (B) Certification.--With respect to each loan for 
                which the lender requests assistance under the program, 
                the participating lender shall certify to the 
                participating State agency under the participation 
                agreement that--
                            (i) the lender would not make the loan 
                        without the requested assistance because the 
                        risk of underwriting the loan would not be 
                        acceptable to the lender; and
                            (ii) each loan meets the requirements of 
                        this section.
            (4) Request of funds by state agencies.--Based on the 
        submissions to the participating State agency under paragraph 
        (3), the participating State agency may request assistance from 
        the Secretary under the program. The Secretary and the 
        participating State agency shall allocate assistance in 
        accordance with subsection (f).
    (d) Selection of Participating State Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Selection by the governor.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (B), the Governor of a State that has a 
                voluntary cleanup program that meets the requirements 
                of section 304(a)(3) may select a State agency to be 
                the participating State agency under the program. The 
                participating State agency shall distribute assistance 
                provided by the Secretary under the program.
                    (B) Disapproval by the secretary.--The Secretary 
                may disapprove the selection of the Governor under 
                subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that the 
                agency is not capable of carrying out, or is in fact 
                not carrying out, the duties of the agency under the 
                program. If the selection is disapproved, whether 
                before or during participation by the agency in the 
                program, the Governor may select another State agency 
                to be the participating State agency. The Secretary may 
                disapprove the new selection in accordance with this 
                subparagraph.
                    (C) Assumption of duties by the secretary.--
                            (i) In general.--If, after disapproval of a 
                        selection of the Governor of a State under 
                        subparagraph (B), the Governor fails to select 
                        a participating State agency that is not 
                        disapproved by the Secretary, the Secretary 
                        shall assume the duties of the participating 
                        State agency of the State under the program 
                        until the earlier of--
                                    (I) the selection by the Governor 
                                of a participating State agency that is 
                                not disapproved by the Secretary; and
                                    (II) the repayment of all loans for 
                                which assistance is provided under the 
                                program in the State.
                            (ii) Termination of assistance.--
                                    (I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), the Secretary may not 
                                provide assistance under this title to 
                                or through a State for any fiscal year 
                                of the Federal Government that is 
                                subsequent to a fiscal year during 
                                which the Governor of the State fails 
                                to select a participating State agency 
                                that is not disapproved by the 
                                Secretary.
                                    (II) Waiver of termination.--If the 
                                Governor selects a participating State 
                                agency that is not disapproved by the 
                                Secretary prior to the end of a fiscal 
                                year, the Secretary may waive the 
                                termination of assistance under 
                                subclause (I) for the fiscal year and 
                                subsequent fiscal years.
            (2) Consultation with environmental agency.--If the 
        participating State agency selected under this subsection is 
        not the primary agency of the State concerned with 
        environmental regulation, the participating State agency shall 
        carry out the duties of the agency under the program in 
        consultation with the appropriate State environmental agency.
            (3) Termination by the participating state agency.--
                    (A) In general.--With the approval of the Governor 
                of the State, the participating State agency may 
                terminate the participation of the State agency in the 
                program. A termination shall be prospective only, and 
                may not apply to loans assisted under the program prior 
                to the termination.
                    (B) Reselection by the governor.--If the 
                participating State agency terminates participation in 
                the program, the Governor of the State may select 
                another State agency in accordance with paragraph (1).
    (e) Participation Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--A participating State agency may enter 
        into a participation agreement under this subsection with a 
        lender that is determined by the participating State agency to 
        have sufficient commercial lending experience and financial and 
        managerial capacity to participate in and comply with the 
        requirements of the program.
            (2) Participating lenders.--Upon entering into the 
        participation agreement with the participating State agency, 
        the lender shall become a participating lender eligible to 
        receive assistance for loans under the program.
            (3) Terms of agreement.--The participation agreement 
        between a participating State agency and a participating lender 
        shall incorporate appropriate provisions of this section and 
        may not include any provision inconsistent with this section.
            (4) Assisted loan terms.--
                    (A) Loans.--A participating lender may make a loan 
                with assistance under the program to an eligible 
                applicant described in subsection (a) that submits an 
                application to the participating lender that is 
                approved by the lender.
                    (B) Loan application.--An application for a loan 
                under the program shall be in such form as the 
                participating State agency, in consultation with the 
                Secretary, determines is appropriate, and shall 
                include--
                            (i) a description of the affected site, 
                        including the nature and extent of any known or 
                        suspected environmental contamination at the 
                        affected site and the legal description of the 
                        real property associated with the affected 
                        site;
                            (ii) a complete description of the 
                        financial standing of the applicant that 
                        includes a description of the assets, cash 
                        flow, and liabilities of the applicant;
                            (iii) a written certification that the 
                        applicant has attempted in good faith, and has 
                        been unable, to secure financing not subject to 
                        assistance under the program from a private or 
                        public lending institution for the cleanup 
                        action that is the subject of the loan 
                        application, and specifying--
                                    (I) the name of each lending 
                                institution to which the applicant 
                                submitted an application for a loan; 
                                and
                                    (II) with respect to each 
                                application to a lending institution 
                                referred to in subclause (I)--
                                            (aa) the date that the loan 
                                        application was submitted and 
                                        the date that the applicant was 
                                        notified of the refusal;
                                            (bb) the amount of the loan 
                                        requested;
                                            (cc) the term of the loan 
                                        requested;
                                            (dd) proof of the refusal 
                                        of the loan by the lending 
                                        institution; and
                                            (ee) the reasons given, if 
                                        any, by the lending institution 
                                        for the refusal of the loan;
                            (iv) the proposed method, and anticipated 
                        period of time required, to clean up the 
                        environmental contamination at the affected 
                        site;
                            (v) an estimate of the proposed total cost 
                        of the site characterization or cleanup to be 
                        conducted at the site; and
                            (vi) an analysis that demonstrates the 
                        potential of the affected site for stimulating 
                        economic development on completion of the 
                        cleanup of the site.
                    (C) Loan approval.--In determining whether to make 
                a loan under the program, the participating lender 
                shall--
                            (i) consider the need of the applicant for 
                        financial assistance, taking into consideration 
                        the financial resources available to the 
                        applicant;
                            (ii) consider the ability of the applicant 
                        to repay the loan in a timely manner; and
                            (iii) require that the affected site have 
                        demonstrable potential for stimulating new and 
                        continuing economic development on completion 
                        of the cleanup, in light of--
                                    (I) the estimated fair market value 
                                of the affected site after cleanup;
                                    (II) other economically viable, 
                                commercial activity on real property--
                                            (aa) located in the 
                                        immediate vicinity of the 
                                        affected site on the date of 
                                        the consideration of the 
                                        application; or
                                            (bb) projected to be 
                                        located in the immediate 
                                        vicinity of the affected site 
                                        by the date that is 5 years 
                                        after the date of the 
                                        consideration of the 
                                        application;
                                    (III) the potential of the affected 
                                site for creating new, or expanding 
                                then existing, business and employment 
                                opportunities on completion of the 
                                cleanup of the site;
                                    (IV) the estimated additional tax 
                                revenues expected to be generated at 
                                the site by the economic redevelopment;
                                    (V) whether the site is located in 
                                an economically distressed community, 
                                including an enterprise zone (as 
                                defined by applicable law);
                                    (VI) whether the cleanup and the 
                                proposed redevelopment is consistent 
                                with any applicable State or local 
                                community economic development plan; 
                                and
                                    (VII) such other factors as the 
                                participating State agency, in 
                                consultation with the Secretary, 
                                considers relevant to carry out the 
                                purposes of the program.
                    (D) State agency approval.--Each application for a 
                loan assisted under the program shall include a written 
                statement by the State agency under whose voluntary 
                program the voluntary cleanup is being conducted, or is 
                proposed to be conducted, that the estimated total cost 
                of the voluntary cleanup is reasonable.
                    (E) Loan agreements.--
                            (i) In general.--Each loan made by a 
                        participating lender under the program shall be 
                        made pursuant to a loan agreement.
                            (ii) Maturity period.--The maturity period 
                        of the loan (as determined by the participating 
                        lender) may not exceed 10 years.
                            (iii) Compliance with cleanup laws and 
                        programs.--The applicant shall comply with 
                        Federal and State laws (including regulations) 
                        applicable to the cleanup and shall proceed in 
                        accordance with any voluntary cleanup program 
                        in effect in the State.
                            (iv) Use of loan.--The applicant shall--
                                    (I) use the loan solely for the 
                                purpose of conducting a site 
                                characterization, or cleaning up the 
                                environmental contamination, at the 
                                affected site; and
                                    (II) use any excess funds to repay 
                                to the participating lender the loan 
                                assisted under this section as soon as 
                                practicable after a determination by an 
                                appropriate official of the appropriate 
                                State environmental agency that the 
                                site characterization or cleanup has 
                                been completed.
                            (v) Prohibition of transfer.--A loan under 
                        the program may be transferred by a 
                        participating lender to another participating 
                        lender only if the participating State agency 
                        agrees to the transfer in writing. An applicant 
                        may not transfer the right to receive a loan 
                        assisted under the program.
                            (vi) Acceleration of loan upon failure to 
                        initiate.--
                                    (I) Declaration of default.--The 
                                participating State agency shall 
                                declare a loan assisted under the 
                                program in default if, with respect to 
                                the affected site that is the subject 
                                of the loan--
                                            (aa) a site 
                                        characterization or cleanup 
                                        action has not been initiated 
                                        by the date that is 1 year 
                                        after the date on which the 
                                        loan was made; or
                                            (bb) the site 
                                        characterization or cleanup has 
                                        not been completed in a timely 
                                        manner (as determined by the 
                                        participating State agency).
                                    (II) Acceleration.--Subject to 
                                subclause (III), if the participating 
                                State agency declares a loan in default 
                                under subclause (I), the applicant 
                                shall pay to the participating lender, 
                                as soon as practicable after notice to 
                                the applicant by the participating 
                                State agency, the sum of--
                                            (aa) the amount of the 
                                        loan; and
                                            (bb) the amount of interest 
                                        accrued and unpaid on the 
                                        amount referred to in item (aa) 
                                        from the date the loan was 
                                        made.
                                    (III) Waiver.--The participating 
                                State agency may waive the requirement 
                                for acceleration under subclause (II) 
                                if the participating State agency 
                                determines that--
                                            (aa) the applicant acted in 
                                        a manner consistent with the 
                                        requirements of this section; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) exigent circumstances 
                                        contributed to the delay.
                            (vii) Other terms and conditions.--The loan 
                        agreement shall include such other terms and 
                        conditions as the participating State agency, 
                        in consultation with the Secretary and the 
                        Administrator, determines are necessary to 
                        protect the financial interests of the United 
                        States and meet the requirements of this title.
            (5) Oversight by state agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--The participating State agency 
                shall have access to such records of each participating 
                lender as the agency determines are necessary to ensure 
                compliance with the agreement and to review 
                certifications made under subsection (c)(3)(B).
                    (B) Revocation of assistance.--
                            (i) In general.--If the participating State 
                        agency determines that a participating lender 
                        has knowingly and falsely made a certification 
                        under subsection (c)(3)(B), the participating 
                        State agency may revoke and recover assistance 
                        provided to or through the lender under the 
                        program.
                            (ii) Payment to the secretary of the 
                        treasury.--The participating State agency shall 
                        pay any recovery under clause (i) to the 
                        Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the 
                        general fund of the Treasury.
    (f) Allocation of Assistance.--
            (1) By the secretary.--Subject to subsection (d)(1)(C), the 
        Secretary shall allocate assistance under the program among 
        States that have voluntary cleanup programs that meet the 
        requirements of section 304(a)(3) on an equitable basis, taking 
        into account--
                    (A) the amount of assistance requested by each 
                participating State agency under subsection (c)(4);
                    (B) the purpose of this title and the intended 
                beneficiaries of the programs established under this 
                title; and
                    (C) the needs for assistance throughout the United 
                States.
            (2) By the state agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Each participating State agency 
                shall allocate assistance under the program among 
                participating lenders that request the assistance on an 
                equitable basis, taking into account--
                            (i) the purpose of this title and the 
                        intended beneficiaries of the programs 
                        established under this title; and
                            (ii) the needs for assistance throughout 
                        the State.
                    (B) Report.--Not less often than annually, each 
                participating State agency shall report to the 
                Secretary on the allocation of assistance under the 
                program within the State.
    (g) Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--If a person fails to comply with any 
        condition of a participation agreement or a loan agreement 
        entered into under this section, the Secretary may request the 
        Attorney General of the United States to commence a civil 
        action in an appropriate district court of the United States to 
        enforce the participation agreement or loan agreement.
            (2) Jurisdiction of district court.--The district court 
        shall have jurisdiction to enforce the participation agreement 
        or loan agreement and grant such relief as the public interest 
        and the equities of the case may require.

SEC. 306. REGULATIONS.

    (a) By the Administrator.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
Administrator shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out section 304.
    (b) By the Secretary.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out section 305.
    (c) Contents of Regulations.--The regulations shall include such 
procedures and standards as the Secretary or the Administrator, as 
appropriate, considers necessary, including procedures and standards 
for evaluating an application for a grant or credit assistance 
submitted under this title.

SEC. 307. ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States a trust fund to be known as the ``Economic Redevelopment 
Revolving Fund'', consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the 
Revolving Fund, or transferred or credited to the Revolving Fund 
pursuant to this section.
    (b) Transfers to the Revolving Fund.--There are transferred to the 
Revolving Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts received in the 
Treasury pursuant to subsections (b)(2)(E)(iii) and (e)(5)(B)(ii) of 
section 305.
    (c) Management of the Revolving Fund.--
            (1) Investment.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
                shall invest such portion of the Revolving Fund as is 
                not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, 
                required to meet current withdrawals. The investments 
                may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the 
                United States. For the purpose of investments, 
                obligations may be acquired--
                            (i) on original issue at the issue price; 
                        or
                            (ii) by purchase of outstanding obligations 
                        at the market price.
                    (B) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired 
                by the Revolving Fund may be sold by the Secretary of 
                the Treasury at the market price.
                    (C) Interest on certain proceeds.--The interest on, 
                and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any 
                obligations held in the Revolving Fund shall be 
                credited to and form a part of the Revolving Fund.
            (2) Monthly transfers.--The amounts transferred by 
        subsection (b) or required to be credited under paragraph 
        (1)(C) shall be transferred at least monthly from the general 
        fund of the Treasury to the Revolving Fund on the basis of 
        estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. Proper 
        adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to 
        the extent prior estimates were in excess of, or less than, the 
        amounts required to be transferred.
            (3) Report.--It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 
        Treasury to hold the Revolving Fund and (after consultation 
        with the Secretary) to report to Congress each year 
        concerning--
                    (A) the financial condition and the results of the 
                operations of the Revolving Fund during the preceding 
                fiscal year; and
                    (B) the expected condition and operations of the 
                Revolving Fund for the 5 fiscal years following the 
                preceding fiscal year.
    (d) Expenditures From the Revolving Fund.--Amounts in the Revolving 
Fund shall be available, as provided by appropriation Acts, only to 
carry out the loan assistance program established under section 305.
    (e) Authority To Borrow.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Revolving Fund, as a repayable advance, an amount equal to 
        $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998.
            (2) Repayment of advances.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary of the Treasury 
                determines that there are sufficient funds available in 
                the Revolving Fund to repay a repayable advance, the 
                Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
                Revolving Fund to the general fund of the Treasury an 
                amount equal to the amount of a repayment plus interest 
                (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under 
                subparagraph (B)).
                    (B) Rate of interest.--The amount of interest on an 
                advance made under this subsection shall be at a rate 
                determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the 
                close of the calendar month preceding the month in 
                which the advance is made).

SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Voluntary Cleanup Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency, to carry out 
sections 304 and 305, an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, and $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998.
    (b) Site Characterization and Cleanup Programs.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Housing and Urban Development from the 
        Revolving Fund, to provide site characterization credit 
        assistance and cleanup credit assistance under section 305, an 
        amount not to exceed $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 
        through 1998.
            (2) Allocation.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall allocate--
                    (A) 50 percent of the amounts appropriated under 
                paragraph (1) for site characterization; and
                    (B) 50 percent of the amounts appropriated under 
                paragraph (1) for cleanup.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--The amounts appropriated pursuant to 
this section shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 309. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and not later than January 31 of each of the 3 calendar 
years thereafter, the Secretary and the Administrator shall prepare and 
submit a report describing the achievements of each grant or loan 
program established under this title to--
            (1) the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee 
        on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Contents of Report.--Each report shall, with respect to the 
programs established under this title, include a description of--
            (1) the number of grant and credit assistance applications 
        received by the Secretary during the preceding calendar year;
            (2) the number of grant and credit assistance applications 
        approved by the Secretary during the preceding calendar year;
            (3) with respect to each voluntary cleanup program of a 
        State that was the subject of a grant under section 304--
                    (A) the purposes to which the grant made to the 
                State was applied; and
                    (B) the achievements of the program;
            (4)(A) the affected sites identified by local applicants; 
        and
            (B) the status of the sites referred to in subparagraph (A) 
        regarding subsequent cleanup and economic redevelopment;
            (5)(A) the affected sites at which a site characterization 
        or cleanup was initiated pursuant to the economic redevelopment 
        credit assistance program under section 305; and
            (B) the status of the sites referred to in subparagraph (A) 
        regarding ongoing or completed site characterizations, cleanup 
        actions, and economic redevelopment activities;
            (6) the grant and credit assistance applications 
        disapproved during the preceding year, and the reasons for 
        disapproval;
            (7) the amount of grants and credit assistance made during 
        the preceding year, and an estimate of the total costs incurred 
        by parties receiving a loan assisted under the economic 
        redevelopment credit assistance program under section 305;
            (8) the number of applicants for grants and credit 
        assistance that may be in need of financial assistance in 
        establishing voluntary cleanup programs, performing site 
        characterizations, and conducting cleanups to achieve economic 
        redevelopment under this title; and
            (9) the allocation of assistance under sections 304 and 305 
        among the States and among different types of applicants for 
        assistance under this title.

SEC. 310. FUNDING.

    (a) Administrative Cost Limitation.--Not more than 15 percent of 
the amount of a grant made or loan assisted pursuant to this title may 
be used for administrative costs. No grant or credit assistance made 
pursuant to this title may be used to pay for fines or penalties owed 
to a State or the Federal Government.
    (b) Other Limitations.--Funds made available to a State pursuant to 
the grant program established under section 304 shall be used only for 
establishing or administering a voluntary cleanup program. Funds 
otherwise made available under this title may not be used to relieve a 
State of the commitment or responsibilities of the State under State 
law to assist or carry out cleanup actions at affected sites.

SEC. 311. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title is intended to affect the liability or 
response authorities for environmental contamination of any other law 
(including any regulation), including--
            (1) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
        and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
            (2) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
            (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
        et seq.);
            (4) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
        seq.); and
            (5) title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly 
        known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
        seq.).

                   TITLE IV--LIABILITY AND ALLOCATION

SEC. 401. INFORMATION GATHERING AND ACCESS.

    (a) Additional Information.--Section 104(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
9604(e)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``cleanup'' in subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting ``response action''; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) The identity of any persons engaged in, 
                responsible for, controlling, or having the ability to 
                control activities or operations at a vessel or 
                facility giving rise to liability under this Act.
                    ``(E) Information relating to the potential 
                liability or responsibility of any person to perform or 
                pay for a response action.
                    ``(F) For a person conducting a response action, an 
                accounting of direct and indirect costs the person has 
                incurred in conducting such response action.''.
    (b) Certifications.--Section 104(e) (42 U.S.C. 9604(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) 
        as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Certification.--For a request made pursuant to this 
        subsection, the President may require a respondent to certify 
        that--
                    ``(A) the response is true, accurate, and complete 
                to the best of the respondent's knowledge;
                    ``(B) the response is based on a diligent good 
                faith search of records in the possession or control of 
                the person to whom the request was directed;
                    ``(C) the response is based on a reasonable inquiry 
                of the current and former officers, directors, 
                employees, and agents of the person to whom the request 
                was directed;
                    ``(D) the response accurately and completely 
                reflects information obtained in the course of 
                conducting such search and inquiry;
                    ``(E) the respondent understands that there is a 
                continuing obligation to supplement the response if any 
                additional, new, or different information relevant to 
                the matters addressed in the request or the response 
                thereto becomes known or available to the respondent; 
                and
                    ``(F) the respondent understands that there are 
                significant penalties for submitting false information, 
                including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.''.
    (c) Administrative Subpoenas.--Section 104(e) (42 U.S.C. 9604(e)) 
is further amended by inserting after paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
subsection (b)) the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Administrative subpoenas.--When it would assist in 
        the collection of information authorized under paragraph (1), 
        the President may by subpoena require the attendance and 
        testimony of witnesses and the production of reports, papers, 
        documents, answers to questions, and other information listed 
        in paragraph (2) that the President considers necessary. Such 
        witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid 
        to witnesses in the courts of the United States under chapter 
        119 of title 28, United States Code. In the event of contumacy 
        or failure or refusal of any person to obey any such subpoena, 
        any district court of the United States in which venue is 
        proper shall have jurisdiction to order any such person to 
        comply with such subpoena. Any failure to obey such an order of 
        the court is punishable by the court as a contempt thereof.''.
    (d) Confidentiality of Information.--Paragraph (8) of section 
104(e) (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Availability of information to public.--Any 
                records, reports, documents, or information obtained 
                from any person under this section (including records, 
                reports, documents, or information obtained by 
                representatives of the President and records, reports, 
                documents, or information obtained pursuant to a 
                contract, grant, or other agreement to perform work 
                pursuant to this section) shall be made available to 
                the public, except as follows:
                            ``(i) Information not disclosed by federal 
                        officers or employees.--Upon a showing 
                        satisfactory to the President (or the State, as 
                        the case may be) by any person that such a 
                        record, report, document, or information, or 
                        any particular part thereof (other than health 
                        or safety effects data and data regarding the 
                        release involved), to which the President (or 
                        the State, as the case may be) or any officer, 
                        employee, or representative has access under 
                        this section, if made public, would divulge 
                        information entitled to protection under 
                        section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, 
                        such information or particular portion thereof 
                        shall be considered confidential in accordance 
                        with the purposes of that section. 
                        Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, such 
                        record, report, document, or information may be 
                        disclosed to other officers, employees, or 
                        authorized representatives of the United States 
                        concerned with carrying out this Act, or when 
                        relevant in any proceeding under this Act, or, 
                        if such records, reports, documents, or 
                        information are obtained or submitted to the 
                        United States (or the State, as the case may 
                        be) pursuant to a contract, grant, or other 
                        agreement to perform work pursuant to this 
                        section, to persons from whom the President 
                        seeks to recover costs pursuant to this Act.
                            ``(ii) Information not disclosed under 
                        freedom of information act.--This section shall 
                        not be construed to require that information 
                        that is exempt, by reason of any of paragraphs 
                        (1) through (8) of subsection (b) of section 
                        552 of title 5, United States Code, from 
                        disclosure pursuant to such section, be 
                        available to the public, nor shall the 
                        disclosure of any such information pursuant to 
                        this section authorize disclosure to other 
                        parties or be deemed to waive any 
                        confidentiality privilege available to the 
                        President under any Federal or State law.''.
    (e) Confidentiality Requirements for Contractors.--Such paragraph 
(8) of section 104(e) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Prohibition on disclosure without 
                presidential permission.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No person described in 
                        clause (ii) may disclose such record, report, 
                        document, or other information described in 
                        subparagraph (A) without the permission of the 
                        President.
                            ``(ii) Covered persons.--A person referred 
                        to in clause (i) is any person--
                                    ``(I) who is not an employee of the 
                                Federal Government; and
                                    ``(II) who, by virtue of the 
                                person's duties under a contract or 
                                cooperative agreement with the United 
                                States under this section to perform 
                                work for the Federal Government or 
                                implement the requirements of this Act, 
                                has received information obtained under 
                                this section (or any record, report, or 
                                document containing such information) 
                                that, if requested from the Federal 
                                Government pursuant to section 552 of 
                                title 5, United States Code, would be 
                                exempt from disclosure by reason of any 
                                of paragraphs (1) through (8) of 
                                subsection (b) of such section.
                            ``(iii) Construction.--Nothing in this 
                        subparagraph shall be construed to authorize 
                        any person, including the allocator described 
                        in section 129, to withhold any records, 
                        reports, documents, or information from 
                        Congress, or any duly authorized committee 
                        thereof, or limit in any manner the right of 
                        Congress, or any duly authorized committee 
                        thereof, to obtain such records, reports, 
                        documents, or information.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--Section 104(e) (42 U.S.C. 9604(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``(2), (3), or (4)'' and 
                        inserting ``(2), (4), or (5)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(3) or (4)'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``(4) or (5)''; and
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``(3) and 
                (4)'' and inserting ``(4) and (5)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) (as redesignated 
        by subsection (b)(1)), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
        ``(4)''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) (as redesignated 
        by subsection (b)(1)), by striking ``(2), (3), or (4)'' and 
        inserting ``(2), (4), or (5)''.

SEC. 402. COMPLIANCE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.

    (a) Additional Authority To Issue Orders.--Section 106(a) (42 
U.S.C. 9606(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
President may amend such orders and issue additional orders relating to 
the facility, as appropriate, without a subsequent finding of such an 
imminent and substantial endangerment, to complete all response actions 
necessary to respond to such an actual or threatened release or to 
require additional response actions that are necessary or appropriate 
to respond to the actual or threatened release that was the subject of 
the original order.''.
    (b) Sufficient Cause.--Section 106(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)(1) Any'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Violations.--
            ``(1) Fine.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any'';
            (2) by striking ``to enforce such order'';
            (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, or be required to comply with such order, or 
        both, even if another person has complied, or is complying, 
        with the terms of the same order or another order pertaining to 
        the same facility and release or threatened release''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Sufficient cause.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `sufficient cause' means--
                            ``(i) an objectively reasonable belief by 
                        the person to whom the order is issued that the 
                        person is not liable for any response costs 
                        under section 107; or
                            ``(ii) a determination, by a Federal court 
                        that has jurisdiction over the order in an 
                        enforcement action, that the action to be 
                        performed pursuant to the order is inconsistent 
                        with the national contingency plan.
                    ``(C) Determination of sufficient cause.--The 
                existence or results of an allocation process pursuant 
                to section 129 shall not affect or constitute a basis 
                for a determination of `sufficient cause' under this 
                paragraph or under section 107(c)(3).''.
    (c) Reimbursement.--Subsection (b) of section 106 (42 U.S.C. 
9606(b)) is further amended in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A) 
by striking ``completion of'' and inserting ``the President determines 
that such person has completed''.

SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY FOR RESPONSE COSTS.

    (a) Limitations on Liability.--Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 9607) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``by such person,'' 
        and all that follows through ``shall be liable for--'' and 
        inserting the following: ``by such person;
from which there is a release, or a threatened release, that causes the 
incurring of response costs, of a hazardous substance, shall be liable 
for--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Limitations on Liability.--
            ``(1) De micromis and other limitations.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), a person who does 
        not impede the performance of response actions or natural 
        resource restoration shall not be liable under this Act--
                    ``(A)(i) to the extent liability is based solely on 
                paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a), and the person 
                arranged for disposal, treatment, or transport for 
                disposal or treatment, or accepted for transport for 
                disposal or treatment, of only municipal solid waste 
                owned or possessed by such person, and the person is--
                            ``(I) the owner, operator, or lessee of 
                        residential property;
                            ``(II) a small business; or
                            ``(III) a small nonprofit organization; and
                    ``(ii) this subparagraph shall have no effect on 
                the liability of other parties;
                    ``(B) to the extent liability is based solely on 
                paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a), and the person 
                can demonstrate that it arranged for disposal or 
                treatment, or transport for disposal or treatment, or 
                accepted for transport for disposal or treatment, less 
                than 55 gallons of liquid materials containing 
                hazardous substances, or less than 100 pounds of solid 
                materials containing hazardous substances, or such 
                greater or lesser amount as the Administrator may 
                determine by regulation, except in a case in which--
                            ``(i) the Administrator has determined that 
                        such materials contributed or could contribute 
                        significantly to the costs of response at the 
                        facility; or
                            ``(ii) the person has failed to respond 
                        fully and completely to information requests or 
                        administrative subpoenas by the United States;
                    ``(C) to the extent liability is based solely on 
                subsection (a)(1) for a release or threat of release 
                from a facility, and the person is a bona fide 
                prospective purchaser of the facility;
                    ``(D) to the extent liability is based solely on 
                the person's status as an owner under subsection (a)(1) 
                for a release or threat of release from a facility, and 
                the person acquired the facility by inheritance or 
                bequest, if the person--
                            ``(i) acquired the real property on which 
                        the facility concerned is located after 
                        disposal or placement of the hazardous 
                        substance took place;
                            ``(ii) did not cause or contribute to the 
                        release or threat of release; and
                            ``(iii) exercised due care with respect to 
                        the hazardous substance concerned, including 
                        precautions against foreseeable acts of third 
                        parties, taking into consideration the 
                        characteristics of such hazardous substance, in 
                        light of all relevant facts and circumstances;
                    ``(E) to the extent the liability of a Federal or 
                State governmental entity or municipality is based 
                solely on its--
                            ``(i) ownership of a road, street, or other 
                        right-of-way or public transportation route 
                        over which hazardous substances are 
                        transported; or
                            ``(ii) granting of a license or permit to 
                        conduct business;
                    ``(F) to the extent that liability under section 
                120(a)(1) based on the actions of the United States 
                encompasses actions of a department, agency, or 
                instrumentality taken in response to a natural disaster 
                pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 
                Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n), or the Robert 
                T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or
                    ``(G) to the extent liability is based solely on 
                the status of the person as a railroad owner or 
                operator of a spur track, including a spur track over 
                land subject to an easement, to a facility owned or 
                operated by an unaffiliated person, and if--
                            ``(i) the spur track provides access to a 
                        main line or branch line track owned by the 
                        railroad;
                            ``(ii) the spur track is 10 miles in length 
                        or less; and
                            ``(iii) the person who is the railroad 
                        owner or operator has not caused or contributed 
                        to a release or threat of release at the spur 
                        track.
            ``(2) Certain municipal solid waste management 
        limitations.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
        subsection (a), a person shall not be liable for more than 10 
        percent of total response costs at a facility, in aggregate, to 
        the extent the person's liability is based solely on paragraph 
        (3) or (4) of subsection (a), and the arrangement for disposal, 
        treatment, or transport for disposal or treatment, or the 
        acceptance for transport for disposal or treatment, involved 
        only municipal solid waste or sewage sludge. In any case in 
        which more than 1 person at a facility comes within the 
        coverage of this paragraph, the 10 percent limitation on 
        liability shall apply to the aggregate liability of all such 
        persons. Such limitation on liability shall apply only if 
        either the acts or omissions giving rise to liability occurred 
        before the date occurring 3 years after the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph, or the person asserting the limitation 
        institutes or participates in a qualified household hazardous 
        waste collection program, or, in the case of a person other 
        than a municipality, participates, if eligible, in any 
        qualified household hazardous waste collection program in the 
        vicinity of the facility.''.
    (b) Prospective Purchaser and Windfall Lien.--Section 107 (as 
amended by subsection (a)(2)) is further amended by inserting after 
subsection (n) the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Prospective Purchaser and Windfall Lien.--
            ``(1) Lien.--In any case in which there are unrecovered 
        response costs at a facility for which an owner of the facility 
        is not liable by reason of subsection (n)(1)(C), and each of 
        the conditions described in paragraph (2) is met, the United 
        States shall have a lien upon such facility, or may obtain from 
        the appropriate responsible party or parties, a lien on other 
        property or other assurances of payment satisfactory to the 
        Administrator, for such unrecovered costs. Such lien--
                    ``(A) shall not exceed the increase in fair market 
                value of the property attributable to the response 
                action at the time of a subsequent sale or other 
                disposition of the property;
                    ``(B) shall arise at the time costs are first 
                incurred by the United States with respect to a 
                response action at the facility;
                    ``(C) shall be subject to the requirements for 
                notice and validity established in paragraph (3) of 
                subsection (l); and
                    ``(D) shall continue until the earlier of 
                satisfaction of the lien or recovery of all response 
                costs incurred at the facility.
            ``(2) Conditions.--The conditions referred to in paragraph 
        (1) are the following:
                    ``(A) Response action.--A response action for which 
                there are unrecovered costs is carried out at the 
                facility.
                    ``(B) Fair market value.--Such response action 
                increases the fair market value of the facility above 
                the fair market value of the facility that existed 180 
                days before the response action was taken.
                    ``(C) Sale.--A sale or other disposition of all or 
                a portion of the facility has occurred.''.
    (c) Federal Entities and Facilities.--Section 120 (42 U.S.C. 9620) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 120. FEDERAL ENTITIES AND FACILITIES.'';

        and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Requirements.--Each department, agency, and 
                instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and 
                judicial branches of the Federal Government shall be 
                subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, 
                interstate, and local requirements, both substantive 
                and procedural (including but not limited to any 
                requirements for permits, reporting, or any provisions 
                for injunctive relief and such sanctions as may be 
                imposed by a court to enforce such relief), regarding 
                response actions related to, or management of, 
                hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants in 
                the same manner, and to the same extent, as any 
                nongovernmental person is subject to such requirements, 
                including liability under sections 106 and 107 and the 
                payment of reasonable service charges.
                    ``(B) Orders, penalties, and fines.--The Federal, 
                State, interstate, and local substantive and procedural 
                requirements referred to in subparagraph (A) include 
                all administrative orders and all civil and 
                administrative penalties and fines, regardless of 
                whether such penalties and fines are punitive or 
                coercive in nature or are imposed for isolated, 
                intermittent, or continuing violations. The United 
                States hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise 
                applicable to the United States with respect to any 
                such substantive or procedural requirement (including 
                but not limited to any injunctive relief, 
                administrative order, or civil or administrative 
                penalty or fine referred to in the preceding sentence, 
                or reasonable service charge).
                    ``(C) Reasonable service charges.--The reasonable 
                service charges referred to in this paragraph include 
                fees or charges assessed in connection with the 
                processing and issuance of permits, renewal of permits, 
                amendments to permits, review of plans, studies, and 
                other documents, and inspection and monitoring of 
                facilities, as well as any other nondiscriminatory 
                charges that are assessed in connection with a State, 
                interstate, or local response program.
                    ``(D) Prohibition on immunity or exemption from 
                process or sanction.--Neither the United States, nor 
                any agent, employee, or officer thereof, shall be 
                immune or exempt from any process or sanction of any 
                State or Federal court with respect to the enforcement 
                of any injunctive relief under this Act.
                    ``(E) Prohibition on personal civil liability.--No 
                agent, employee, or officer of the United States shall 
                be personally liable for any civil penalty under any 
                Federal or State response law with respect to any act 
                or omission within the scope of their official duties. 
                An agent, employee, or officer of the United States may 
                be subject to any criminal sanction (including any fine 
                or imprisonment) under any Federal or State response 
                law, but no department, agency, or instrumentality of 
                the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the 
                Federal Government shall be subject to any such 
                sanction.
                    ``(F) Limitation on waiver of sovereign immunity.--
                The waiver of sovereign immunity provided in this 
                paragraph shall not apply to the extent a State law 
                would apply any standard or requirement to such Federal 
                department, agency, or instrumentality in a manner that 
                is more stringent than such standard or requirement 
                would be applied to any other person.
                    ``(G) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
                be construed to affect the liability of any person or 
                entity other than a department, agency, or 
                instrumentality of the Federal Government under 
                sections 106 and 107.
                    ``(H) Powers of administrator.--The Administrator 
                may issue an order under section 106 to any department, 
                agency, or instrumentality of the executive, 
                legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal 
                Government. The Administrator shall initiate an 
                administrative enforcement action against such a 
                department, agency, or instrumentality in the same 
                manner and under the same circumstances as action would 
                be initiated against any other person.
                    ``(I) Contribution.--Each such department, agency, 
                and instrumentality shall have the right to 
                contribution protection set forth in section 113, when 
                such department, agency, or instrumentality resolves 
                its liability under this Act.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (C) by inserting ``(except for section 119)'' after 
                ``responsibility'' in paragraph (3).
    (d) Common Carriers.--Section 107(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9607(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ``a published tariff and acceptance'' and inserting 
``a contract''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 9607) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter following subparagraph (D) of the 
                matter following paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by 
                inserting ``of the matter following paragraph (4)'' 
                after ``subparagraphs (A) through (D)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after 
                ``subparagraph (C)'' each place it appears the 
                following: ``of the matter following paragraph (4)''.
            (2) Section 122(j)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9622(j)(2)) is amended by 
        striking ``section 107(a)(4)(C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
        (C) of the matter following paragraph (4) of section 107(a)''.

SEC. 404. LIABILITY.

    (a) Liability.--Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 9607) (as amended by section 
403) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' and 
                inserting ``or'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``such person,'' 
                and inserting ``such person, or'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (A) of the matter following 
                paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including the costs of 
                overseeing response actions conducted by potentially 
                responsible parties,'' before ``incurred by the United 
                States''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) of the matter following 
                paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``other'' the second place 
                        it appears; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, other than the United 
                        States, a State, or an Indian tribe,'' before 
                        ``consistent with the national contingency 
                        plan''; and
            (2) in subsection (n), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(3) Response action oversight costs.--The Administrator 
        shall calculate the Environmental Protection Agency response 
        action oversight costs (which shall consist of the direct costs 
        of oversight and the indirect costs associated with the direct 
        costs) for which potentially responsible parties are liable 
        under this section (pursuant to subparagraph (A) of the matter 
        following paragraph (4) of subsection (a)) on a national basis 
        as a percentage of total response costs incurred by potentially 
        responsible parties (in this paragraph referred to as the 
        `national oversight rate'). The calculation shall be based on 
        data comparing such oversight costs of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency to estimated or actual response costs 
        incurred by potentially responsible parties. The Administrator 
        shall periodically review and update the national oversight 
        rate. If the Administrator calculates that the rate would 
        exceed 10 percent of total response costs incurred by 
        potentially responsible parties the rate shall be deemed to be 
        10 percent. The national oversight rate shall be applied to all 
        settlements under section 129.''.
    (b) Amount of Liability.--Section 107(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 9607(c)(3)) 
is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``, in addition to liability for any 
        response costs incurred by the United States as a result of 
        such failure to take proper action,'' after ``person'' the 
        second place it appears; and
            (2) by striking ``at least equal to,'' and all that follows 
        through the end of the sentence and inserting ``of up to 3 
        times the amount of such response costs.''.
    (c) Timing.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 9619) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking ``1996,'' and 
        inserting ``2000,''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(5), by striking ``1995.'' and 
        inserting ``1999.''.
    (d) Remining Limitation.--Section 107(n) (42 U.S.C. 9607(n)) (as 
added by section 403(a)(2) and amended by subsection (a)(2)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Remining limitation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Limitation.--Notwithstanding 
                        paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) 
                        and subject to clause (ii) and subparagraphs 
                        (B) and (C), a person who does not impede the 
                        performance of response actions or natural 
                        resource restoration and who is a reminer shall 
                        not be liable, to the extent liability is based 
                        solely on a remining operation by the person at 
                        a facility, to any person for response costs, 
                        damages, or expenses, or otherwise, under this 
                        Act as a result of the remining operation.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply in the case of a release or threatened 
                        release of a hazardous substance or pollutant 
                        or contaminant that is caused by conduct of the 
                        reminer that is negligent or grossly negligent, 
                        or that constitutes intentional misconduct.
                    ``(B) Conditions on limitation.--Except as provided 
                in subparagraph (D), the limitation on liability 
                provided by subparagraph (A) shall be applicable only--
                            ``(i) if the President has determined that 
                        the remining operation carried out by the 
                        person asserting the limitation has the 
                        potential to--
                                    ``(I) result in a significant 
                                recovery of a metal or mineral; and
                                    ``(II) facilitate a removal or a 
                                remedial action at the facility, by 
                                reducing or eliminating a source of a 
                                release or threatened release of a 
                                hazardous substance or pollutant or 
                                contaminant or by reducing the cost of 
                                the anticipated removal or remedial 
                                action;
                            ``(ii)(I) if the President has entered into 
                        a contract or agreement with the person, which 
                        contract or agreement may be subject to such 
                        terms and conditions as the President considers 
                        appropriate (including reimbursement of 
                        oversight costs specifically attributable to 
                        the contract or agreement for a remining 
                        operation) to ensure that the remining 
                        operation will facilitate a removal or a 
                        remedial action at the facility to the maximum 
                        extent practicable and will not cause any 
                        additional significant adverse effect on human 
                        health or the environment; and
                            ``(II) if not later than the date that is 
                        30 days after the President enters into the 
                        contract or agreement with the reminer--
                                    ``(aa) the contract or agreement is 
                                made available to the public; and
                                    ``(bb) a notice of the availability 
                                is published in the Federal Register;
                            ``(iii) if the remining operation is 
                        carried out in a manner consistent with any 
                        such contract or agreement and with such 
                        regulations as the President may promulgate to 
                        ensure that the remining operation is carried 
                        out in a manner to ensure protection of human 
                        health and the environment; and
                            ``(iv) to a release or threatened release 
                        of a hazardous substance or pollutant or 
                        contaminant that is attributable to extraction, 
                        beneficiation, or a processing operation, or 
                        the management of a material or solid waste 
                        from the extraction, beneficiation, or 
                        processing operation, prior to February 3, 
                        1994.
                    ``(C) Restrictions on limitation.--
                            ``(i) Persons otherwise liable.--The 
                        limitation on liability provided by 
                        subparagraph (A) shall not apply to, and may 
                        not be asserted by, a person who--
                                    ``(I) would otherwise be liable 
                                under this section with respect to a 
                                release or threatened release of a 
                                hazardous substance or pollutant or 
                                contaminant at the facility (including 
                                if the person were not a reminer); or
                                    ``(II) is directly or indirectly 
                                affiliated with such an otherwise 
                                liable person other than in connection 
                                with a contractual relationship 
                                relating to a remining operation.
                            ``(ii) Assertion of defenses.--The conduct 
                        of a remining operation subject to the 
                        limitation on liability provided by 
                        subparagraph (A) shall not in any manner be a 
                        basis for an otherwise liable person to assert 
                        a defense pursuant to subsection (b).
                            ``(iii) Other laws.--This paragraph shall 
                        not be construed to affect, in any manner, the 
                        obligation of a person to comply with any 
                        Federal, State, or local statute, regulation, 
                        ordinance, or other requirement that may be 
                        applicable to a remining operation, nor to 
                        limit or preempt any Federal, State, or local 
                        regulatory authority with respect to a remining 
                        operation.
                            ``(iv) Hydrocarbon mining operations.--This 
                        paragraph shall not be construed to affect, in 
                        any manner, the liability of a person who 
                        carries out a remining operation with respect 
                        to coal or another hydrocarbon.
                            ``(v) Pending claims.--This paragraph shall 
                        not be construed to apply to, or be asserted 
                        with respect to, any claim pending as of the 
                        date of enactment of this paragraph in any 
                        administrative or judicial action or proceeding 
                        for the recovery of response costs or damages, 
                        or for the performance of a response action or 
                        restoration.
                            ``(vi) Indemnification.--With respect to a 
                        contract or agreement described in subparagraph 
                        (B)(ii), the President shall not have authority 
                        to indemnify or hold harmless the reminer or 
                        other person carrying out the remining 
                        operation.
                    ``(D) Liability for remining operations prior to 
                qualifying for limitation.--The liability of a person 
                who locates or acquires an interest in a mining claim 
                on Federal land where the extraction, beneficiation, or 
                processing of any ore or mineral, or the management of 
                a material or solid waste from the extraction, 
                beneficiation, or processing, occurred prior to 
                February 3, 1994, shall be subject to the limitation on 
                liability provided by subparagraph (A), notwithstanding 
                the absence of a prior determination by the President, 
                or a contract or an agreement, pursuant to subparagraph 
                (B), if the person--
                            ``(i) does not cause or contribute to a 
                        release of a hazardous substance or pollutant 
                        or contaminant at the facility prior to 
                        qualifying for the limitation on liability 
                        provided by subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) within 3 years after locating or 
                        acquiring the interest in the mining claim--
                                    ``(I) qualifies for the limitation 
                                on liability provided by subparagraph 
                                (A); or
                                    ``(II) abandons or otherwise 
                                relinquishes the interest in the mining 
                                claim.
                    ``(E) Liability of governmental employees 
                overseeing remining operations.--An employee of the 
                Federal Government, or a department, agency, or 
                instrumentality of the Federal Government, or an 
                employee of a State or municipality, who provides 
                oversight or other services relating to a contract or 
                an agreement for a remining operation, while acting 
                within the scope of authority of the employee as a 
                governmental employee, shall be subject to the 
                limitation on liability provided by subparagraph (A) in 
                the same manner as if the employee were a reminer.
                    ``(F) Timely determination by the president.--After 
                receiving a written request for a contract or agreement 
                described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the President shall 
                make any determinations required by such subparagraph 
                not later than 180 days after the receipt of the 
                request.
                    ``(G) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Reminer.--The term `reminer' means a 
                        person who owns or operates a facility--
                                    ``(I) at which another unaffiliated 
                                person prior to February 3, 1994, 
                                engaged in the extraction, 
                                beneficiation, or processing of any ore 
                                or mineral, or the management of a 
                                material or solid waste from the 
                                extraction, beneficiation, or 
                                processing; and
                                    ``(II) at which there is an ongoing 
                                release or threatened release of a 
                                hazardous substance or pollutant or 
                                contaminant because of the past 
                                activity referred to in subclause (I).
                            ``(ii) Remining operation.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), the term `remining 
                                operation' means any of the following 
                                activities when carried out by a 
                                reminer:
                                            ``(aa) The extraction, 
                                        beneficiation, or processing of 
                                        any ore or mineral.
                                            ``(bb) The beneficiation, 
                                        processing, reclamation, or 
                                        beneficial use or reuse of any 
                                        material or solid waste from 
                                        the extraction, beneficiation, 
                                        or processing of any ore or 
                                        mineral at a facility at which 
                                        the carrying out of extraction, 
                                        beneficiation, or processing 
                                        prior to February 3, 1994, has 
                                        resulted in an ongoing release 
                                        or threatened release of a 
                                        hazardous substance or 
                                        pollutant or contaminant.
                                            ``(cc) The investigation or 
                                        evaluation of a facility to 
                                        determine whether an activity 
                                        described in item (aa) or (bb) 
                                        is economically feasible, 
                                        including the sampling of any 
                                        ore, other material, or solid 
                                        waste, surveying, monitoring of 
                                        environmental media, or an 
                                        exploration activity.
                                            ``(dd) Any other activity, 
                                        including a construction, 
                                        maintenance, or waste 
                                        management activity, that is 
                                        incidental to an activity 
                                        described in item (aa), (bb), 
                                        or (cc).
                                            ``(ee) The acquisition and 
                                        retention of any ownership, 
                                        leasehold, or other interest in 
                                        the facility needed to engage 
                                        in an activity described in 
                                        item (aa), (bb), (cc), or (dd), 
                                        except that in order for the 
                                        acquisition or retention of any 
                                        ownership, leasehold, or other 
                                        such interest to be subject to 
                                        the limitation on liability 
                                        provided by subparagraph (A), 
                                        the reminer shall be a person 
                                        described in subparagraphs (B), 
                                        (C), (E), and (F) of section 
                                        101(39).
                                    ``(II) Exclusion.--The term 
                                `remining operation' does not include 
                                smelting.
                            ``(iii) Solid waste.--The term `solid 
                        waste' has the meaning provided in section 
                        1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 6903(27)).''.
    (e) Definition of Contractual Relationship.--Section 101(35) (42 
U.S.C. 9601(35)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Patents.--The term `contractual relationship' 
                does not include the initial filing by a claimant of an 
                unpatented mining claim or the issuance of a patent for 
                such a claim.''.

SEC. 405. CIVIL PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) Petitions.--Section 113(a) (42 U.S.C. 9613(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``upon application by any interested 
        person'' and inserting ``by any interested person through the 
        filing of a petition for review''; and
            (2) by striking ``application shall be made'' and inserting 
        ``petition shall be filed''.
    (b) Period in Which Action May Be Brought.-- Section 113(g) (42 
U.S.C. 9613(g)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(2) Actions for recovery of costs.--
                    ``(A) Initial action.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (C), an initial action for recovery of 
                costs referred to in section 107 shall be commenced--
                            ``(i) for a removal action, within 3 years 
                        after completion of all removal action taken 
                        with respect to the facility involved, 
                        including offsite disposal of any removed 
                        materials, except that if physical onsite 
                        construction of the remedial action is 
                        initiated within 3 years after the completion 
                        of all removal action taken with respect to the 
                        facility, costs incurred for removal action may 
                        be recovered in a cost recovery action brought 
                        under clause (ii); and
                            ``(ii) for a remedial action, within 6 
                        years after initiation of physical onsite 
                        construction of the remedial action.
                    ``(B) Declaratory judgment and subsequent 
                actions.--In any such action for recovery of costs, the 
                court shall enter a declaratory judgment on liability 
                for response costs or damages that will be binding in 
                such action or in any subsequent action or actions to 
                recover further response costs or damages with respect 
                to the vessel or facility. A subsequent action or 
                actions under section 107 for further response costs at 
                the vessel or facility may be maintained at any time 
                during the response action, but shall be commenced no 
                later than 3 years after the date of completion of all 
                response action with respect to the vessel or facility. 
                Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, an 
                action may be commenced under section 107 for recovery 
                of such costs at any time after such costs have been 
                incurred.
                    ``(C) Commencement.--An action by any potentially 
                responsible party against another potentially 
                responsible party for recovery of any response costs or 
                damages under section 107 shall be commenced within the 
                later of--
                            ``(i) the time limitations set forth in 
                        subparagraph (A); or
                            ``(ii) where recovery is sought for such 
                        costs or damages paid pursuant to a judgment or 
                        settlement, 3 years after--
                                    ``(I) the date of such judgment in 
                                any action under this Act for recovery 
                                of such costs or damages; or
                                    ``(II) the date of any 
                                administrative order or judicial 
                                settlement for recovery of the costs or 
                                damages paid or incurred pursuant to 
                                such a settlement.
            ``(3) Claims by the united states or states.--Claims by the 
        United States under section 106 and claims by the United States 
        or a State under section 107(a) shall not be deemed to be 
        compulsory counterclaims in an action against the United States 
        or a State seeking response costs, contribution, or damages, or 
        with respect to any other claim by any person under this 
        Act.''.
    (c) Judicial Review.--Section 113(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9613(j)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``or ordered by the President'' and inserting ``or 
selected by the President pursuant to this Act, or ordered or sought by 
the President,''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 113(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
``paragraph (4)''.

SEC. 406. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION ACTIONS.

    Section 113(f) (42 U.S.C. 9613(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Any 
                person'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
                paragraph (4), any person who is liable or potentially 
                liable under section 107(a)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``, during 
                or following any civil action under section 106 or 
                under section 107(a).'' and inserting ``in a claim 
                asserted under section 107(a).'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``this 
                section'' and inserting ``section 107(a), this 
                section,''; and
                    (D) by striking the sentence beginning with 
                ``Nothing in this subsection'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Settlements.--A person who has resolved its liability 
        to the United States in an administrative or judicially 
        approved settlement under this Act shall not be liable for 
        contribution or any other claims by other persons regarding 
        response actions, response costs, or damages addressed in the 
        settlement. A person who has resolved its liability to a State 
        or an Indian tribe in an administrative or judicially approved 
        settlement under this Act shall not be liable for contribution 
        or any other claims by persons other than the United States 
        regarding response costs or damages addressed in the settlement 
        for which the State or Indian tribe has a claim under this 
        title. A settlement described in this paragraph shall not be 
        construed to discharge any other potentially responsible 
        persons unless its terms so provide, but it reduces the 
        potential liability of such other persons by the amount of the 
        settlement. The protection afforded by this subsection shall 
        include protection against claims, under Federal or State law, 
        that may be asserted against a settling party for recovery of 
        response costs or damages incurred or paid by another person, 
        if such costs or damages are addressed in the settlement, but 
        shall not include protection against claims based on 
        contractual indemnification or other express contractual 
        agreements to pay such costs or damages.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Limitations on contribution actions.--
                    ``(A) Circumstances.--There shall be no right of 
                contribution in any of the following circumstances:
                            ``(i) Waiver.--The person asserting the 
                        right of contribution has waived the right in a 
                        settlement pursuant to this Act.
                            ``(ii) No liability.--The person from whom 
                        contribution is sought is not liable under this 
                        Act.
                            ``(iii) Settlement.--The person from whom 
                        contribution is sought has entered into a 
                        settlement with the United States, with respect 
                        to matters addressed in that settlement.
                    ``(B) Costs of defending claim.--Any person who 
                commences an action for contribution shall be liable to 
                the person against whom the claim of contribution is 
                brought for all reasonable costs of defending against 
                the claim, including all reasonable attorneys' and 
                expert witness fees, if--
                            ``(i) the action is barred by subparagraph 
                        (A); or
                            ``(ii) the action is brought during the 
                        moratorium pursuant to section 129.''.

SEC. 407. SCOPE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

    Section 115 (42 U.S.C. 9615) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 115. PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES OR POWERS 
              AND PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.

    ``The President (or the Administrator where applicable) is 
authorized to promulgate such regulations as the President (or the 
Administrator where applicable) determines to be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this Act, and to delegate and assign any duties or 
powers imposed upon or assigned to the President (or the Administrator 
where applicable) by this Act, including the authority to promulgate 
regulations. The authority granted to the President (or the 
Administrator where applicable) under this section includes the 
authority to issue rules to clarify or interpret, in a manner that is 
reasonable and consistent with this Act, all terms, as necessary to 
determine the liability of a party under section 107.''.

SEC. 408. ENHANCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT AUTHORITIES.

    Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 9622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first 
        sentence the following new sentence: ``The President may 
        include in an agreement entered into pursuant to this section 
        terms and conditions relating to the method, terms, and time of 
        payment of any amount to be paid by the person referred to in 
        the preceding sentence with respect to a response action.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3);
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
            (4)(A) by transferring paragraph (6) of subsection (e) to 
        the end of the section and redesignating such paragraph as 
        subsection (n);
            (B) by indenting such subsection (n) and aligning the 
        margins of such subsection (n) with the margins of subsection 
        (m); and
            (C) by adding after such subsection (n) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(o) Retention of Funds and Use of Financial Instruments.--
            ``(1) Retention of funds.--If, as part of any settlement 
        agreement under this Act, the potentially responsible parties 
        have paid or will be paying amounts to the President for 
        carrying out any response action, the President may retain such 
        amounts in interest bearing accounts, and use such amounts, 
        together with accrued interest, to conduct or enable other 
        persons to conduct such response action.
            ``(2) Use of financial instruments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, as part of any settlement 
                agreement under this Act, a potentially responsible 
                party will pay an amount to the President for carrying 
                out any response action, the President may assume 
                ownership of a financial instrument that runs 
                irrevocably to the benefit of the President and may use 
                the amount made available through the instrument to 
                conduct or enable other persons to conduct such 
                response action.
                    ``(B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph, the 
                term `financial instrument' means an instrument--
                            ``(i) that is an annuity contract, a 
                        funding agreement, or a similar instrument;
                            ``(ii) that includes a defined schedule of 
                        periodic payments that coincides with the 
                        obligations set forth in the settlement 
                        agreement; and
                            ``(iii) under which the periodic payments 
                        will be made to the owner of the instrument, or 
                        be made in such manner as the owner may direct, 
                        for response costs at the facility that is the 
                        subject of the settlement agreement.
    ``(p) Challenge to Cost Recovery Component of Settlement.--
Notwithstanding the limitations on review in section 113(h), and except 
as provided in subsection (g), a person whose potential claim for 
response costs or contribution is limited as a result of contribution 
protection afforded by an administrative settlement under this section 
or section 129 may challenge the cost recovery component of such 
settlement. Such a challenge may be made only by filing a complaint 
against the Administrator, or a State that is exercising authority 
delegated under section 127, with respect to the facility in a United 
States district court within 60 days after such settlement becomes 
final. Venue shall lie in the district in which the principal office of 
the appropriate Regional Administrator is located. Any such review of 
an administrative settlement shall be limited to the administrative 
record, and the settlement shall be upheld unless the objecting party 
demonstrates on that record that the decision of the President or the 
State to enter into the administrative settlement was arbitrary, 
capricious, or otherwise not in accordance with law. Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to allow a challenge to a selection of a 
response action that would otherwise be barred by section 113(h).
    ``(q) Unsuccessful Challengers Liable for Attorney's Fees.--Any 
party who challenges any settlement entered into between the 
Administrator and any potentially responsible party pursuant to this 
section or section 129, and who is not successful in overturning or 
modifying the settlement, shall be liable to the United States and any 
settling party for all reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in 
defending the settlement.
    ``(r) Professional Services.--The Administrator has the authority 
to use the procedures set forth in section 109(e) to obtain the 
services of a neutral professional to assist in the conduct of 
settlement negotiations under this section, whether or not the neutral 
professional actually participates in such negotiations.'';
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Final covenants.--The President shall offer 
        potentially responsible parties who enter into settlement 
        agreements a final covenant not to sue concerning any liability 
        to the United States under this Act, including a covenant with 
        respect to future liability, for response actions or response 
        costs addressed in the settlement, if all of the following 
        conditions are met:
                    ``(A) Assurances of performance.--Such a settling 
                party agrees to perform, or there are other adequate 
                assurances of the performance of, a final remedial 
                action authorized by the Administrator for the release 
                or threat of release that is the subject of the 
                settlement.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on hazardous substances at 
                concentrations above protective concentration levels.--
                The remedial action does not provide that any hazardous 
                substances will remain at the facility at 
                concentrations above the protective concentration 
                levels established pursuant to section 121(d) after the 
                final remedial action is completed.
                    ``(C) Prior to commencement of litigation.--The 
                settlement agreement has been reached prior to the 
                commencement of litigation against the settling party 
                under section 106 or 107 with respect to this facility.
                    ``(D) Waiver.--The settling party waives all 
                contribution rights against other potentially 
                responsible parties at the facility.
                    ``(E) Premium.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) 
                        and (iii), the settling party pays a premium 
                        that compensates for the risks of--
                                    ``(I) remedy failure;
                                    ``(II) future liability resulting 
                                from unknown conditions;
                                    ``(III) unanticipated increases in 
                                the cost of any uncompleted response 
                                action, unless the settling party has 
                                agreed to fully perform the response 
                                action; and
                                    ``(IV) the United States litigation 
                                risk as provided in section 129 with 
                                respect to persons who have not 
                                resolved their liability to the United 
                                States under this Act, unless all 
                                parties have settled their liability to 
                                the United States, or the settlement 
                                covers 100 percent of the United States 
                                response costs.
                            ``(ii) Presidential discretion.--Subject to 
                        clause (iii), the President shall have sole 
                        discretion to determine the appropriate amount 
                        of any such premium, and such determinations 
                        are committed to the President's discretion. 
                        The President shall have discretion to waive or 
                        reduce the premium payment for persons who 
                        demonstrate an inability to pay such a premium.
                            ``(iii) De minimis settlements.--In the 
                        case of a de minimis settlement, the amount of 
                        the premium shall not exceed the liability of 
                        the settling party for response costs.
                    ``(F) Settlement otherwise acceptable.--The 
                settlement is otherwise acceptable to the United 
                States.
                    ``(G) Public interest.--The covenant not to sue is 
                in the public interest.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Discretionary covenants.--For settlements under this 
        title for which covenants under paragraph (1) are not 
        available, the President may, in his discretion, provide any 
        person with a covenant not to sue concerning any liability to 
        the United States under this title, if the covenant not to sue 
        is in the public interest. Such covenants shall be subject to 
        the requirements of paragraph (5). The President may include 
        any conditions in such covenant not to sue, including the 
        additional condition referred to in paragraph (5). In 
        determining whether such a condition or covenant is in the 
        public interest, the President shall consider the nature and 
        scope of the commitment by the settling party under the 
        settlement, the effectiveness and reliability of the response 
        action involved, the nature of the risks remaining at the 
        facility involved, the strength of evidence, the likelihood of 
        cost recovery, the effectiveness and reliability of any 
        response action or actions to restore, replace, or acquire the 
        equivalent of injured, damaged, or lost natural resources, the 
        extent to which performance standards are included in the 
        settlement order or decree, the extent to which the technology 
        used in the response action is demonstrated to be effective, 
        and any other factors relevant to the protection of human 
        health and the environment.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
                    (E) in paragraph (2), by striking ``remedial'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``response''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``remedial'' the 
                                first place it appears and inserting 
                                ``response'';
                                    (II) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' 
                                in the first sentence and inserting 
                                ``paragraph (1) or (2)'';
                                    (III) by striking ``de minimis 
                                settlements'' and inserting ``de 
                                minimis and other expedited settlements 
                                pursuant to subsection (g)''; and
                                    (IV) by striking ``the President 
                                certifies under paragraph (3) that 
                                remedial action has been completed at 
                                the facility concerned'' and inserting 
                                ``that the response action that is the 
                                subject of the settlement agreement is 
                                selected''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``In extraordinary 
                                circumstances, the'' and inserting 
                                ``The'';
                                    (II) by striking ``those referred 
                                to in paragraph (4) and'';
                                    (III) by striking ``if other 
                                terms,'' and inserting ``, if the 
                                agreement containing the covenant not 
                                to sue provides for payment of a 
                                premium to provide sufficient 
                                contingency funding for possible remedy 
                                failure or any releases that may result 
                                from unknown conditions, and if other 
                                terms,''; and
                                    (IV) by adding at the end the 
                                following new sentence: ``The President 
                                may, in his discretion, waive or reduce 
                                the premium payment for persons who 
                                demonstrate an inability to pay such a 
                                premium.'';
            (6) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking the subsection heading and all that 
                follows through the end of subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) Expedited Final Settlement.--
            ``(1) Parties eligible for expedited settlement.--The 
        President shall, as promptly as possible, offer to reach a 
        final administrative or judicial settlement with potentially 
        responsible parties who, in the judgment of the President, meet 
        1 or more of the following conditions for eligibility for an 
        expedited settlement:
                    ``(A) De minimis contribution.--The potentially 
                responsible party's individual contribution of 
                hazardous substances at the facility is de minimis. For 
                purposes of this subparagraph, the contribution of 
                hazardous substance to a facility by a potentially 
                responsible party is de minimis if--
                            ``(i) the potentially responsible party's 
                        volumetric contribution of materials containing 
                        hazardous substances is minimal in comparison 
                        to the total volumetric contributions of 
                        materials containing hazardous substances at 
                        the facility, and such individual contribution 
                        is presumed to be minimal if it is 1 percent or 
                        less of the total volumetric contribution at 
                        the facility, unless the Administrator 
                        identifies a different threshold based on site-
                        specific factors; and
                            ``(ii) the potentially responsible party's 
                        contribution of materials containing hazardous 
                        substances does not present toxic or other 
                        hazardous effects that are significantly 
                        greater than those of other hazardous 
                        substances at the facility.'';
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of 
                paragraph (1) the following:
                    ``(C) Municipal solid waste or sewage sludge.--The 
                potentially responsible party's liability is based on 
                paragraph (3) or (4) of section 107(a), and the 
                arrangement for disposal, treatment, or transport for 
                disposal or treatment, or the acceptance for transport 
                for disposal or treatment, involved only municipal 
                solid waste or sewage sludge. The Administrator may 
                offer to settle the liability of generators and 
                transporters of municipal solid waste or sewage sludge 
                whose liability is limited pursuant to section 
                107(n)(2) for up to 10 percent of the total response 
                costs at the facility.
                    ``(D) Ability to pay.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The potentially 
                        responsible party is a natural person, a small 
                        business, or a municipality and demonstrates to 
                        the United States an inability or a limited 
                        ability to pay response costs. A party who 
                        enters into a settlement pursuant to this 
                        subparagraph shall be deemed to have resolved 
                        the liability of the party under this Act to 
                        the United States with respect to all matters 
                        addressed in the settlement.
                            ``(ii) Small businesses.--For purposes of 
                        this subparagraph, each of the following 
                        provisions shall apply:
                                    ``(I) Request by small business.--
                                In the case of a small business, the 
                                President shall take into consideration 
                                the ability to pay of the business, if 
                                requested by the business. The 
                                President shall consider the reasonable 
                                expectation of the ability of the small 
                                business to pay its total settlement 
                                amount and still maintain its basic 
                                business operations. Such consideration 
                                shall include the business's overall 
                                financial condition and demonstrable 
                                constraints on its ability to raise 
                                revenues.
                                    ``(II) Information.--Any business 
                                requesting such consideration shall 
                                promptly provide the President with all 
                                relevant information needed to 
                                determine the business's ability to 
                                pay.
                                    ``(III) Demonstration.--The 
                                business shall demonstrate the amount 
                                of its ability to pay. If the business 
                                employs fewer than 20 employees, and 
                                has gross income revenues of less than 
                                $1,800,000 or a net profit margin of 
                                less than 2 percent, the President 
                                shall perform any analysis that may be 
                                required to demonstrate the business's 
                                ability to pay. The President, in his 
                                discretion, may perform such analysis 
                                for any other party or require such 
                                other party to perform the analysis.
                                    ``(IV) Alternative payment 
                                methods.--If the President determines 
                                that a small business is unable to pay 
                                its total settlement amount 
                                immediately, the President shall 
                                consider such alternative payment 
                                methods as may be necessary or 
                                appropriate. The methods to be 
                                considered may include installment 
                                payments, to be paid during a period 
                                not to exceed 10 years, and the 
                                provision of in-kind services.
                            ``(iii) Considerations.--For purposes of 
                        this subparagraph, in the case of a municipal 
                        owner or operator, the President shall 
                        consider, to the extent that information is 
                        provided by the municipality--
                                    ``(I) the general obligation bond 
                                rating and information about the most 
                                recent bond issue for which the rating 
                                was prepared;
                                    ``(II) the amount of total 
                                available funds (other than dedicated 
                                funds or State assistance payments for 
                                remediation of inactive hazardous waste 
                                sites);
                                    ``(III) the amount of total 
                                operating revenues (other than 
                                obligated or encumbered revenues);
                                    ``(IV) the amount of total 
                                expenses;
                                    ``(V) the amounts of total debt and 
                                debt service;
                                    ``(VI) per capita income and cost 
                                of living;
                                    ``(VII) real property values;
                                    ``(VIII) unemployment information; 
                                and
                                    ``(IX) population information;
                        of the municipality.
                            ``(iv) Evaluation of impact.--A 
                        municipality may also submit for consideration 
                        by the President an evaluation of the potential 
                        impact of the settlement on the provision of 
                        municipal services, and the feasibility of 
                        making delayed payments or payments over time. 
                        If a municipality asserts that it has 
                        additional environmental obligations besides 
                        its potential liability under this Act, the 
                        municipality may create a list of the 
                        obligations, including an estimate of the costs 
                        of complying with such obligations.
                            ``(v) Risk of default or violation.--A 
                        municipality may establish an inability to pay 
                        for purposes of this subparagraph through an 
                        affirmative showing that such payment of its 
                        liability under this Act would--
                                    ``(I) create a substantial 
                                demonstrable risk that the municipality 
                                would default on existing debt 
                                obligations (existing as of the time of 
                                the showing), be forced into 
                                bankruptcy, be forced to dissolve, or 
                                be forced to make budgetary cutbacks 
                                that would substantially reduce current 
                                levels (as of the time of the showing) 
                                of protection of public health and 
                                safety; or
                                    ``(II) necessitate a violation of 
                                legal requirements or limitations of 
                                general applicability concerning the 
                                assumption and maintenance of fiscal 
                                municipal obligations.
                            ``(vi) Ability to pay of small 
                        municipalities.--Any individual municipal owner 
                        or operator with a population of less than 
                        100,000 persons (as measured by the 1990 census 
                        of population) shall be deemed to have an 
                        ability to pay an amount equal to no more than 
                        10 percent of the total response costs for the 
                        facility. In any case in which more than 1 
                        municipal owner or operator at a facility comes 
                        within the coverage of the first sentence of 
                        this clause, the 10 percent limitation on 
                        ability to pay shall apply to the aggregate 
                        ability to pay of all such owners or operators.
        This paragraph shall not be construed to limit or affect the 
        President's authority to evaluate any person's ability to pay 
        or to enter into settlements with any person based on that 
        person's inability to pay.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Basis of determination.--Any person who enters into a 
        settlement pursuant to this subsection shall provide any 
        information requested by the President or by an allocator in 
        accordance with section 129 or 104(e). Neither the 
        determination by the President as to the eligibility of a party 
        for a settlement pursuant to this section, nor the terms of the 
        final settlement, shall be subject to judicial review. If the 
        President determines that a party is not eligible for a 
        settlement pursuant to this section, the basis for that 
        determination shall be explained in writing to any person who 
        requests such a settlement.
            ``(3) Additional factors relevant to settlements with 
        municipalities.--In any settlement with a municipality pursuant 
        to this title, the President may take additional equitable 
        factors into account in determining an appropriate settlement 
        amount, including the limited resources available to that 
        party, and any in-kind services that the party may provide to 
        support the response action at the facility. In considering the 
        value of in-kind services, the President shall consider the 
        fair market value of those services.'';
                    (D) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by 
                striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (F) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (5); and
            (7) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking the subsection heading and 
                inserting the following: ``Authority To Settle Claims 
                for Fines, Civil Penalties, Punitive Damages, and Cost 
                Recovery.--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``costs incurred'' and inserting ``past and 
                        future costs incurred or that may be 
                        incurred'';
                            (ii) by inserting after the first sentence 
                        the following new sentences: ``The head of any 
                        department or agency with the authority to seek 
                        fines, civil penalties, or punitive damages 
                        under this Act may consider, compromise, and 
                        settle a claim for any such fines, civil 
                        penalties, or punitive damages that may 
                        otherwise be assessed in civil administrative 
                        or judicial proceedings if the claim has not 
                        been referred to the Department of Justice for 
                        further action. If the total claim for fines, 
                        civil penalties, or punitive damages exceeds 
                        $300,000, such claim may be compromised and 
                        settled only with the prior written approval of 
                        the Attorney General.''; and
                            (iii) in the last sentence, by striking 
                        ``$500,000 (excluding interest), any claim 
                        referred to in the preceding sentence'' and 
                        inserting ``$5,000,000 (excluding interest), 
                        any claim for response costs referred to in 
                        this subsection'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000 
                (excluding interest)'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 
                (excluding interest)''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 409. ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.

    Title I (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (as amended by section 201) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 129. ALLOCATION AT MULTIPARTY FACILITIES.

    ``(a) Scope.--
            ``(1) Post-introduction rods.--For each non-federally owned 
        facility listed on the National Priorities List involving 2 or 
        more potentially responsible parties, for which the President 
        selects a remedial action on or after February 3, 1994, the 
        Administrator shall initiate the allocation process under this 
        section. This paragraph shall not apply to response actions 
        selected prior to such date.
            ``(2) Pre-introduction rods.--For each non-federally owned 
        facility listed on the National Priorities List involving 2 or 
        more potentially responsible parties, for any remedial action 
        selected by the President before February 3, 1994, the 
        Administrator shall initiate the allocation process under this 
        section, if requested to do so by a potentially responsible 
        party that has resolved its liability to the United States with 
        respect to the remedial action or that is performing the 
        remedial action pursuant to an order issued under section 
        106(a).
            ``(3) Other facilities.--The Administrator, if the 
        Administrator considers use of such process to be appropriate, 
        may initiate the allocation process under this section for any 
        facility, other than a facility referred to in paragraph (1) or 
        (2), involving 2 or more potentially responsible parties.
            ``(4) Excluded facilities.--The allocation process under 
        this section shall not apply to any of the following:
                    ``(A) A facility for which there has been a final 
                settlement, decree, or order, that determines all 
                liability under this Act or allocated shares of 
                response costs for all potentially responsible parties.
                    ``(B) A facility for which a response action is 
                being carried out by a State pursuant to the authority 
                of this Act, unless otherwise provided in this Act.
                    ``(C) A facility at which the Administrator 
                determines that all of the potentially responsible 
                parties are potentially liable as current or past 
                owners or operators within the meaning of section 
                107(a)(1) or 107(a)(2), notwithstanding any other basis 
                for liability. In determining whether this exclusion is 
                applicable where an administrative or judicial 
                proceeding with respect to the facility was commenced 
                prior to February 3, 1994, the Administrator shall 
                consider only those potentially responsible parties who 
                were named as parties to such actions on or before such 
                date.
            ``(5) Multiple remedial actions.--An allocation under this 
        section shall apply to all post-February 3, 1994, remedial 
        actions selected for a facility (but not to those remedial 
        actions subject to paragraph (2)), unless the allocator 
        determines that the allocation should address only 1 or more of 
        such remedial actions.
            ``(6) Multiple facilities.--An allocation under this 
        section may address more than 1 facility where appropriate. 
        Where appropriate, the Administrator may combine allocations 
        performed pursuant to this subsection for separate remedial 
        actions at the same facility, or for different facilities.
            ``(7) Effect of allocation.--An allocation pursuant to 
        paragraph (2) or (3) shall not be construed--
                    ``(A) to require payment of an orphan share 
                pursuant to this section;
                    ``(B) to require the conferral of reimbursement 
                rights pursuant to this section; or
                    ``(C) to permit the reopening or modification of 
                any settlement or consent decree entered into under 
                this Act prior to the date of the initiation of the 
                allocation process.
            ``(8) Settlement offers after commencement of litigation.--
        The provisions of this section shall not apply to any offer of 
        settlement made after expiration of the moratorium period under 
        subsection (b).
    ``(b) Moratorium on Commencement or Continuation of Suits.--
            ``(1) Moratorium on commencement.--No person may assert any 
        claim for response costs under section 107 or commence any 
        civil action seeking contribution regarding or recovery of any 
        response costs in connection with a response action for which 
        an allocation is required under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
        subsection (a), or for which the Administrator has initiated an 
        allocation process under subsection (a)(3), until 90 days after 
        issuance of the allocator's report under subsection (h) or (m), 
        whichever is later.
            ``(2) Stay of existing actions.--If a claim for response 
        costs under section 107 or an action seeking recovery of 
        response costs in connection with a response action for which 
        an allocation is to be performed under this section is 
        pending--
                    ``(A) upon the date of enactment of the Superfund 
                Reform Act of 1994; or
                    ``(B) upon initiation of an allocation process;
        the action or claim shall be stayed until 90 days after the 
        issuance of the latest allocator's report required by this 
        section, unless the court determines that a stay will result in 
        manifest injustice.
            ``(3) Statute of limitations.--Any applicable limitations 
        period with respect to a cause of action subject to paragraph 
        (1) shall be tolled from the earlier of the following until 180 
        days after the latest allocator's report required by this 
        section has been issued by the allocator:
                    ``(A) The date of listing of the facility on the 
                National Priorities List.
                    ``(B) The commencement of the allocation process 
                pursuant to this section.
    ``(c) Commencement of Allocation.--
            ``(1) Responsible party search.--At all facilities subject 
        to this section, the Administrator shall, as soon as 
        practicable, but not later than 60 days after the commencement 
        of a remedial investigation, initiate a thorough investigation 
        and search for all potentially responsible parties, using 
        authorities of the Administrator under section 104. Any person 
        may submit information to the Administrator concerning any 
        potentially responsible party at the facility, and the 
        Administrator shall consider such information in carrying out 
        the responsible party search.
            ``(2) Notification of de minimis parties.--As soon as 
        practicable after receipt of sufficient information, but not 
        later than 12 months after the commencement of the remedial 
        investigation, the Administrator shall take each of the 
        following actions:
                    ``(A) Notification.--The Administrator shall notify 
                any potentially responsible party who the Administrator 
                determines is eligible for an expedited final 
                settlement in accordance with section 122(g)(1)(A) of 
                its eligibility, based on information available to the 
                Administrator at the time the determination is made.
                    ``(B) Settlement offer.--The Administrator shall 
                submit a written settlement offer to each party 
                notified under subparagraph (A) no later than 60 days 
                after such notification. At the same time as the 
                submission under the preceding sentence, the 
                Administrator shall make available to the party, upon 
                request, any nonconfidential information on which the 
                Administrator based the settlement offer. If the 
                settlement offer is based in whole or in part on 
                confidential information, the Administrator shall so 
                inform the party.
            ``(3) Preliminary notice to other parties.--As soon as 
        practicable after receipt of sufficient information, but not 
        later than 18 months after the commencement of the remedial 
        investigation, the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) notify any party not previously notified 
                under paragraph (2) who the Administrator determines is 
                eligible for an expedited final settlement in 
                accordance with section 122(g)(1)(A) of its 
                eligibility, based on information available to the 
                Administrator at the time the determination is made;
                    ``(B) issue a list of all potentially responsible 
                parties preliminarily identified by the Administrator 
                to all such parties;
                    ``(C) notify the public, in accordance with section 
                117(d), of the list of potentially responsible parties 
                notified or listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), 
                respectively; and
                    ``(D) make available all responses to information 
                requests, and a preliminary list of neutral parties 
                whom the Administrator believes to be qualified to 
                perform an allocation with respect to the facility (as 
                determined in accordance with the factors described in 
                subclauses (I) through (VI) of paragraph (6)(B)(ii)), 
                or the factors described in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), as 
                appropriate, as well as other relevant information 
                concerning the facility and potentially responsible 
                parties, to the notified parties, except that the 
                Administrator shall not make available any privileged 
                or confidential information, unless otherwise 
                authorized by law.
        The Administrator shall take the actions specified in this 
        paragraph within 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
        section for all facilities eligible for allocation under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) for which the 
        responsible party search described in paragraph (1) was 
        substantially complete prior to the date of the enactment of 
        this section.
            ``(4) Status of parties.--At the time of proposing the list 
        of potentially responsible parties under paragraph (3), the 
        Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) identify parties that are eligible for 
                expedited settlement pursuant to section 122(g);
                    ``(B) identify parties who are not eligible for 
                such expedited settlement; and
                    ``(C) identify parties for which the Administrator 
                determines that there is insufficient information to 
                ascertain whether or not the parties are entitled to 
                such expedited settlement.
            ``(5) Nomination of parties.--
                    ``(A) Identification.--For 60 days after 
                information has been made available pursuant to 
                paragraph (3)(C), the parties identified by the 
                Administrator in such notification and members of the 
                community shall have the opportunity to identify and 
                nominate additional potentially responsible parties, to 
                identify and nominate neutral parties whom the 
                identified parties believe to be qualified to perform 
                an allocation with respect to the facility (as 
                determined in accordance with the factors described in 
                subclauses (I) through (VI) of paragraph (6)(B)(ii)), 
                or the factors described in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), as 
                appropriate, or otherwise provide information relevant 
                to the facility or such potentially responsible 
                parties. The 60-day period may be extended by the 
                Administrator for an additional 30 days upon request of 
                any person.
                    ``(B) Disclosure of information.--Any proposal for 
                the addition of any potentially responsible party with 
                respect to a facility shall be supported by a statement 
                demonstrating that there is an adequate basis in law 
                and fact to determine that the additional nominated 
                party is potentially liable under this Act and by full 
                disclosure to the Administrator, and simultaneously to 
                the nominated party, of all available information 
                concerning that party's liability under this Act and 
                that party's contribution of hazardous substances to 
                the facility. Not later than 30 days after the receipt 
                by the nominated party of the information referred to 
                in the preceding sentence, the nominated party may 
                submit to the Administrator information relating to the 
                nomination of the party as a potentially responsible 
                party with respect to the facility.
            ``(6) List of allocation parties.--
                    ``(A) Listing and identification.--Within 60 days 
                after the end of the period specified in paragraph 
                (5)(A) for the proposal of additional parties, the 
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) issue a list of parties subject to 
                        the allocation process (referred to 
                        individually in this section as an `allocation 
                        party');
                            ``(ii) identify in writing, as to each of 
                        the proposed additional parties, which parties 
                        the Administrator has determined, in the 
                        Administrator's sole discretion--
                                    ``(I) to be eligible for expedited 
                                settlement pursuant to section 122(g);
                                    ``(II) not to be eligible for such 
                                expedited settlement; and
                                    ``(III) for whom insufficient 
                                information exists to determine whether 
                                or not the party is eligible for such 
                                expedited settlement; and
                            ``(iii) identify (in writing supported by a 
                        brief explanation) those parties as to which 
                        the Administrator has determined, in the 
                        Administrator's sole discretion, that there is 
                        an inadequate basis in law or fact to determine 
                        that the party is potentially liable under this 
                        Act.
                For each party identified under clause (iii), the 
                Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, further 
                identify whether that party, if liable, would be 
                eligible for such an expedited settlement. In making 
                determinations under this subparagraph, the 
                Administrator shall consider all available information, 
                including any information provided pursuant to 
                paragraph (5)(B).
                    ``(B) List of neutral parties.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At the time of issuance 
                        of the list of parties provided for in 
                        subparagraph (A)(i), the Administrator shall 
                        provide the potentially responsible parties who 
                        received notice under this subsection with a 
                        list of neutral parties who are qualified to 
                        perform an allocation at the facility, as 
                        determined in accordance with clause (ii) or 
                        (iii), as appropriate. The Administrator shall 
                        include in the list not fewer than 5 neutral 
                        parties nominated by any allocation party on 
                        the list issued under subparagraph (A)(i), 
                        except that the Administrator may reject any 
                        such party on the basis that the party fails to 
                        meet the requirements of clause (ii). The 
                        decision of the Administrator to reject such a 
                        party shall be accompanied by an explanation, 
                        but shall not be subject to judicial review.
                            ``(ii) Qualifications.--For purposes of 
                        clause (i), a party shall be considered 
                        qualified to perform an allocation if the 
                        Administrator determines, in the sole 
                        discretion of the Administrator, that the 
                        party--
                                    ``(I) is not an employee of the 
                                United States;
                                    ``(II) has an ability to exercise 
                                independent judgment;
                                    ``(III) has experience in the 
                                resolution of disputes;
                                    ``(IV) has experience in the 
                                application of this Act, the Solid 
                                Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
                                seq.), or another law governing the 
                                remediation of hazardous substances;
                                    ``(V) is otherwise professionally 
                                qualified to perform an allocation; and
                                    ``(VI) has such other 
                                qualifications as the Administrator 
                                shall specify in guidelines published 
                                within 60 days after the date of 
                                enactment of this section.
                            ``(iii) Prior allocations.--For purposes of 
                        clause (i), in determining the qualifications 
                        of a neutral party who has previously performed 
                        an allocation under this Act, the Administrator 
                        shall assume that the party is qualified if the 
                        party--
                                    ``(I) has performed any prior 
                                allocation under this Act in a timely 
                                manner and in accordance with this Act;
                                    ``(II) has not submitted any prior 
                                allocator's report under this Act that 
                                has been rejected by the Administrator 
                                and the Attorney General; and
                                    ``(III) meets the requirements of 
                                clause (ii).
                    ``(C) De minimis parties.--Parties potentially 
                eligible for a settlement under section 122(g) 
                (referred to in this section as `de minimis parties') 
                that the Administrator identifies as entitled to 
                expedited settlement pursuant to this section, shall 
                not be subject to, or assigned a share in, the 
                allocation (except to the extent required to determine 
                the orphan share pursuant to subsection (h)), unless 
                that party fails to reach an agreement with the 
                President on settlement terms within 60 days after the 
                offer involved is received.
                    ``(D) Inadequate basis.--If the Administrator 
                determines that there is an inadequate basis in law or 
                fact to conclude that a party is liable based on the 
                information presented by the nominating party or 
                otherwise available to the Administrator, the 
                determination shall have the following effect:
                            ``(i) Exempt parties.--With respect to a 
                        party that the Administrator has determined to 
                        be--
                                    ``(I) exempt from liability 
                                pursuant to section 107(n)(1); or
                                    ``(II) not liable on some other 
                                basis but who, if liable, would be 
                                eligible for such an expedited 
                                settlement;
                        the Administrator's determination that there is 
                        an inadequate basis in law or fact to conclude 
                        that party to be liable shall mean that the 
                        party is not subject to, and shall not be 
                        assigned a share in, the allocation.
                            ``(ii) Other parties.--With respect to all 
                        other parties, the Administrator's 
                        determination shall be accorded deference by 
                        the allocator. For such parties, the allocator 
                        shall consider the Administrator's 
                        determination together with the allocation 
                        factors listed in subsection (h)(2).
                    ``(E) Prohibition on judicial review.--The 
                Administrator's determinations for purposes of this 
                subsection shall not be subject to judicial review, nor 
                shall any determination or explanation provided for 
                purposes of an allocation be admissible for any purpose 
                in an action commenced by the United States against the 
                party that is the subject of the determination or any 
                other party.
                    ``(F) Zero share.--The allocator may assign a zero 
                share to any party the allocator determines should 
                receive such a share in consideration of the allocation 
                factors, including the Administrator's determinations 
                regarding parties identified under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(G) Costs of zero share party.--If a party is 
                assigned a zero share by the allocator, the costs of 
                the party of participating in the allocation process 
                (including reasonable attorney's fees) shall be--
                            ``(i) paid by the potentially responsible 
                        party who initially identified and nominated 
                        the zero share party for inclusion in the 
                        allocation process pursuant to paragraph (5); 
                        or
                            ``(ii) if the Administrator initially 
                        identified the zero share party for inclusion 
                        in the allocation process pursuant to this 
                        subsection, funded from amounts made available 
                        under subsection (r)(2).
    ``(d) De Minimis Settlement Offer.--
            ``(1) Settlement offer.--Within 30 days after the final 
        list of parties is issued pursuant to paragraph (6)(A)(i) of 
        subsection (c), the Administrator shall submit a written 
        settlement offer to any party identified as a potentially 
        responsible party pursuant to this section who the 
        Administrator has determined is eligible for an expedited final 
        settlement in accordance with section 122(g)(1)(A), and who has 
        not entered into a settlement with the United States regarding 
        the matters being addressed by the allocation. At the same time 
        as the submission under the preceding sentence, the 
        Administrator shall make available to the party, upon request, 
        any nonconfidential information on which the Administrator 
        based the settlement offer and that was not previously provided 
        to the party. If the settlement offer is based in whole or in 
        part on confidential information, the Administrator shall so 
        inform the party.
            ``(2) Prohibition on premium.--The President shall not 
        include any premium in a settlement offer made pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) more than 60 days after the date the offer is 
        required to be made pursuant to paragraph (1) to a party that 
        is a small business.
            ``(3) Settlement offers to small businesses.--If a party is 
        a small business that the President has determined is eligible 
        for a settlement pursuant to section 122(g)(1)(A), and is not 
        offered a settlement by the President within 120 days after the 
        date the offer is required to be made pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), the party shall have no further liability under this Act 
        for the costs of response actions at the facility for which the 
        allocation is being performed, unless the party has failed to 
        fully comply with information requests under this Act or failed 
        to provide in a timely manner information to ascertain whether 
        the party is entitled to such expedited settlement.
    ``(e) Selection of Allocator.--
            ``(1) Proposal of additional candidates.--Any party 
        identified by the Administrator under subsection (c) may 
        propose any person whom such party determines to be qualified 
        for selection as an allocator in addition to those proposed 
        from the list provided under subsection (c)(6)(B).
            ``(2) Selection of allocator by allocation parties.--
                    ``(A) Selection.--The allocation parties shall 
                select an allocator from the list of allocators 
                proposed by the Administrator under subsection 
                (c)(6)(B) or from among names proposed under paragraph 
                (1) by the following voting method with each allocation 
                party having a single vote:
                            ``(i) Voting.--Each allocation party, and 
                        the Administrator (in casting a vote on behalf 
                        of each of the identified but insolvent or 
                        defunct parties), shall numerically rank the 
                        individuals on the final list of proposed 
                        allocators, with a ranking of 1 indicating 
                        first preference, and forward its vote to the 
                        Administrator within 30 days after the issuance 
                        of the final list of allocators pursuant to 
                        subsection (c)(6)(B).
                            ``(ii) Determination.--The proposed 
                        allocator who receives the lowest combined 
                        numerical score, taking into account all votes 
                        submitted to the Administrator pursuant to 
                        clause (i), and who agrees to serve as 
                        allocator, shall be selected as the allocator.
                    ``(B) Vote by the administrator.--The Administrator 
                may cast a vote on behalf of each of the identified but 
                insolvent or defunct parties. Each allocation party 
                shall otherwise have a single vote under this 
                paragraph.
            ``(3) Peremptory strike.--The Administrator may reject any 
        allocator selected by the allocation parties if the proposed 
        allocator is not on the list provided under paragraph (6)(B) of 
        subsection (c). Whenever the Administrator rejects a proposed 
        allocator under this paragraph, the Administrator shall supply 
        the reasons for such rejection to each allocation party. In the 
        case of any such rejection the allocator shall be selected in 
        order of lowest combined numerical score in accordance with 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Selection of allocator by environmental protection 
        agency.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the allocation parties do not 
                select an allocator pursuant to paragraph (3) within 60 
                days after receipt of the list provided under 
                subsection (c)(6)(B), the Administrator shall select 
                the allocator, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Rejections by the administrator.--If the 
                Administrator rejects 4 allocators selected by the 
                allocation parties, the Administrator shall initiate a 
                new allocator selection process under this subsection. 
                If the Administrator rejects 4 allocators selected by 
                the allocation parties during the new allocator 
                selection process, the parties shall select an 
                allocator from the list described in subsection 
                (c)(6)(B), or, if the parties fail to select the 
                allocator, the Administrator shall select the allocator 
                from the list.
    ``(f) Contract.--Following selection of the allocator, the 
Administrator shall enter into a contract with the selected allocator 
for the provision of allocation services, and immediately make 
available all responses to information requests, as well as other 
relevant information, concerning the facility and potentially 
responsible parties, to the allocator. The Administrator has the 
authority to use the procurement procedures set forth in section 109(e) 
to procure the services of a neutral professional for use in conducting 
allocation procedures under this section, whether or not the neutral 
professional actually conducts such allocation procedures. Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to require the Administrator to enter 
into such a contract with a person who has previously issued an 
allocator's report under this section that has been rejected by the 
Administrator and Attorney General or who has failed to comply with the 
requirements of this Act.
    ``(g) Potentially Responsible Party Settlement.--At any time prior 
to the issuance of an allocator's report as described in subsection 
(h), any group of potentially responsible parties may submit to the 
allocator a private allocation proposal for the remedial action at the 
entire facility or a portion of the facility. If such private 
allocation proposal meets all of the following criteria, the allocator 
shall promptly adopt it as the allocator's report:
            ``(1) Binding allocation.--The private allocation is a 
        binding allocation of 100 percent of the past, present, and 
        future recoverable costs of the remedial action at the entire 
        facility or a portion of the facility.
            ``(2) Prohibition on allocation to nonsignatories.--The 
        private allocation does not allocate any share of response 
        costs to any person who is not a signatory to the private 
        allocation proposal or, in the case of any orphan share, unless 
        the United States is a signatory to the private allocation 
        proposal.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The signatories to the private allocation 
        proposal waive their contribution rights with respect to the 
        remedial action at the entire facility or a portion of the 
        facility against all other potentially responsible parties at 
        the facility.
    ``(h) Allocation Determination.--
            ``(1) Settlement and report.--Following issuance of the 
        final list of allocation parties pursuant to subsection 
        (c)(6)(A)(i), the allocator shall initiate and conduct an 
        allocation process that shall culminate in the issuance of a 
        written report, with a nonbinding, equitable allocation of the 
        percentage shares of responsibility for response costs (other 
        than operation and maintenance costs assumed by a State 
        pursuant to section 104(c)(11)) at the facility (referred to in 
        this section as a `share') of all allocation parties, including 
        an orphan share, for the facility, and provide such report to 
        the allocation parties and the Administrator. Such report shall 
        not disclose confidential or privileged information. The 
        allocator shall provide the report to the allocation parties 
        and the Administrator within 180 days after the issuance of the 
        list of parties pursuant to subsection (c)(6)(A)(i) or the date 
        the contract for allocation services is entered into pursuant 
        to subsection (f), whichever is later. Upon request by the 
        allocator, for good cause shown by any allocation party, the 
        Administrator may grant the allocator additional time to 
        complete the allocation, not to exceed 90 days.
            ``(2) Factors in the allocation.--The allocator shall 
        prepare a nonbinding, equitable allocation of shares for the 
        facility based on each of the following factors:
                    ``(A) The amount of hazardous substances 
                contributed by each allocation party.
                    ``(B) The degree of toxicity of hazardous 
                substances contributed by each allocation party.
                    ``(C) The mobility of hazardous substances 
                contributed by each allocation party.
                    ``(D) The degree of involvement of each allocation 
                party in the generation, transportation, treatment, 
                storage, or disposal of the hazardous substance.
                    ``(E) The degree of care exercised by each 
                allocation party with respect to the hazardous 
                substance, taking into account the characteristics of 
                the hazardous substance.
                    ``(F) The cooperation of each allocation party in 
                contributing to the response action and in providing 
                complete and timely information during the allocation 
                process.
                    ``(G) Such other factors as the Administrator 
                determines are appropriate by published guidance, which 
                shall be consistent with this Act and shall be 
                published only after notice and opportunity for public 
                comment. An alleged failure of the allocator to 
                consider 1 or more additional factors set forth in such 
                guidance shall not be deemed to be unlawful conduct or 
                procedural error for purposes of paragraph (2) or (3) 
                of subsection (l).
            ``(3) Conduct of allocation process.--The allocator shall 
        conduct the allocation process and render a decision based 
        solely on the provisions of this section, including the 
        allocation factors specified in paragraph (2). Each party to 
        the allocation shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard 
        (either orally or in writing, at the allocator's discretion), 
        and an opportunity to comment on a draft allocator's report. 
        The allocator shall not be required to respond to comments.
            ``(4) Identification of orphan shares.--
                    ``(A) Components of orphan share.--The allocator 
                may determine that a share for the facility is 
                specifically attributable to an orphan share. The 
                orphan share shall consist only of each of the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Shares attributable to hazardous 
                        substances that the allocator determines, on 
                        the basis of information presented, to be 
                        specifically attributable to identified but 
                        insolvent or defunct allocation parties who are 
                        not affiliated with any viable allocation 
                        party.
                            ``(ii) The difference between--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate share that the 
                                allocator determines, on the basis of 
                                the information presented, is 
                                specifically attributable to allocation 
                                parties that are contributors of 
                                municipal solid waste or sewage sludge 
                                subject to the limitations in section 
                                122(g)(1)(C); and
                                    ``(II) the share actually assumed 
                                by those parties in any settlements 
                                with the United States pursuant to 
                                section 122(g), including the fair 
                                market value of in-kind services 
                                provided by a municipality.
                            ``(iii) The difference between--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate share that the 
                                allocator determines, on the basis of 
                                information presented, to be 
                                specifically attributable to allocation 
                                parties with a limited ability to pay 
                                response costs; and
                                    ``(II) the share actually assumed 
                                by those parties in any settlements 
                                with the United States pursuant to 
                                section 122(g).
                            ``(iv) The costs described in subsection 
                        (c)(6)(G) of each zero share party identified 
                        by the Administrator, as described in 
                        subsection (c)(6)(G)(ii).
                            ``(v) Shares that the allocator determines, 
                        on the basis of the information presented, are 
                        specifically attributable to parties that, 
                        solely due to the application of subsection 
                        (d)(3), have no liability under this Act for 
                        the costs of response actions at the facility 
                        for which the allocation is being performed.
                    ``(B) Not included in orphan share.--Shares 
                attributable to hazardous substances that the allocator 
                cannot attribute to any identified party shall be 
                distributed among the allocation parties, including the 
                orphan share.
    ``(i) Answers and Certifications to Allocator's Information 
Requests.--
            ``(1) Subpoenas and information requests.--Where necessary 
        to assist in determining the allocation of shares, the 
        allocator may request information or documents from any 
        allocation party in accordance with paragraph (2) or (5) of 
        section 104(e), and require by subpoena the attendance of 
        persons or the production of documents, or other information in 
        accordance with section 104(e)(9). Any allocation party to whom 
        a request is directed shall include in the response a 
        certification by a responsible representative or authorized 
        representative that satisfies the requirement of section 
        104(e)(3). The allocator may also request the Administrator to 
        utilize the authorities of paragraph (2) and to exercise any 
        information-gathering authority of the Administrator under this 
        Act.
            ``(2) Powers of the allocator.--In addition to the 
        information-gathering authority set forth in paragraph (1), the 
        allocator shall have the authority--
                    ``(A) to schedule meetings and require the 
                attendance of allocation parties at such meetings;
                    ``(B) to require that allocation parties wishing to 
                present similar legal or factual positions consolidate 
                their presentations;
                    ``(C) to obtain or employ support services, 
                including secretarial and clerical services, computer 
                support services, and legal and investigative services; 
                and
                    ``(D) to take any other actions necessary to 
                conduct a fair, efficient, and impartial allocation 
                process.
    ``(j) Civil and Criminal Penalties.--
            ``(1) Civil penalties.--Where the allocator issues an 
        administrative subpoena or information or document request 
        pursuant to subsection (i), a party who unreasonably fails to 
        comply with the subpoena or request shall be subject to a civil 
        penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each day of noncompliance.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The allocator may seek enforcement of 
        an administrative subpoena or an information or document 
        request pursuant to subsection (i)(1), and shall seek such 
        enforcement by requesting that the Attorney General commence an 
        action to enforce the subpoena or request. The Attorney 
        General, within 30 days after receiving such request from the 
        allocator, shall--
                    ``(A) notify the allocator that the Attorney 
                General will commence an action to enforce the subpoena 
                or information or document request;
                    ``(B) notify the allocator that the Attorney 
                General will not seek enforcement of the subpoena or 
                request because the subpoena or request is barred by 
                law or would result in annoyance, embarrassment, 
                oppression, or undue burden or expense, to the party to 
                whom it was issued; or
                    ``(C) notify the allocator that the Attorney 
                General has insufficient information on which to 
                determine whether an enforcement action is appropriate.
            ``(3) Failure of attorney general to respond.--If the 
        Attorney General fails to provide any response to the allocator 
        within 30 days after a request for enforcement of the subpoena 
        or information or document request, the allocator may retain 
        counsel and commence a civil action to enforce the subpoena or 
        information or document request.
            ``(4) Penalty.--If the Attorney General or allocator 
        prevails in an action to enforce the subpoena or information or 
        document request, the party who failed to comply shall be 
        subject to a sanction that may include civil penalties as 
        provided in paragraph (1). The court shall require such party 
        to pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, 
        caused by the failure to comply, unless the court finds that 
        the failure was substantially justified or that other 
        circumstances make an award of expenses unjust.
            ``(5) Criminal.--Any person who knowingly makes any false 
        material statement or representation in the response to the 
        subpoena or information or document request issued pursuant to 
        subsection (i) shall be deemed to have made a false statement 
        on a matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency 
        of the United States within the meaning of section 1001 of 
        title 18, United States Code.
    ``(k) Document Repository; Confidentiality.--
            ``(1) Document repository.--The allocator shall establish 
        and maintain a document repository containing copies of all 
        documents and information--
                    ``(A) provided by the Administrator pursuant to 
                this section;
                    ``(B) provided or generated by the allocation 
                parties; or
                    ``(C) generated by the allocator during the 
                allocation.
        The documents and information in the document repository shall 
        be available only to the parties to the allocation process for 
        review and copying at their own expense, subject to the 
        confidentiality provisions of paragraph (2). The Administrator 
        shall provide to the allocator all information obtained under 
        section 104(e), including information entitled to protection 
        under section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, or exempt 
        from disclosure pursuant to section 552(a) of title 5, United 
        States Code. An allocation party shall not assert any privilege 
        as a basis for withholding any information from the allocator.
            ``(2) Confidentiality.--All documents and materials 
        submitted to the allocator or placed in the document 
        repository, together with the record of any information 
        generated or obtained during the allocation process, shall be 
        confidential. The allocator, each allocation party, the 
        Administrator, and the Attorney General shall maintain such 
        documents and materials, together with the record of any 
        information generated or obtained during the allocation 
        process, as confidential and are prohibited from using any such 
        material in any other matter or proceeding, and the documents, 
        materials, and record shall not be subject to disclosure under 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code. Such material shall 
        not be discoverable or admissible in any other Federal, State, 
        or local judicial, administrative, or legislative proceedings, 
        except--
                    ``(A) a new allocation process pursuant to 
                subsection (m) or (n) for the same remedial action or 
                operable unit; or
                    ``(B) an initial allocation process for a different 
                remedial action or operable unit at the same facility.
        Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any 
        person, including the allocator, to withhold any documents or 
        information from Congress, or any duly authorized committee 
        thereof, or limit in any manner the right of Congress, or any 
        duly authorized committee thereof, to obtain such documents or 
        information. Any person disclosing such documents or 
        information to Congress shall notify the person who produced 
        such documents or information of the fact of such disclosure.
            ``(3) Discoverability and admissibility.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (2), if the original of any document or material 
        submitted to the allocator or placed in the document repository 
        was, in the hands of the party that provided it, otherwise 
        discoverable or admissible, then such original document, if 
        subsequently sought from such party, shall remain discoverable 
        or admissible. If a fact generated or obtained during the 
        allocation process was, in the hands of a witness, otherwise 
        discoverable or admissible, such fact, if subsequently sought 
        from such other party, shall remain discoverable or admissible.
            ``(4) No waiver of privilege.--The submission of documents 
        or information pursuant to the allocation process shall not be 
        deemed to be a waiver of any privilege, applicable to such 
        documents or information, under any Federal or State law or 
        rule of discovery or evidence.
            ``(5) Procedure when discovery is sought.--Any person, 
        including the United States and any Federal, State, or local 
        agency, department, or instrumentality, receiving any request 
        for a statement, document, or material submitted under this 
        title, or for the record of any allocation proceeding, shall 
        promptly notify the person who originally submitted such item 
        and shall provide such submitting person the opportunity to 
        assert and defend the confidentiality of such item. No person 
        shall release or provide a copy of the item to any person not a 
        party to such allocation, except as may be required by court 
        order.
            ``(6) Civil penalty for violation of confidentiality.--Any 
        person who fails to maintain the confidentiality of any 
        statement, document, or information generated or obtained 
        during an allocation proceeding, or who releases any such 
        statement, document, or information in violation of this 
        section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000 
        per violation. Such penalty may be sought in a civil action 
        initiated by the Attorney General on behalf of the United 
        States, or any allocation party adversely affected by the 
        failure to maintain confidentiality.
    ``(l) Rejection of Allocator's Report.--The Administrator and the 
Attorney General may reject an allocator's report if they jointly 
determine that--
            ``(1) no rational interpretation of the facts before the 
        allocator, in light of the factors the allocator is required to 
        consider, would form a reasonable basis for the shares assigned 
        to the allocation parties;
            ``(2) the allocation was affected by bias, fraud, or 
        unlawful conduct; or
            ``(3) the allocation was substantially and directly 
        affected by procedural error.
The allocator's report may not be rejected after the United States has 
accepted a settlement offer (excluding de minimis or other expedited 
settlements) pursuant to the allocation. The Administrator and the 
Attorney General shall make any such determination with respect to 
rejection of the report within 180 days after the receipt of the first 
offer pursuant to the allocator's report. The determinations of the 
Administrator and the Attorney General under this subsection shall not 
be judicially reviewable. No such determination may be delegated to any 
officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency or the 
Department of Justice below the level of an Assistant Secretary or 
Acting Assistant Secretary with authority for implementing this Act at 
the Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Justice.
    ``(m) Second Allocation.--If the Administrator and Attorney General 
reject an allocator's report, the parties shall select a new allocator 
pursuant to subsection (e) to perform, on an expedited basis, a new 
allocation based on the same record (but taking into account any 
correction for bias, fraud, unlawful conduct, or procedural error that 
served as the basis for the rejection) available to the first 
allocator. The moratorium on commencement of litigation and tolling of 
statutes of limitation set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (b) shall be extended until 90 days after the issuance of 
the second allocator's report. If the Administrator and Attorney 
General reject the second allocator's report the President may, 
following the expiration of the moratorium on commencement of 
litigation, commence an action under section 107.
    ``(n) New Information.--Any settling party, including the United 
States, may seek from the Administrator a new allocation pursuant to 
subsection (h), where that party presents to the Administrator clear 
and convincing information or the United States otherwise determines on 
the basis of clear and convincing information that--
            ``(1) the allocator did not have information concerning 35 
        percent or more of the materials containing hazardous 
        substances at the facility, and that this information has been 
        discovered subsequent to the issuance of the allocator's 
        report; or
            ``(2) the allocator did not have information concerning a 
        person not subject to the allocation who contributed 15 percent 
        or more of materials containing hazardous substances at the 
        facility, and that this information has been discovered 
        subsequent to the issuance of the allocator's report.
Amendments to the allocator's report may be made with the written 
consent of all the allocation parties and of the Administrator. 
Determinations by the United States pursuant to this subsection shall 
not be subject to judicial review.
    ``(o) Settlement Following Allocation.--
            ``(1) Obligations of the united states.--If, within 90 days 
        after issuance of the latest allocator's report required under 
        this section, an allocation party--
                    ``(A) makes a written offer to settle with respect 
                to the response action involved based on the share 
                specified by the allocator and on the additional terms 
                and conditions of settlement (other than the percentage 
                share of liability) that are acceptable to the 
                President; and
                    ``(B) fully complied with any information requests 
                under this Act;
        the President shall not seek a higher share of response costs 
        other than the premiums authorized by this section, unless the 
        President has rejected the offer on a basis other than the 
        percentage share of liability, or unless the Administrator and 
        the Attorney General have rejected the allocator's report 
        pursuant to subsection (l).
            ``(2) Explanation of refusal to settle.--If the 
        Administrator and the Attorney General determine not to settle 
        on the basis of the allocation, they shall provide the 
        allocation parties and members of the community with a written 
        explanation of their determination.
            ``(3) Settlement provisions.--Settlements based on 
        allocated shares shall include each of the following:
                    ``(A) A waiver of contribution rights against all 
                parties who are potentially responsible parties for the 
                response action addressed by the settlement, as well as 
                a waiver of any rights to challenge any settlement the 
                President enters into with any other potentially 
                responsible party regarding the response action 
                addressed by the settlement.
                    ``(B) Covenants not to sue, in accordance with 
                section 122(f), and provisions regarding performance or 
                adequate assurance of performance of response actions 
                addressed in the settlement.
                    ``(C) A premium determined on a site-specific basis 
                and subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph 
                (4), that compensates for the litigation risk of the 
                United States with respect to potentially responsible 
                parties who have not resolved their liability under 
                this Act to the United States, except that no such 
                premium shall apply if all parties settle or the 
                settlement covers 100 percent of response costs.
                    ``(D) Contribution protection, in accordance with 
                section 113(f), regarding matters addressed in the 
                settlement, which settlement does not discharge any of 
                the other potentially responsible parties unless its 
                terms so provide, but reduces the potential liability 
                of the other parties by the amount of the settlement.
                    ``(E) Provisions through which the settling parties 
                shall receive reimbursement from the Fund for any 
                response costs incurred by such parties in excess of 
                the aggregate of their allocated share and any premiums 
                required by the settlement, which right to 
                reimbursement shall not be contingent on the recovery 
                by the United States of response costs from any 
                responsible person not a party to any settlement with 
                the United States under this Act.
                    ``(F) A commitment that the United States shall pay 
                for the orphan share, if any, backed by the full faith 
                and credit of the United States.
            ``(4) Limits on premiums.--The premiums authorized by 
        paragraph (3)(C) for litigation risk shall not exceed the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Five percent of the total costs assumed by a 
                settling party, where settlements (and any orphan share 
                identified by the allocator) account for 80 percent or 
                more of responsibility at the facility.
                    ``(B) Ten percent of the total costs assumed by a 
                settling party, where settlements (and any orphan share 
                identified by the allocator) account for more than 60 
                percent and less than 80 percent of responsibility at 
                the facility.
                    ``(C) Fifteen percent of the total costs assumed by 
                a settling party, where settlements (and any orphan 
                share identified by the allocator) account for more 
                than 40 percent and less than 60 percent of 
                responsibility at the facility.
                    ``(D) Twenty percent of the total costs assumed by 
                a settling party, where settlements (and any orphan 
                share identified by the allocator) account for 40 
                percent or less of responsibility at the facility.
        The Administrator shall have authority to promulgate rules to 
        modify the premium percentages established in this subsection. 
        The Administrator may not propose such a rule before the date 
        36 months after the date of enactment of this section, and no 
        such rule may take effect before the date 48 months after the 
        date of enactment of this section. Such rule shall be based 
        upon an administrative record establishing that such 
        modification is necessary to reflect actual experience 
        regarding the litigation risk faced by the United States in 
        proceeding against nonsettling parties under this section.
            ``(5) Authorization of reimbursement.--In any settlement in 
        which a party agrees to perform response work in excess of its 
        share, the Administrator shall have authority to reimburse such 
        settling party under this section pursuant to such reasonable 
        procedures as the Administrator may prescribe.
            ``(6) Financial controls on reimbursement.--The 
        Administrator shall require all claims for reimbursement under 
        this section to be supported by--
                    ``(A) documentation of actual costs incurred; and
                    ``(B) sufficient information to enable the 
                Administrator to determine whether such costs were 
                reasonable, necessary, and consistent with the national 
                contingency plan.
        The Administrator may require independent auditing of any such 
        claim for reimbursement and may require other information to 
        support such auditing by the independent auditor.
            ``(7) Settlements with small business parties.--Section 
        122(g)(1)(D)(ii) shall apply to a small business allocation 
        party that makes a written offer to settle pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)(A) and that the President determines has an 
        inability or a limited ability to pay the allocated share of 
        the party.
    ``(p) Post-Settlement Litigation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States may commence an action 
        under section 107 against any person liable under that section 
        that has not resolved such liability to the United States 
        following an allocation, on or after 90 days following issuance 
        of the latest allocator's report required under this section. 
        In any such action, such person shall be subject to liability 
        in accordance with section 107 for all response costs at the 
        facility involved not recovered through settlements with other 
        persons. Such recoverable costs shall include any federally 
        funded orphan share identified in accordance with subsection 
        (h), but shall not include any shares allocated to Federal, 
        State, or local governmental agencies, departments, or 
        instrumentalities because of their liability under section 107. 
        Defendants in any such action may implead only allocation 
        parties who did not resolve their liability under this Act to 
        the United States. The Administrator and the Attorney General 
        shall issue guidelines to ensure that the relief sought against 
        de minimis parties under principles of joint and several 
        liability will not be grossly disproportionate to their 
        contribution to the facility. The application of such 
        guidelines is committed to the discretion of the Administrator 
        and the Attorney General.
            ``(2) Certification.--In commencing any action under 
        section 107 following allocation, the Attorney General shall 
        certify, in the complaint, that the United States has been 
        unable to reach a settlement with the defendant that would be 
        in the best interests of the United States. This certification 
        shall not be subject to judicial review.
            ``(3) Defendants.--For response costs for which an 
        allocation has been completed under this section, no person may 
        commence an action under section 107 or otherwise seek 
        contribution against any person who was not identified as an 
        allocation party pursuant to subsection (c)(6)(A)(i) or 
        subsequently identified as a potentially liable party under 
        subsection (n) (relating to new information).
            ``(4) Admissibility of allocator's report.--The allocator's 
        report shall not be admissible in any court for any purpose, 
        except as set forth in this section. The allocator's report, 
        subject to the rules and discretion of the court, may be 
        admissible solely for the purpose of assisting the court in 
        making an equitable allocation of response costs among the 
        relative shares of nonsettling liable parties.
            ``(5) Costs of allocation procedure.--
                    ``(A) Included as costs of response.--The costs of 
                implementing the allocation process set forth in this 
                section, including reasonable fees and expenses of the 
                allocator, shall be considered necessary costs of 
                response for purposes of this Act.
                    ``(B) Orphan share.--The amount of orphan shares 
                identified by the allocator pursuant to subsection 
                (e)(4) shall be considered necessary costs of response 
                for purposes of this Act, and shall be recoverable from 
                liable parties who do not resolve their liability under 
                this Act on the basis of the allocation.
            ``(6) Rejection of share determination.--In any action by 
        the United States under this title, if the United States has 
        rejected an offer of settlement that is consistent with 
        subsection (o)(1)(A) and that was presented to the United 
        States prior to the commencement of the action, the offeror 
        shall be entitled to recover from the United States the 
        offeror's reasonable costs of defending the action after the 
        making of the offer (including reasonable attorneys' fees) if 
        the ultimate resolution of liability or allocation of costs 
        with respect to the offeror (taking into account all 
        settlements and reimbursements with respect to the facility 
        other than those attributable to insurance or indemnification), 
        is as, or more, favorable to the offeror than the offer based 
        on the allocation involved.
    ``(q) Reimbursement for Unilateral Administrative Order 
Performance.--
            ``(1) Reimbursement.--Parties who satisfactorily perform 
        work under an administrative order issued under section 106(a) 
        with respect to a remedial action for which an allocation is 
        required by subsection (a)(1), shall be entitled to 
        reimbursement for the reasonable and necessary costs of work 
        they perform that is consistent with the national contingency 
        plan and is in excess of the share assigned to them in the 
        allocation in accordance with the provisions of this section, 
        if the allocator's report is not rejected by the United States 
        and, at the end of the moratorium following the allocation, the 
        performing party, in consideration of such reimbursement--
                    ``(A) agrees not to contest liability for all 
                response costs not inconsistent with the national 
                contingency plan to the extent of the allocated share;
                    ``(B) receives no covenant not to sue;
                    ``(C) agrees that its reimbursement shall be 
                reduced by an amount equal to the maximum litigation 
                risk premium provided for in subsection (o)(4) based on 
                the total allocated shares of the allocation parties 
                who have not reached settlements with the United States 
                by the end of the moratorium on commencement of actions 
                provided in subsection (b); and
                    ``(D) waives contribution rights against all 
                parties who are potentially responsible parties for the 
                remedial action, as well as waives any rights to 
                challenge any settlement the President enters into with 
                any other such potentially responsible party.
            ``(2) Offset.--Any and all reimbursement provided to such a 
        performing party for such work in excess of its share is 
        subject to equitable offset or reduction by the Administrator 
        upon a finding of a failure to perform any aspect of the remedy 
        in a proper and timely manner.
            ``(3) Time of payment.--Any and all reimbursement to such a 
        performing party for such work in excess of its share shall be 
        paid after the work is completed, but no sooner than completion 
        of the construction of the remedial action.
            ``(4) Limit on orphan share funding.--The amount of orphan 
        share funding available to the performing party shall be 
        further limited as follows:
                    ``(A) Waiver of right to challenge.--A performing 
                party who fully waives the right to challenge remedy 
                selection at the end of the moratorium following 
                allocation shall be entitled to full reimbursement of 
                reasonable and necessary costs incurred consistent with 
                the national contingency plan in excess of the party's 
                share and attributable by the allocator to the orphan 
                share paid in nominal dollars after the work is 
                completed, but no sooner than completion of the 
                construction of the remedial action.
                    ``(B) Retention of right to challenge.--A 
                performing party who retains the right to challenge the 
                remedy shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary 
                costs incurred consistent with the national contingency 
                plan that represent 90 percent of orphan share funding, 
                paid in nominal dollars after the work is completed, 
                but no sooner than completion of the construction of 
                the remedial action, unless the orphan share is less 
                than 20 percent of responsibility at the site, in which 
                case such parties shall be reimbursed only 80 percent 
                of the orphan share.
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `nominal dollars' 
        means actual dollars spent by the performing party, without 
        increase for interest or inflation.
            ``(5) Interest.--Reimbursement for reasonable and necessary 
        costs incurred consistent with the national contingency plan in 
        excess of the performing party's allocated share but that is 
        not attributable to the orphan share shall be paid in nominal 
        dollars after the work is completed, but no sooner than 
        completion of the construction of the remedial action, and the 
        performing party is entitled to all interest (prejudgment and 
        postjudgment, whether recovered from a party or earned in a 
        site account) that has accrued on money recovered by the United 
        States from other parties for such work at the time 
        construction of the remedy is completed.
            ``(6) Financial controls on reimbursement.--The 
        Administrator shall require that all claims for such 
        reimbursement be supported by--
                    ``(A) documentation of actual costs incurred; and
                    ``(B) sufficient information to enable the 
                Administrator to determine whether such costs were 
                reasonable, necessary, and incurred consistent with the 
                national contingency plan.
        The Administrator may require independent auditing of any such 
        claim for reimbursement and may require other information to 
        support such auditing by the independent auditor.
    ``(r) Funding of Orphan Shares.--
            ``(1) Limitation on obligations.--For each settlement 
        agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (o) that includes 
        an orphan share, the United States shall reimburse the 
        allocation parties, including any Federal agency, for costs 
        incurred and equitably attributable to the orphan share. In no 
        case shall the United States enter into obligations for any 
        fiscal year for the sum of the costs, and interest determined 
        under paragraph (3), totalling in excess of $300,000,000, plus 
        any remaining unobligated balance of funds made available under 
        paragraph (2) from any previous fiscal year. In no case shall 
        the total obligations for the costs and the interest exceed 
        $1,500,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1994, and 
        ending September 30, 1999.
            ``(2) Limitation on appropriations.--Appropriations shall 
        be made available to the President from the Fund in an amount 
        not to exceed $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and for each 
        fiscal year thereafter for the payments required by paragraph 
        (1), to remain available until expended.
            ``(3) Reimbursement delays.--Notwithstanding section 1341 
        of title 31, United States Code, any sums found to be due and 
        owing under paragraph (1) in excess of amounts appropriated for 
        a fiscal year for agreements described in such paragraph shall 
        be paid from amounts made available under paragraph (2) for 
        subsequent fiscal years. Such payments shall include interest 
        on the unpaid balance of the sums at a rate equal to the rate 
        of interest on 1-year Treasury bills.
            ``(4) Terms and conditions.--Reimbursements made under this 
        subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
        President may prescribe.
    ``(s) Procedures.--The Administrator, after consultation with the 
Attorney General, may promulgate rules (or guidance) of Environmental 
Protection Agency organization, procedure, and practices but shall not 
have additional authority, except as specifically set forth in this 
section, to promulgate rules or publish guidance to restrict the 
allocator's discretion in the conduct of the allocation.
    ``(t) Role of Federal Agencies.--Federal departments, agencies, or 
instrumentalities, or their agents, that are identified as potentially 
responsible parties under this Act shall be subject to, and be entitled 
to the benefits of, the allocation process provided by this section to 
the same extent as any other party.
    ``(u) Representation of the United States and of a State.--The 
Administrator and the Attorney General, and a State that is exercising 
authority delegated under section 127, with respect to the facility 
that is the subject of the allocation process shall be entitled to 
review all documents related to, and participate in any phase of, the 
allocation process.
    ``(v) Annual Report.--The President shall report annually to 
Congress on the administration of the allocation scheme under this 
section, and provide information comparing the allocation results with 
actual settlements at multiparty facilities.
    ``(w) Savings Provisions.--Nothing in this section shall in any way 
limit or affect the President's authority to exercise the powers 
conferred by section 103, 104, 105, 106, or 122, to commence an action 
against a party where there is a contemporaneous filing of a judicial 
consent decree resolving that party's liability, or to file a proof of 
claim or take other action in a proceeding under title 11, United 
States Code. The procedures established in this section shall not be 
construed to modify or affect in any way the principles of retroactive, 
strict, joint and several liability under this title. Nothing in this 
section shall limit or affect--
            ``(1) the Administrator's obligation to perform an 
        allocation for facilities that have been the subject of partial 
        or expedited settlements;
            ``(2) the ability of a potentially responsible party at a 
        facility to resolve its liability under this Act to the United 
        States or other parties at any time before initiation or 
        completion of the allocation process;
            ``(3) the validity, enforceability, finality, or merits of 
        any judicial or administrative order, judgment, or decree that 
        is issued, signed, lodged, or entered with respect to liability 
        under this Act or that authorizes modification of any such 
        order, judgment, or decree; or
            ``(4) the validity, enforceability, finality, or merits of 
        any preexisting (as of the date of enactment of this section) 
        contract or agreement relating to any allocation of 
        responsibility or any sharing of response costs under this Act.
    ``(x) Response Action Contractor.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
this section, any liability of a response action contractor under this 
Act shall be determined in accordance with section 119, to the extent 
such liability arises from a person's activities as a response action 
contractor at a facility.''.

SEC. 410. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY FOR RECYCLING TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section and the amendments made 
by this section are--
            (1) to promote the reuse and recycling of scrap material in 
        furtherance of the goals of waste minimization and natural 
        resource conservation while protecting human health and the 
        environment;
            (2) to level the playing field between the use of virgin 
        materials and recycled materials; and
            (3) to remove the disincentives and impediments to 
        recycling because of potential Superfund liability.
    (b) Clarification of Liability Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for 
Recycling Transactions.--Title I (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (as amended 
by sections 201 and 409) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 130. RECYCLING TRANSACTIONS.

    ``(a) Liability Clarification.--As provided in subsections (b), 
(c), (d), and (e), a person who arranged for the recycling of 
recyclable material shall not be liable under paragraph (3) or (4) of 
section 107(a) with respect to the material.
    ``(b) Recyclable Material Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `recyclable material' means scrap paper, scrap plastic, scrap 
glass, scrap textiles, scrap rubber, scrap metal, and spent lead-acid 
batteries, spent nickel-cadmium batteries, and other spent batteries, 
as well as minor amounts of material incident to or adhering to the 
scrap material as a result of its normal and customary use prior to 
becoming scrap material.
    ``(c) Transactions Involving Scrap Paper, Plastic, Glass, Textiles, 
or Rubber.--For purposes of this section, a transaction involving scrap 
paper, scrap plastic, scrap glass, scrap textiles, or scrap rubber 
shall be considered to be arranging for the recycling of recyclable 
material if the person who arranged for the transaction (by selling 
recyclable material or otherwise arranging for the recycling of 
recyclable material) can demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence 
that all of the following criteria were met at the time of the 
transaction:
            ``(1) Grade.--The recyclable material met a commercial 
        specification grade.
            ``(2) Market.--A market existed for the recyclable 
        material.
            ``(3) Feedstock.--A substantial portion of the recyclable 
        material was made available for use as a feedstock for the 
        manufacture of a new saleable product.
            ``(4) Replacement or substitute.--The recyclable material 
        could have been a replacement or substitute for a virgin raw 
        material, or the product to be made from the recyclable 
        material could have been a replacement or substitute for a 
        product made, in whole or in part, from a virgin raw material.
            ``(5) Consuming facility.--In the case of a transaction 
        occurring 90 days or more after the date of enactment of this 
        section, the person exercised reasonable care to determine that 
        the facility where the recyclable material would be handled, 
        processed, reclaimed, or otherwise managed by another person 
        (referred to in this section as a `consuming facility') was in 
        compliance with substantive (not procedural or administrative) 
        provisions of each Federal, State, or local environmental law 
        or regulation, or compliance order or decree issued pursuant 
        thereto, applicable to the handling, processing, reclamation, 
        storage, or other management activities associated with the 
        recyclable material. For purposes of this paragraph, 
        `reasonable care' shall be determined using criteria that 
        include--
                    ``(A) the price paid in the recycling transaction;
                    ``(B) the ability of the person to detect the 
                nature of the consuming facility's operations 
                concerning its handling, processing, reclamation, 
                storage, or other management activities associated with 
                the recyclable material; and
                    ``(C) the result of inquiries made to the 
                appropriate Federal, State, or local environmental 
                agency (or agencies) regarding the consuming facility's 
                past and current compliance with substantive (not 
                procedural or administrative) provisions of any 
                Federal, State, or local environmental law or 
                regulation, or compliance order or decree issued 
                pursuant thereto, applicable to the handling, 
                processing, reclamation, storage, or other management 
                activities associated with the recyclable material.
        For the purposes of this paragraph, a requirement to obtain a 
        permit applicable to the handling, processing, reclamation, 
        storage, or other management activity associated with the 
        recyclable materials shall be considered to be a substantive 
        provision.
    ``(d) Transactions Involving Scrap Metal.--
            ``(1) Arranging for the recycling of recyclable material.--
        For purposes of this section, a transaction involving scrap 
        metal shall be considered to be arranging for the recycling of 
        recyclable material if the person who arranged for the 
        transaction (by selling recyclable material or otherwise 
        arranging for the recycling of recyclable material) can 
        demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time 
        of the transaction--
                    ``(A) the person met the criteria set forth in 
                subsection (c) with respect to the scrap metal;
                    ``(B) the person was in compliance with the 
                applicable regulations or standards regarding the 
                storage, transport, management, or other activities 
                associated with the recycling of scrap metal that the 
                Administrator promulgates under the Solid Waste 
                Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) subsequent to the 
                date of enactment of this section and with regard to 
                transactions occurring after the effective date of such 
                regulations or standards; and
                    ``(C) the person did not melt the scrap metal prior 
                to the transaction.
            ``(2) Melt.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term 
        `melt', used with respect to scrap metal, does not include the 
        thermal separation of 2 or more materials due to differences in 
        their melting points (referred to as `sweating').
            ``(3) Scrap metal.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `scrap metal' means bits and pieces of metal parts (such 
        as bars, turnings, rods, sheets, and wire) or metal pieces that 
        may be combined together with bolts or soldering (such as 
        radiators, scrap automobiles, and railroad boxcars) that when 
        worn or superfluous can be recycled, except for--
                    ``(A) scrap metals that the Administrator excludes 
                from this definition by regulation; and
                    ``(B) steel shipping containers of capacities of 
                not less than 30 liters and not more than 3000 liters, 
                whether intact or not, having any hazardous substances 
                (but not metal bits or pieces) contained in or adhering 
                thereto.
    ``(e) Transactions Involving Batteries.--For purposes of this 
section, a transaction involving spent lead-acid batteries, spent 
nickel-cadmium batteries, or other spent batteries shall be considered 
to be arranging for the recycling of recyclable material if the person 
who arranged for the transaction (by selling recyclable material or 
otherwise arranging for the recycling of recyclable material) 
demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the 
transaction--
            ``(1) the person met the criteria set forth in subsection 
        (c) with respect to the spent lead-acid batteries, spent 
        nickel-cadmium batteries, or other spent batteries but did not 
        recover the valuable components of such batteries; and
            ``(2)(A) with respect to a transaction involving lead-acid 
        batteries, the person was in compliance with applicable Federal 
        environmental regulations or standards regarding the storage, 
        transport, management, or other activities associated with the 
        recycling of spent lead-acid batteries;
            ``(B) with respect to transactions involving nickel-cadmium 
        batteries, Federal environmental regulations or standards are 
        in effect regarding the storage, transport, management, or 
        other activities associated with the recycling of spent nickel-
        cadmium batteries, and the person was in compliance with such 
        regulations or standards that are applicable; or
            ``(C) with respect to transactions involving other spent 
        batteries, Federal environmental regulations or standards are 
        in effect regarding the storage, transport, management, or 
        other activities associated with the recycling of such 
        batteries, and the person was in compliance with such 
        regulations or standards that are applicable.
    ``(f) Exclusions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The exemptions set forth in subsections 
        (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply if--
                    ``(A) the person had an objectively reasonable 
                basis to believe at the time of the recycling 
                transaction--
                            ``(i) that the recyclable material would 
                        not be recycled;
                            ``(ii) that the recyclable material would 
                        be burned as fuel, or for energy recovery or 
                        incineration; or
                            ``(iii) for transactions occurring during 
                        the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
                        enactment of this section, that the consuming 
                        facility was not in compliance with a 
                        substantive (not a procedural or 
                        administrative) provision of any Federal, 
                        State, or local environmental law or 
                        regulation, or compliance order or decree 
                        issued pursuant thereto, applicable to the 
                        handling, processing, reclamation, storage, or 
                        other management activities associated with the 
                        recyclable material;
                    ``(B) the person added hazardous substances into 
                the recyclable material for purposes other than 
                processing for recycling; or
                    ``(C) the person failed to exercise reasonable care 
                with respect to the management and handling of the 
                recyclable material.
            ``(2) Basis for belief.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        an objectively reasonable basis for belief shall be determined 
        using criteria that includes the size of the person's business, 
        customary industry practices, the price paid in the recycling 
        transaction, and the ability of the person to detect the nature 
        of the consuming facility's operations concerning its handling, 
        processing, reclamation, storage, or other management 
        activities associated with the recyclable material.
            ``(3) Requirement.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
        requirement to obtain a permit applicable to the handling, 
        processing, reclamation, storage, or other management 
        activities associated with recyclable material shall be 
        considered to be a substantive provision.
    ``(g) Effect on Other Liability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
considered to affect the liability of a person under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of section 107(a).
    ``(h) Polychlorinated Biphenyls.--An exemption under this section 
shall not apply if the recyclable material contained polychlorinated 
biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million or any new standard 
promulgated after the date of enactment of this section pursuant to 
applicable Federal laws.
    ``(i) Regulations.--The Administrator shall have the authority, 
under section 115, to promulgate additional regulations concerning this 
section.
    ``(j) Effect on Pending or Concluded Actions.--The exemptions 
provided in this section for a party shall not affect any judicial or 
administrative action that is concluded with respect to the party prior 
to February 3, 1994, or any pending (as of the date of enactment of 
this section) judicial action initiated prior to February 3, 1994. The 
exemptions provided in this section shall not be available with respect 
to a facility if a potentially responsible party whose liability at the 
facility based on paragraph (3) or (4) of section 107(a) has resolved 
the liability with the United States prior to February 3, 1994.
    ``(k) Liability for Attorney's Fees for Certain Actions.--Any 
person who commences an action in contribution against a person who is 
not liable by operation of this section shall be liable to that person 
for all reasonable costs of defending that action, including all 
reasonable attorney's and expert witness fees.
    ``(l) Relationship to Liability Under Other Laws.--Nothing in this 
section shall affect--
            ``(1) liability under any other Federal, State, or local 
        statute or regulation promulgated pursuant to any such statute, 
        including any requirements promulgated by the Administrator 
        under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); or
            ``(2) the ability of the Administrator to promulgate 
        regulations under any other statute, including the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act.''.

SEC. 411. LENDER AND FIDUCIARY LIABILITY.

    (a) CERCLA Amendment.--Title I (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (as amended 
by sections 201, 409, and 410(b)) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections:

``SEC. 131. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION AND OTHER LENDER LIABILITY.

    ``(a) Liability Limitations.--The liability of an insured 
depository institution or other lender that is liable under any other 
provision of this Act for the release or threatened release of a 
hazardous substance at, from, or in connection with property--
            ``(1) acquired through foreclosure;
            ``(2) subject to a security interest held by such 
        institution or lender;
            ``(3) held by a lessor pursuant to the terms of an 
        extension of credit; or
            ``(4) subject to financial control or financial oversight 
        pursuant to the terms of an extension of credit;
shall be limited to the actual benefit conferred on such institution or 
lender by a removal, remedial, or other response action undertaken by 
another party.
    ``(b) Actual Benefit.--For purposes of this section, the actual 
benefit conferred on an institution or lender by a removal, remedial, 
or other response action shall be equal to the net gain, if any, 
realized by such institution or lender due to such action. For purposes 
of this subsection, the `net gain' shall not exceed the amount realized 
by the institution or lender on the sale of property less acquisition, 
holding, and disposition costs.
    ``(c) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), but subject to 
the provisions of section 107(d), a depository institution or lender 
that caused or contributed to the release of a hazardous substance may 
be liable for a response action pertaining to that release.
    ``(d) Environmental Assessments.--
            ``(1) Depository institutions.--The Administrator, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue 
        and publish guidelines for insured depository institutions and 
        other lenders to develop and implement adequate procedures to 
        evaluate actual and potential environmental risks that may 
        arise from or at property prior to making an extension of 
        credit secured by such property. The requirements may provide 
        for exclusions or different types of environmental assessments 
        as may be appropriate under the circumstances in order to 
        account for the levels of risk that may be posed by different 
        classes of collateral. Each Federal agency having the authority 
        under Federal law to make an examination of an insured 
        depository institution shall take compliance with the 
        guidelines into account in performing such examinations.
            ``(2) Final guidelines.--Final guidelines required to be 
        issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be issued not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this section.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Property acquired through foreclosure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `property acquired 
                through foreclosure' means property acquired, or the 
                act of acquiring property, from a nonaffiliated party 
                by an insured depository institution or other lender--
                            ``(i) through purchase at sales under 
                        judgment or decree, power of sales, nonjudicial 
                        foreclosure sales, or from a trustee, deed in 
                        lieu of foreclosure, or similar conveyance, or 
                        through repossession, if such property was 
                        security for an extension of credit previously 
                        contracted;
                            ``(ii) through conveyance pursuant to an 
                        extension of credit previously contracted, 
                        including the termination of a lease agreement; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) through any other formal or 
                        informal manner by which the insured depository 
                        institution or other lender temporarily 
                        acquires, for subsequent disposition, 
                        possession of collateral in order to protect 
                        its interest.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--Property is not acquired through 
                foreclosure if the insured depository institution or 
                lender does not seek to sell or otherwise divest such 
                property at the earliest practical, commercially 
                reasonable time, on commercially reasonable terms, 
                taking into account market conditions and legal and 
                regulatory requirements.
            ``(2) Lender.--The term `lender' means--
                    ``(A) a person (other than an insured depository 
                institution) that--
                            ``(i) makes a bona fide extension of credit 
                        to or takes a security interest from a 
                        nonaffiliated party; and
                            ``(ii) substantially and materially 
                        complies with the environmental assessment 
                        requirements imposed under subsection (d), 
                        after final guidelines under that subsection 
                        have been issued;
                and includes a successor or assign of any such person;
                    ``(B) the Federal National Mortgage Association, 
                the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal 
                Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or other entity that 
                in a bona fide manner is engaged in the business of 
                buying or selling loans or interests therein, if such 
                Association, Corporation, or entity requires 
                institutions from which it purchases loans (or other 
                obligations) to comply substantially and materially 
                with the requirements of subsection (d), after final 
                guidelines under that subsection have been issued;
                    ``(C) any person engaged in the business of 
                insuring or guaranteeing against a default in the 
                repayment of an extension of credit, or acting as a 
                surety with respect to an extension of credit, to 
                nonaffiliated parties; and
                    ``(D) any person regularly engaged in the business 
                of providing title insurance who acquires the property 
                as a result of assignment or conveyance in the course 
                of underwriting claims and claims settlement.
            ``(3) Extension of credit.--The term `extension of credit' 
        includes a lease finance transaction--
                    ``(A) in which the lessor does not initially select 
                the leased property and does not during the lease term 
                control the daily operations or maintenance of the 
                property; or
                    ``(B) that conforms with regulations issued by the 
                appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in 
                section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
                U.S.C. 1813)) or the appropriate State banking 
                regulatory authority.
            ``(4) Insured depository institution.--The term `insured 
        depository institution' has the same meaning as in section 3(c) 
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)), and 
        shall also include--
                    ``(A) an insured credit union, as defined in 
                section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
                1752);
                    ``(B) a bank or association chartered under the 
                Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.); and
                    ``(C) a leasing or trust company that is an 
                affiliate of an insured depository institution (as such 
                term is defined in this paragraph).
            ``(5) Security interest.--The term `security interest' 
        includes rights under a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, 
        judgment lien, pledge, security agreement, factoring agreement, 
        lease, or any other right accruing to a person to secure the 
        repayment of money, the performance of a duty, or some other 
        obligation.
    ``(f) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall--
            ``(1) affect the rights or immunities or other defenses 
        that are available under this Act or other applicable law to 
        any party subject to the provisions of this section;
            ``(2) be construed to create any liability for any party; 
        or
            ``(3) create a private right of action against an insured 
        depository institution or lender or against any Federal agency 
        that regulates an insured depository institution or other 
        lender.

``SEC. 132. LIABILITY OF FIDUCIARIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The liability of a fiduciary that is liable 
under any other provision of this Act for the release or threatened 
release of a hazardous substance at, from, or in connection with 
property held in a fiduciary capacity, may not exceed the assets held 
in such fiduciary capacity that are available to indemnify the 
fiduciary.
    ``(b) Exclusion.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that 
a person is liable under this Act independent of such person's 
ownership or actions taken in a fiduciary capacity.
    ``(c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (d), a 
fiduciary whose failure to exercise due care caused or contributed to 
the release of a hazardous substance may have liability in its personal 
capacity for a response action pertaining to that release.
    ``(d) Safe Harbor.--A fiduciary shall not be liable in its personal 
capacity under this Act for--
            ``(1) undertaking or directing another to undertake a 
        response action under section 107(d)(1) or under the direction 
        of an on-scene coordinator;
            ``(2) undertaking or directing another to undertake any 
        other lawful means of addressing hazardous substances in 
        connection with the property;
            ``(3) terminating the fiduciary relationship;
            ``(4) including in the terms of the fiduciary agreement 
        covenants, warranties, or other terms and conditions that 
        relate to compliance with environmental laws, or monitoring or 
        enforcing such terms;
            ``(5) monitoring or undertaking 1 or more inspections of 
        the property;
            ``(6) providing financial or other advice or counseling to 
        other parties to the fiduciary relationship, including the 
        settler or beneficiary;
            ``(7) restructuring, renegotiating, or otherwise altering 
        the terms and conditions of the fiduciary relationship; or
            ``(8) declining to take any of the actions described in 
        paragraphs (2) through (7).
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Fiduciary.--The term `fiduciary'--
                    ``(A) means a person acting for the benefit of 
                another party as a bona fide--
                            ``(i) trustee;
                            ``(ii) executor;
                            ``(iii) administrator;
                            ``(iv) custodian;
                            ``(v) guardian of estates or guardian ad 
                        litem;
                            ``(vi) receiver;
                            ``(vii) conservator;
                            ``(viii) committee of estates of lunatics 
                        or other disabled persons;
                            ``(ix) personal representative; or
                            ``(x) representative in any other capacity 
                        that the Administrator, pursuant to public 
                        notice, determines to be similar to those 
                        listed in clauses (i) through (ix); and
                    ``(B) does not include any person who is acting as 
                a fiduciary with respect to a trust or other fiduciary 
                estate that--
                            ``(i) was not created as part of, or to 
                        facilitate, 1 or more estate plans or pursuant 
                        to the incapacity of a natural person; and
                            ``(ii) was organized for the primary 
                        purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying 
                        on a trade or business for profit.
            ``(2) Fiduciary capacity.--A person acts in a `fiduciary 
        capacity' with respect to property if the person holds title to 
        such property, or otherwise has control of or an interest in 
        such property, pursuant to the exercise of such person's 
        responsibilities as a fiduciary.
            ``(3) Federal banking or lending agency.--The term `Federal 
        banking or lending agency' has the same meaning as in section 
        44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
    ``(f) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall affect the 
rights or immunities or other defenses that are available under this 
Act or other applicable law to any person subject to the provisions of 
this section. Nothing in this section shall create any liability for 
any party. Nothing in this section shall create a private right of 
action against a fiduciary or any other party.
    ``(g) Inapplicability to Federal Banking and Lending Agencies.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a Federal 
banking or lending agency.
    ``(h) No Effect on Certain Persons.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect the liability, if any, of a person who--
            ``(1)(A) acts in a capacity other than a fiduciary 
        capacity; and
            ``(B) directly or indirectly benefits from a trust or 
        fiduciary relationship; or
            ``(2) who--
                    ``(A) is a beneficiary and a fiduciary with respect 
                to the same fiduciary estate; and
                    ``(B) as a fiduciary, receives benefits that exceed 
                customary or reasonable compensation, and incidental 
                benefits, permitted under other applicable law.
    ``(i) Regulatory Authority.--The Administrator may promulgate 
regulations to implement this section.''.
    (b) Federal Deposit Insurance Act Amendment.--The Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``SEC. 44. FEDERAL BANKING AND LENDING AGENCY LIABILITY.

    ``(a) Governmental Entities.--
            ``(1) Banking and lending agencies.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), a Federal banking or lending agency shall not be 
        liable under any law imposing strict liability for the release 
        or threatened release of a hazardous substance at or from 
        property (including any right or interest therein) acquired--
                    ``(A) in connection with the exercise of 
                receivership or conservatorship authority, or the 
                liquidation or winding up of the affairs of an insured 
                depository institution, including any of its 
                subsidiaries;
                    ``(B) in connection with the provision of loans, 
                discounts, advances, guarantees, insurance or other 
                financial assistance; or
                    ``(C) in connection with property received in any 
                civil or criminal proceeding, or administrative 
                enforcement action, whether by settlement or order.
            ``(2) Application of state law.--Nothing in this section 
        shall be construed as preempting, affecting, applying to, or 
        modifying any State law, or any rights, actions, cause of 
        action, or obligations under State law, except that liability 
        under State law shall not exceed the value of the agency's 
        interest in the asset giving rise to such liability. Nothing in 
        this section shall be construed to prevent a Federal banking or 
        lending agency from agreeing with a State to transfer property 
        to such State in lieu of any liability that might otherwise be 
        imposed under State law.
            ``(3) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and 
        subject to section 107(d) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, a Federal 
        banking or lending agency that caused or contributed to the 
        release of a hazardous substance may be liable for removal, 
        remedial, or other response action pertaining to that release.
            ``(4) Subsequent purchaser.--The immunity provided by 
        paragraph (1) shall extend to the first subsequent purchaser of 
        property described in such paragraph from a Federal banking or 
        lending agency, unless such purchaser--
                    ``(A) would otherwise be liable or potentially 
                liable for all or part of the costs of the removal, 
                remedial, or other response action due to a prior 
                relationship with the property;
                    ``(B) is or was affiliated with or related to a 
                party described in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) fails to agree to take reasonable steps 
                necessary to remedy the release or threatened release 
                or to protect public health and safety in a manner 
                consistent with the purposes of applicable 
                environmental laws; or
                    ``(D) causes or contributes to any additional 
                release or threatened release on the property.
            ``(5) Federal or state action.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
        (4), if a Federal agency or State environmental agency is 
        required to take remedial action due to the failure of a 
        subsequent purchaser to carry out, in good faith, the agreement 
        described in paragraph (4)(C), such subsequent purchaser shall 
        reimburse the Federal or State environmental agency for the 
        costs of such remedial action. Any such reimbursement shall not 
        exceed the increase in the fair market value of the property 
        attributable to the remedial action.
    ``(b) Lien Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any property held by a subsequent purchaser referred to in subsection 
(a)(4) or held by a Federal banking or lending agency shall not be 
subject to any lien for costs or damages associated with the release or 
threatened release of a hazardous substance existing at the time of the 
transfer.
    ``(c) Exemption From Covenants To Remediate.--A Federal banking or 
lending agency shall be exempt from any law requiring such agency to 
grant covenants warranting that a removal, remedial, or other response 
action has been, or will in the future be, taken with respect to 
property acquired in the manner described in subsection (a)(1).
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Federal banking or lending agency.--The term `Federal 
        banking or lending agency' means the Corporation, the 
        Resolution Trust Corporation, the Board of Governors of the 
        Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
        Office of Thrift Supervision, a Federal Reserve Bank, a Federal 
        Home Loan Bank, the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, the National Credit Union Administration Board, 
        the Farm Credit Administration, the Farm Credit System 
        Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit System Assistance Board, 
        the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification 
        Administration, the Small Business Administration, and any 
        other Federal agency acting in a similar capacity, in any of 
        their capacities, and their agents or appointees.
            ``(2) Hazardous substance.--The term `hazardous substance' 
        has the same meaning as in section 101(14) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
        1980.
            ``(3) Release.--The term `release' has the same meaning as 
        in section 101(22) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and includes the use, 
        storage, disposal, treatment, generation, or transportation of 
        a hazardous substance.
    ``(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall--
            ``(1) affect the rights or immunities or other defenses 
        that are available under this Act or other applicable law to 
        any party, subject to the provisions of this section;
            ``(2) be construed to create any liability for any party; 
        or
            ``(3) create a private right of action against an insured 
        depository institution or lender or against a Federal banking 
        or lending agency.''.
    (c) Definition of Participation in Management.--Section 101(20) (42 
U.S.C. 9601(20)) (as amended by section 605(a)(3)(C)) is further 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the second sentence; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Exclusion of persons not participants in 
                management.--
                            ``(i) Indicia of ownership to protect 
                        security interest.--The term `owner or 
                        operator' does not include a person who, 
                        without participating in the management of a 
                        vessel or facility, holds indicia of ownership 
                        primarily to protect such persons's security 
                        interest in the vessel or facility.
                            ``(ii) Nonparticipation in management prior 
                        to foreclosure.--The term `owner or operator' 
                        does not include a person who did not 
                        participate in management of a vessel or 
                        facility prior to foreclosure, even if such 
                        person forecloses on such vessel or facility, 
                        sells, re-leases (in the case of a lease 
                        finance transaction), or liquidates the vessel 
                        or facility, maintains business activities, 
                        winds up operations, or undertakes any response 
                        action under section 107(d)(1) or under the 
                        direction of an on-scene coordinator, with 
                        respect to the vessel or facility, or takes 
                        other measures to preserve, protect, or prepare 
                        the vessel or facility prior to sale or 
                        disposition, if such person seeks to sell, re-
                        lease (in the case of a lease finance 
                        transaction), or otherwise divest such vessel 
                        or facility at the earliest practical, 
                        commercially reasonable time, on commercially 
                        reasonable terms, taking into account market 
                        conditions and legal and regulatory 
                        requirements.
                    ``(G) Participation in management.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (F)--
                            ``(i) the term `participate in management' 
                        means actually participating in the management 
                        or operational affairs of the vessel or 
                        facility, and does not include merely having 
                        the capacity to influence, or the unexercised 
                        right to control, vessel or facility 
                        operations;
                            ``(ii) a person shall be considered to 
                        `participate in management' while the borrower 
                        is still in possession of the vessel or 
                        facility encumbered by the security interest 
                        only if such person--
                                    ``(I) exercises decisionmaking 
                                control over the environmental 
                                compliance of a borrower, such that the 
                                person has undertaken responsibility 
                                for the hazardous substance handling or 
                                disposal practices of the borrower; or
                                    ``(II) exercises control at a level 
                                comparable to that of a manager of the 
                                enterprise of the borrower, such that 
                                the person has assumed or manifested 
                                responsibility for the overall 
                                management of the enterprise 
                                encompassing day-to-day decisionmaking 
                                with respect to environmental 
                                compliance, or with respect to 
                                substantially all of the operational 
                                aspects (as distinguished from 
                                financial or administrative aspects) of 
                                the enterprise, other than 
                                environmental compliance;
                            ``(iii) the term `participate in 
                        management' does not include conducting an act 
                        or failing to act prior to the time that a 
                        security interest is created in a vessel or 
                        facility; and
                            ``(iv) the term `participate in management' 
                        does not include--
                                    ``(I) holding such a security 
                                interest or abandoning or releasing 
                                such a security interest;
                                    ``(II) including in the terms of an 
                                extension of credit, or in a contract 
                                or security agreement relating to such 
                                an extension, covenants, warranties, or 
                                other terms and conditions that relate 
                                to environmental compliance;
                                    ``(III) monitoring or enforcing the 
                                terms and conditions of the extension 
                                of credit or security interest;
                                    ``(IV) monitoring or undertaking 1 
                                or more inspections of the vessel or 
                                facility;
                                    ``(V) requiring or conducting 
                                response action or other lawful means 
                                of addressing the release or threatened 
                                release of a hazardous substance in 
                                connection with the vessel or facility 
                                prior to, during, or upon the 
                                expiration of the term of the extension 
                                of credit;
                                    ``(VI) providing financial or other 
                                advice or counseling in an effort to 
                                mitigate, prevent, or cure default or 
                                diminution in the value of the vessel 
                                or facility;
                                    ``(VII) restructuring, 
                                renegotiating, or otherwise agreeing to 
                                alter the terms and conditions of the 
                                extension of credit or security 
                                interest, exercising forbearance; or
                                    ``(VIII) exercising other remedies 
                                that may be available under applicable 
                                law for the breach of any term or 
                                condition of the extension of credit or 
                                security agreement;
                        if such actions do not rise to the level of 
                        participating in management, as defined in 
                        clauses (i) and (ii).
                    ``(H) Other terms.--As used in subparagraph (F), 
                subparagraph (G), and this subparagraph, the following 
                definitions shall apply:
                            ``(i) Extension of credit.--The term 
                        `extension of credit' includes a lease finance 
                        transaction--
                                    ``(I) in which the lessor does not 
                                initially select the leased vessel or 
                                facility and does not during the lease 
                                term control the daily operations or 
                                maintenance of the vessel or facility; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) that conforms with 
                                regulations issued by the appropriate 
                                Federal banking agency or the 
                                appropriate State bank supervisor (as 
                                those terms are defined in section 3 of 
                                the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
                                U.S.C. 1813)) or with regulations 
                                issued by the National Credit Union 
                                Administration Board, as appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Financial or administrative 
                        aspect.--The term `financial or administrative 
                        aspect' includes a function such as a function 
                        of a credit manager, accounts payable officer, 
                        accounts receivable officer, personnel manager, 
                        comptroller, or chief financial officer, or any 
                        similar function.
                            ``(iii) Foreclosure; foreclose.--The terms 
                        `foreclosure' and `foreclose' mean, 
                        respectively, acquiring, and to acquire, a 
                        vessel or facility through--
                                    ``(I) purchase at sale under a 
                                judgment or decree, a power of sale, a 
                                nonjudicial foreclosure sale, or from a 
                                trustee, deed in lieu of foreclosure, 
                                or similar conveyance, or through 
                                repossession, if such vessel or 
                                facility was security for an extension 
                                of credit previously contracted;
                                    ``(II) conveyance pursuant to an 
                                extension of credit previously 
                                contracted, including the termination 
                                of a lease agreement; or
                                    ``(III) any other formal or 
                                informal manner by which the person 
                                acquires, for subsequent disposition, 
                                possession of collateral in order to 
                                protect the security interest of the 
                                person.
                            ``(iv) Operational aspect.--The term 
                        `operational aspect' includes a function such 
                        as a function of a facility or plant manager, 
                        operations manager, chief operating officer, or 
                        chief executive officer.
                            ``(v) Security interest.--The term 
                        `security interest' includes a right under a 
                        mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, judgment 
                        lien, pledge, security agreement, factoring 
                        agreement, or lease, or any other right 
                        accruing to a person to secure the repayment of 
                        money, the performance of a duty, or some other 
                        obligation.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
applicable with respect to any claim that has not been finally 
adjudicated as of the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 412. RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, OR EDUCATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 101(20) (42 U.S.C. 9601(20)) (as amended 
by section 411(c)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(I) Religious, charitable, scientific, or 
                educational organization.--Subject to section 107(p), 
                the term `owner or operator' includes an organization 
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986, that is organized and operated 
                exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, or 
                educational purposes, and that holds title to a vessel 
                or facility.''.
    (b) Limitation on Liability.--Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 9607) (as 
amended by section 403(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(p) Religious, Charitable, Scientific, or Educational 
Organization.--
            ``(1) Limitation on liability.--In the event that an 
        organization described in section 101(20)(I) holds title to a 
        vessel or facility, either directly or in trust, as a result of 
        a charitable gift that is allowable as a deduction under 
        section 170, 2055, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        (determined without regard to dollar limitations), the 
        liability of the organization shall be limited to the lesser of 
        the fair market value of the vessel or facility or the actual 
        proceeds of the sale of the vessel or facility received by the 
        organization, subject to paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Conditions.--In order for an organization described 
        in section 101(20)(I) to be eligible for the limited liability 
        described in paragraph (1), the organization shall--
                    ``(A) provide full cooperation, assistance, and 
                facility access to persons authorized to conduct 
                response actions at the vessel or facility, including 
                the cooperation and access necessary for the 
                installation, preservation of integrity, operation, and 
                maintenance of any complete or partial response action 
                at the vessel or facility;
                    ``(B) provide full cooperation and assistance to 
                the United States in identifying and locating persons 
                who recently owned, operated, or otherwise controlled 
                activities at the vessel or facility;
                    ``(C) establish by a preponderance of the evidence 
                that all active disposal of hazardous substances at the 
                facility or vessel occurred before the organization 
                acquired the vessel or facility; and
                    ``(D) establish by a preponderance of the evidence 
                that the organization did not cause or contribute to a 
                release or threatened release of hazardous substances 
                at the vessel or facility.
            ``(3) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall affect 
        the liability of any person, other than a person described in 
        section 101(20)(I) who meets the conditions specified in 
        paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 413. WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Administrator; response.--The terms ``Administrator'' 
        and ``response'' have the meanings given the terms in 
        paragraphs (2) and (25), respectively, of section 101 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
            (2) Response action contractor.--The term ``response action 
        contractor'' means a contractor described in section 119(a)(1) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9619(a)(1)).
    (b) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a working 
group, which shall include representatives of response action 
contractor organizations as well as interested government departments 
and agencies.
    (c) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The working group shall study the potential 
        liability of response action contractors under such Act and the 
        potential impact of the liability on the cost and effectiveness 
        of response actions. The group shall examine potential risks to 
        government and private sector entities involved in such 
        response actions.
            (2) Report.--The working group shall prepare a report that 
        includes the findings from the study described in paragraph 
        (1). The report shall contain recommended measures to address 
        the potential risks. The working group shall submit the report 
        to Congress not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.

SEC. 414. INDIRECT COSTS.

    Title I (as amended by sections 201(a), 409, 410(b), and 411(a)) 
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 133. INDIRECT COSTS.

    ``(a) Definition.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Indirect cost expenditure.--The term `indirect cost 
        expenditure', used with respect to a fiscal year, means a 
        disbursement from the Fund by the President for the operation, 
        management, or implementation of activities under this Act for 
        the fiscal year that is not directly attributable to the 
        activities of the President for a particular facility at which 
        response actions have been, are, or are planned to be taken.
            ``(2) Total cost expenditures.--The term `total cost 
        expenditures', used with respect to a fiscal year, means the 
        total amount of the disbursements from the Fund by the 
        President for the operation, management, or implementation of 
        activities under this Act for the fiscal year.
    ``(b) Rule.--Beginning with fiscal year 1995, the percentage of 
total cost expenditures that represents indirect cost expenditures 
shall not exceed 35 percent.
    ``(c) Calculation.--Not later than December 1 of fiscal year 1997 
and of each subsequent fiscal year, the President shall calculate for 
the preceding fiscal year the percentage of total cost expenditures 
that represents indirect cost expenditures.
    ``(d) Reduction of Claims.--For any fiscal year for which indirect 
cost expenditures exceed 35 percent of total cost expenditures, the 
excess indirect cost expenditures shall not be considered to be 
response costs that are recoverable under this Act.
    ``(e) Report by Comptroller General.--Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
commence a review of indirect cost expenditures for the period of 3 
fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Comptroller 
General commences the review. Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
containing the results of the review and recommendations as to the 
appropriate aggregate annual amount of indirect cost expenditures.''.

SEC. 415. RELEASE OF EVIDENCE.

    (a) Timely Access to Information Furnished Under Section 104(e).--
Section 104(e)(8)(A) (as amended by section 401(d)) is further amended 
by inserting after ``shall be made available to the public'' the 
following: ``not later than 14 days after the records, reports, 
documents, or information are obtained''.
    (b) Requirement To Provide PRPs Evidence of Liability.--
            (1) Abatement orders.--Section 106(a) (42 U.S.C. 9606(a)) 
        (as amended by section 402(a)) is further amended by adding at 
        the end the following: ``In any case in which the President 
        issues an order to a person under this subsection, the 
        President shall provide information concerning the evidence 
        that indicates that each element of liability contained in 
        section 107(a) is present with respect to the person.''.
            (2) Notice of period of negotiation.--Section 122(e)(1) (42 
        U.S.C. 9622(e)(1)) is amended by inserting after subparagraph 
        (C) the following:
                    ``(D) For each potentially responsible party, 
                information concerning the evidence that indicates that 
                each element of liability contained in section 107(a) 
                is present.''.

SEC. 416. CONTIGUOUS OR NEARBY PROPERTIES.

    Section 107(n) (as added by section 403(a)(2) and amended by 
subsections (a)(2) and (d)(1) of section 404) (42 U.S.C. 9607(n)) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Contiguous properties.--A person who owns or operates 
        real property that is contiguous to or otherwise similarly 
        situated with respect to real property on which there has been 
        a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance and 
        that is or may be contaminated by such release shall not be 
        considered to be an owner or operator of a facility under 
        subsection (a)(1) solely by reason of such contamination, if 
        such person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence 
        that--
                    ``(A) such person exercised due care with respect 
                to the hazardous substance, in light of all relevant 
                facts and circumstances;
                    ``(B) such person took precautions against any 
                foreseeable act or omission that resulted in the 
                release or threatened release and the consequences that 
                could foreseeably result from such act or omission; and
                    ``(C) such person did not cause or contribute to 
                the release or threatened release.
        The President may issue an assurance of no enforcement action 
        under this Act to any such person and may grant any such person 
        protection against cost recovery and contribution actions 
        pursuant to section 113(f)(2).''.

            TITLE V--REMEDY SELECTION AND CLEANUP STANDARDS

SEC. 501. CLEANUP STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 121(d) (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                    (A) by striking clause (iv);
                    (B) in clause (iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting 
                        ``(B)'';
                            (ii) by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
                        inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                            (iii) by redesignating subclauses (I), 
                        (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and 
                        (iii), respectively; and
                    (C) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting 
                        ``(9)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``clauses (iii) and (iv)'' 
                        and inserting ``subparagraph (B)'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or 4010(c) if 
        appropriate,'' after ``3005'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (10);
            (4) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (5) by striking the subsection heading and all that follows 
        through the end of clause (i) of paragraph (2)(C) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(d) Establishment of Protective Concentration Levels.--
            ``(1) National goal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The goal of this Act is to 
                protect human health and the environment. In order to 
                provide consistent and equivalent protection of human 
                health, the goal of protection of human health shall be 
                expressed as a single numerical health risk level that 
                ensures a reasonable certainty of no harm from exposure 
                to carcinogens and a single numerical health risk level 
                that ensures a reasonable certainty of no harm from 
                exposure to noncarcinogens, and shall provide the basis 
                for protective concentration levels established under 
                this subsection. The Administrator shall propose a 
                regulation specifying the health risk levels not later 
                than 12 months after the date of enactment of the 
                Superfund Reform Act of 1994 and shall promulgate the 
                regulation not later than 18 months after such date.
                    ``(B) Exception.--If the President finds that 
                achievement of the goal is technically infeasible or 
                unreasonably costly, the President may select a 
                protective concentration level or take a remedial 
                action that does not achieve the goal.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--If the President makes a finding 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B), the President shall--
                            ``(i) publish an explanation demonstrating 
                        that achievement of the goal is technically 
                        infeasible or unreasonably costly as a 
                        declaration in the record of decision with 
                        regard to such remedy; and
                            ``(ii) with regard to any protective 
                        concentration level established for a 
                        carcinogen, ensure that the protective 
                        concentration level does not result in an 
                        unacceptable risk to human health unless the 
                        achievement of such level is technically 
                        infeasible, in which case the President shall 
                        take sufficient action to minimize risk to 
                        human health.
            ``(2) Scope and purpose of national risk protocol.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                promulgate a national risk protocol for conducting risk 
                assessments under this Act. The national risk protocol 
                shall be used for risk assessments underlying 
                determinations of the need for remedial action, the 
                establishment of protective concentration levels of 
                chemicals, and the evaluation of remedial alternatives.
                    ``(B) Scenarios, formulae, or methodologies.--The 
                national risk protocol shall establish, to the extent 
                appropriate and practicable, each of the following:
                            ``(i) Standardized exposure scenarios 
                        defining exposure pathways for a range of 
                        unrestricted and restricted land uses.
                            ``(ii) Standardized formulae or 
                        methodologies for--
                                    ``(I) evaluating the exposure 
                                pathways of concern under the 
                                standardized exposure scenarios 
                                established under clause (i); and
                                    ``(II) developing, consistent with 
                                the national goal under paragraph (1), 
                                chemical concentration levels 
                                protective of receptors currently and 
                                reasonably anticipated to be exposed 
                                via the pathways included in such 
                                scenarios for at least the 100 
                                contaminants most frequently occurring 
                                at facilities addressed under this Act 
                                and for which adequate toxicity 
                                information is available.
                            ``(iii) Methodologies for facility-specific 
                        evaluations of ecological risks.
            ``(3) Standardized formulae or methodologies.--Standardized 
        formulae or methodologies established under paragraph (2) shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) National constants for specific 
                characteristics of individual chemicals not expected to 
                vary from facility to facility.
                    ``(B) Facility-specific variables for physical 
                characteristics of the facility and other factors. 
                Criteria for identifying such variables shall include 
                each of the following:
                            ``(i) Whether a characteristic or factor 
                        can be objectively measured based on actual 
                        facility data or reasonably estimated based on 
                        credible scientific studies when facility-
                        measured data cannot be reasonably obtained.
                            ``(ii) Whether the effects of a 
                        characteristic or factor are scientifically 
                        well-understood.
                            ``(iii) Whether the impact of the 
                        characteristic or factor on estimations of risk 
                        or protective concentration levels is 
                        significant.
                    ``(C) Exposure factors related to demographics 
                (including separate exposure factors for sensitive 
                subpopulations to be applied where relevant), activity 
                patterns, and natural constraints. Defaults or ranges 
                of default values shall be established for such factors 
                and used unless verifiable data are presented that the 
                defaults are significantly different from actual 
                facility conditions. In cases in which such data are 
                presented, the values shall be determined on a site-
                specific basis after consideration of any views 
                expressed by the Community Working Group, if available, 
                and local residents.
            ``(4) Application of national risk protocol.--
                    ``(A) Analysis.--The President shall conduct an 
                analysis at each such facility to determine which 
                exposure scenarios, pathways, hazardous substances, and 
                pollutants or contaminants are relevant to that 
                facility. Where standardized formulae or methodologies 
                for addressing such relevant scenarios, pathways, 
                hazardous substances, and pollutants or contaminants 
                are available, the formulae or methodologies shall be 
                used.
                    ``(B) Nonexistent exposure pathway.--Standardized 
                formulae or methodologies for exposure pathways that do 
                not exist or are not reasonably anticipated to exist in 
                the future at a facility shall not be applied in 
                establishing protective concentration levels for the 
                facility.
                    ``(C) Unavailable formulae and methodologies.--
                Where standardized formulae or methodologies for 
                particular exposure scenarios, complex and atypical 
                sites, exposure pathways, or chemicals are unavailable, 
                facility-specific risk assessment shall be used to 
                establish protective concentration levels under this 
                subsection.
            ``(5) Considerations in establishing the national risk 
        protocol.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In developing the national risk 
                protocol under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
                evaluate and, to the degree appropriate and 
                practicable--
                            ``(i) identify appropriate sources of 
                        toxicity information;
                            ``(ii) define the use of probabilistic 
                        modeling;
                            ``(iii) identify criteria for the selection 
                        and application of transport and fate models;
                            ``(iv) define the use of high end and 
                        central tendency exposure cases and 
                        assumptions;
                            ``(v) define the use of population risk 
                        estimates in addition to individual risk 
                        estimates;
                            ``(vi) define appropriate approaches for 
                        addressing cumulative risks posed by multiple 
                        hazardous substances, multiple pollutants or 
                        contaminants, or multiple exposure pathways; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) establish appropriate sampling 
                        approaches and data quality requirements.
                    ``(B) Guidelines.--The national risk protocol shall 
                establish guidelines for all risk assessments conducted 
                under this Act. The risk assessments and guidelines 
                shall include reasonable estimates of plausible high 
                end exposures that do not exaggerate risks by 
                inappropriately compounding multiple hypothetical 
                conservative assumptions. For purposes of establishing 
                protective concentration levels, and other relevant 
                remedial decisions, the risk assessments and guidelines 
                used to establish the levels and make such decisions 
                shall rely on exposure estimates between the 90th 
                percentile and the 95th percentile of the combined 
                estimated exposures that may be experienced for all 
                relevant exposure pathways. The Administrator shall 
                ensure that the actual affected population, including, 
                where relevant, sensitive subpopulations, receives a 
                level of protection as provided in paragraph (1).
            ``(6) Phasing and updating of the national risk protocol.--
        The national risk protocol shall be developed in accordance 
        with a schedule promulgated by the Administrator within 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of the Superfund Reform Act of 
        1994. The national risk protocol may be developed and 
        promulgated in phases as determined to be appropriate by the 
        Administrator. The risk protocol shall be proposed not later 
        than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Superfund 
        Reform Act of 1994 and shall be promulgated not later than 18 
        months after such date. The Administrator also shall determine 
        an appropriate approach and schedule for ensuring that the 
        national risk protocol remains current with emerging science 
        and relevant Agency policy.
            ``(7) Federal and state laws.--
                    ``(A) Requirements.--A remedial action shall be 
                required to--
                            ``(i) comply with the substantive 
                        requirements of any promulgated standard, 
                        requirement, criterion, or limitation under any 
                        Federal or more stringent State environmental 
                        or facility siting law that is applicable to 
                        the conduct or operation of the remedial 
                        action;
                            ``(ii) attain any promulgated protective 
                        concentration levels applicable to determining 
                        the level of cleanup for remedial actions 
                        conducted under any State environmental law 
                        where such levels are more stringent than--
                                    ``(I) those established under 
                                clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(A); 
                                or
                                    ``(II) the concentration levels 
                                determined to be protective for a given 
                                facility in accordance with the 
                                requirements of paragraph (2); and
                            ``(iii) comply with or attain any other 
                        promulgated standard, requirement, criterion, 
                        or limitation under any State environmental or 
                        facility siting law that the State demonstrates 
                        is consistently applied to remedial actions 
                        under State law, and that the State determines, 
                        through a promulgation process that includes 
                        public notice, comment, and written response 
                        thereto, and opportunity for judicial review, 
                        applies to remedial actions under this Act.
                    ``(B) Compliance.--Compliance with any State 
                standard, requirement, criterion, or limitation under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be required at a given facility 
                if the standard, requirement, criterion, or limitation 
                has been identified by the State to the President in a 
                timely manner as applicable at that facility. In 
                addition, each State shall publish a comprehensive list 
                of the promulgated standards, requirements, criteria, 
                or limitations that the State may apply to remedial 
                actions under this Act and revise such list 
                periodically, as requested by the President.
                    ``(C) Procedural requirements.--Procedural 
                requirements of Federal and State standards, 
                requirements, criteria, or limitations, including 
                permitting requirements, shall not apply to response 
                actions conducted onsite at a facility. Compliance with 
                subparagraph (A) shall not be required with respect to 
                return, replacement, or disposal of contaminated media 
                or residuals of contaminated media into the same media 
                in or very near then existing areas of contamination 
                onsite at the facility.
                    ``(D) Selection of different standard.--
                            ``(i) Finding.--The President may select 
                        for a facility a remedial action meeting the 
                        requirements of paragraph (1) that does not 
                        comply with or attain a Federal or State 
                        standard, requirement, criterion, or limitation 
                        as required by subparagraph (A), if the 
                        President finds any of the following:
                                    ``(I) Part of remedial action.--The 
                                remedial action selected is only part 
                                of a total remedial action that will 
                                comply with or attain the applicable 
                                requirements of subparagraph (A) when 
                                completed.
                                    ``(II) Greater risk.--Compliance 
                                with or attainment of such standard, 
                                requirement, criterion, or limitation 
                                at that facility will result in greater 
                                risk to human health and the 
                                environment than alternative options.
                                    ``(III) Technically 
                                impracticable.--Compliance with or 
                                attainment of such standard, 
                                requirement, criterion, or limitation 
                                is technically impracticable from an 
                                engineering perspective.
                                    ``(IV) Equivalent to standard of 
                                performance.--The remedial action 
                                selected will attain a standard of 
                                performance that is equivalent to that 
                                required under a standard, requirement, 
                                criterion, or limitation identified 
                                under subparagraph (A) through use of 
                                another approach.
                                    ``(V) Inconsistent application.--
                                With respect to a State standard, 
                                requirement, criterion, limitation, or 
                                level identified under clause (i) or 
                                (ii) of subparagraph (A), the State has 
                                not consistently applied (or 
                                demonstrated the intention to 
                                consistently apply) the standard, 
                                requirement, criterion, limitation, or 
                                level in similar circumstances at other 
                                remedial actions within the State.
                                    ``(VI) Balance.--In the case of a 
                                remedial action to be undertaken solely 
                                under section 104 using amounts from 
                                the Fund, a selection of a remedial 
                                action that complies with or attains 
                                standards, requirements, criteria, or 
                                limitations required in subparagraph 
                                (A) will not provide a balance between 
                                the need for protection of public 
                                health and welfare and the environment 
                                at the facility under consideration, 
                                and the availability of amounts from 
                                the Fund to respond to other facilities 
                                that present or may present a threat to 
                                public health or welfare or the 
                                environment, taking into consideration 
                                the relative immediacy of such threat.
                            ``(ii) Publication.--The President shall 
                        publish any findings made under clause (i), 
                        together with an explanation and appropriate 
                        documentation.
            ``(8) Remedial actions for contaminated water.--
                    ``(A) General requirements for remedial action.--
                            ``(i) Drinking water standards.--Where a 
                        maximum contaminant level or a nonzero maximum 
                        contaminant level goal has been established for 
                        a hazardous substance or a pollutant or 
                        contaminant under title XIV of the Public 
                        Health Service Act (commonly known as the `Safe 
                        Drinking Water Act') (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), 
                        a remedial action with respect to such 
                        hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant 
                        shall attain such level or goal in any surface 
                        water or ground water that may be used for 
                        drinking water, unless a more stringent 
                        remedial action is necessary to protect 
                        wildlife or aquatic life consistent with 
                        designated uses for the water and water quality 
                        criteria for wildlife or aquatic life issued 
                        under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                        (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). Protective 
                        concentration levels for ground water or 
                        surface water meeting the requirements of the 
                        preceding sentence shall be deemed to meet the 
                        requirements of paragraph (1).
                            ``(ii) Other contaminants.--Remedial 
                        actions and protective concentration levels 
                        with respect to other hazardous substances, and 
                        other pollutants or contaminants, in 
                        contaminated surface water or ground water that 
                        may be used for drinking water shall ensure 
                        attainment of the goal established in paragraph 
                        (1).
                            ``(iii) Selection of ground water 
                        remedies.--The President shall identify and 
                        select an appropriate remedy for contaminated 
                        ground water that ensures attainment of the 
                        goal established in paragraph (1), or attains a 
                        standard described in clause (i), through the 
                        evaluation of remedial alternatives and by 
                        taking into consideration the factors 
                        identified in subsection (b)(3)(A) together 
                        with each of the following factors:
                                    ``(I) The urgency of the need for 
                                the ground water.
                                    ``(II) The ability of such remedy 
                                to prevent human exposure to such 
                                contamination.
                            ``(iv) Natural attenuation.--The President 
                        may select, for all or a part of the final 
                        remedy for a facility, a remedy that utilizes 
                        natural attenuation (which may include dilution 
                        and dispersion, but only to the extent 
                        necessary to achieve bio-degradation).
                            ``(v) Other ground water.--Remedial actions 
                        for contaminated ground water (other than 
                        ground water that may be used for drinking 
                        water) shall attain levels appropriate for the 
                        then current or reasonably anticipated future 
                        use of such ground water, or levels appropriate 
                        considering the then current use of any ground 
                        water or surface water to which such 
                        contaminated ground water discharges.
                    ``(B) Exception.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The President may select 
                        protective concentration levels that do not 
                        achieve the requirements of subparagraph (A), 
                        if the President determines that achievement of 
                        the requirements is technically impracticable 
                        from an engineering perspective and each of the 
                        requirements of this subparagraph is met. The 
                        President shall, to the extent practicable, 
                        make any such determination of technical 
                        impracticability on the basis of projections, 
                        modeling, or other analytical techniques 
                        without any requirement that remedial measures 
                        designed to achieve the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (A) first be constructed, 
                        installed, or operated. The preceding sentence 
                        shall not be interpreted to prevent the 
                        President from selecting or requiring 
                        implementation of any other response action, 
                        including actions pursuant to subparagraph (D).
                            ``(ii) Operable units.--A remedial action 
                        for a facility based on a protective 
                        concentration level selected under this 
                        subparagraph shall, whenever appropriate 
                        considering the physical characteristics of the 
                        facility, be divided into 2 or more operable 
                        units reflecting--
                                    ``(I) the concentrations and 
                                characteristics (including density, 
                                phase, and propensity to adsorb) of the 
                                hazardous substances or pollutants or 
                                contaminants in ground water; or
                                    ``(II) the hydrogeologic and 
                                hydrological characteristics of the 
                                facility.
                        The President shall make separate 
                        determinations with respect to the technical 
                        impracticability of attaining protective 
                        concentration levels achieving the requirements 
                        of subparagraph (A) for each operable unit at a 
                        facility and shall define operable units so as 
                        to maximize the volume of ground water that 
                        will attain such levels.
                            ``(iii) Containment.--Remedial actions for 
                        each operable unit for which the President has 
                        made a determination pursuant to clause (i) 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) with respect to an operable 
                                unit containing hazardous substances in 
                                high concentrations or in a non-aqueous 
                                phase to the extent technically 
                                feasible, prevent migration of 
                                hazardous substances or pollutants or 
                                contaminants from the operable unit; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) to the extent technically 
                                feasible, prevent any increase in the 
                                spatial extent of contamination, beyond 
                                the area of contamination detected or 
                                known at the time the remedial action 
                                is selected, that may affect ground 
                                water that may be used for drinking 
                                water.
                        The President may waive the requirements of 
                        subclause (II) for an operable unit containing 
                        a relatively low concentration of a hazardous 
                        substance or pollutant or contaminant over a 
                        large area if containment would be technically 
                        impracticable from an engineering perspective.
                            ``(iv) Removing source material and 
                        dissolved contaminants.--Remedial actions based 
                        on protective concentration levels selected 
                        under this subparagraph shall reduce the volume 
                        or toxicity of hazardous substances or 
                        pollutants or contaminants remaining in ground 
                        water at the facility to the extent technically 
                        practicable from an engineering perspective and 
                        appropriate for effective containment as 
                        required under clause (iii) and consistent with 
                        the technical requirements for the remedial 
                        actions. With respect to an operable unit 
                        containing a relatively low concentration of a 
                        hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant 
                        over a large area, the requirements of the 
                        preceding sentence may be modified if the 
                        President finds that such a reduction is 
                        technically impracticable from an engineering 
                        perspective.
                            ``(v) Other requirements.--Remedial actions 
                        based on protective concentration levels 
                        selected under this subparagraph shall--
                                    ``(I) prevent or eliminate any 
                                actual human exposure through drinking 
                                water to any hazardous substance or 
                                pollutant or contaminant in excess of 
                                the maximum contaminant level or 
                                nonzero maximum contaminant level goal 
                                established for the hazardous substance 
                                or pollutant or contaminant under title 
                                XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
                                (commonly known as the `Safe Drinking 
                                Water Act') (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) 
                                and may include, as appropriate, the 
                                provision of an alternate water supply;
                                    ``(II) unless technically 
                                impracticable from an engineering 
                                perspective, prevent impairment of any 
                                surface water designated use 
                                established under section 303 of the 
                                Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                                U.S.C. 1313), caused by such hazardous 
                                substance or pollutant or contaminant 
                                in any surface water body into which 
                                such contaminated ground water is known 
                                or projected to enter; and
                                    ``(III) provide for long-term 
                                monitoring of such ground water, as 
                                appropriate (including any information 
                                needed for the purposes of review under 
                                subsection (c)).
                            ``(vi) Periodic review.--Each remedial 
                        action based upon protective concentration 
                        levels selected under this subparagraph shall 
                        be reviewed every 5 years as provided in 
                        subsection (c). If the President determines 
                        that conditions at the facility have changed or 
                        that remedial alternatives have become 
                        available, so as to attain protective 
                        concentration levels achieving the requirements 
                        of subparagraph (A), the President shall select 
                        a new remedy pursuant to this paragraph.
                            ``(vii) Premium.--
                                    ``(I) Technology development.--
                                Whenever the President selects a 
                                remedial action based on protective 
                                concentration levels selected pursuant 
                                to this subparagraph or conducts a 
                                review of such action under subsection 
                                (c), the President shall impose a 
                                premium that shall be considered a 
                                response cost otherwise incurred at the 
                                facility reflecting--
                                            ``(aa) the cost to monitor 
                                        ground water at the facility to 
                                        ensure that the requirements of 
                                        this subparagraph continue to 
                                        be met; and
                                            ``(bb) the opportunities to 
                                        develop new remediation 
                                        technologies that may be 
                                        applicable to the facility.
                                Total premiums collected under this 
                                subclause shall not exceed $50,000,000 
                                per year in the aggregate for all 
                                facilities with remedial actions based 
                                on protective concentration levels 
                                selected under this subparagraph. For 
                                each facility with a remedial action 
                                based on a protective concentration 
                                level selected under this subparagraph, 
                                the President shall assess the premium 
                                based on the extent and severity of the 
                                ground water contamination at the 
                                facility. In no case shall the total of 
                                the premiums collected from any single 
                                potentially responsible party under 
                                this subclause for a facility exceed 
                                $1,000,000. The President may reduce or 
                                waive a premium described in this 
                                subclause for a potentially responsible 
                                party at a facility if the President 
                                determines that such a party is a small 
                                business and has a limited ability to 
                                pay or that such a party is currently 
                                (as of the date of the waiver) making a 
                                significant investment for research or 
                                development for new technologies that 
                                may be applicable to the ground water 
                                contamination at the facility.
                                    ``(II) New releases.--In the case 
                                of any remediation of contaminated 
                                ground water resulting from any release 
                                of a hazardous substance or pollutant 
                                or contaminant from a facility 
                                constructed after the date of enactment 
                                of the Superfund Reform Act of 1994, 
                                and in the case of ground water 
                                remediation for operable units where 
                                the potentially responsible party is 
                                unable to demonstrate that the initial 
                                release occurred prior to the date of 
                                enactment of the Superfund Reform Act 
                                of 1994, the President shall impose a 
                                premium that shall be considered a 
                                response cost reflecting the reasonable 
                                capital and operating costs that would 
                                have been incurred at the facility to 
                                prevent the release.
                            ``(viii) Uses of premium payments.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Premiums 
                                collected pursuant to clause (vii) 
                                shall be deposited in the Fund.
                                    ``(II) Monitoring and assessment.--
                                The premiums may be appropriated to 
                                conduct monitoring and assessment, only 
                                to the extent necessary to assess the 
                                development of new technologies, for 
                                facilities for which remedies have been 
                                selected incorporating protective 
                                concentration levels selected under 
                                this subparagraph.
                                    ``(III) Grants.--The premiums may 
                                be appropriated to make grants under 
                                section 311(b)(3) to develop 
                                technologies designed to achieve 
                                remediation of ground water at 
                                facilities at which the Administrator 
                                has made determinations described in 
                                subparagraph (B)(i). In addition to 
                                complying with the requirements of 
                                section 311(b), the Administrator, in 
                                evaluating applications for such a 
                                grant, shall evaluate the applications 
                                on the basis of scientific and 
                                technical merit and feasibility, using 
                                a scientific peer review process. The 
                                requirements of section 311(b)(5)(J) 
                                shall not apply with respect to such a 
                                grant. The grant shall be made in an 
                                amount of not to exceed $1,000,000, 
                                unless the Administrator finds that the 
                                project proposed to be carried out with 
                                the grant has unusual technical merit 
                                and that additional funding is 
                                necessary and appropriate. In no case 
                                shall the amount of such a grant exceed 
                                $5,000,000.
                    ``(C) Alternate concentration limits.--For purposes 
                of this paragraph, a process for establishing alternate 
                concentration limits to those otherwise applicable to 
                hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants in 
                ground water may not be used to establish applicable 
                standards under this paragraph if the process assumes a 
                point of human exposure beyond the boundary of the 
                facility, as defined at the conclusion of the remedial 
                investigation and feasibility study for the facility, 
                except where--
                            ``(i) there are known and projected points 
                        of entry of such ground water into surface 
                        water;
                            ``(ii) on the basis of measurements or 
                        projections, there is or will be no 
                        statistically significant increase of such 
                        constituents from such ground water in such 
                        surface water at the point of entry or at any 
                        point where there is reason to believe 
                        accumulation of the constituents may occur 
                        downstream; and
                            ``(iii) the remedial action includes 
                        enforceable measures that will preclude human 
                        exposure to the contaminated ground water at 
                        any point between the facility boundary and all 
                        known and projected points of entry of such 
                        ground water into surface water.
                    ``(D) Preremedial response actions.--
                            ``(i) Information collection.--The 
                        President shall ensure, to the extent 
                        practicable, that hydrogeologic and 
                        contaminant-related information necessary to 
                        select final ground water remedial actions 
                        shall be collected as part of site 
                        characterization activities prior to and during 
                        the remedial investigation for the facility. 
                        Such data shall include information from 
                        response actions taken pursuant to clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Early response actions.--The 
                        President shall, as appropriate, select in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (A)(iii) and 
                        implement response actions (referred to 
                        individually in this clause as a `preremedial 
                        action'), prior to selecting a final remedial 
                        action, to minimize contaminant migration and 
                        reduce the risk of adverse effects on human 
                        health and the environment from contaminated 
                        ground water. In accordance with the provisions 
                        of subparagraph (B), the actions may include--
                                    ``(I) containment that prevents 
                                increases in the areal extent of 
                                contamination affecting ground water 
                                that may be used for drinking water;
                                    ``(II) removal of source material;
                                    ``(III) remediation of ground water 
                                containing high concentrations of 
                                hazardous substances or pollutants or 
                                contaminants; or
                                    ``(IV) installation of physical 
                                barriers or caps to contain releases 
                                from source materials.
                        Each preremedial action taken under this clause 
                        shall be monitored to collect information for 
                        site characterization and selection of final 
                        remedial actions.
                    ``(E) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the phrase `ground water that may be used for drinking 
                water' shall include all ground water except--
                            ``(i) ground water containing more than 
                        10,000 milligrams per liter total dissolved 
                        solids from naturally occurring sources;
                            ``(ii) ground water that is so contaminated 
                        by naturally occurring conditions, or by the 
                        effects of broad scale human activity, that 
                        restoration to the requirements of subparagraph 
                        (A) is impracticable; or
                            ``(iii) ground water with respect to which 
                        the potential source of drinking water is 
                        physically incapable of yielding a quantity of 
                        150 gallons per day of water to a well or 
                        spring without adverse environmental 
                        effects.''.
    (b) Radionuclides.--Section 121(d) (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)) (as amended 
by subsection (a)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(11) Radionuclides determination.--
                    ``(A) Application of single numerical health risk 
                level.--Effective 6 months after the health risk levels 
                established pursuant to paragraph (1) become effective, 
                the single numerical health risk level for carcinogens 
                shall apply to radionuclides, except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Alternative quantifiable basis for protective 
                concentration levels.--
                            ``(i) Determination.--The Administrator 
                        shall determine, by rule and after notice and 
                        opportunity for public comment, whether the 
                        health risk level for carcinogens established 
                        under paragraph (1) cannot be attained for a 
                        radionuclide, due to the technical 
                        infeasibility of detecting radionuclide 
                        contamination or distinguishing radionuclide 
                        contamination resulting from human activity 
                        from the ambient level of radionuclides in the 
                        environment.
                            ``(ii) Establishment of alternative 
                        quantifiable basis.--If the Administrator 
                        determines pursuant to clause (i) that the same 
                        level of protection cannot be attained for a 
                        radionuclide, the Administrator shall 
                        establish, by rule and after notice and 
                        opportunity for public comment, an alternative 
                        quantifiable basis for setting a protective 
                        concentration level for such radionuclide. Such 
                        basis shall apply to the radionuclide in lieu 
                        of the single numerical health risk level, 
                        subject to clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Level of protection.--The 
                        alternative quantifiable basis referred to in 
                        clause (ii) shall require a level of protection 
                        as close as possible to the level of protection 
                        provided by the single numerical health risk 
                        level for carcinogens established pursuant to 
                        paragraph (1), consistent with the 
                        determination described in clause (i). Such 
                        basis shall apply to a radionuclide unless 
                        achievement of the level of protection required 
                        by the basis is determined to be technically 
                        infeasible or unreasonably costly pursuant to 
                        this subsection. In any case in which the 
                        President selects a remedy that does not 
                        achieve the national goal established under 
                        paragraph (1), the President shall publish an 
                        explanation of the reason for the decision.
                            ``(iv) Timing.--The Administrator shall 
                        make the determination required under clause 
                        (i) and, as appropriate, issue a final rule 
                        pursuant to clause (ii) no later than 6 months 
                        after the health risk level for carcinogens 
                        becomes effective under paragraph (1).
                    ``(C) Application of other laws.--In the case of 
                remedial activities conducted under this Act, standards 
                promulgated by the Administrator under any other law 
                that apply to remediation of a radionuclide shall 
                continue to apply until the earlier of--
                            ``(i) 6 months after the date on which 
                        health risk levels become effective under 
                        paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) the date on which a final rule is 
                        issued under subparagraph (B)(ii) for the 
                        radionuclide concerned.''.
    (c) Alternate Water Supply.--Section 118 (42 U.S.C. 9618) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``For'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--For''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Alternate Water Supply.--In any case where a remedial action 
at a facility includes a protective concentration level established 
pursuant to section 121(d)(8)(B) and contamination from the facility 
has resulted, or is expected to result, in the presence of a hazardous 
substance or a pollutant or contaminant in excess of the maximum 
contaminant level or nonzero maximum contaminant level goal established 
for the hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under title XIV 
of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the `Safe Drinking 
Water Act') (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) in a drinking water supply, the 
remedial action shall include the prompt provision of an alternate 
supply of water for drinking and household purposes. The alternate 
supply of drinking water shall meet maximum contaminant levels and 
nonzero maximum contaminant level goals established under title XIV of 
the Public Health Service Act.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 117(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9617(a)(2)) is amended by 
        striking ``121(d)(4)'' and inserting ``121(d)(7)(D)''.
            (2) Section 121(f) (42 U.S.C. 9621(f)) is amended by 
        striking ``(d)(4)'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``(d)(7)(D)''.

SEC. 502. REMEDY SELECTION.

    Subsection (b) of section 121 (42 U.S.C. 9621(b)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b) General Rules.--
            ``(1) Selection of protective remedies.--Remedies selected 
        at individual facilities shall be protective of human health 
        and the environment, consistent with the factors described in 
        paragraph (3)(A). A remedial action may achieve protection of 
        human health and the environment through--
                    ``(A) treatment that reduces the toxicity, 
                mobility, or volume of hazardous substances or 
                pollutants or contaminants;
                    ``(B) containment or other engineering controls to 
                limit exposure to such substances, pollutants, or 
                contaminants;
                    ``(C) a combination of such treatment and such 
                containment; or
                    ``(D) another method of protection.
        The method or methods of remediation appropriate for a given 
        facility shall be determined through the evaluation of remedial 
        alternatives and the selection process under paragraphs (2) and 
        (3). When determining the appropriate remedial method, the 
        President shall prefer treatment for hot spots. This preference 
        shall not apply to materials that do not constitute hot spots.
            ``(2) Land use.--
                    ``(A) Factors.--In selecting a remedy, the 
                President shall take into account the reasonably 
                anticipated future uses of land at a facility as 
                required by this Act. In identifying reasonably 
                anticipated future land uses, the President shall 
                consider factors, which generally shall include each of 
                the following:
                            ``(i) Any consensus recommendation of the 
                        Community Working Group and any other views 
                        expressed by members of the community.
                            ``(ii) The land use history of the facility 
                        and surrounding properties, the current land 
                        uses of the facility (as of the date of the 
                        identification of the uses) and surrounding 
                        properties, recent development patterns in the 
                        area where the facility is located, and 
                        population projections for that area.
                            ``(iii) Federal or State land use 
                        designations, including designations of Federal 
                        facilities and national parks, State ground 
                        water or surface water recharge areas 
                        established under a State's comprehensive 
                        protection plan for ground water or surface 
                        water, and recreational areas.
                            ``(iv) The current land use zoning (as of 
                        the date of the identification of the uses) and 
                        future land use plans of the local government 
                        with land use regulatory authority, and general 
                        goals and policies expressed in local or State 
                        comprehensive plans or related documents.
                            ``(v) The potential for economic 
                        redevelopment.
                            ``(vi) The proximity of the contamination 
                        to residences, sensitive populations or 
                        ecosystems, natural resources, or areas of 
                        unique historic or cultural significance.
                            ``(vii) Current plans (as of the date of 
                        the identification of the uses) for the 
                        facility by the property owner or owners, not 
                        including potential voluntary remedial 
                        measures.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In developing its 
                recommendation, the Community Working Group shall 
                consider factors described in clauses (ii) through 
                (vii) of subparagraph (A), and the President shall give 
                substantial weight to that recommendation where 
                consensus is reached, or substantial weight to the 
                views of local residents where the Community Working 
                Group does not reach consensus, in accordance with 
                section 117(g).
                    ``(C) Information.--All information considered by 
                the President in evaluating reasonably anticipated 
                future land uses under this paragraph shall be included 
                in the administrative record under section 113(k).
            ``(3) Appropriate remedial action.--
                    ``(A) Factors.--The President shall identify and 
                select an appropriate remedy that prevents exposures to 
                hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants in 
                excess of protective concentration levels established 
                under subsection (d) by balancing each of the following 
                factors:
                            ``(i) The effectiveness of the remedy.
                            ``(ii) The long-term reliability of the 
                        remedy, defined as its capability to achieve 
                        long-term protection of human health and the 
                        environment considering the preference for 
                        treatment of hot spots.
                            ``(iii) Any short-term risk posed by the 
                        implementation of the remedy to the community, 
                        to those engaged in the cleanup effort, and to 
                        the environment.
                            ``(iv) The acceptability of the remedy to 
                        the community.
                            ``(v) The reasonableness of the cost of the 
                        remedy.
                    ``(B) Hot spots.--Each of the following shall apply 
                to the remediation of hot spots:
                            ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this 
                        section, the term `hot spot' means a discrete 
                        area within a facility that contains hazardous 
                        substances or pollutants or contaminants that 
                        are present in high concentrations, are highly 
                        mobile, or cannot be reliably contained, and 
                        that would present a significant risk to human 
                        health or the environment should exposure 
                        occur. The President shall develop guidelines 
                        for the identification of hot spots. Such 
                        guidelines shall recommend appropriate field 
                        investigations that will not require 
                        extraordinarily complex or costly measures.
                            ``(ii) Remedy.--In determining an 
                        appropriate remedy for hot spots, the President 
                        shall consider the factors under subparagraph 
                        (A). With respect to the factor described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(v), the President shall use a 
                        higher threshold for evaluating the 
                        reasonableness of costs for hot spot treatment 
                        relative to the remediation of nonhot spot 
                        materials.
                            ``(iii) Treatment.--The President shall 
                        select a remedy requiring treatment of 
                        materials constituting hot spots unless an 
                        appropriate treatment technology is unavailable 
                        or is available only at unreasonable cost. In 
                        such instances, the President shall select an 
                        interim containment remedy for such hot spot 
                        subject to adequate monitoring and public 
                        reporting to ensure its continued integrity and 
                        shall review the interim containment remedy in 
                        accordance with subsection (c). When the 
                        appropriate treatment technology becomes 
                        available, as determined by the President, a 
                        remedy applying that treatment shall be 
                        considered in accordance with this section.
                            ``(iv) Final containment remedy.--The 
                        President may select a final containment remedy 
                        for a hot spot at a landfill, mining site, or 
                        similar facility under each of the following 
                        circumstances:
                                    ``(I) Small hot spots.--The hot 
                                spot is small relative to the overall 
                                volume of waste or contamination being 
                                addressed, the hot spot is not readily 
                                identifiable and accessible, and 
                                without the presence of the hot spot 
                                containment would have been selected as 
                                the appropriate remedy under 
                                subparagraph (A) for the larger body of 
                                waste or area of contamination in which 
                                the hot spot is located.
                                    ``(II) High volume or large area 
                                hot spots.--The volume and areal extent 
                                of the hot spot is extraordinary 
                                compared to other facilities listed on 
                                the National Priorities List, and it is 
                                highly unlikely due to the size and 
                                other characteristics of the hot spot 
                                that any treatment technology will be 
                                developed that could be implemented at 
                                reasonable cost.
                With respect to a hot spot described in subclause (II), 
                the President may require, pursuant to subparagraph 
                (A), the removal of the hot spot to an appropriate 
                location where necessary to ensure reliable containment 
                of the hot spot, including the removal of the hot spot 
                from a flood plain. Where final containment for a hot 
                spot is selected, the President shall publish an 
                explanation of the basis for that selection.
            ``(4) Institutional controls.--In any case in which the 
        President selects a remedial action that provides that a 
        hazardous substance will remain at the facility at a 
        concentration level above the protective concentration level 
        for unrestricted land use established pursuant to this section 
        after the final remedial action is completed, the President 
        shall ensure that an adequate institutional control (as 
        described in the national contingency plan, as in effect on the 
        date of enactment of this subsection) is incorporated into the 
        remedial action to achieve protection of human health and the 
        environment.
            ``(5) Generic remedies.--In order to streamline the remedy 
        selection process and to facilitate rapid voluntary remedial 
        action under this Act, the President shall establish, taking 
        into account the factors enumerated in paragraph (3)(A), cost-
        effective generic remedies for categories of facilities, and 
        expedited procedures that include community involvement for 
        selecting a generic remedy at an individual facility. To be 
        eligible for selection at a facility, a generic remedy shall be 
        protective of human health and the environment at that 
        facility. In appropriate cases, the President may select a 
        generic remedy without considering alternatives to the generic 
        remedy.''.

SEC. 503. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 121.

    (a) Review.--Section 121(c) (42 U.S.C. 9621(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``initiation'' and 
        inserting ``completion of all physical onsite construction''; 
        and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``it is the judgment 
                of the President that''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``section 104 or 106,'' the 
                following: ``or (2) an interim containment remedy was 
                selected for such site and an appropriate final remedy 
                applying treatment is available as described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(B)(iii) and appropriate to select in 
                accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A),''.
    (b) Permit Application.--Section 121(e) (42 U.S.C. 9621(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or permit 
                application'' before ``shall be required''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``No Federal, State, or local permit or 
                permit application shall be required for onsite or 
                offsite activities conducted under section 311(b).''; 
                and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 504. RESPONSE AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Studies and Investigations.--The second sentence of section 
104(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9604(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``studies'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end of the sentence and 
inserting the following: ``actions, studies, or investigations as the 
President may determine to be necessary or appropriate to plan and 
direct response actions or to enforce the provisions of this Act and 
shall be entitled to recover the costs thereof.''.
    (b) Disposal Authority.--Section 104(j) (42 U.S.C. 9604(j)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``remedial'' and inserting ``response'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``estate'' and inserting ``property''; and
            (5) by adding after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Disposal authority.--The President is authorized to 
        dispose of any interest in real property acquired for use by 
        the Administrator under this subsection by sale, exchange, 
        donation, or otherwise and any such interest in real property 
        shall not be subject to any of the provisions of section 120 
        except the notice provisions of section 120(h)(1). Any moneys 
        received by the President pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
        deposited in the Fund.''.

SEC. 505. REMOVAL ACTIONS.

    (a) Obligations From Fund.--Section 104(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
9604(c)(1)) is amended--
             (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``consistent with the 
        remedial action to be taken'' and inserting ``not inconsistent 
        with any remedial action that has been selected or is 
        anticipated at the time of any removal action at the facility 
        involved,'';
            (2) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$4,000,000''; and
            (3) by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``two years''.
    (b) Nonemergency Removals.--Section 120(e) (42 U.S.C. 9620(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Notification of and concurrence from the 
        environmental protection agency or state for nonemergency 
        removal actions.--Before the commencement of any nonemergency 
        removal action by a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
        the United States, such department, agency, or instrumentality 
        shall--
                    ``(A) notify the Environmental Protection Agency or 
                the State, as appropriate, of the planned removal 
                action; and
                    ``(B) except in a case in which the agency 
                undertaking the action is the Environmental Protection 
                Agency, obtain concurrence in the planned removal 
                action from the Environmental Protection Agency or the 
                State, as applicable.''.

SEC. 506. TRANSITION.

    (a) Effective Date.--This title, and the amendments made by this 
title, shall become effective 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. Remedies selected under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.) following that effective date shall be selected as provided in 
section 121(b) of such Act (as amended by section 502) (42 U.S.C. 
9621(b)) and subject to the Federal and State requirements specified in 
paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 121(d) of such Act (as amended by 
section 501(a)(5)) (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)), except as provided in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Continued Effectiveness of Regulations and Guidance.--Until 
promulgation of the national goals and the national risk protocol under 
section 121(d) of such Act, the President, in selecting such remedies, 
may continue to rely on current regulations and guidance (in effect 
under such Act as of the date of enactment of this Act) with regard to 
acceptable risk levels and the conduct of risk assessments.
    (c) Prior Records of Decision.--
            (1) Reopenings.--Nothing in this Act shall place upon the 
        President an obligation to reopen a record of decision signed 
        prior to the effective date of this title.
            (2) Changes.--If, pursuant to section 117 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617), the President 
        determines that a change to a record of decision signed prior 
        to the effective date of this title is necessary, the President 
        may apply the rules in effect under such Act at the time the 
        original record of decision was signed.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 601. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AT MIXED OWNERSHIP AND MIXED 
              RESPONSIBILITY FACILITIES.

    Section 120(e) (42 U.S.C. 9620(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) A provision allowing for the participation of 
                other responsible parties in the response action.''; 
                and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as added by section 
        505(b)) the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Exception to required action.--
                    ``(A) Conditions.--No department, agency, or 
                instrumentality of the United States that owns or 
                operates a facility over which the department, agency, 
                or instrumentality exercises no regulatory or other 
                control over activities that directly or indirectly 
                resulted in a release or threat of a release of a 
                hazardous substance shall be subject to the 
                requirements of paragraphs (1) through (7), other than 
                subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (5), to the 
                extent that the department, agency, or instrumentality 
                demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator 
                that--
                            ``(i) no department, agency, or 
                        instrumentality was the primary or sole source 
                        or cause of a release or threat of release of a 
                        hazardous substance at the facility;
                            ``(ii) the activities either directly or 
                        indirectly resulting in a release or threat of 
                        a release of a hazardous substance at the 
                        facility were conducted pursuant to any of 
                        sections 2319 through 2329, section 2331, 
                        sections 2333 through 2337, or section 2344, of 
                        the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 22-24, 26-30, 
                        33-35, 37, 39-42, or 47) and occurred before 
                        January 1, 1976; and
                            ``(iii) the person or persons primarily or 
                        solely responsible for such release or threat 
                        of release are financially viable and are 
                        capable of performing or financing all or a 
                        portion of the response action at the facility.
                    ``(B) Application.--
                            ``(i) Enforcement.--If the conditions 
                        listed in clauses (i) through (iii) of 
                        subparagraph (A) are not met, the applicable 
                        terms of this subsection apply to the 
                        department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
                        United States at the facility. Upon a 
                        determination by the Administrator that a 
                        department, agency, or instrumentality 
                        qualifies for the exception provided by this 
                        paragraph to other provisions of this 
                        subsection, the head of such department, 
                        agency, or instrumentality may exercise 
                        enforcement authority under section 106 (in 
                        addition to any other delegated authorities). 
                        To the extent a person who has been issued an 
                        order under the authority of this paragraph 
                        seeks reimbursement under section 106, the 
                        relevant department, agency, or 
                        instrumentality, and not the Fund, shall be the 
                        source of any appropriate reimbursement.
                            ``(ii) Remedial investigation and 
                        feasibility study.--Unless the relevant 
                        department, agency, or instrumentality has, 
                        with the concurrence of the Administrator, 
                        obtained or ensured the performance of a 
                        remedial investigation and feasibility study by 
                        responsible parties pursuant to an order or 
                        consent decree within 12 months after the 
                        facility has been listed on the National 
                        Priorities List, the exception provided by this 
                        paragraph to other provisions of this 
                        subsection shall be void and the department, 
                        agency, or instrumentality shall, in 
                        consultation with the Administrator and 
                        appropriate State authorities, commence a 
                        remedial investigation and feasibility study 
                        for such facility. If the Administrator 
                        determines that the relevant department, 
                        agency, or instrumentality has failed to 
                        ensure, within 180 days after the issuance of 
                        the record of decision for the facility, the 
                        performance of a complete remedial action for 
                        the facility, such exception shall be void 30 
                        days after the determination, and the 
                        department, agency, or instrumentality shall, 
                        in consultation with the Administrator and such 
                        authorities, conduct a remedial action 
                        consistent with the record of decision for the 
                        facility.''.

SEC. 602. TRANSFERS OF UNCONTAMINATED PROPERTY.

    The first sentence of section 120(h)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)(4)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``stored for 1 year or more,''; and
            (2) by striking the comma after ``released''.

SEC. 603. AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER BY DEED.

    Section 120(h) (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Agreements to transfer by deed.--Nothing in this 
        subsection shall be construed to prohibit the head of a 
        department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
        from entering into an agreement to transfer by deed real 
        property or a facility prior to the entering of such deed, if 
        the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality has met 
        the requirements of paragraph (4).''.

SEC. 604. ALTERNATIVE OR INNOVATIVE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES.

    Section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Alternative or innovative treatment technologies.--
        Payment of no more than 50 percent of response costs incurred 
        by a potentially liable party in taking actions approved by the 
        Administrator to achieve required levels of response under this 
        Act after employing 1 or more alternative or innovative 
        treatment technologies, as defined in section 311(b)(10), that 
        fails to achieve a level of response required under this Act 
        pursuant to an administrative order or consent decree. The 
        Administrator shall issue guidance on the appropriate level of 
        funding for response activities using such alternative or 
        innovative treatment technologies that are necessary to achieve 
        a level of response required under this Act. The Administrator 
        shall review and update such guidance, as appropriate.''.

SEC. 605. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 9601) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10)(H), by striking ``subject to'' and 
        inserting ``in compliance with'';
            (2) in paragraph (14), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The term includes methane, but only when a 
        response action undertaken to address a release or threat of 
        release of a hazardous substance (as otherwise defined in this 
        paragraph) at a landfill or similar site also addresses 
        methane.'';
            (3) in paragraph (20)--
                    (A) in clause (iii) of the first sentence of 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the United States or'' 
                after ``similar means to'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
                        ``the United States or'' after ``does not 
                        include''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence--
                                    (I) by inserting ``any department, 
                                agency, or instrumentality of the 
                                United States or'' before ``any 
                                State''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``such a'' and 
                                inserting ``such department, agency, or 
                                instrumentality of the United States 
                                or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Exclusion of united states, conservator, or 
                receiver.--The term `owner or operator' shall not 
                include the United States or any department, agency, or 
                instrumentality of the United States, or a conservator 
                or receiver appointed by a department, agency, or 
                instrumentality of the United States, if the United 
                States or the conservator or receiver meets both of the 
                following conditions:
                            ``(i) Authority.--The United States, 
                        conservator, or receiver acquired ownership or 
                        control of a vessel or facility (or any right 
                        or interest therein)--
                                    ``(I) in connection with the 
                                exercise of receivership or 
                                conservatorship authority or the 
                                liquidation or winding up of the 
                                affairs of any entity subject to a 
                                receivership or conservatorship, 
                                including any subsidiary thereof;
                                    ``(II) in connection with the 
                                exercise of any seizure or forfeiture 
                                authority; or
                                    ``(III) pursuant to an Act of 
                                Congress specifying the property to be 
                                acquired.
                            ``(ii) Nonparticipation in management.--The 
                        United States, conservator, or receiver does 
                        not participate in the management of the vessel 
                        or facility operations that result in a release 
                        or threat of release of hazardous substances 
                        and complies with such other requirements as 
                        the Administrator may set forth by 
                        regulation.'';
            (4) in paragraph (23)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``terms'' and inserting 
                        ``term'';
                            (ii) by striking ``necessary'' the first 
                        place it appears and inserting ``necessarily''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting ``or combination of such 
                        actions'' after ``environment, such actions'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
                term'' and inserting ``Each term''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``The term `remove' or `removal' is not 
                limited to emergency situations and includes actions to 
                address future or potential exposures and, if such 
                actions are consistent with the requirements of this 
                Act, actions that obviate the need for a remedial 
                action at a site listed on the National Priorities List 
                by meeting the same requirements as are applicable to 
                remedial actions under section 121.'';
            (5) in paragraph (24), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The term includes operation and maintenance for 
        a facility.'';
            (6) in paragraph (25)--
                    (A) by striking ``terms'' the first place it 
                appears and inserting ``term'';
                    (B) by striking ``action;, all'' and inserting 
                ``action. All''; and
                    (C) by striking ``related thereto'' and inserting 
                ``(including the services of attorneys and expert 
                witnesses) and oversight activities related to the 
                activities described in paragraph (23) or (24), as 
                appropriate, if the activities are undertaken by the 
                President'';
            (7) in paragraph (29), by inserting before the period the 
        following: ``, except that the term `hazardous substance' shall 
        be substituted for the term `hazardous waste' in the 
        definitions of `disposal' and `treatment''';
            (8) in paragraph (33), by striking ``; except that the'' 
        and inserting ``. The'';
            (9) in paragraph (35)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking clause (iii); and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``clause (i), (ii), or (iii)'' and 
                        inserting ``clause (i) or (ii)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Knowledge of inquiry requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To establish that the 
                        defendant had no reason to know, as provided in 
                        subparagraph (A)(i), the defendant must have 
                        undertaken, at the time of the acquisition, all 
                        appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership 
                        and uses of the facility and its real property 
                        in accordance with generally accepted good 
                        commercial and customary standards and 
                        practices. For the purposes of the preceding 
                        sentence and until the Administrator issues or 
                        designates standards and practices as provided 
                        in clause (ii), the court shall take into 
                        account any specialized knowledge or experience 
                        on the part of the defendant, the relationship 
                        of the purchase price to the value of the 
                        property if uncontaminated, commonly known or 
                        reasonably ascertainable information about the 
                        property, the obviousness of the presence or 
                        likely presence of contamination at the 
                        property, and the ability to detect such 
                        contamination by appropriate investigation.
                            ``(ii) Rule.--Within 1 year after the date 
                        of enactment of the Superfund Reform Act of 
                        1994, the Administrator shall, by rule, issue 
                        standards and practices or designate standards 
                        and practices promulgated or developed by 
                        others, that satisfy the requirements of this 
                        subparagraph. In issuing or designating such 
                        standards and practices, the Administrator 
                        shall consider each of the following:
                                    ``(I) Conduct of an inquiry by an 
                                environmental professional.
                                    ``(II) Inclusion of interviews with 
                                past and present owners, operators, and 
                                occupants of the facility and its real 
                                property for the purpose of gathering 
                                information regarding the potential for 
                                contamination at the facility and its 
                                real property.
                                    ``(III) Inclusion of a review of 
                                historical sources, such as chain of 
                                title documents, aerial photographs, 
                                building department records, and land 
                                use records, to determine previous uses 
                                and occupancies of the real property 
                                since it was first developed.
                                    ``(IV) Inclusion of a search for 
                                recorded environmental cleanup liens, 
                                filed under Federal, State, or local 
                                law, against the facility or its real 
                                property.
                                    ``(V) Inclusion of a review of 
                                Federal, State, and local government 
                                records (such as waste disposal 
                                records), underground storage tank 
                                records, and hazardous waste handling, 
                                generation, treatment, disposal, and 
                                spill records, concerning contamination 
                                at or near the facility or its real 
                                property.
                                    ``(VI) Inclusion of a visual 
                                inspection of the facility and its real 
                                property and of adjoining properties.
                                    ``(VII) Any specialized knowledge 
                                or experience on the part of the 
                                defendant.
                                    ``(VIII) The relationship of the 
                                purchase price to the value of the 
                                property if uncontaminated.
                                    ``(IX) Commonly known or reasonably 
                                ascertainable information about the 
                                property.
                                    ``(X) The obviousness of the 
                                presence or likely presence of 
                                contamination at the property, and the 
                                ability to detect such contamination by 
                                appropriate investigation.
                            ``(iii) Site inspection and title search.--
                        In the case of property for residential use or 
                        other similar use purchased by a 
                        nongovernmental or noncommercial entity, a site 
                        inspection and title search that reveal no 
                        basis for further investigation satisfy the 
                        requirements of this subparagraph.''; and
            (10) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(39) Bona fide prospective purchaser.--The term `bona 
        fide prospective purchaser' means a person who acquires 
        ownership of a facility after the date of enactment of the 
        Superfund Reform Act of 1994, or a tenant of such a person, who 
        can establish each of the following by a preponderance of the 
        evidence:
                    ``(A) Disposal prior to acquisition.--All active 
                disposal of hazardous substances at the facility 
                occurred before that person acquired the facility.
                    ``(B) Inquiry.--The person made all appropriate 
                inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the 
                facility and its real property in accordance with 
                generally accepted good commercial and customary 
                standards and practices. The standards and practices 
                issued by the Administrator pursuant to paragraph 
                (35)(B)(ii) shall satisfy the requirements of this 
                subparagraph. In the case of property for residential 
                or other similar use purchased by a nongovernmental or 
                noncommercial entity, a site inspection and title 
                search that reveal no basis for further investigation 
                satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Notices.--The person provided all legally 
                required notices with respect to the discovery or 
                release of any hazardous substances at the facility.
                    ``(D) Care.--The person exercised appropriate care 
                with respect to hazardous substances found at the 
                facility by taking reasonable steps to stop on-going 
                releases, prevent threatened future releases of 
                hazardous substances, and prevent or limit human or 
                natural resource exposure to hazardous substances 
                previously released into the environment.
                    ``(E) Cooperation, assistance, and access.--The 
                person provides full cooperation, assistance, and 
                facility access to those persons that are responsible 
                for response actions at the facility, including the 
                cooperation and access necessary for the installation, 
                integrity, operation, and maintenance of any complete 
                or partial response action at the facility.
                    ``(F) Relationship.--The person is not liable, or 
                is not affiliated with any other person that is liable, 
                for response costs at the facility, through any direct 
                or indirect familial relationship, or any contractual, 
                corporate, or financial relationship other than that 
                created by the instruments by which title to the 
                facility is conveyed or financed.
            ``(40) Community.--The term `community', except as provided 
        in paragraph (36), used with respect to a facility and without 
        further modification, means a political subdivision of a State, 
        or a combination of such subdivisions, that contains, borders 
        on, or is significantly affected by the facility, in a case of 
        a facility that is--
                    ``(A) listed or proposed for listing on the 
                National Priorities List; or
                    ``(B) listed on a State Registry.
            ``(41) Municipal solid waste.--The term `municipal solid 
        waste' means all waste materials generated by households, 
        including single and multifamily residences, and hotels and 
        motels. The term also includes waste materials generated by 
        commercial, institutional, and industrial sources, to the 
        extent such wastes--
                    ``(A) are essentially the same as waste normally 
                generated by households; or
                    ``(B) are collected and disposed of with other 
                municipal solid waste or sewage sludge as part of 
                normal municipal solid waste collection services, and, 
                regardless of when generated, would be considered 
                conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste 
                under section 3001(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 6921(d)).
        Examples of municipal solid waste include food and yard waste, 
        paper, clothing, appliances, consumer product packaging, 
        disposable diapers, office supplies, cosmetics, glass and metal 
        food containers, elementary or secondary school science 
        laboratory waste, and household hazardous waste. The term does 
        not include combustion ash generated by resource recovery 
        facilities or municipal incinerators, or waste from 
        manufacturing or processing (including pollution control) 
        operations not essentially the same as waste normally generated 
        by households.
            ``(42) Municipality.--The term `municipality' means a 
        political subdivision of a State, including a city, county, 
        village, town, township, borough, parish, school, school 
        district, sanitation district, water district, or other public 
        entity performing local governmental functions. The term also 
        includes a natural person acting in the capacity of an 
        official, employee, or agent of any entity referred to in the 
        preceding sentence in the performance of governmental 
        functions.
            ``(43) National priorities list.--The term `National 
        Priorities List' means the list established under the national 
        contingency plan in accordance with section 105(a)(8).
            ``(44) Owner, operator, or lessee of residential 
        property.--The term `owner, operator, or lessee of residential 
        property' means a person who owns, operates, manages, or leases 
        residential property and who uses or allows the use of the 
        residential property exclusively for residential purposes. The 
        term `residential property' means single or multifamily 
        residences, including accessory land, buildings, or 
        improvements incidental to such dwellings, that are exclusively 
        for residential use.
            ``(45) Potentially responsible party.--The term 
        `potentially responsible party' means a potentially responsible 
        party referred to in section 104(a)(1).
            ``(46) Qualified household hazardous waste collection 
        program.--The term `qualified household hazardous waste 
        collection program' means a program established by an entity of 
        the Federal Government, a State, a municipality, or an Indian 
        tribe that provides, at a minimum, for semiannual collection of 
        household hazardous wastes at accessible, well-publicized 
        collection points within the relevant jurisdiction.
            ``(47) Record of decision.--The term `record of decision' 
        means a record of decision referred to in section 117(e).
            ``(48) Remedial action and feasibility study.--The terms 
        `remedial action' and `feasibility study' mean the remedial 
        action and the feasibility study, respectively, referred to in 
        section 104(a)(1).
            ``(49) Sewage sludge.--The term `sewage sludge' means 
        solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed during the 
        treatment of municipal waste water, domestic sewage, or other 
        waste water at or by publicly owned or federally owned 
        treatment works.
            ``(50) Site characterization.--The term `site 
        characterization' means an investigation that determines the 
        nature and extent of a release or potential release of a 
        hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, and that 
        includes an onsite evaluation and sufficient testing, sampling, 
        and other field data gathering activities to analyze whether 
        there has been a release or threat of a release of a hazardous 
        substance, pollutant, or contaminant, and the health and 
        environmental risks posed by such a release or threat of 
        release. The investigation also may include review of existing 
        information (available at the time of the review), an offsite 
        evaluation, or other measures that the Administrator considers 
        appropriate.
            ``(51) Small business.--The term `small business' means any 
        business entity that employs no more than 100 individuals and 
        is a `small business concern' as defined under the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).
            ``(52) Small nonprofit organization.--The term `small 
        nonprofit organization' means any organization that, at the 
        time of disposal, did not distribute any part of its income or 
        profit to its members, directors, or officers, employed no more 
        than 100 paid individuals at the involved chapter, office, or 
        department, and was recognized as an organization described in 
        section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
        from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
            ``(53) State registry.--The term `State Registry' means a 
        list described in section 105(a)(8)(C).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) EPA.--
                    (A) Section 104(i) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)) is amended 
                by striking ``the Administrator of EPA'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``the Administrator''.
                    (B) Section 104(i)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(2)(A)) 
                is amended by striking ``(`EPA')''.
                    (C) Section 301(h)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9651(h)(2)) is 
                amended by striking ``EPA's activities'' and inserting 
                ``activities of the Environmental Protection Agency''.
            (2) NPL.--Section 113(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``(NPL)''.
            (3) RI/FS.--
                    (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), section 
                104(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 9604(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
                ``RI/FS'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``remedial investigation and feasibility study''.
                    (B) Sections 104(a)(1) and 116(d) (42 U.S.C. 
                9604(a)(1) and 9616(d)) are amended by striking ``(RI/
                FS)''.
            (4) Relationship of operation and maintenance to remedial 
        action.--Section 104(c)(6) (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(6)) is amended by 
        striking the second and third sentences.

SEC. 606. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 126(a) (42 U.S.C. 9626(a)) (as amended by section 205(b)) 
is further amended by striking ``authorities) and'' and inserting 
``authorities),''.

SEC. 607. RESPONSE CLAIMS PROCEDURES.

    (a) Amendment of Section  111.--Section 111(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
9611(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``under said plan'' the 
following: ``, reasonable in amount based on open and free competition 
or fair market value for similar available goods and services,''.
    (b) Amendment of Section 112.--Section 112(a) (42 U.S.C. 9612(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``unless such 
        claim is'' the following: ``(1) accompanied by an audit 
        prepared by an independent, certified public accountant, and 
        (2)''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``The Administrator reserves the right to review such 
        audits to determine that the costs for which the claimant is 
        seeking reimbursement are consistent with section 111(a) and, 
        where necessary, withhold claims or a portion thereof that are 
        inconsistent with section 111(a).''.

SEC. 608. SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
establish a small business Superfund assistance section within the 
small business ombudsman office of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
This section shall--
            (1) act as a clearinghouse of information for small 
        businesses concerning the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
        seq.), consisting of materials comprehensible to the general 
        public and including information concerning the allocation 
        process described in section 129 of such Act (as added by 
        section 409), requirements and procedures for expedited 
        settlements under section 122(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        9622(g)(1)), de minimis and de micromis status, and ability-to-
        pay procedures;
            (2) provide general advice and assistance to small 
        businesses as to the questions and problems of the businesses 
        concerning the allocation and settlement processes, except that 
        the advice and assistance shall not include any legal advice as 
        to liability or any other legal representation and the 
        ombudsman shall not participate in the allocation process; and
            (3) develop proposals and make recommendations for changes 
        in policies and activities of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency that would better fulfill the goals of title IV and the 
        amendments made by such title in ensuring equitable, 
        simplified, and expedited allocations and settlements for small 
        businesses.

SEC. 609. CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLEANUP PRIORITIES IN 
              ALLOCATION OF OVERSIGHT RESOURCES.

    Section 104(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2) The'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Determination of appropriate remedial action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Priorities.--In setting priorities for 
                scheduling work and allocating oversight resources for 
                a remedial action at a facility at which a potentially 
                responsible party that is a State or local government 
                proposes to carry out the remedial action (or a portion 
                thereof), the Administrator should give higher priority 
                to such remedial action (or portion thereof) if the 
                State or local government demonstrates that the 
                remedial action--
                            ``(i) will have a public benefit; and
                            ``(ii) will result in the property on or 
                        adjacent to the facility being returned to 
                        productive use.
                A private potentially responsible party may request 
                similar consideration, in the Administrator's 
                discretion. Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect 
                the responsibility of the Administrator to schedule and 
                oversee the conduct of remedial action so as to ensure 
                protection of human health and the environment.''.

SEC. 610. SEVERABILITY.

    Section 113 (42 U.S.C. 9613) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(m) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an amendment 
made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to 
any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the 
application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected thereby.''.

SEC. 611. RESULTS-ORIENTED CLEANUPS.

    Section 105(a) (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)) (as amended by section 
103(a)(2)) is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' the last place 
        it appears;
            (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of 
        the paragraph and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) alternative procedures for conducting response 
        measures, including remedial investigations, feasibility 
        studies, remedial designs, and remedial actions, which 
        procedures shall--
                    ``(A) utilize a results-oriented approach in order 
                to minimize the time required to conduct response 
                measures, and reduce the potential for exposure to 
                hazardous substances, in an efficient, timely, and 
                cost-effective manner; and
                    ``(B) be conducted in accordance with specified 
                methods and criteria, including directives, standards, 
                and time limits, for the implementation of the 
                alternative procedures.
The national hazardous substance response plan shall be amended within 
180 days after the date of enactment of the Superfund Reform Act of 
1994 to include procedures required by paragraph (12), after notice and 
opportunity for public comment. Procedures described in paragraph (12) 
shall be subject to the requirements of sections 117, 120, and 121, and 
any other provision of this Act in the same manner and to the same 
degree as these sections and provisions apply to such response 
measures.''.

SEC. 612. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMEDIAL ACTION AT FEDERAL 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 9660) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Federal Facilities.--
            ``(1) Designation.--The President may designate a facility 
        that is owned or operated by any department, agency, or 
        instrumentality of the United States, and that is listed or 
        proposed for listing on the National Priorities List, to 
        facilitate the research, development, and application of 
        innovative technologies for remedial action at the facility.
            ``(2) Use of facilities.--Such a facility shall be made 
        available to Federal departments and agencies, State 
        departments and agencies, and public and private 
        instrumentalities, to carry out activities described in 
        paragraph (1). The Administrator shall coordinate the use of 
        the facilities with the departments, agencies, and 
        instrumentalities of the United States, and shall have the 
        right to approve or deny the use of a particular innovative 
        technology for remedial action at any such facility.
            ``(3) Considerations.--In considering whether to permit the 
        application of a particular innovative technology for remedial 
        activity at such a facility, the Administrator shall evaluate 
        the schedules and penalties applicable to the facility under 
        any agreement or order entered into pursuant to section 120. 
        If, after such evaluation, the Administrator determines that 
        there is a need to amend any agreement or order entered into 
        pursuant to section 120, the Administrator shall comply with 
        all provisions of the agreement or order, respectively, 
        relating to the amendment of such agreement or order, 
        respectively.''.
    (b) Report.--Section 311(e) (42 U.S.C. 9660(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``At the time'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--At the time''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Additional information.--The report shall also 
        include information on--
                    ``(A) the use of facilities described in subsection 
                (h)(1) for the research, development, and application 
                of innovative technologies for remedial activity, as 
                authorized under subsection (h); and
                    ``(B) the use of the Fund to pay for the response 
                costs at facilities that fail to meet the requirements 
                of section 121 due to the application of such 
                innovative technologies under subsection (h).''.

SEC. 613. NOTIFICATION.

    Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 9603) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(g) Notification of Listing on National Priorities List.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Any owner or operator of a facility 
        that is--
                    ``(A) listed on the National Priorities List; and
                    ``(B) receiving for treatment or disposal hazardous 
                waste generated offsite of such facility;
        shall notify any person who arranges for treatment or disposal, 
        or arranges with a transporter for transport for treatment or 
        disposal, of such waste at such facility, that the facility is 
        listed on the National Priorities List.
            ``(2) Prohibition on defense.--Lack of notification 
        described in paragraph (1) shall not be a defense to liability 
        under section 107.
            ``(3) Timing.--The owner or operator shall provide the 
        notification before accepting the hazardous waste at the 
        facility.
            ``(4) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        `hazardous waste' has the meaning given the term in section 
        1004(5) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(5)).''.

SEC. 614. CERTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, after 
        considering the recommendations submitted under subsection 
        (b)(4), publish guidelines for a model State program for 
        organizations that train and certify individuals to perform 
        phase I environmental site assessments.
            (2) Contents.--The guidelines published under paragraph (1) 
        may include minimum standards relating to--
                    (A) formal environmental training;
                    (B) continuing environmental education;
                    (C) environmental certification and testing 
                procedures;
                    (D) revocation and disciplinary procedures;
                    (E) establishment of a code of ethics;
                    (F) consumer education;
                    (G) certification renewal procedures; and
                    (H) annual reporting of program activities.
    (b) Establishment of Environmental Certification Board.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
        certification advisory board to be known as the ``Environmental 
        Certification Board''.
            (2) Members.--The Board shall consist of not fewer than 6 
        members, appointed by the Administrator, who have demonstrated 
        knowledge in the environmental field. The Board shall include 
        representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        environmental interest organizations, the chemical 
        manufacturing industry, the environmental consulting service 
        industry, the insurance industry, and the banking and 
        investment industry, and other appropriate representatives with 
        knowledge in the environmental field.
            (3) Chairperson.--The Board shall appoint 1 member to serve 
        as Chairperson of the Board to exercise the executive and 
        administrative functions of the Board.
            (4) Duties.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit recommendations 
        to the Administrator regarding the guidelines described in 
        subsection (a) that shall include the minimum standards 
        described in subsection (a)(2).
            (5) Compensation.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 
        31, United States Code, each member of the Board shall serve 
        without compensation in addition to any compensation received 
        for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the 
        United States.
            (6) Travel expenses.--The members of the Board shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from the homes or regular places of business 
        of the members in the performance of services for the Board.
            (7) Facilities, supplies, and personnel.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon the request of the Board, the 
                Administrator shall provide to the Board the 
                facilities, supplies, and personnel necessary for the 
                Board to carry out the responsibilities of the Board 
                under this subsection.
                    (B) Details.--In the case of a detail of a Federal 
                Government employee under subparagraph (A), the 
                employee may be detailed to the Board without 
                reimbursement. The detail shall be without interruption 
                or loss of civil service status or privilege.
                    (C) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, 
                sit and act at such times and places, take such 
                testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board 
                considers advisable to carry out this paragraph.
                    (D) Information from federal agencies.--The Board 
                may secure directly from any Federal department or 
                agency such information as the Board considers 
                necessary to carry out this paragraph. Upon request of 
                the Board, the head of the department or agency shall 
                furnish the information to the Board.
                    (E) Postal services.--The Board may use the United 
                States mails in the same manner and under the same 
                conditions as other departments and agencies of the 
                Federal Government.
            (8) Termination.--The Board shall terminate 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) State Adoption of Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--After the publication of the guidelines 
        under subsection (a), any State may adopt regulations identical 
        (except as provided in paragraph (2)) to the guidelines.
            (2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
        any State from issuing and enforcing, at any time, additional 
        or more stringent guidelines and regulations regarding the 
        training and certification of persons who perform phase I 
        environmental site assessments.
    (d) Determination of Compliance.--
            (1) Submission of information.--If a State adopts the 
        guidelines issued by the Administrator under subsection (a), 
        any organization located in the State that seeks to obtain a 
        determination of compliance with the regulations adopted under 
        subsection (c) may submit to the State information documenting 
        the compliance of the organization.
            (2) Determination.--The State shall make the determination 
        of the compliance or noncompliance of the organization with the 
        regulations.
            (3) Approval.--As soon as practicable after a determination 
        of compliance has been made under paragraph (2), the State 
        shall issue notice in writing to the organization, indicating 
        that the organization is an approved phase I environmental 
        training and certification organization in accordance with this 
        section. The approval shall be valid for a term established by 
        the State, but not longer than 5 years.
            (4) Fee.--A State may charge a reasonable fee, equal to the 
        cost of determining compliance under paragraph (2), to each 
        organization that applies for the determination. Each such fee 
        shall be listed as part of the regulations adopted under 
        subsection (c).
            (5) Issuance of degree.--Any organization that has received 
        notice of a determination of compliance from a State under 
        paragraph (3) may issue, to any individual who has completed to 
        the satisfaction of the organization the curriculum and 
        training program of the organization, a diploma, certification, 
        or other form of degree signifying that the recipient is a 
        certified phase I environmental professional qualified to 
        perform phase I environmental site assessments.
            (6) Review.--A State may periodically, or upon expiration 
        of an approval under paragraph (3), review the program, 
        curriculum, facilities, and training methods of an organization 
        referred to in paragraph (5) to determine if the organization 
        continues to comply with the regulations adopted under 
        subsection (c).
    (e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Approved phase i environmental training and 
        certification organization.--The term ``approved phase I 
        environmental training and certification organization'' means 
        an organization that trains and certifies individuals to 
        perform phase I environmental site assessments whose 
        curriculum, program, facilities, training, and testing methods 
        comply with the regulations adopted by a State under this 
        section.
            (3) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Environmental 
        Certification Board established under subsection (b)(1).
            (4) Certified phase i environmental professional.--The term 
        ``certified phase I environmental professional'' means any 
        person who receives certification to perform phase I 
        environmental site assessments from an approved environmental 
        training and certification organization in accordance with this 
        section.
            (5) Phase i environmental site assessment.--The term 
        ``phase I environmental site assessment'' means the process by 
        which a person or entity seeks to determine whether a 
        particular parcel of real property is subject to recognized 
        environmental conditions that indicate the presence or likely 
        presence of a hazardous substance or petroleum product on the 
        property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a 
        past release, or a material threat of a release into structures 
        on the property, or into the ground, ground water, or surface 
        water of the property.

SEC. 615. SENSE OF THE COMMITTEE CONCERNING OFFSETS FROM THE CORPORATE 
              ENVIRONMENTAL INCOME TAX TO PAY FOR WELFARE REFORM.

    (a) Findings.--The Committee on Environment and Public Works finds 
that--
            (1) real welfare reform means spending less taxpayer money, 
        not more;
            (2) real welfare reform means putting people to work in 
        exchange for benefits;
            (3) real welfare reform means concentrating efforts to 
        reduce illegitimacy; and
            (4) real welfare reform means giving the States maximum 
        flexibility to design their own solutions.
    (b) Sense of the Committee.--It is the sense of the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate that revenues resulting from 
the extension of the corporate environmental income tax under section 
59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should not be used to offset 
expenditures incurred as a result of welfare reform.

                           TITLE VII--FUNDING

SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)) is amended by striking 
``$8,500,000,000 for the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 
and not more than $5,100,000,000 for the period commencing October 1, 
1991, and ending September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``$9,600,000,000 
for the period commencing October 1, 1994, and ending September 30, 
1999''.

SEC. 702. ORPHAN SHARE FUNDING.

    Section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)) (as amended by section 607(a)) 
is further amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(8) Orphan share funding.--Payment of orphan shares 
        pursuant to section 129.''.

SEC. 703. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

    Subsection (m) of section 111 (42 U.S.C. 9611(m)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(m) Health Authorities.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
from the Fund to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be used 
for the purposes of carrying out the activities described in subsection 
(c)(4) and the activities described in section 104(i), $50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999. Funds appropriated under this 
subsection for a fiscal year, but not obligated by the end of the 
fiscal year, shall be returned to the Fund.''.

SEC. 704. LIMITATIONS ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION 
              PROGRAMS.

    Subsection (n) of section 111 (42 U.S.C. 9611(n)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(n) Limitations on Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Programs.--
            ``(1) Alternative or innovative technologies research, 
        development, and demonstration programs.--For each of fiscal 
        years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, not more than 
        $20,000,000 of the amounts available in the Fund may be used 
        for the purposes of carrying out the applied research, 
        development, and demonstration program for alternative or 
        innovative technologies and training program authorized under 
        section 311(b) (relating to research, development, and 
        demonstration) other than basic research. Such amounts shall 
        remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Hazardous substance research, demonstration, and 
        training.--From the amounts available in the Fund, not more 
        than the following amounts may be used for the purposes of 
        section 311(a) (relating to hazardous substance research, 
        demonstration, and training activities):
                    ``(A) For fiscal year 1995, $40,000,000.
                    ``(B) For fiscal year 1996, $50,000,000.
                    ``(C) For fiscal year 1997, $55,000,000.
                    ``(D) For fiscal year 1998, $55,000,000.
                    ``(E) For fiscal year 1999, $55,000,000.
        No more than 10 percent of such amounts shall be used for 
        training under section 311(a) for any fiscal year.
            ``(3) University hazardous substance research centers.--For 
        each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, not more 
        than $5,000,000 of the amounts available in the Fund may be 
        used for the purposes of section 311(d) (relating to university 
        hazardous substance research centers).''.

SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM GENERAL REVENUES.

    Paragraph (1) of section 111(p) (42 U.S.C. 9611(p)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The following sums are authorized to be 
        appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, to the Hazardous Substance Superfund:
                    ``(A) For fiscal year 1995, $250,000,000.
                    ``(B) For fiscal year 1996, $250,000,000.
                    ``(C) For fiscal year 1997, $250,000,000.
                    ``(D) For fiscal year 1998, $250,000,000.
                    ``(E) For fiscal year 1999, $250,000,000.
        In addition there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Hazardous Substance Superfund for each fiscal year an amount 
        equal to so much of the aggregate amount authorized to be 
        appropriated under this subsection and the appropriate section 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as has not been 
        appropriated before the beginning of the fiscal year 
        involved.''.

SEC. 706. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.

    Section 111 (42 U.S.C. 9611) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections:
    ``(q) Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technologies.--For each 
of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, not more than 
$40,000,000 of the amounts available in the Fund may be used for the 
purposes of subsection (a)(7) (relating to alternative or innovative 
treatment technologies).
    ``(r) Citizen Information and Access Offices.--For each of fiscal 
years 1995 through 1999, not more than $25,000,000 of the amounts 
available in the Fund may be used to carry out section 117(h) (relating 
to Citizen Information and Access Offices).
    ``(s) Community Working Groups.--For the period commencing October 
1, 1994, and ending September 30, 1999, not more than $30,000,000 of 
the amounts available in the Fund may be used to make grants under 
section 117(g)(6) (relating to Community Working Groups).
    ``(t) Worker Health and Safety Training and Education Grants.--For 
each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999, not more than $20,000,000 of 
the amounts available in the Fund may be used to carry out section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(relating to worker health and safety training and education grants).
    ``(u) Recoveries.--Effective beginning October 1, 1995, any 
recoveries collected pursuant to this Act shall be credited as 
offsetting collections to the Superfund appropriations account.''.

SEC. 707. USES OF THE FUND.

    Section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)) (as amended by section 702) is 
further amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(9) Reimbursement of potentially responsible party 
        costs.--If a potentially responsible party and the 
        Administrator enter into a settlement under this Act under 
        which the Administrator is reimbursed for the response costs of 
        the Administrator, and if the Administrator determines, through 
        a Federal audit of response costs, that the costs for which the 
        Administrator was reimbursed--
                    ``(A) are unallowable due to contractor fraud;
                    ``(B) are unallowable under the Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation; or
                    ``(C) should be adjusted due to routine contract 
                and Environmental Protection Agency response cost audit 
                procedures;
        the Administrator is authorized to use the Fund to reimburse a 
        potentially responsible party for any costs identified under 
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
            ``(10) State registry grants.--The cost of grants under 
        section 104(d)(5) (relating to State Registries).''.

SEC. 708. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 9507(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended--
            (1) at the end of clause (ii), by striking ``and'';
            (2) at the end of clause (iii), by striking ``or'' and 
        inserting ``and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10), 
                        of subsection (a), and subsections (q), (r), 
                        (s), and (t), of section 111 of such Act, or''.

          TITLE VIII--ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION FUND

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Environmental Insurance Resolution 
and Equity Act of 1994''.

SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            (1) Applicable costs.--The term ``applicable costs'' means 
        applicable National Priorities List facility costs or 
        applicable non-National Priorities List facility costs. Costs 
        of removal shall be treated as applicable costs only if the 
        removal is conducted in accordance with section 104, 106, or 
        122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
        and Liability Act of 1980 or under the regulations of the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency governing 
        removal actions (section 300.415 of title 40, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, or any successor regulations).
            (2) Applicable national priorities list facility costs.--
        The term ``applicable National Priorities List facility costs'' 
        means the costs for an eligible National Priorities List 
        facility--
                    (A) of response (as defined in section 101(25) of 
                the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
                and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(25))), or any 
                other liability imposed under section 107 of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 9607), including the costs of meeting State 
                requirements at the facility;
                    (B) for natural resources damages under section 107 
                of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
                9607); or
                    (C) to defend potential liability for the costs 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or both, including 
                attorney's fees, costs of suit, consultant and expert 
                fees and costs, and expenses for testing and 
                monitoring.
            (3) Applicable non-national priorities list facility 
        costs.--The term ``applicable non-National Priorities List 
        facility costs'' means the costs for a non-National Priorities 
        List facility--
                    (A) of removal (as defined in section 101(23) of 
                the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
                and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(23))), or 
                other liability associated with the removal that is 
                imposed under section 107 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9607), 
                but not including natural resource damages; and
                    (B) to defend potential liability for such costs of 
                removal, including attorney's fees, costs of suit, 
                consultant and expert fees and costs, and expenses for 
                testing and monitoring.
            (4) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Trustees 
        of the Fund.
            (5) Eligible costs.--The term ``eligible costs'' means the 
        applicable costs incurred with respect to a hazardous substance 
        disposed of at an eligible facility for which an eligible 
        person either--
                    (A) has not been reimbursed; or
                    (B) has been reimbursed and that are the subject of 
                a dispute between the eligible person and an insurer.
        The term ``eligible costs'' shall not include any costs paid by 
        the United States, other than unallocated costs that the United 
        States has established as allowable costs in its contracts with 
        an eligible person.
            (6) Eligible facility.--The term ``eligible facility'' 
        means an eligible National Priorities List facility or an 
        eligible non-National Priorities List facility.
            (7) Eligible national priorities list facility.--The term 
        ``eligible National Priorities List facility'' means any 
        facility placed on the National Priorities List at any time, at 
        which a hazardous substance was disposed of on or before 
        December 31, 1985.
            (8) Eligible non-national priorities list facility.--The 
        term ``eligible non-National Priorities List facility'' means 
        any facility where a removal (as defined in section 101(23) of 
        the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(23))) was conducted 
        pursuant to governmental direction or oversight under the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 and the national contingency plan at any 
        time, at which a hazardous substance was disposed of on or 
        before December 31, 1985.
            (9) Eligible person.--The term ``eligible person'' means 
        any person that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Fund, 
        that such person--
                    (A)(i) has received a notice at any time that it 
                may be a potentially responsible party pursuant to the 
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                Liability Act of 1980 with respect to an eligible 
                National Priorities List facility, which notice 
                requests or demands that such party perform response 
                actions or pay response costs or natural resource 
                damages for such facility; or
                    (ii) is or was liable, or alleged to be liable, at 
                any time for a removal (as defined in section 101(23) 
                of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
                9601(23))) at any eligible facility; and
                    (B) had entered into a valid insurance contract for 
                qualified insurance.
            (10) Facility.--The term ``facility'' has the same meaning 
        as provided in section 101(9) of the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601(9)).
            (11) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Environmental 
        Insurance Resolution Fund.
            (12) National contingency plan.--The term ``national 
        contingency plan'' has the same meaning as provided in section 
        101(31) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(31)).
            (13) National priorities list.--The term ``National 
        Priorities List'' means the National Priorities List under 
        section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605).
            (14) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual, 
        firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint 
        venture, commercial entity or governmental unit (including any 
        predecessor in interest or any subsidiary thereof).
            (15) Qualified insurance.--The term ``qualified insurance'' 
        means insurance for comprehensive general liability or 
        commercial multiperil insurance coverage for any period prior 
        to January 1, 1986. For purposes of this paragraph--
                    (A) comprehensive general liability insurance 
                includes broad form liability, general liability, 
                commercial general liability, and excess or umbrella 
                coverage; and
                    (B) commercial multiperil insurance includes broad 
                form property, commercial package, special multiperil, 
                and excess or umbrella coverage.
        The term ``qualified insurance'' shall not include any other 
        insurance, such as environmental impairment liability 
        insurance.
            (16) Valid insurance contract.--The term ``valid insurance 
        contract'' means a contract for qualified insurance other than 
        any of the following:
                    (A) An insurance contract with respect to which a 
                person has entered into a settlement with an insurer 
                providing, or where a judgment has provided, that the 
                contract has been satisfied and that such person has no 
                right to make any further claims for eligible costs 
                under such contract.
                    (B) An insurance contract that covers only a time 
                period prior to the earliest date of the action or 
                status of the insured person that resulted in liability 
                or potential liability under section 107 of the 
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607).
                    (C) An insurance contract with an insurance company 
                that is insolvent or in insolvency proceedings on the 
                date an eligible person elects to participate in the 
                Fund.
                    (D) An insurance contract that is the subject of a 
                settlement between the insurance company and the 
                insured pursuant to which the policy has been reformed 
                to include an absolute exclusion for pollution 
                liability.
                    (E) An insurance contract issued to a response 
                action contractor for any liability under the 
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                Liability Act of 1980 governed by section 119 of such 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 9619).
            (17) State.--The term ``State'' has the same meaning as 
        provided in section 101(27) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601(27)).

SEC. 803. ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION FUND.

    (a) Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund Established.--There is 
established the Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund.
    (b) Offices.--The principal office of the Fund shall be in the 
District of Columbia or at such other place as the Fund may from time 
to time prescribe.
    (c) Status of Resolution Fund.--Except as expressly provided in 
this title, the Fund shall not be considered an agency or establishment 
of the United States.
    (d) Board of Trustees.--
            (1) In general.--The Fund shall be administered by a Board 
        of Trustees.
            (2) Membership.--The Board shall consist of the following:
                    (A) Governmental members.--
                            (i) The Administrator of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency or the Administrator's 
                        designee, who shall be a Deputy Assistant 
                        Administrator in the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency or a person with immediate or general 
                        supervisory authority over such a Deputy 
                        Assistant Administrator.
                            (ii) The Attorney General of the United 
                        States or the Attorney General's designee, who 
                        shall be a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in 
                        the Department of Justice or a person with 
                        immediate or general supervisory authority over 
                        such a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
                    (B) Public members.--Five public members appointed 
                by the President not later than 60 days after the date 
                of enactment of this Act, not fewer than 2 of whom 
                shall represent insurers subject to the appropriate 
                section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and not 
                fewer than 2 of whom shall represent eligible persons. 
                The public members shall be citizens of the United 
                States. The public members of the Board shall not, by 
                reason of such membership, be deemed to be officers or 
                employees of the United States.
                    (C) Nonvoting member.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury or the designee of the Secretary shall serve 
                as a nonvoting member of the Board. Any designee of the 
                Secretary shall be a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the 
                Department of the Treasury or a person with immediate 
                or general supervisory authority over such a Deputy 
                Assistant Secretary.
                    (D) Interim authority.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (C) and paragraph (7), until such time as 
                all the public members have been appointed pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B), all authority of the Board shall be 
                exercised by majority vote of the Attorney General, the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, or their designees.
            (3) Chairperson.--
                    (A) Designation by president.--The Chairperson of 
                the Board shall be designated by the President from 
                time to time from among the members described in 
                paragraph (2)(A).
                    (B) Authority of chairperson.--No expenditure may 
                be made by the Fund, or other action taken by the Fund, 
                without the concurrence of the Chairperson of the 
                Board. Except with respect to an action taken or 
                required to be taken by the Board, the Chairperson may 
                delegate such authority to any officer or employee of 
                an agency represented by a governmental member of the 
                Board. Any such delegation by the Chairperson shall be 
                effective only upon publication of notice in the 
                Federal Register.
            (4) Compensation.--Governmental members of the Board shall 
        serve without additional compensation. Public members of the 
        Board shall, while attending meetings of the Board or while 
        engaged in duties related to such meetings or other activities 
        of the Board pursuant to this title, be entitled to receive 
        compensation at the rate of $200 per day, including travel 
        time. While away from their homes or regular places of 
        business, members of the Board shall be allowed travel and 
        actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses to the same extent 
        as officers of the United States.
            (5) Term of public members.--Public members of the Board 
        shall serve for a term of 5 years, except that such members may 
        be removed by the President for any reason at any time. A 
        public member whose term has expired may continue to serve on 
        the Board until such time as the President appoints a 
        successor. The President may reappoint a public member of the 
        Board, but no such member may consecutively serve more than 2 
        terms.
            (6) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in 
        the same manner as the original appointment, except that such 
        appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term of 
        the vacant position.
            (7) Quorum.--Four members of the Board shall constitute a 
        quorum for the conduct of business.
            (8) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less than quarterly 
        at the call of the Chairperson. Meetings of the Board shall be 
        open to the public unless the Board, by a majority vote of 
        members present in open session, determines that it is 
        necessary or appropriate to close a meeting. The Chairperson 
        shall provide at least 10 days notice of a meeting by 
        publishing a notice in the Federal Register and such notice 
        shall indicate whether it is expected that the Board will 
        consider closing all or a portion of the meeting. Nothing in 
        this paragraph shall be construed to apply to informal 
        discussions or meetings among Board members.
    (e) Officers and Employees.--
            (1) Chief executive officer; chief financial officer.--
                    (A) Chief executive officer.--The Fund shall have a 
                Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Chairperson of 
                the Board who shall exercise any authority of the Fund 
                or the Chairperson under such terms and conditions as 
                the Chairperson of the Board may prescribe.
                    (B) Chief financial officer.--The Fund shall have a 
                Chief Financial Officer appointed by the Board.
            (2) Compensation.--No officer or employee of the Fund may 
        be compensated by the Fund at an annual rate of pay that 
        exceeds the rate of basic pay in effect from time to time for 
        level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 
        5, United States Code. No officer or employee of the Fund, 
        other than a member of the Board, may receive any salary or 
        other compensation from any source other than the Fund for 
        services rendered during the period of employment by the Fund.
            (3) Political test or qualification.--No political test or 
        qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, 
        promoting, or taking other personnel actions with respect to 
        officers, agents, and employees of the Fund.
            (4) Assistance by federal agencies.--The Attorney General, 
        the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency may, to the extent practicable 
        and feasible and in their sole discretion, make personnel and 
        other resources available to the Fund. Such personnel and 
        resources may be provided on a reimbursable basis, and any 
        personnel so provided shall not be considered employees of the 
        Fund for purposes of paragraph (2).
    (f) Powers of Resolution Fund.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, except as provided in section 803(d)(3)(B) or in any other 
provision of this title or as may be hereafter enacted by Congress 
expressly in limitation of the provisions of this subsection, the Fund 
shall have the power--
            (1) to have succession until dissolved by Act of Congress;
            (2) to make and enforce such bylaws, rules, and regulations 
        as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
        this title;
            (3) to make and perform contracts, agreements, and 
        commitments;
            (4) to settle, adjust, and compromise, and with or without 
        consideration or benefit to the Fund release or waive in whole 
        or in part, in advance or otherwise, any claim, demand, or 
        right of, by, or against the Fund;
            (5) to sue and be sued, complain, and defend in any 
        Federal, State, or other court;
            (6) to determine its necessary expenditures and appoint, 
        employ, and fix and provide for the duties, compensation and 
        benefits of officers, employees, attorneys, and agents, all of 
        whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Chairperson of the 
        Board;
            (7) to hire or accept the voluntary services of 
        consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to aid the 
        Fund in carrying out the purposes of this title; and
            (8) to take such other actions as may be necessary to carry 
        out the responsibilities of the Fund under this title.
    (g) Borrowing Authority.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to permit the Fund to issue any evidence of indebtedness or otherwise 
borrow money.
    (h) Conflicts of Interest.--
            (1) Standards of conduct.--For purposes of the standards of 
        conduct promulgated by the Office of Government Ethics pursuant 
        to part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, officers 
        and employees of the Fund shall be considered to be officers 
        and employees of agencies, within the meaning of such part. The 
        Chairperson of the Board shall enforce such standards and may 
        prescribe such supplemental standards of conduct as the Board 
        determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Financial conflicts of interest.--For purposes of 
        section 208 of title 18, United States Code, officers and 
        employees of the Fund shall be considered to be officers and 
        employees of the executive branch of the United States 
        Government.
    (i) Tort Claims.--The Fund shall be considered to be an agency of 
the United States for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code.

SEC. 804. RESOLUTION OFFERS.

    (a) In General.--The Fund shall offer 1 comprehensive resolution to 
each eligible person. The offer shall be for a percentage of all the 
eligible costs of such eligible person incurred in connection with all 
eligible facilities. The amount of the offer shall be determined 
pursuant to section 806.
    (b) Requests for Resolution Offers.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible person may, at any time after 
        the promulgation of the interim final regulations under section 
        812(a), file a request for a resolution offer from the Fund.
            (2) Response to request.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        receipt of a complete request as determined by the Fund, the 
        Fund shall in writing--
                    (A) make a resolution offer to each eligible person 
                that has filed a request for a resolution offer; or
                    (B) notify a person filing such a request that such 
                person is not an eligible person.
    (c) Joint Ventures and Subsidiaries.--A joint venture shall not be 
aggregated with any individual joint venturer for purposes of this 
section but shall be treated as a distinct entity for such purposes. 
All claims by subsidiaries shall be included in a single claim by the 
corporate parent for purposes of this Act.

SEC. 805. DOCUMENTATION OF CLAIMS AND INSURANCE COVERAGE.

    (a) Screening of Claims.--
            (1) Denial by reason of felony.--The Fund may deny a 
        resolution offer to an otherwise eligible person for a specific 
        facility if the eligible person has been convicted of a felony 
        under any Federal or State statute that has a material effect 
        on the response costs or natural resource damage incurred at 
        the facility.
            (2) Filing and active pursuit of claims.--The Fund may 
        decide not to make an offer to an eligible person unless the 
        eligible person has filed a claim and is actively pursuing the 
        claim. The Fund may also decide that an offer should be made to 
        any such person.
            (3) Effect of screening.--An eligible person who has been 
        denied a resolution offer under this subsection for 1 or more 
        facilities shall not be subject to sections 807(c) and 809(a) 
        with respect to the facilities.
    (b) Filing of Claims.--For the purposes of subsection (a), an 
eligible person shall be considered to have filed a claim if the 
eligible person has notified 1 or more of its insurers of the existence 
of a claim, or has engaged in active investigation and preparation of a 
claim, or has filed a lawsuit seeking coverage for eligible costs. 
Failure to have filed a claim or to have engaged in settlement 
discussions before January 1, 1994, shall not be considered to preclude 
an eligible person from receiving an offer from the Fund if the 
eligible person had not received any notice letter from a governmental 
authority or 1 or more potentially responsible parties asserting its 
potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 at any eligible facility until 
after January 1, 1993.
    (c) Active Pursuit of Claims.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible person shall be considered to be actively pursuing a claim 
if--
            (1) the person has filed a lawsuit against an insurer, has 
        filed a motion or another pleading in a lawsuit against an 
        insurer, or has engaged in any discovery in a lawsuit against 
        an insurer during the period beginning January 1, 1993, and 
        ending December 31, 1993, regarding eligible costs at an 
        eligible facility;
            (2) the person has engaged in settlement discussions with 
        an insurer during the period beginning January 1, 1993, and 
        ending December 31, 1993, regarding eligible costs at an 
        eligible facility;
            (3) the person has engaged in active investigation and 
        preparation of a claim during the period beginning January 1, 
        1993, and ending December 31, 1993;
            (4) if the person has received a letter from an insurer 
        rejecting coverage or reserving its rights to reject coverage 
        regarding eligible costs at an eligible facility, the person 
        has sent within 1 year thereafter an additional status report 
        or letter apprising an insurer of activities regarding an 
        eligible facility; or
            (5) the eligible person has sent a letter to an insurer 
        notifying an insurer of the potential existence of a claim 
        regarding eligible costs at an eligible facility and has 
        received no response from the insurer.
    (d) Documentation of Coverage.--
            (1) Effect of documentation.--Coverage of an eligible 
        person for policy years prior to 1986 and the applicable 
        deductibles and limits on coverage shall be confirmed to the 
        satisfaction of the Fund by the terms of the policies or other 
        documentary proof of insurance provided by, or for, the 
        eligible person in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Submission of documentary evidence.--After promulgation 
        of regulations governing documentation requirements, an 
        eligible person requesting an offer shall submit copies of its 
        insurance policies, or other documentary evidence sufficient to 
        establish the following 6 terms of coverage: insurance company, 
        policy number, type of policy, duration of policy, deductible 
        or self-insured retention, and limit of coverage. Documentary 
        evidence may consist of any documents from an insurance company 
        or broker or documents of the eligible person or other party 
        that are generally contemporaneous with the term of the policy 
        or with subsequent retrospective rating under the policy. Where 
        documentary evidence (other than a policy) is relied upon as 
        the proof of coverage, an eligible person shall certify that it 
        has undertaken a good faith investigation of its records, that 
        its submission is complete and accurate to the best of its 
        information and belief, and that it does not have a copy of the 
        insurance policy. If an eligible person submits documentary 
        evidence that does not establish all 6 terms of coverage but 
        that does establish the name of the insurance company and 1 or 
        more other terms evidencing coverage, the named insurance 
        company shall undertake a good faith investigation for any 
        policy or other relevant documents evidencing the eligible 
        person's coverage. At the conclusion of the investigation, the 
        named insurance company shall--
                    (A) provide to the Fund any policies or other 
                documents relevant to the eligible person's claim of 
                coverage; or
                    (B) certify that it has undertaken a good faith 
                investigation of its records and that it has produced 
                any and all policies or documents available to the 
                insurer and relevant to the eligible person's claim of 
                coverage.
        Subsequent to the named insurance company's production or 
        certification, the Fund shall decide whether a person has 
        provided adequate proof of insurance based on the evidence 
        presented. Submission of the 6 terms of coverage referred to in 
        this paragraph shall be treated as adequate proof of insurance.
            (3) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``good faith investigation'', used with respect to a 
        company, means a search that can be reasonably conducted in 
        light of the recordkeeping system of the company and the 
        documentary evidence available.
    (e) Prior Settlements.--
            (1) Disclosure.--Each eligible person shall be required to 
        disclose and certify the amounts and terms of any settlement 
        reached with an insurer for eligible costs at eligible 
        facilities. In the event that the terms of such a settlement 
        are subject to a protective order or are otherwise 
        confidential, the eligible person may provide evidence of the 
        confidential nature of the settlement information to the Fund. 
        Upon receipt of such evidence, the Fund shall be obligated to 
        preserve the confidentiality of all such settlement 
        information.
            (2) Effect of title on prior settlements.--This title shall 
        have no effect on prior settlements between eligible persons 
        and an insurer.

SEC. 806. AMOUNT OF RESOLUTION OFFERS.

    (a) Resolution Offers.--The Fund shall make resolution offers to 
each eligible person equal to the applicable percentage (determined 
under this section) of the lesser of the following:
            (1) The eligible costs actually incurred by an eligible 
        person.
            (2) The available coverage, as determined under this 
        section.
    (b) Applicable Percentage.--
            (1) In general.--For each eligible person that has not 
        established a litigation venue pursuant to subsection (d), the 
        applicable percentage shall be equal to the facility location 
        percentage for that person. For each eligible person that has 
        established 1 or more litigation venues pursuant to subsection 
        (d), the applicable percentage shall be comprised of \1/3\ of 
        the facility location percentage for that person plus \2/3\ of 
        the venue percentage for that person.
            (2) Facility location percentage.--
                    (A) One or more eligible national priorities list 
                facilities.--For each eligible person, the Fund shall 
                establish a facility location percentage. The 
                percentage shall be equal to the weighted average of 
                the State percentages for each eligible National 
                Priorities List facility for which such person has been 
                identified as a potentially responsible party. In 
                determining such weighted average, each such eligible 
                facility shall be accorded equal value, except as 
                provided in paragraph (4).
                    (B) No eligible national priorities list 
                facilities.--For each person not identified as a 
                potentially responsible party at 1 or more eligible 
                National Priorities List facilities but who is, or is 
                alleged to be, liable at any time for removal (as 
                defined in section 101(23) of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(23))) at 1 or more eligible 
                non-National Priorities List facilities, the Fund shall 
                establish a facility location percentage equal to the 
                weighted average of the State percentages for each such 
                eligible non-National Priorities List facility. In 
                determining such weighted average, each such facility 
                shall be accorded equal value.
            (3) Litigation venue percentage.--
                    (A) One or more eligible national priorities list 
                facilities.--For each eligible person that has 
                established 1 or more litigation venues pursuant to 
                subsection (d) with respect to 1 or more eligible 
                National Priorities List facilities, the Fund shall 
                establish a litigation venue percentage. The percentage 
                shall be equal to the weighted average of the State 
                percentages for each eligible National Priorities List 
                facility in each State in which such eligible person 
                has established a litigation venue. In determining such 
                weighted average, each eligible National Priorities 
                List facility with respect to which such person has 
                established a litigation venue shall be accorded equal 
                value.
                    (B) No eligible national priorities list 
                facilities.--For each eligible person that does not 
                have 1 or more eligible National Priorities List 
                facilities and has established litigation venue with 
                respect to 1 or more eligible non-National Priorities 
                List facilities pursuant to subsection (d), the Fund 
                shall establish a litigation venue percentage equal to 
                the weighted average of the State percentages for each 
                eligible non-National Priorities List facility in each 
                State in which such eligible person has established a 
                litigation venue. In determining such weighted average, 
                each eligible non-National Priorities List facility 
                with respect to which litigation venue has been 
                established shall be accorded equal value.
            (4) Extra weighting of large facilities.--In determining 
        the facility location percentage under paragraph (2)(A), the 
        Fund shall count a facility twice for weighting purposes if--
                    (A) the facility is located in the same State as 
                the State in which litigation venue has been 
                established;
                    (B) the facility is included in the eligible 
                person's coverage litigation in that venue; and
                    (C) total response costs incurred plus estimated 
                response costs exceed $50,000,000, as established by 
                governmental cost summaries or demands, records or 
                decision, or evidence satisfactory to the Fund of costs 
                actually incurred.
    (c) State Percentage.--
            (1) Congressional findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) as of January 1, 1994, State law generally is 
                more favorable to eligible persons that pursue claims 
                concerning eligible costs against insurers in some 
                States;
                    (B) State law generally is more favorable to 
                insurers with respect to such claims in some States;
                    (C) in some States the law generally favors neither 
                insurers nor eligible persons with respect to such 
                claims or that there is insufficient information to 
                determine whether such law generally favors insurers or 
                eligible persons with respect to such claims; and
                    (D) considerations of equity and fairness require 
                that resolution offers made by the Fund shall vary to 
                reflect the relative state of the law among the several 
                States.
            (2) State percentage categories.--For purposes of this 
        section, the States are classified into the following 
        percentage categories:
                    (A) 20 percent.--The State percentage shall be 20 
                percent for Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
                Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and Ohio.
                    (B) 60 percent.--The State percentage shall be 60 
                percent for California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, 
                New Jersey, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
                    (C) 40 percent.--For all other States the State 
                percentage shall be 40 percent.
    (d) Litigation Venue.--For purposes of this section, litigation 
venue is considered established with respect to an eligible person if--
            (1) on or before December 31, 1993, the eligible person had 
        filed a complaint, or third-party complaint, in a court of 
        competent jurisdiction against an insurer with respect to 
        eligible costs at any part of an eligible facility; and
            (2) no motion to change venue with respect to such 
        complaint was pending on January 31, 1994.
    (e) Available Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--The Fund shall determine the available 
        coverage for each eligible person by adding the unexhausted 
        limits of liability contained in all valid insurance contracts 
        of insurance (including per occurrence, aggregate, primary, 
        excess, or other limits) and then by subtracting the total of 
        all deductibles and self-insured retentions applicable to those 
        policies. In calculating the available coverage and the average 
        deductible pursuant to section 808(c), the Fund shall exclude 
        any deductible or self-insured retention contained in a policy 
        that has already been paid by the eligible person.
            (2) Per occurrence basis policies.--For insurance policies 
        with limits or deductibles, or self-insured retentions, 
        expressed on a per occurrence basis without an aggregate limit, 
        the limit or deductible, and the self-insured retention, shall 
        be an amount equal to the limit or deductible, and the self-
        insured retention, respectively, in the policy multiplied by 
        the number of eligible facilities of the eligible person and by 
        the number of years the policy was in effect. Per occurrence 
        limits or deductibles may be adjusted by the Fund whenever 
        there is an increase in the eligible facilities attributable to 
        an eligible party.
    (f) Adjustment for Owned Property Sites.--
            (1) Adjustment.--If an eligible person seeks payment of 
        eligible costs for an owned property site, the percentage paid 
        for such site shall be calculated by multiplying by 70 percent 
        the applicable percentage determined under section 806(b)(1) 
        that would otherwise be applicable to such eligible costs 
        (including eligible costs for offsite contamination 
        attributable to the owned property), except that the percentage 
        paid for such site shall not be less than the applicable 
        percentage determined under section 806(b)(1) minus 12 
        percentage points.
            (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    (A) Owned property site.--A facility shall be 
                considered an owned property site if--
                            (i) an eligible person owned or leased the 
                        facility at the time of initial disposal or a 
                        predecessor company owned or leased the 
                        facility at the time of initial disposal and 
                        the predecessor company merged into an eligible 
                        person or became the wholly owned subsidiary of 
                        an eligible person;
                            (ii) the property owned or leased by the 
                        eligible person or predecessor company 
                        represents all or a substantial portion of the 
                        facility as specifically designated on the 
                        National Priorities List or as subject to a 
                        removal covered by this title;
                            (iii)(I) an eligible person or predecessor 
                        company generated substantially all of the 
                        hazardous substances that were disposed of 
                        during the period such person or predecessor 
                        owned or leased the facility; or
                            (II) an eligible person or predecessor 
                        company owned a landfill or other unit that is 
                        part of the property on which a manufacturing 
                        or industrial facility is situated, the 
                        landfill or other unit was used for the 
                        treatment, storage, or disposal of waste 
                        generated from the manufacturing or industrial 
                        facility and from third parties, and the 
                        landfill or other unit contains waste that is 
                        not primarily municipal solid waste or sewage 
                        sludge, as defined in paragraphs (41) and (49), 
                        respectively, of section 101 of the 
                        Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
                        U.S.C. 9601); and
                            (iv) the hazardous substances associated 
                        with the owned property, either by the initial 
                        disposal or subsequent disposal, constitute the 
                        basis for liability at the facility.
                    (B) Property not considered owned property.--A 
                facility shall not be considered owned property of an 
                eligible person for purposes of this section when the 
                eligible person acquired the facility from, or acquired 
                the assets of, a company that engaged in initial 
                disposal of hazardous substances at the facility and 
                the eligible person did not engage in initial disposal 
                of hazardous substances at the facility during its 
                period of ownership. An owned property site shall not 
                include a public or commercial landfill primarily used 
                for disposal, storage, or treatment of municipal solid 
                waste or sewage sludge, as defined in paragraphs (41) 
                and (49), respectively, of section 101 of the 
                Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
                    (C) Initial disposal.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term ``initial disposal'' means the 
                spilling, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, 
                discharging, injecting, dumping, disposing, placing, or 
                leaking of hazardous substances into the environment 
                caused by the facility owner but does not include--
                            (i) any continuing or further leaking, 
                        escaping, or leaching of hazardous substances 
                        into the environment during subsequent periods 
                        of ownership that was not caused by the acts of 
                        a subsequent owner, or
                            (ii) any activities undertaken by an owner 
                        related to response at the facility.
                The term ``initial disposal'' shall not be construed to 
                mean only a single event, but means an event that may 
                occur with each subsequent owner of a facility.

SEC. 807. ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION OFFER.

    (a) Acceptance.--
            (1) Election to accept.--An eligible person may, when 
        submitting a request for a resolution to the Fund, make a 
        written irrevocable election to accept any resolution to be 
        made by the Fund.
            (2) Notification.--An eligible person that does not make an 
        election pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, within 60 days after 
        the receipt of a resolution offer from the Fund, notify the 
        Fund in writing of its irrevocable acceptance or rejection of 
        such offer. An eligible person who does not so accept or reject 
        a resolution offer within 60 days shall be deemed to have made 
        an irrevocable election to reject the offer and the provisions 
        of section 809 (relating to rejection of offer) shall apply.
    (b) Acceptance or Rejection Prior to Offer.--Upon expiration of the 
60-day period immediately following the date of enactment of this Act, 
any eligible person may notify the Fund that such eligible person 
accepts or rejects any offer to be issued by the Fund under this title. 
Any such notice shall be signed by a duly authorized officer of the 
eligible person, as certified by the secretary of the eligible person 
or by a person with equivalent authority.
    (c) Waiver of Insurance Claims.--Any eligible person accepting a 
resolution offer from the Fund shall agree in writing, subject to 
reinstatement described in subsection (d), to waive, stay, or dismiss 
any of its existing and future claims against any insurer for eligible 
costs, including bad faith claims pertaining to actions to recover 
eligible costs, except that this waiver shall not apply to actions 
brought against insolvent insurers or under environmental impairment 
liability insurance.
    (d) Reinstatement of Insurance Claims.--If the Fund fails to timely 
fulfill its obligations to an eligible person under the terms of an 
accepted resolution offer, such eligible person shall be entitled to 
reinstate any of its existing and future claims under a contract for 
insurance with respect to eligible costs. A shortfall provided for in 
section 808(f) shall not be considered a failure of the Fund to timely 
fulfill its obligations. Whenever any claim is reinstated under this 
subsection, the person making such claim shall not be treated as 
rejecting a resolution offer under section 809.
    (e) Good Faith Acceptance.--The acceptance by an eligible person of 
a resolution offer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 807 and the 
waiver of any existing or future claims against an insurer under this 
section shall constitute the good faith pursuit and resolution of such 
claims, shall be considered prudent action to minimize the cost 
exposure of that person, and the amount of the resolution offer shall 
be considered a reasonably available insurance recovery.

SEC. 808. RESOLUTION PAYMENTS.

    (a) Time of Payment; Pre-Resolution Costs.--The Fund shall make 
equal annual payments over a period of 10 years for the applicable 
percentage of eligible costs incurred by an eligible person on or 
before the date such person accepts a resolution offer. The Fund may, 
in its sole discretion, make such payments over a shorter period if the 
aggregate eligible costs do not exceed $50,000. An eligible person 
shall submit to the Fund documentation of such costs as the Fund may 
require. The initial payment to an eligible person under this paragraph 
shall be made not later than 60 days after the receipt of documentation 
satisfactory to the Fund. For eligible facilities that are the subject 
of insurance coverage litigation or arbitration, interest shall begin 
to accrue on amounts payable pursuant to a resolution offer commencing 
on the date on which the eligible person accepts the offer pursuant to 
subsection (a) or (b) of section 807. For all other eligible 
facilities, interest shall not accrue on amounts payable pursuant to a 
resolution offer during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act. In each year, after the commencement of the 
payment of interest as specified above, interest shall accrue on the 
unpaid balance of the pre-resolution costs in an amount equal to the 
rate of interest on 1-year Treasury bills issued on the anniversary of 
such date of enactment or, if no bills were issued on such date, on the 
last date such bills were issued prior to such anniversary.
    (b) Time of Payment; Post-Resolution Costs.--The Fund shall make 
payments for eligible costs incurred by an eligible person after the 
date such person accepts a resolution offer to the eligible person, or 
to a contractor or other person designated by the eligible person, 
subject to such documentation as the Fund may require. Payments under 
this title shall be made not later than 60 days after the receipt of 
documentation (satisfactory to the Fund) with respect to such costs.
    (c) Adjustment for Deductible or Self-Insurance.--In the case of an 
eligible person that has submitted to the Fund, as proof of status as 
an eligible person, a valid insurance contract subject to a self-
insured retention or a deductible, payment to such eligible person 
pursuant to a resolution shall be reduced once by an amount equal to 
the average of the amounts of self-insured retentions and deductibles 
in all valid insurance contracts of insurance of the eligible person. 
For purposes of determining such average in the case of a per 
occurrence deductible or self-insured retention, the Fund shall only 
count such deductible or self-insured retention once for each policy 
year.
    (d) Adjustment for Certain Duty-To-Defend Costs.--If an insurer has 
incurred and paid costs pursuant to a duty-to-defend clause contained 
in a contract for insurance, and such costs are the subject of a 
dispute between the eligible person and an insurer, the Fund shall 
reduce payment of a resolution to an eligible person by an amount equal 
to such costs and pay such amount to the insurer. If such costs were 
paid by the insurer on or before the date the eligible person accepted 
a resolution offer made by the Fund, payment to an insurer under this 
section shall be made in equal annual installments over a period of 10 
years, and interest shall not accrue with respect to such costs. The 
Fund may, in its sole discretion, make such payments over a shorter 
period if the aggregate costs do not exceed $50,000.
    (e) Effect of Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Payments made to an eligible person by the 
        Fund pursuant to a resolution offer shall be treated as 
        payments made by an insurer in satisfaction of the terms and 
        conditions of a contract of insurance. Such payments shall be 
        allocated pro rata to each year in which proof of insurance has 
        been established. The amount allocated to each coverage year 
        shall be allocated 100 percent to the primary coverage until it 
        is exhausted and then 100 percent to each successively higher 
        layer of coverage until each such layer is exhausted.
            (2) Recovery.--No insurer shall be allowed to collect 
        recovery pursuant to a reinsurance contract on the basis of a 
        payment by the Fund unless such reinsurer is not subject to the 
        fees under the appropriate section of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 or has not satisfied its obligations pursuant to such 
        fees.
            (3) Prohibition on retrospective rating.--Payments made to 
        an eligible person by the Fund pursuant to a resolution offer 
        shall not be subject to retrospective rating under a valid 
        insurance contract.
    (f) Shortfall.--If, in any year during the first 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Board does not 
have sufficient funds available to pay all eligible costs of resolution 
offers accepted by eligible persons, the Fund shall determine the 
amount of the costs that cannot be paid in that year (referred to in 
this title as a ``shortfall''). The Fund shall allocate the shortfall 
to the eligible persons in proportion to the size of their pending 
claims for reimbursement from the Fund. This shortfall shall be paid to 
the eligible person and shall be amortized over the next 5 years, and 
the amortized amount shall be paid with interest at the rate specified 
for the amortization of past costs. A shortfall that is being amortized 
under this subsection shall not be considered a default by the Fund, 
triggering the reinstatement of claims.
    (g) Interim Allocations.--An eligible person accepting an offer of 
resolution shall be entitled to receive payment of all eligible costs 
that have been incurred. If an eligible person obtains reimbursement of 
such eligible costs as a result of a final allocation, contribution 
action, or otherwise, the eligible person shall notify the Fund of the 
amount of the reimbursement and shall either--
            (1) reduce its next claim to the Fund for payment of 
        eligible costs by the amount of the reimbursement; or
            (2) refund the amount of the reimbursement.

SEC. 809. REJECTION OF RESOLUTION OFFER AND REIMBURSEMENT TO INSURER.

    (a) Insurer Action Against Eligible Person.--
            (1) Liability for litigation costs.--Any eligible person 
        that rejects a resolution offer (including a person who makes 
        an early rejection pursuant to section 807(b)), litigates a 
        claim with respect to insurance coverage of eligible costs 
        against an insurer, and obtains a final judgment that is 
        determined by the court with jurisdiction over such litigation 
        to be less favorable than the resolution offered by the Fund 
        (or, in the case of a rejection pursuant to section 807(b), the 
        amount that the Fund would have offered), shall be liable to 
        such insurer for 40 percent of the reasonable attorney's fees, 
        other litigation costs, and direct costs, incurred after the 
        date of the resolution offer by the insurance companies that 
        are attributable to eligible costs at eligible facilities.
            (2) Limit of liability.--Liability of an eligible person 
        under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 160 percent of all of the 
        attorney's fees, other litigation costs, and direct costs of 
        company in-house personnel, incurred after such date by an 
        eligible person in the pursuit of its coverage litigation that 
        are attributable to eligible costs at eligible facilities.
            (3) Actions to recover litigation costs.--A court having 
        jurisdiction over any action regarding a claim of insurance 
        shall have original jurisdiction of all actions under this 
        subsection. The court shall reduce any award to an insurer in 
        any such action by the amount, if any, of the costs and fees 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, and 
        recovered by the insurer pursuant to State law or court rule. 
        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or 
        affect in any way the application of State law, or the rule of 
        any court, to such costs or fees. Upon application by a party 
        to any such action, the court may make all determinations 
        necessary to decide whether an award of fees or costs is 
        required hereunder, including the value of the offer made by 
        the Fund and whether the attorney's fees or litigation costs of 
        any insurer were unreasonable. If the court determines that 
        certain fees or costs were unreasonable, the court shall 
        exclude such fees or costs from the calculation described in 
        paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be.
    (b) Reimbursement to Insurer.--If an eligible person rejects a 
resolution offer (including a rejection pursuant to section 807(b)), 
litigates a claim with respect to eligible costs against 1 or more 
insurers, and obtains a final judgment against, or enters into a 
settlement with, any such insurer, the Fund--
            (1) shall reimburse to such insurer or insurers the lesser 
        of the amount of the resolution offer made to the eligible 
        person (or, in the case of a rejection pursuant to section 
        807(b), the amount that the Fund would have offered) or the 
        final judgment or settlement; and
            (2) may, if the resolution offer exceeded the final 
        judgment or settlement, reimburse the insurer or insurers for 
        unrecovered reasonable costs and legal fees, except that the 
        total reimbursement under this subsection may not exceed the 
        amount of the resolution offer to the eligible person (or, in 
        the case of a rejection pursuant to section 807(b), the amount 
        that the Fund would have offered).
Reimbursements pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to such 
documentation as the Fund may require and shall be made by the Fund not 
later than 60 days after receipt by the Fund of a complete request for 
reimbursement satisfactory to the Fund.
    (c) Refusal To Make Resolution Offer.--Except with respect to a 
person that rejects a resolution offer pursuant to section 807(b), no 
eligible person that has not received a resolution offer shall be 
treated as rejecting an offer for purposes of this section.

SEC. 810. FINANCIAL CONTROLS; AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Special fund account.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as may be expressly 
                authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, amounts 
                equal to all fees and assessments collected pursuant to 
                the appropriate section of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986 shall be maintained in the Treasury of the United 
                States in a Special Fund Account (referred to in this 
                subsection as the `Account'). Amounts deposited into 
                such Account shall be considered to be budget receipts 
                and withdrawals from such Account shall be considered 
                to be budget outlays, for purposes of the Congressional 
                Budget Act of 1974.
                    (B) Investment.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
                shall invest amounts in the Account not needed to fund 
                withdrawals from the Account in interest bearing 
                securities of the United States. Interest earned from 
                such investments shall be credited to the Account. Such 
                securities shall be redeemed as necessary to fund 
                withdrawals from the Account.
                    (C) Use.--No amounts shall be deposited in or 
                credited to the Account except as provided in this 
                paragraph. All expenditures by or on behalf of the Fund 
                shall be paid out of amounts in such Account.
            (2) Withdrawals from account.--
                    (A) Certification.--Subject to section 
                803(d)(3)(B), all amounts withdrawn from the Account by 
                or on behalf of the Fund shall be certified by a 
                federally authorized certifying officer who is an 
                employee of a Federal agency represented by a 
                governmental member of the Board.
                    (B) Other terms.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
                prescribe such other procedures, terms, and conditions 
                governing withdrawals from the Account as the Secretary 
                considers to be appropriate.
    (b) Annual Budgets.--The Fund shall prepare annual budgets 
consistent with the requirements of section 9103 of title 31, United 
States Code. Not later than March 31 of each year, the Chairperson of 
the Board shall transmit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a budget for the following fiscal year.
    (c) Audits of Resolution Offers and Payments.--
            (1) In general.--The regulations required by section 812(a) 
        shall provide that each request for a resolution payment that 
        exceeds such amount as the Board may determine shall be 
        accompanied by an independent audit of such request.
            (2) Random audits.--
                    (A) In general.--The Fund shall provide for the 
                random audit of requests for resolution offers and 
                requests for resolution payments.
                    (B) Overpayments or underpayments.--To the extent 
                the Fund determines, on the basis of an audit or 
                otherwise, that an overpayment or underpayment has been 
                made in connection with a resolution offer, the Fund 
                shall decrease or increase (as the case may be) 
                subsequent payments pursuant to such offer.
                    (C) Referral of certain requests.--The Board shall 
                refer to the Attorney General any request for a 
                resolution offer or resolution payment that the Board 
                determines, on the basis of an audit or otherwise, may 
                be subject to the penalties described in section 
                813(b).
    (d) Financial Statements.--The financial statements of the Fund 
shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles and shall be audited annually by an independent certified 
public accountant in accordance with the auditing standards issued by 
the Comptroller General. Such auditing standards shall be consistent 
with the private sector's generally accepted auditing standards.
    (e) Investigations and Other Audits.--The Inspector General of the 
Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to conduct such audits 
and investigations of the activity of the Fund as the Inspector General 
determines to be necessary or appropriate. For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Fund and to the Inspector General to 
the same extent as they apply to the Environmental Protection Agency.

SEC. 811. STAY OF PENDING LITIGATION.

    (a) Enactment Operates as Stay.--Except as provided in this 
section, enactment of this title shall operate as a stay, applicable to 
all persons other than the United States, of the commencement or 
continuation, including the issuance or employment of process or 
service of any pleading, motion, or notice, of any judicial, 
administrative, or other action with respect to claims for indemnity or 
other claims arising from a valid insurance contract of qualified 
insurance concerning insurance coverage for eligible costs.
    (b) Actions Not Affected.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to authorize a stay of any of the following:
            (1) Any action involving claims that do not concern 
        eligible costs or a valid insurance contract of qualified 
        insurance. Any such claim shall be severed by operation of law 
        from claims involving eligible costs or valid contracts of 
        insurance of qualified insurance, and the insured party may 
        proceed with the prosecution of the severed claims not 
        involving eligible costs or not involving qualified insurance.
            (2) Any action for which a trial date has been scheduled 
        prior to June 1, 1994, for a trial to commence during the 60-
        day period immediately following the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
            (3) Any action in which a trial has begun prior to such 
        period and has continued without interruption into such period.
    (c) Termination of Stay.--
            (1) Events.--The stay established by subsection (a) shall 
        terminate with respect to an eligible person upon the earliest 
        of the following:
                    (A) The rejection of a resolution offer (including 
                an early rejection) by such eligible person pursuant to 
                section 807.
                    (B) A determination by the Fund that an offer will 
                not be made to such eligible person or that such person 
                is not an eligible person.
                    (C) A determination pursuant to section 816(b) that 
                the minimum participation level has not been achieved.
                    (D) A failure by the Fund at any time after the 
                date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of 
                this Act to timely pay to such eligible person a 
                resolution payment equal to the total amount of 
                eligible costs (including shortfalls from prior years) 
                required to be paid to such person under a resolution 
                offer in any year after such date.
            (2) Persons.--The stay established by subsection (a) shall 
        terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act with respect to--
                    (A) a person that becomes an eligible person on or 
                after such date; and
                    (B) an eligible person that has not filed a request 
                for a resolution offer and has not rejected a 
                resolution offer pursuant to section 807(b) before such 
                date.
    (d) Authority of United States Unaffected.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit or affect in any way the discretion or 
authority of the United States or any party to commence or continue any 
allocation process, cost recovery, or other action pursuant to the 
authority of sections 101 through 122, and 129, of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
    (e) Statute of Limitation Tolled.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of Federal or State law, any Federal or State statute of 
limitation concerning the filing or prosecution of an action by an 
eligible person against an insurer, or by an insurer against an 
eligible person, with respect to eligible costs shall be tolled during 
the pendency of the stay of pending litigation established by this 
title.

SEC. 812. REGULATIONS.

    (a) Procedures and Documentation.--Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Board shall 
publish in the Federal Register for public comment of not more than 60 
days interim final regulations concerning procedures and documentation 
for the submission of requests for resolution offers and the payment of 
accepted resolution offers. Not later than 60 days after the close of 
the public comment period, the Chairperson of the Board shall publish 
in the Federal Register final regulations concerning such procedures 
and documentation, which may be amended by the Chairperson from time to 
time. The Fund in its discretion may require that requests for 
resolution offers made before the issuance of final regulations 
pursuant to this subsection be revised to conform to the requirements 
of such final regulations.
    (b) Other Regulations.--The Fund may prescribe such other 
regulations, rules, and procedures as the Fund determines to be 
appropriate from time to time.
    (c) Judicial Review.--No regulation, rule, or procedure prescribed 
by the Fund shall be subject to review by any court except to the 
extent such regulation, rule, or procedure is not consistent with a 
provision of this title. No resolution offer made by the Fund shall be 
subject to review by any court.

SEC. 813. COURT JURISDICTION AND PENALTIES.

    (a) Jurisdiction of Federal Courts.--Notwithstanding section 1349 
of title 28, United States Code--
            (1) the Fund shall be deemed to be an agency of the United 
        States for purposes of sections 1345 and 1442 of title 28, 
        United States Code;
            (2) all civil actions to which the Fund is a party shall be 
        deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the 
        district courts of the United States shall have original 
        jurisdiction of all such actions, without regard to amount or 
        value;
            (3) any civil or other action, case or controversy in a 
        court of a State, or in any court other than a district court 
        of the United States, to which the Fund is a party may at any 
        time before the trial thereof be removed by the Fund, without 
        the giving of any bond or security, to the district court of 
        the United States for the district and division embracing the 
        place where the same is pending or, if there is no such 
        district court, to the district court of the United States for 
        the district in which the principal office of the Fund is 
        located, by following any procedure for removal of causes in 
        effect at the time of such removal; and
            (4) no attachment or execution shall be issued against the 
        Fund or any of its property before final judgment in any 
        Federal, State, or other court.
    (b) False or Fraudulent Statements or Claims.--
            (1) Criminal penalties.--
                    (A) False, fictitious, or fraudulent claims; 
                bribery.--For purposes of section 287 of title 18, 
                United States Code, the Fund shall be considered an 
                agency of the United States and any officer or employee 
                of the Fund shall be considered a person in the civil 
                service of the United States.
                    (B) Fraud and false statements.--For purposes of 
                section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, the Fund 
                shall be considered an agency of the United States.
                    (C) Bribery.--For purposes of section 201 of title 
                18, United States Code, the Fund shall be considered an 
                agency of the United States, and a member of the Board 
                and any officer or employee of the Fund shall be 
                considered to be an officer or employee or person 
                acting for or on behalf of an agency of the United 
                States.
            (2) Civil penalties.--Officers and employees of the Fund 
        shall be considered officers and employees of the United States 
        for purposes of section 3729 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 814. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Admissibility of Resolution Offer.--No resolution offered by 
the Fund shall be admissible in any legal action brought by an eligible 
person against an insurer or by an insurer against an eligible person.
    (b) Resolution Process Not Admission of Liability.--No provision of 
this title, and no action by an eligible person undertaken in 
connection with any provision of this title, shall in any way 
constitute an admission of liability in connection with the disposal of 
a hazardous substance.
    (c) Precedential Effect.--No provision of this title shall affect 
or be construed to establish a precedent with respect to any insurance 
dispute between any person and insurer not subject to a stay under this 
title.
    (d) Sovereign Immunity of the United States.--No obligation or 
liability of the Fund shall constitute an obligation or liability of 
the United States, or of any department, agency, instrumentality, 
officer, or employee thereof. No person shall have a cause of action of 
any kind against the United States, or any department, agency, 
instrumentality, officer, or employee thereof with respect to any 
obligation, liability, or activity of the Fund.

SEC. 815. REPORTS.

    (a) Report on Potential for Escalation of EIRF Liability.--Not 
later than the end of the 5th year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress assessing the 
potential liability of the Fund over the next 5-year period. The report 
shall include recommendations for amendments to address any shortfalls 
between the projected potential liability of the Fund and the amounts 
authorized to be raised over such 5-year period.
    (b) Report on Non-National Priorities List Facilities.--The 
President shall conduct a study of the number of non-National 
Priorities List facilities and the average cleanup cost per non-
National Priorities List facility and shall report his findings not 
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Fund shall report annually to the 
        President and Congress not later than January 15 of each year 
        on its activities for the prior fiscal year. The report shall 
        include--
                    (A) a financial statement audited by an independent 
                auditor; and
                    (B) a determination of whether the fees and 
                assessments imposed by the appropriate section of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 will be sufficient to 
                meet the anticipated obligations of the Fund.
            (2) Appearances before congress.--Not later than 60 days 
        after the submission of each annual report required by 
        paragraph (1), the members of the Board shall appear before the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives to report on the matters contained in the 
        annual report and such other matters concerning the Fund as 
        each such committee may require.
    (d) Special Reports.--The Fund shall promptly report to the 
President and Congress at any time the Fund determines that the fees 
and assessments imposed by the appropriate section of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 will be insufficient to meet the anticipated 
obligations of the Fund.

SEC. 816. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This title shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Minimum Participation Level by Eligible Persons.--
            (1) Identification of eligible persons.--
                    (A) Submission of list.--Each insurance company 
                providing coverage to eligible persons under a valid 
                insurance contract shall submit to the Fund, within 30 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act, a list of 
                all eligible persons that have filed suit against that 
                company for eligible costs, or that have made a claim 
                against that company for eligible costs and are 
                actively pursuing such claim.
                    (B) Notification.--Each insurance company 
                submitting such list to the Fund shall immediately 
                notify each eligible person that is identified on the 
                list and provide to each such eligible person a copy of 
                this title together with an explanation of this 
                subsection.
            (2) Response to the fund.--Each eligible person notified 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall respond to the Fund by either 
        filing a declaration of intent or by requesting an applicable 
        percentage.
            (3) Declaration of intent.--Unless the eligible person 
        files a request for an applicable percentage under paragraph 
        (4), the eligible person shall file a declaration of intent not 
        earlier than 60 days, and not later than 90 days, after the 
        date of enactment of this Act. A declaration of intent filed by 
        the eligible person shall--
                    (A) state whether or not such eligible person 
                intends to accept participation in the Fund; and
                    (B) identify each eligible National Priorities List 
                facility for which such person has been identified as a 
                potentially responsible party, whether or not such 
                eligible person intends to accept participation in the 
                Fund.
        A declaration of intent to accept participation in the Fund 
        shall constitute acceptance of a Fund offer for purposes of 
        this title.
            (4) Request for applicable percentage.--Each eligible 
        person identified on a list under paragraph (1) may file a 
        request for its applicable percentage (as determined under 
        section 806(b)) with the Fund within 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act. A request filed by an eligible person 
        shall--
                    (A) identify each eligible National Priorities List 
                facility (including the State in which such facility is 
                located) at which such eligible person has incurred or 
                will incur eligible costs; and
                    (B) in the case of an eligible person that has 
                established at least 1 litigation venue pursuant to 
                section 806(d), identify the State or States in which 
                such venue has been established and identify any 
                National Priorities List facility described in section 
                806(b)(4) (relating to large sites) at which such 
                eligible person has incurred or will incur eligible 
                costs.
            (5) Renotification of eligible persons.--Within 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Fund shall notify 
        (by certified mail, return receipt requested) each eligible 
        person identified on the list under paragraph (1) that did not 
        file a declaration of intent or a request for applicable 
        percentage within the time period prescribed in paragraph (3) 
        or (4), as appropriate. Each eligible person notified pursuant 
        to this paragraph shall respond to the Fund not later than 120 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act by either filing a 
        declaration of intent in accordance with paragraph (3) or by 
        requesting an applicable percentage in accordance with 
        paragraph (4).
            (6) Response by the fund.--The Fund shall respond not later 
        than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act to an 
        eligible person that has made such a request for an applicable 
        percentage. The response from the Fund shall include the 
        applicable percentage, calculated in accordance with section 
        806(b). An eligible person receiving such response from the 
        Fund shall file a declaration of intent with the Fund in 
        accordance with paragraph (3) not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (7) Minimum participation level.--
                    (A) Determination.--Within 210 days after the date 
                of enactment of this Act, the Fund shall determine--
                            (i) the number of eligible persons 
                        identified on the lists submitted under 
                        paragraph (1), and the weighted average of such 
                        eligible persons, that have accepted 
                        participation in the Fund; and
                            (ii) the number, and weighted average, of 
                        such eligible persons that have rejected 
                        participation in the Fund.
                An eligible person that has not responded in accordance 
                with paragraph (2) to an initial notification or in 
                accordance with paragraph (5) to a renotification shall 
                be deemed to have irrevocably accepted participation in 
                the Fund for the purposes of this title. An eligible 
                person that has made an early acceptance or rejection 
                pursuant to section 807(b) shall be deemed to have 
                accepted or rejected, as the case may be, its 
                applicable percentage and shall submit the information 
                required by paragraph (3) not later than 120 days after 
                the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Termination of program.--If more than a 
                weighted average of 20 percent of the eligible persons 
                identified on such list reject participation in the 
                Fund, the program under this title and under the 
                insurance fee provisions added by title IX shall 
                terminate, and any fees paid by insurance companies 
                under such provisions that have not been utilized for 
                administration of the Fund shall be refunded pro rata 
                to those companies.
                    (C) Conditional termination of program.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), if more than a weighted average of 
                        15 percent but not more than a weighted average 
                        of 20 percent of the eligible persons 
                        identified on such list reject participation in 
                        the Fund, the program under this title and 
                        under the insurance fee provisions added by 
                        title IX shall terminate, and any fees paid by 
                        insurance companies under such provisions that 
                        have not been utilized for administration of 
                        the Fund shall be refunded pro rata to those 
                        companies.
                            (ii) Determination.--Such program shall not 
                        terminate and such fees shall not be refunded 
                        if, not later than 225 days after the date of 
                        enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the 
                        Board, in consultation with the other members 
                        of the Board, determines that the weighted 
                        average of eligible persons that have elected 
                        to accept participation in the Fund is likely 
                        to substantially eliminate the insurance 
                        coverage litigation between insurance companies 
                        and eligible persons at a cost that is fair to 
                        the companies subject to the fees imposed by 
                        provisions added by title IX.
            (8) Weighted average.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        weighted average of eligible persons accepting, or rejecting, 
        participation in the Fund shall be determined by dividing--
                    (A) the product obtained by multiplying--
                            (i) the acceptances or rejections, as 
                        appropriate, by eligible persons listed under 
                        paragraph (1); by
                            (ii) the number of eligible National 
                        Priorities List facilities of the eligible 
                        persons accepting or rejecting, as appropriate, 
                        such participation (without regard to whether 
                        or not any such facility is the subject of a 
                        lawsuit or insurance claim); by
                    (B) the total number of eligible National 
                Priorities List facilities for all persons either 
                accepting or rejecting such participation.

SEC. 817. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO OFFER AND ACCEPT RESOLUTION.

    (a) Authority To Accept Request for Resolution.--The authority of 
the Fund to accept requests for resolution shall terminate on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Authority To Offer Resolutions.--The authority of the Fund to 
offer resolutions to eligible persons shall terminate after the date 
that is 10 years and 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Continuing Obligations.--Until termination of the Fund, the 
Fund shall continue to--
            (1) make payments pursuant to resolution offers for any 
        eligible facility that is identified at the time of acceptance 
        of the resolution offer or within 10 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (2) reimburse insurers with respect to litigation commenced 
        or continued in connection with a resolution offer made on or 
        before the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, where the resolution offer was rejected by an 
        eligible person or not acted upon by an eligible person.

SEC. 818. TERMINATION OF FUND.

    If, during any 2-year calendar period commencing after the date 
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no eligible 
person makes a claim to the Fund for payment of eligible costs, the 
Fund shall terminate, and all amounts remaining in the Fund shall be 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

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                -1-9-9-4-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-e-a-d 
                -`-`-D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-8 -o-r 
                -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-9-'-'-;
                    -(-B-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r 
                -3-1-, -o-f -1-9-9-4 -o-r -1-9-9-5-, 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
                -i-n-s-t-e-a-d -`-`-D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1 -o-f -1-9-9-9 
                -o-r -2-0-0-0-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-1-9-9-4 -o-r 
                -1-9-9-5-'-' -t-h-e -l-a-s-t -p-l-a-c-e -i-t 
                -a-p-p-e-a-r-s -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-e-a-d 
                -`-`-1-9-9-9 -o-r -2-0-0-0-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-)-(-A-)-, -b-y 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-8-7-, -a-n-d 
        -e-n-d-i-n-g -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-5-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-e-a-d -`-`-J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
        -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -e-n-d-i-n-g -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, 
        -2-0-0-0-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-)-(-B-)---
                    -(-A-) -i-n -t-h-e -t-i-t-l-e -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -b-y 
                -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-6-'-' 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
                -2-0-0-1-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-F-u-n-d 
                -b-e-f-o-r-e -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-6-'-' -a-n-d 
                -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-e-a-d -`-`-F-u-n-d 
                -b-e-f-o-r-e -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -2-0-0-1-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -9-0-2-. -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -F-E-E-S -A-N-D 
              -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T-S -O-N -I-N-S-U-R-A-N-C-E 
              -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l 
-R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6 -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n      -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-.   -. -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -F-E-E-S -A-N-D 
              -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T-S -O-N -I-N-S-U-R-A-N-C-E 
              -C-O-M-P-A-N-I-E-S-.

                        -[-R-E-S-E-R-V-E-D-]-'-'

    -(-b-) -C-l-e-r-i-c-a-l -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -t-a-b-l-e 
-o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -c-h-a-p-t-e-r        -o-f -t-h-e 
-I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6 -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -i-t-e-m 
-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n    -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:

                              -`-`-S-e-c-.   -. 
                                        -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                                        -F-e-e-s -a-n-d 
                                        -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -o-n 
                                        -I-n-s-u-r-a-n-c-e 
                                        -C-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -9-0-3-. -F-U-N-D-I-N-G -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S -F-O-R 
              -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -I-N-S-U-R-A-N-C-E 
              -R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N -F-U-N-D-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
            -(-1-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-0-2-(-f-)-(-7-) -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -a-l-l 
        -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-t-u-r-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-a-i-d -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e -f-e-e-s 
        -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -i-m-p-o-s-e-d -b-y 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n      -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l -R-e-v-e-n-u-e 
        -C-o-d-e-.
            -(-2-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y-, -a-l-l -f-u-n-d-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-i-s-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -f-u-n-d-s -t-o -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d 
        -o-r -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
        -F-u-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
    -(-b-) -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -t-o -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-.---
-T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -t-o -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d -o-n 
-O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1 -o-f -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, 
-1-9-9-7-, -1-9-9-8 -a-n-d -1-9-9-9-, -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t -e-q-u-a-l -t-o 
-t-h-e -f-e-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n      
-o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -1-9-8-6 
-d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -t-h-e-n -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-.
    -(-c-) -A-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t-s-.----I-n -e-a-c-h 
-s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-o-f -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-d-j-u-s-t -t-h-e 
-a-m-o-u-n-t-s -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -t-o -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -a-c-t-u-a-l 
-c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -f-e-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s 
-d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-i-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-h-a-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -m-a-d-e 
-o-n -O-c-t-o-b-e-r -1-, -1-9-9-9-, -t-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n 
-F-u-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-h-e 
-a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-q-u-e-n-t-l-y 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o -h-a-v-e 
-e-x-c-e-e-d-e-d -a-c-t-u-a-l -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -f-e-e-s 
-a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -d-u-r-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r-.

-S-E-C-. -9-0-4-. -R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N -F-U-N-D -N-O-T -S-U-B-J-E-C-T 
              -T-O -T-A-X-.

    -T-h-e -R-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -F-u-n-d-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -i-t-s 
-c-a-p-i-t-a-l-, -r-e-s-e-r-v-e-s-, -s-u-r-p-l-u-s-, -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y 
-h-o-l-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-n-d -i-n-c-o-m-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-x-e-m-p-t 
-f-r-o-m -a-l-l -t-a-x-a-t-i-o-n -n-o-w -o-r -h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r 
-i-m-p-o-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -t-e-r-r-i-t-o-r-y-, -d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-c-y 
-o-r -p-o-s-s-e-s-s-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-) -o-r -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e-, 
-c-o-u-n-t-y-, -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l-i-t-y -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -t-a-x-i-n-g 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.

 TITLE IX--ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION TAXES AND TRUST FUND; 5-
            YEAR EXTENSION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

  Subtitle A--Environmental Insurance Resolution Taxes and Trust Fund

SEC. 901. ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION TAXES.

    (a) General Rule.--Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to environmental taxes) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subchapter:

        ``Subchapter E--Environmental Insurance Resolution Taxes

                              ``Part I. Tax on persons with base-period 
                                        exposure.
                              ``Part II. Tax on current-year premiums.
                              ``Part III. Assessment on direct insurers 
                                        resolving claims with 
                                        Environmental Insurance 
                                        Resolution Fund.
                              ``Part IV. Termination; administrative 
                                        provisions.

           ``PART I--TAX ON PERSONS WITH BASE-PERIOD EXPOSURE

                              ``Sec. 4691. Imposition of tax.
                              ``Sec. 4692. Adjusted base-period 
                                        commercial direct premiums.
                              ``Sec. 4693. Adjusted base-period 
                                        commercial reinsurance 
                                        premiums.
                              ``Sec. 4694. Other definitions and 
                                        special rules.

``SEC. 4691. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed on each assessable 
person engaged in any trade or business during any calendar year a tax 
for such calendar year equal to the sum of--
            ``(1)(A) such person's adjusted base-period commercial 
        direct premiums, multiplied by
            ``(B) the applicable direct funding rate, and
            ``(2)(A) such person's adjusted base-period commercial 
        reinsurance premiums, multiplied by
            ``(B) the applicable reinsurance funding rate.
    ``(b) Applicable Funding Rates.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Applicable direct funding rate.--The applicable 
        direct funding rate is--
                    ``(A) 0.22 percent for 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, 
                and
                    ``(B) zero thereafter.
            ``(2) Applicable reinsurance funding rate.--The applicable 
        reinsurance funding rate is 0.48 percent.
    ``(c) Time for Payment of Tax.--
            ``(1) Monthly installments.--The tax imposed by subsection 
        (a) on any assessable person for any calendar year shall be 
        paid in equal monthly installments during such calendar year.
            ``(2) Due date for installment.--Any installment under 
        paragraph (1) for any month shall be paid on or before the last 
        day of such month.
    ``(d) Assessable Person.--For purposes of this part, the term 
`assessable person' means any person--
            ``(1) which has direct premiums or reinsurance premiums for 
        any base-period year; and
            ``(2) which is--
                    ``(A) a United States person, or
                    ``(B) a person (other than a United States person) 
                if--
                            ``(i) such person, during the calendar year 
                        for which the tax would be assessed, is engaged 
                        in a substantial trade or business within the 
                        United States and has substantial assets in the 
                        United States, and
                            ``(ii) such person's taxable income which 
                        is effectively connected with the conduct of 
                        such business is subject to tax under section 
                        871(b) or 882(a) and is not exempt from such 
                        tax under a treaty obligation of the United 
                        States.
    ``(e) Certain Persons Treated as Engaged in Trade or Business.--For 
purposes of subsection (a), a person shall be treated as engaged in a 
trade or business if any other person, who with such person is treated 
as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, is 
engaged in a trade or business.

``SEC. 4692. ADJUSTED BASE-PERIOD COMMERCIAL DIRECT PREMIUMS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this part, the adjusted base-
period commercial direct premiums of any person is the excess (if any) 
of--
            ``(1) the aggregate inflation-adjusted direct premiums of 
        such person for all base-period years, over
            ``(2) the exemption amount.
    ``(b) Direct Premiums; Inflation-Adjusted Direct Premiums.--For 
purposes of this part--
            ``(1) Direct premiums.--The term `direct premiums' means, 
        with respect to any base-period year, the net premiums written 
        for such year from qualified commercial policies (other than 
        reinsurance policies).
            ``(2) Inflation-adjusted direct premiums.--The inflation-
        adjusted direct premiums of any person for any base-period year 
        shall be an amount equal to the direct premiums of such person 
        for such year multiplied by the inflation adjustment factor for 
        such year.
    ``(c) Exemption Amount.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The exemption amount for any person is 
        $200,000,000.
            ``(2) Phaseout of exemption.--The $200,000,000 amount under 
        paragraph (1) for any person shall be reduced (but not below 
        zero) by the amount by which the amount determined under 
        subsection (a)(1) for such person exceeds $200,000,000.
            ``(3) Aggregation rules.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--All persons treated as a single 
                employer as of February 2, 1994, under subsection (a) 
                or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as 1 person.
                    ``(B) Joint underwriting.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any joint 
                        underwriting operation of insurance--
                                    ``(I) under which the participating 
                                persons assume a portion of the 
                                business written and take into account 
                                the premiums, losses, expenses, and 
                                profits attributable to such portion, 
                                and
                                    ``(II) which is under the 
                                management of 1 or more managing 
                                underwriters,
                        such participating persons as of February 2, 
                        1994, shall be treated as 1 person.
                            ``(ii) Commonly governed underwriting 
                        operations.--If more than 1 operation referred 
                        to in clause (i) is governed by a common board 
                        of directors, council, or similar body, all 
                        such operations shall be treated as 1 operation 
                        for purposes of clause (i).
                    ``(C) Allocation of exemption amount.--The 
                exemption amount determined under paragraph (1) (after 
                application of paragraph (2)) shall be allocated among 
                persons treated as 1 person--
                            ``(i) under subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) in 
                        proportion to each such person's respective 
                        share of the aggregate of the amounts described 
                        in subsection (a)(1) of all such persons, and
                            ``(ii) in any other case, using any other 
                        method permitted by the Secretary.

``SEC. 4693. ADJUSTED BASE-PERIOD COMMERCIAL REINSURANCE PREMIUMS.

    ``(a) Adjusted Reinsurance Premiums.--For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) In general.--The adjusted base-period commercial 
        reinsurance premiums of any person is the aggregate inflation-
        adjusted reinsurance premiums of such person for all base-
        period years. In no event shall such premiums be treated as 
        less than zero.
            ``(2) De minimis amount.--The Secretary may provide that 
        the adjusted base-period commercial reinsurance premiums of a 
        person shall be treated as zero if such premiums do not exceed 
        a de minimis amount.
    ``(b) Reinsurance Premiums; Inflation-Adjusted Reinsurance 
Premiums.--For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) Reinsurance premiums.--The term `reinsurance 
        premiums' means, with respect to any base-period year, the sum 
        of--
                    ``(A) the net premiums written for such year from 
                allocated reinsurance of qualified commercial policies, 
                and
                    ``(B) 33 percent of the net premiums written for 
                such year from unallocated reinsurance.
            ``(2) Inflation-adjusted reinsurance premiums.--The 
        inflation-adjusted reinsurance premiums of any person for any 
        base-period year shall be an amount equal to the reinsurance 
        premiums for such year multiplied by the inflation adjustment 
        factor for such year.
    ``(c) Allocated Reinsurance.--For purposes of this part, the term 
`allocated reinsurance' means any reinsurance the net premiums written 
for which were reported on the underwriting and investment exhibit of 
the annual statement by the line of business related to the underlying 
policies covered by such reinsurance (or, in the case of a person not 
filing an annual statement, would have been required to be so reported) 
and were not reported as part of the reinsurance line of business.
    ``(d) Unallocated Reinsurance.--For purposes of this part, the term 
`unallocated reinsurance' means any reinsurance the net premiums 
written for which were reported in the line of the underwriting and 
investment exhibit of the annual statement relating to the reinsurance 
line of business (or, in the case of a person not filing an annual 
statement, would have been required to be so reported).
    ``(e) Reinsurance by Related Party Treated as Not Reinsurance.--For 
purposes of this part, if--
            ``(1) a policy of insurance (other than a reinsurance 
        policy) is issued by a member of a controlled group, and
            ``(2) such policy is reinsured by 1 or more reinsurance 
        policies issued by 1 or more other members of such controlled 
        group before such policy is reinsured by a person who is not 
        such a member,
premiums written on any such reinsurance policy shall be treated as 
direct premiums and not as reinsurance premiums. For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the term `controlled group' means all persons 
treated as a single employer under section 52(a). To the extent 
provided by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of this 
subsection shall apply in the case of an agency arrangement.

``SEC. 4694. OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

    ``(a) Inflation Adjustment Factor.--For purposes of this part, the 
inflation adjustment factor for any base-period year shall be 
determined in accordance with the following table:
``In the case of the following                         The inflation   
  base-period years:                              adjustment factor is:
    1968..........................................                 3.09
    1969..........................................                 2.93
    1970..........................................                 2.77
    1971..........................................                 2.66
    1972..........................................                 2.57
    1973..........................................                 2.42
    1974..........................................                 2.18
    1975..........................................                 2.00
    1976..........................................                 1.89
    1977..........................................                 1.78
    1978..........................................                 1.65
    1979..........................................                 1.48
    1980..........................................                 1.31
    1981..........................................                 1.18
    1982..........................................                 1.12
    1983..........................................                 1.08
    1984..........................................                 1.04
    1985..........................................                 1.00
    ``(b) Qualified Commercial Policies.--For purposes of this 
subchapter--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified commercial policy' 
        means any insurance policy against, or with respect to, 
        hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities wholly or partly within 
        the United States if premiums or liabilities under such policy 
        are of a type required to be reported in the line of the 
        underwriting and investment exhibit of the annual statement 
        relating to--
                    ``(A) the commercial multiple peril line of 
                business, or
                    ``(B) the other liability line of business.
            ``(2) Exclusion of certain types of policies.--Subparagraph 
        (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    ``(A) any policy providing only noncommercial 
                coverage, or
                    ``(B) any other policy which provides neither 
                comprehensive general liability coverage nor 
                environmental liability coverage.
    ``(c) Other General Definitions.--For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) Base period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `base period' means the 
                18-calendar year period beginning with calendar year 
                1968 and ending with calendar year 1985.
                    ``(B) Base-period year.--The term `base-period 
                year' means any calendar year in the base period.
            ``(2) Net premiums written.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The determination of the net 
                premiums written of any person for any year shall be 
                made on the basis of the underwriting and investment 
                exhibit of the annual statement filed by such person 
                for such year (or, if such person did not file such a 
                statement, the determination shall be made on a basis 
                consistent with the annual statement requirements 
                applicable to such year).
                    ``(B) Only certain premiums taken into account.--
                Net premiums written shall be determined by taking into 
                account only premiums attributable to insurance or 
                reinsurance against, or with respect to, hazards, 
                risks, losses, or liabilities within the United States.
                    ``(C) Amounts may be less than zero.--The amount 
                taken into account as the net premiums written with 
                respect to any type of policy for any year may be less 
                than zero.
            ``(3) Annual statement.--The term `annual statement' means 
        the annual statement approved by the National Association of 
        Insurance Commissioners which is required to be filed with the 
        insurance regulatory authorities of a State. If any person was 
        required to file an annual statement with the authorities of 2 
        or more different States for any base-period year, the annual 
        statement used for purposes of this part shall be the annual 
        statement in which the net premiums written related to 
        reinsurance were reported and identified in the most specific 
        manner in the underwriting and investment exhibit.
            ``(4) Policy.--The term `policy' includes any policy or 
        other instrument by whatever name called whereby a contract of 
        insurance or reinsurance is made, continued, or renewed.
            ``(5) United states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `United States', when 
                used in a geographical sense, has the meaning given 
                such term by section 4612(a)(4).
                    ``(B) United states person.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
                not apply for purposes of determining whether any 
                person is a United States person.
    ``(d) Special Rule for Insurers Not Required To File Annual 
Statement.--If any person--
            ``(1) was not required to file an annual statement for any 
        year,
            ``(2) establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
        that, despite the best efforts of such person, such person has 
        inadequate records to make determinations consistent with the 
        annual statement reporting requirements of this part for such 
        year, and
            ``(3) provides a reasonable estimate, acceptable to the 
        Secretary, of such determinations,
then such person shall be treated as meeting such requirements for such 
year.
    ``(e) Adjustment for Certain Acquisitions, Etc.--Except as 
otherwise provided by the Secretary--
            ``(1) Acquisitions.--If, after the beginning of the base 
        period, a person acquires any portion of a commercial insurance 
        business of another person (hereafter in this subsection 
        referred to as the `predecessor'), the inflation-adjusted 
        direct and reinsurance premiums of the acquiring person shall 
        include the inflation-adjusted direct and reinsurance premiums 
        of such predecessor which are attributable to the portion of 
        such insurance business so acquired.
            ``(2) Dispositions.--If, after the beginning of the base 
        period--
                    ``(A) a person disposes of any portion of a 
                commercial insurance business in a transaction to which 
                paragraph (1) applies, and
                    ``(B) such person furnishes the acquiring person 
                with such information as is necessary for the 
                application of paragraph (1),
        then the inflation-adjusted direct and reinsurance premiums of 
        the person making such disposition shall be reduced by the 
        portion of such premiums attributable to the portion of such 
        insurance business involved in such disposition.
            ``(3) Treatment of reinsurance transactions.--For purposes 
        of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, a reinsurance transaction shall not be 
                treated as the disposition of a portion of an insurance 
                business by the reinsured nor as an acquisition of such 
                a portion by the reinsurer if, as a result of such 
                transaction, there is--
                            ``(i) a reduction in the net premiums 
                        written of the reinsured, and
                            ``(ii) an increase (in an amount equal to 
                        the amount of such reduction) in the net 
                        premiums written of the reinsurer.
                    ``(B) Treatment of certain reinsurance 
                transactions.--If, after December 31, 1985, and before 
                February 2, 1994, any person transferred any insurance 
                business in an assumption reinsurance transaction with 
                respect to qualified commercial policies that were 
                issued during the base period whereby the reinsurer 
                becomes directly liable on the qualified commercial 
                policies transferred, such transaction shall be treated 
                for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) as a disposition 
                of a portion of a commercial insurance business by the 
                reinsured and as an acquisition of such a portion by 
                the reinsurer.
                    ``(C) Treatment of certain terminations of 
                reinsurance transactions.--If, after the beginning of 
                the base period and before February 2, 1994, a 
                reinsurance transaction with respect to qualified 
                commercial policies is terminated in accordance with a 
                commutation agreement whereby the reinsurer is no 
                longer liable for any potential claim under the 
                reinsurance agreement, the determination of the 
                adjusted base-period commercial direct and reinsurance 
                premiums of the reinsured and the reinsurer shall be 
                made as if such reinsurance transaction had not 
                occurred.
            ``(4) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Adjustment of adjusted base-period premiums 
                for acquisitions and dispositions on or after february 
                2, 1994.--In the case of an acquisition or disposition 
                on or after February 2, 1994, paragraphs (1) and (2) 
                shall be applied by substituting `adjusted base-period 
                commercial direct and reinsurance premiums' for 
                `inflation-adjusted direct and reinsurance premiums' 
                each place it appears.
                    ``(B) Timing of effect of transactions on 
                computation of taxes.--If any acquisition or 
                disposition referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) occurs 
                after December 31, 1994, the provisions of this 
                subsection shall apply only for purposes of determining 
                the amount of the tax imposed by section 4691 for 
                calendar years beginning after the date of such 
                transaction.
                    ``(C) Determination of premiums attributable to 
                portion of insurance business.--The determination of 
                inflation-adjusted direct and reinsurance premiums and 
                adjusted base-period commercial direct and reinsurance 
                premiums attributable to the transferred portion of a 
                commercial insurance business shall be made based on 
                the ratio of assets transferred in connection with the 
                commercial insurance business to total assets of the 
                transferor immediately before such transfer.
                    ``(D) Transferors remain secondarily liable.--
                Notwithstanding any reduction in the inflation-adjusted 
                direct and reinsurance premiums or adjusted base-period 
                commercial direct and reinsurance premiums of any 
                person by reason of the disposition of any portion of 
                such person's commercial insurance business, such 
                person shall be secondarily liable for the tax imposed 
                by section 4691 with respect to the adjusted base-
                period commercial direct and reinsurance premiums 
                attributable to such portion.
                    ``(E) Commercial insurance business.--For purposes 
                of this subsection, the term `commercial insurance 
                business' means any liability or potential liability 
                under any policy with respect to which direct or 
                reinsurance premiums were written and the assets 
                associated with such a liability.
    ``(f) Treatment of Foreign Insurers.--
            ``(1) Imposition of tax.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax on 
                any policy described in paragraph (2) on which any 
                premium is written by a foreign person. Such tax shall 
                be an amount equal to 0.50 percent of the maximum limit 
                of liability of such person under such policy.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The amount of tax imposed by 
                subparagraph (A) on any policy shall not exceed the 
                excess (if any) of--
                            ``(i) the direct premiums written from the 
                        policy, over
                            ``(ii) the tax (if any) imposed by section 
                        4695(a) on such premiums.
                For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `direct 
                premiums written' has the meaning given such term by 
                section 4695(e), except that such section shall be 
                treated as also applying to reinsurance premiums.
            ``(2) Policies subject to tax.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), a policy is described in this paragraph if such policy 
        is--
                    ``(A) a policy of casualty insurance against, or 
                with respect to, hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities 
                wholly or partly within the United States, or
                    ``(B) a policy of reinsurance with respect to a 
                policy described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
                any policy if the foreign person writing the premium on 
                such policy is an assessable person (as defined in 
                section 4691(d)) as of the withholding date.
                    ``(B) No double taxation.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
                apply to any policy if, as of the withholding date, the 
                foreign person writing the premium on such policy 
                demonstrates that the tax imposed by paragraph (1) has 
                been paid on a policy covering the same hazards, risks, 
                losses, or liabilities within the United States as 
                those covered by such policy.
                    ``(C) Closing agreement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
                        apply to any policy if, as of the withholding 
                        date, the foreign person writing the premium on 
                        such policy has in effect an agreement with the 
                        Secretary which--
                                    ``(I) provides that such person 
                                shall be treated as an assessable 
                                person for purposes of this part, and
                                    ``(II) contains such provisions as 
                                the Secretary determines to be 
                                necessary to ensure proper computation 
                                and payment of the tax imposed by 
                                section 4691 and the assessment imposed 
                                by section 4696.
                            ``(ii) Period of agreement.--Any closing 
                        agreement entered into under clause (i) shall 
                        take effect on the date specified in such 
                        agreement and shall apply for all subsequent 
                        periods unless revoked by the Secretary or 
                        revoked by the foreign person with the consent 
                        of the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Treatment of related persons.--The 
                        Secretary shall not enter into an agreement 
                        under clause (i) with any foreign person unless 
                        such foreign person establishes to the 
                        satisfaction of the Secretary that all persons 
                        which are, or become, related persons to such 
                        foreign person and which have direct or 
                        reinsurance premiums for any base-period year 
                        are subject to such an agreement.
                            ``(iv) Closing agreement not required in 
                        certain cases.--No closing agreement shall be 
                        required to be filed by any person meeting the 
                        requirements of subparagraph (E).
                    ``(D) Period before closing agreement.--Paragraph 
                (1) shall not apply to any policy if, as of the 
                withholding date, the foreign person writing the 
                premium on such policy--
                            ``(i) has in effect an election to be 
                        treated as an assessable person for purposes of 
                        this part,
                            ``(ii) gives such bond or other security as 
                        the Secretary may require for the collection of 
                        any tax imposed by section 4691 and any 
                        assessment imposed by section 4696, and
                            ``(iii) meets such other requirements as 
                        the Secretary may require.
                If such person fails to enter into an agreement 
                referred to in subparagraph (C)(i) in a timely manner 
                after making such election (including any period during 
                which a proceeding under section 7479 is pending), such 
                election shall be treated as never being in effect.
                    ``(E) No adjusted base-period commercial 
                premiums.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any policy 
                if, as of the withholding date, the foreign person 
                writing the premium on such policy has established to 
                the satisfaction of the Secretary that neither it nor 
                any related person has adjusted base-period commercial 
                direct or reinsurance premiums.
                    ``(F) Withholding date.--The term `withholding 
                date' means the date as of which an amount would 
                otherwise be required to be deducted or withheld under 
                paragraph (5) with respect to any policy.
            ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' 
                means any person which is not a United States person.
                    ``(B) Policy of casualty insurance.--The term 
                `policy of casualty insurance' means any policy other 
                than a policy of life, sickness, or accident insurance, 
                or annuity contract (as defined in section 4372(e)).
                    ``(C) Related person.--The term `related person' 
                has the meaning given such term by section 954(d)(3), 
                except that such section shall be applied by 
                substituting `the person with respect to whom the 
                determination is being made' for `controlled foreign 
                corporation' each place it appears.
                    ``(D) Maximum limit of liability.--The term 
                `maximum limit of liability' means the total amount for 
                which the foreign person would be liable--
                            ``(i) in the case of a policy described in 
                        paragraph (2)(A), if each person insured under 
                        such policy were simultaneously entitled to the 
                        maximum recovery allowed under the policy, and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a policy described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B), if each person insured under 
                        a policy described in paragraph (2)(A) which is 
                        directly or indirectly reinsured by the policy 
                        described in paragraph (2)(B) were 
                        simultaneously entitled to the maximum recovery 
                        allowed under the policy described in paragraph 
                        (2)(A).
                Such maximum limit of liability shall not be reduced by 
                any liability which is reinsured.
            ``(5) Collection of tax.--All persons, in whatever capacity 
        acting, having control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment 
        of any premium or other amount for any policy on which a tax is 
        imposed under paragraph (1) shall deduct and withhold from such 
        premium or other amount the amount of such tax. Every person 
        required to so deduct and withhold such tax is hereby made 
        liable for such tax and is hereby indemnified against the 
        claims and demands of any person for the amount so deducted and 
        withheld.

                ``PART II--TAX ON CURRENT-YEAR PREMIUMS

                              ``Sec. 4695. Tax on current-year 
                                        premiums.

``SEC. 4695. TAX ON CURRENT-YEAR PREMIUMS.

    ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed on each policy 
described in subsection (b) a tax equal to--
            ``(1) the direct premiums written under such policy, 
        multiplied by
            ``(2) the applicable funding rate.
    ``(b) Policies Subject to Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--A policy is described in this subsection 
        if--
                    ``(A) such policy is issued against, or with 
                respect to, hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities 
                wholly or partly within the United States (as defined 
                in section 4612(a)(4)), and
                    ``(B) the premiums or liabilities under such policy 
                are of a type required to be reported in the line of 
                the exhibit of premiums and losses of the annual 
                statement relating to any of the following lines of 
                business:
                            ``(i) Fire.
                            ``(ii) Commercial multiple peril.
                            ``(iii) Other liability.
                            ``(iv) Products liability.
                            ``(v) Allied lines.
                            ``(vi) Inland marine.
                            ``(vii) Commercial auto no-fault.
                            ``(viii) Other commercial auto liability.
                            ``(ix) Commercial auto physical damage.
                            ``(x) Farmowners multiple peril.
                            ``(xi) Ocean marine.
                            ``(xii) Aircraft.
                            ``(xiii) Surety.
                            ``(xiv) Glass.
                            ``(xv) Burglary and theft.
                            ``(xvi) Boiler and machinery.
        The Secretary may modify the lines of business under 
        subparagraph (B) to the extent necessary to ensure that such 
        lines of business continue to describe the coverage under 
        subparagraph (B) which was in effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        policy which the issuer establishes is of any of the following 
        insurance policies:
                    ``(A) Directors and officers liability insurance.
                    ``(B) Professional liability insurance.
                    ``(C) Property damage and liability insurance on 
                residential or farm owner-occupied housing units.
                    ``(D) Personal liability umbrella insurance.
                    ``(E) Insurance on personal articles.
                    ``(F) Property damage and liability insurance on 
                boats or aircraft held predominantly for personal, 
                nonbusiness use by the owner.
                    ``(G) Property damage and liability insurance 
                purchased by associations of owners of condominiums 
                held as personal residences.
            ``(3) Annual statement; policy.--For purposes of this 
        section, the terms `annual statement' and `policy' have the 
        respective meanings given such terms by section 4694(c). The 
        provisions of section 4694(d) shall apply for purposes of this 
        section.
    ``(c) Applicable Funding Rate.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The applicable funding rate is--
                    ``(A) 0.37 percent for direct premiums written 
                during 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998, and
                    ``(B) 0.69 percent thereafter.
            ``(2) Special rule for certain foreign insurers.--In the 
        case of any premiums to which subsection (f)(2) applies, 
        paragraph (1)(A) shall apply to such premiums written during 
        the first 48 months after the close of the contingency period 
        (as determined under section 816 of the Superfund Reform Act of 
        1994) and paragraph (1)(B) shall apply thereafter.
    ``(d) Exemption Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection 
        (a) on any premium under a policy to which subsection (b) 
        applies which is included in direct premiums written during any 
        calendar year to the extent that the amount of such premium, 
        when added to the aggregate amount of all prior direct premiums 
        written on such policies during such calendar year, does not 
        exceed the exemption amount.
            ``(2) Exemption amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) In general.--The exemption amount for any 
                person is $5,000,000.
                    ``(B) Controlled group rules.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the rules of section 4692(c)(3) shall 
                apply (determined without regard to the date therein).
    ``(e) Direct Premiums Written.--For purposes of this section, the 
determination of the direct premiums written of any person for any year 
shall be made on the basis of the exhibit of premiums and losses of the 
annual statement filed by such person for such year (or, if such person 
did not file such a statement, the determination shall be made on a 
basis consistent with the annual statement requirements applicable to 
such year). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, direct premiums 
written shall include the gross amount of premiums and other 
consideration (including advance premiums, deposits, fees, and 
assessments) arising from policies issued by a person acting as the 
direct writer, adjusted for any return or additional premiums arising 
from endorsements, cancellations, premium audits, or retrospective 
rating. Amounts returned where the amount is not fixed in the contract 
by formula or otherwise but depends on the experience of the insurer or 
the discretion of management shall not be included in return premiums.
    ``(f) Liability for Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) Tax paid by issuer.--The tax imposed by 
                subsection (a) shall be paid by the person issuing the 
                policy.
                    ``(B) Due date.--Any tax payable under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be paid on or before the 30th day after the 
                close of the calendar quarter in which the premium is 
                included in direct premiums written.
                    ``(C) Deposits required.--Any issuer liable for tax 
                payable under subparagraph (A) shall make monthly 
                deposits of such tax on or before the 14th day after 
                the close of the month in which the premium is included 
                in direct premiums written.
            ``(2) Special rules for foreign insurers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If any premium is written by a 
                foreign person (as defined in section 4694(f)(4)) on 
                any policy described in subsection (b), all persons, in 
                whatever capacity acting, having control, receipt, 
                custody, disposal, or payment of any premium or other 
                amount for such policy shall deduct and withhold from 
                such premium or other amount the amount of the tax 
                imposed by subsection (a). Every person required to so 
                deduct and withhold such tax is hereby made liable for 
                such tax and is hereby indemnified against the claims 
                and demands of any person for the amount so deducted 
                and withheld.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                with respect to any premium or other amount the income 
                from which is effectively connected with the conduct of 
                a trade or business within the United States, unless 
                such income is exempt from the application of sections 
                871(b) and 882(a) pursuant to a treaty obligation of 
                the United States.

    ``PART III--ASSESSMENT ON DIRECT INSURERS RESOLVING CLAIMS WITH 
                ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION FUND

                              ``Sec. 4696. Imposition of assessment.

``SEC. 4696. IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed on each insurer to which 
this section applies an assessment for each calendar year in the amount 
determined under subsection (c).
    ``(b) Insurers To Which Section Applies.--This section shall apply 
to any insurer for any calendar year if such insurer issued any policy 
which, for such calendar year, is an assessable direct policy.
    ``(c) Amount of Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The assessment imposed by this section 
        on any insurer for any calendar year shall be an amount equal 
        to such insurer's EIRF-certified percentage of the direct 
        insurance limit.
            ``(2) Limit.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the direct 
        insurance limit for each calendar year is $85,000,000.
    ``(d) Time for Payment of Assessment.--The assessment imposed by 
subsection (a) for any calendar year shall be paid on or before 
September 30 of such calendar year.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Assessable direct policy.--The term `assessable 
        direct policy' means, for any calendar year, any policy (other 
        than a policy of reinsurance) if--
                    ``(A) the Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund 
                determined that such policy was a valid insurance 
                contract of an eligible person,
                    ``(B) such contract (or documentary evidence of 
                such contract) was submitted (whether or not within the 
                calendar year or the applicable period with respect 
                thereto) under section 804 of the Superfund Reform Act 
                of 1994 to such Fund by or for such eligible person, 
                and
                    ``(C) such Fund, during the applicable period with 
                respect to such calendar year, made 1 or more payments 
                to such eligible person under title VIII of such Act.
            ``(2) EIRF-certified percentage.--The term `EIRF-certified 
        percentage' means, with respect to the direct limit of any 
        insurer for any calendar year, the percentage determined by the 
        Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund which--
                    ``(A) the aggregate of the coverage limits 
                contained in assessable direct policies issued by such 
                insurer, bears to
                    ``(B) the aggregate of the coverage limits 
                contained in all assessable direct policies issued by 
                all insurers.
            ``(3) Applicable period.--The term `applicable period' 
        means, with respect to any calendar year, the period of the 4 
        calendar years preceding such year.
            ``(4) Coverage limit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this paragraph, the term `coverage limit' means, with 
                respect to any policy, the aggregate limit on coverage 
                under the policy.
                    ``(B) Annual limit.--If the limit on coverage under 
                any policy is an annual limit, the term `coverage 
                limit' means, with respect to such policy, an amount 
                equal to such annual limit multiplied by the number of 
                years such contract was in effect.
                    ``(C) Per occurrence limits.--If the limit on 
                coverage under an insurance policy is expressed on a 
                per occurrence basis without an aggregate or annual 
                limit, the term `coverage limit' means, with respect to 
                such policy, an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) the limit on coverage under the 
                        policy for 1 occurrence, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the number of eligible facilities of 
                        the eligible person that were taken into 
                        account in determining the applicable 
                        percentage under section 806 of the Superfund 
                        Reform Act of 1994 of such person, multiplied 
                        by
                            ``(iii) the number of years such contract 
                        was in effect.
                    ``(D) Excess coverage.--If the policy provides 
                excess coverage without an aggregate, annual, or per 
                occurrence limit, the term `coverage limit' means, with 
                respect to such policy, an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) 10 times the amount that must be paid 
                        by an insurer to the eligible person before 
                        such person is entitled to submit a claim for 
                        such excess coverage, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the number of years such contract 
                        was in effect.
                    ``(E) Other cases.--If the coverage limit under any 
                policy is not determinable under the preceding 
                provisions of this paragraph, such limit shall be 
                determined by the Environmental Insurance Resolution 
                Fund under a method prescribed by the Secretary.
                    ``(F) Deductibles disregarded.--The determination 
                under this paragraph of any coverage limit under any 
                assessable direct policy shall be made without regard 
                to any deductible or self-insured retention of an 
                eligible person.
                    ``(G) Treatment of reinsurance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The coverage limit 
                        (determined without regard to this clause) 
                        under any assessable direct policy shall be 
                        reduced by 80 percent of the portion of such 
                        limit which is reinsured, but only if the 
                        related reinsurance premiums are not treated as 
                        direct premiums under section 4693(e).
                            ``(ii) Reinsurer must be identified.--A 
                        policy shall be treated as not reinsured for 
                        any period unless the Environmental Insurance 
                        Resolution Fund is notified of such reinsurance 
                        (in such form and manner, and at such time or 
                        times, as is specified by such Fund).
            ``(5) Eligible facility; eligible person; valid insurance 
        contract.--The terms `eligible facility', `eligible person', 
        and `valid insurance contract' have the respective meanings 
        given to such terms by section 802 of the Superfund Reform Act 
        of 1994.
            ``(6) Policy.--The term `policy' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 4694(c)(4).
    ``(f) No Review of EIRF-Certified Percentages.--
            ``(1) In general.--No court of the United States shall have 
        jurisdiction to hear any action, whether legal or equitable, 
        brought to review any final determination of any percentage 
        under subsection (e)(3). No such final determination shall be 
        subject to review by the Secretary in an administrative 
        proceeding.
            ``(2) Final determination.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the percentages determined under subsection (e)(3) by the 
        Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund as of August 1st of any 
        calendar year shall be treated as final determinations of such 
        percentages for such year.
    ``(g) Section 4694(f) Tax To Apply to Certain Assessable Insurers 
Without Closing Agreement.--If--
            ``(1) paragraph (1) of section 4694(f) does not apply to 
        any foreign person solely by reason of paragraph (3)(E) 
        thereof, and
            ``(2) any policy issued by such person is an assessable 
        direct policy under this section,
subparagraphs (C)(iv) and (E) of section 4694(f)(3) shall cease to 
apply to such person with respect to such policy.
    ``(h) Administrative Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--All assessments imposed by this section 
        are excise taxes, and shall be assessed and collected in the 
        same manner as other excise taxes imposed by this chapter.
            ``(2) Certain provisions made applicable.--All provisions 
        of law, including penalties and provisions providing for 
        interest, shall apply to the assessments imposed by this 
        section in the same manner as other excise taxes imposed by 
        this chapter.
    ``(i) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to calendar 
years after 1998.

           ``PART IV--TERMINATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                              ``Sec. 4697. Termination.
                              ``Sec. 4698. Return requirements; 
                                        regulations.

``SEC. 4697. TERMINATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
this subchapter shall not apply to any calendar year after 2004.
    ``(b) Premiums of Certain Foreign Insurers.--In the case of 
premiums to which section 4694(f)(5) or 4695(f)(2) applies, the tax 
imposed by section 4694(f) or 4695, respectively, shall not apply to 
such premiums paid after the close of the 10-year period beginning on 
the date such tax takes effect with respect to such premiums.
    ``(c) Aggregate Limitations on Taxes.--
            ``(1) Estimates.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, before the 
                beginning of any calendar year in each limitation 
                period, make an estimate of the aggregate amounts of 
                each applicable tax which will be credited to the 
                Environmental Insurance Resolution Trust Fund during 
                the limitation period. The Secretary shall publish such 
                estimate in the Federal Register.
                    ``(B) Limitation period.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `limitation period' means--
                            ``(i) the period from January 1, 1995, 
                        through December 31, 1998, and
                            ``(ii) the period from January 1, 1999, 
                        through December 31, 2004.
                    ``(C) Applicable tax.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), the term `applicable tax' means--
                            ``(i) the tax imposed by section 
                        4691(a)(1),
                            ``(ii) the tax imposed by section 
                        4691(a)(2) on assessable persons described in 
                        section 4691(d)(2)(A),
                            ``(iii) the tax imposed by section 
                        4691(a)(2) on assessable persons described in 
                        section 4691(d)(2)(B), and
                            ``(iv) the tax imposed by section 4695(a).
            ``(2) Termination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary estimates under 
                paragraph (1) that the applicable limit for any 
                applicable tax for any limitation period will be first 
                exceeded during any month in the calendar year for 
                which the estimate is being made--
                            ``(i) such applicable tax shall not be 
                        imposed during any month in such limitation 
                        period following such month, and
                            ``(ii) in the case of any applicable tax 
                        other than the tax described in subparagraph 
                        (C)(iv)--
                                    ``(I) no installment payment of 
                                such applicable tax shall be due for 
                                any month in such limitation period 
                                following such month, and
                                    ``(II) the amount of such 
                                applicable tax for such calendar year 
                                shall be proportionately reduced to 
                                reflect the termination of such tax 
                                under clause (i).
                    ``(B) Applicable limit.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the applicable limit shall be 
                determined as follows:
                            ``(i) 1995 through 1998.--In the case of 
                        the limitation period described in paragraph 
                        (1)(B)(i), the applicable limit is:

            ``If the tax is in                                      The
            the following clause                             applicable
            of paragraph (1)(C)                 limit (in millions) is:
                (i)...............................               $1,496
                (ii)..............................                  444
                (iii).............................                  308
                (iv)..............................                 992.
                            ``(ii) 1999 through 2004.--In the case of 
                        the limitation period described in paragraph 
                        (1)(B)(ii), the applicable limit is:

            ``If the tax is in                                      The
            the following clause                             applicable
            of paragraph (1)(C)                 limit (in millions) is:
                (ii)..............................                 $666
                (iii).............................                  462
                (iv)..............................               3,222.

``SEC. 4698. RETURN REQUIREMENTS; REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) Return Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each person liable for any tax or 
        assessment under this subchapter shall make such returns, and 
        furnish such other statements and information to the Secretary, 
        as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the 
        purposes of this subchapter.
            ``(2) Initial return.--The initial return made with respect 
        to the tax imposed by section 4691 shall include such 
        information as the Secretary shall by forms require for 
        purposes of computing the adjusted base-period commercial 
        premiums of the person making such return and for purposes of 
        identifying certain reinsurers and reinsurance premiums.
    ``(b) No Cover Over to Possessions.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no amount collected under this subchapter shall be 
covered over to any possession of the United States.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, 
including such regulations as may be appropriate to prevent the 
avoidance of any tax or assessment imposed by this subchapter and such 
regulations as may be appropriate to treat joint underwriting 
operations or groups thereof as persons liable for tax under this 
subchapter.''
    (b) Declaratory Judgments.--
            (1) In general.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to declaratory 
        judgments) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 7479. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO CLOSING AGREEMENTS 
              INVOLVING FOREIGN INSURERS.

    ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--
            ``(1) In general.--In a case of actual controversy 
        involving a failure by the Secretary to enter into a closing 
        agreement described in section 4691(f)(3)(C), upon the filing 
        of an appropriate pleading, the Tax Court may make a 
        declaration with respect to the liability of the petitioner for 
        the tax imposed by section 4691.
            ``(2) Scope of declaration.--The declaration referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall, if the Tax Court determines that the 
        Secretary's failure to approve the petitioner's last written 
        proposal for a closing agreement was, solely on the basis of 
        the administrative record--
                    ``(A) clearly unreasonable, establish the 
                taxpayer's liability described in paragraph (1) on the 
                basis of such last written proposal, or
                    ``(B) not clearly unreasonable, establish the 
                petitioner's liability described in paragraph (1) on 
                the basis of the Secretary's last written proposal (or, 
                if no such written proposal was made, solely on the 
                basis of the administrative record).
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Petitioner.--A pleading may be filed under this 
        section only by a person subject to the tax imposed by section 
        4691(f)(1).
            ``(2) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--The Tax Court 
        shall not issue a declaratory judgment or decree under this 
        section in any proceeding unless it determines that the 
        petitioner has exhausted administrative remedies available to 
        the petitioner within the Internal Revenue Service. A 
        petitioner shall be deemed to have exhausted the petitioner's 
        administrative remedies with respect to a failure by the 
        Secretary to enter into a closing agreement on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date which is 2 years after the 
                petitioner filed with the Secretary a completed 
                application for a closing agreement (or such later date 
                as the parties may agree to), or
                    ``(B) the date on which the Secretary notifies the 
                petitioner by certified or registered mail that no 
                agreement may be reached.
            ``(3) Time for bringing action.--No proceeding may be 
        initiated under this section by any person unless the pleading 
        is filed before the 91st day after the earlier of the dates 
        described in paragraph (2).
    ``(c) Effect of Decision.--Any declaration under subsection (a)(1) 
shall have the force and effect of a decision of the Tax Court, and 
shall be reviewable as such.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part 
        IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new item:

        ``Sec. 7479. Declaratory judgments relating to closing 
                            agreements involving foreign insurers.''
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 38 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

                              ``Subchapter E. Environmental insurance 
                                        resolution taxes.''
    (d) Study of Financing.--During 2002, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
study of the financing for the Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund, 
including in such study--
            (1) an analysis of the distribution of the benefits of the 
        Fund and of the sources of financing for the Fund, and
            (2) any recommendations that the Secretary may have with 
        respect to such financing after 2004.

SEC. 902. ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:

``SEC. 9512. ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Environmental 
Insurance Resolution Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be 
appropriated or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section 
or section 9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to 
the Environmental Insurance Resolution Trust Fund amounts equivalent 
to--
            ``(1) the taxes received in the Treasury under subchapter E 
        of chapter 38 (relating to environmental insurance resolution 
        taxes), and
            ``(2) amounts recovered by, and fees paid to, the 
        Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund under title VIII of the 
        Superfund Reform Act of 1994.
    ``(c) Expenditures From Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Environmental Insurance 
        Resolution Trust Fund shall be available for purposes of making 
        expenditures to carry out title VIII of the Superfund Reform 
        Act of 1994 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of such 
        Act) and only for such purposes.
            ``(2) Reports.--Before July 1, 1997, and every second year 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report of the 
        liabilities incurred by the Trust Fund (as of the close of the 
        preceding year) for eligible sites for which eligible persons 
        have accepted offers under title VIII of the Superfund Reform 
        Act of 1994.
    ``(d) Authority To Borrow.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are appropriated to the 
        Environmental Insurance Resolution Trust Fund, as repayable 
        advances, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
        purposes of the Trust Fund.
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Repayable advances shall be made 
                under paragraph (1) only--
                            ``(i) for short-term cash management, and
                            ``(ii) with the approval of the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Aggregate advances.--The maximum aggregate 
                amount of repayable advances to the Trust Fund which is 
                outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 
                $350,000,000.
            ``(3) Repayment of advances.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Advances made to the Trust Fund 
                shall be repaid, and interest on such advances shall be 
                paid, to the general fund of the Treasury when the 
                Secretary determines that moneys are available for such 
                purposes in the Trust Fund.
                    ``(B) Final repayment.--No advance shall be made to 
                the Trust Fund after December 31, 2003, and all 
                advances to the Trust Fund shall be repaid on or before 
                such date and shall have priority over any other 
                obligation of the Trust Fund.
                    ``(C) Rate of interest.--Interest on advances made 
                to the Trust Fund shall be at a rate determined by the 
                Secretary (as of the close of the calendar month 
                preceding the month in which the advance is made).
    ``(e) Liability of United States Limited to Amount in Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any expenditure or obligation incurred 
        by the Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund may be paid only 
        out of the Environmental Insurance Resolution Trust Fund.
            ``(2) Coordination with other provisions.--Nothing in the 
        Superfund Reform Act of 1994 or in any other provision of law 
        shall authorize the payment by the United States Government of 
        any amount with respect to any such expenditure or obligation 
        out of any source other than the Environmental Insurance 
        Resolution Trust Fund, and the United States Government shall 
        not be liable for any such expenditure or obligation to the 
        extent not paid from such Trust Fund.
            ``(3) Final year.--If, as of December 31, 2004, the 
        Secretary estimates that the Environmental Insurance Resolution 
        Trust Fund has insufficient funds to pay all of the amounts 
        payable out of the such Trust Fund, amounts payable out of such 
        Trust Fund after such date shall be proportionately reduced to 
        reflect such insufficiency.
    ``(f) Approval.--No financial instrument may be received by the 
United States under the authority of section 122(o) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 unless the Secretary approves such receipt.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter 
A is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 9512. Environmental Insurance 
                                        Resolution Trust Fund.''

SEC. 903. EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAX FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE 
              RESOLUTION FUND.

    Subsection (l) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) The Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund 
        established by section 803 of the Superfund Reform Act of 
        1994.''

SEC. 904. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
    (b) Current Year Premiums.--The amendments made by this subtitle to 
the extent related to section 4695 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as added by such amendments, shall apply to premiums written 
after December 31, 1994.
    (c) Contingency Period.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this subtitle 
        (other than section 903) shall not take effect unless, as of 
        August 15, 1995--
                    (A) title VIII of this Act is in effect, and
                    (B) the contingency period has expired.
            (2) Delay in due date for taxes.--If the due date for any 
        tax imposed by subchapter E of chapter 38 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 would, but for this paragraph, be on or 
        before the close of the contingency period, such due date shall 
        be the 14th day of the first month beginning after the close of 
        such period.
    (d) Premiums of Certain Foreign Insurers.--In the case of premiums 
to which section 4694(f)(5) or 4695(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, as added by this title, applies, the taxes imposed by sections 
4694(f) and 4695 of such Code, as so added, shall apply only to a 
policy for which any such premiums are written after the close of the 
contingency period.
    (e) Contingency Period.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``contingency period'' means the period specified in section 816 of the 
Superfund Reform Act of 1994 during which title VIII of such Act is in 
effect on a contingent basis.

     Subtitle B--5-Year Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund

SEC. 911. 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND.

    (a) Extension of Taxes.--
            (1) The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 are each amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2001'':
                    (A) Section 59A(e)(1) (relating to application of 
                environmental tax).
                    (B) Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4611(e) 
                (relating to application of Hazardous Substance 
                Superfund financing rate).
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 4611(e) of such Code is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1998'',
                    (B) by striking ``1994'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``1999'', and
                    (C) by striking ``1995'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``2000''.
    (b) Increase in Aggregate Tax Which May Be Collected.--Paragraph 
(3) of section 4611(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
``$11,970,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
``$22,000,000,000'' and by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2000''.
    (c) Extension of Repayment Deadline for Superfund Borrowing.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 9507(d)(3) of such Code is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
    (d) Extension of Trust Fund Purposes.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
9507(c)(1) of such Code is amended--
            (1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), 
                        (8), (9), and (10) of section 111(a) of CERCLA 
                        as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
                        the Superfund Reform Act of 1994,'', and
            (2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) subsections (m), (n), (q), (r), 
                        (s), and (t) of section 111 of CERCLA (as so in 
                        effect), or''.
    (e) Extension of Authorization of Appropriations to Trust Fund.--
Subsection (b) of section 517 of the Superfund Revenue Act of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 9507 note) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
inserting a comma, and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(10) 1996, $250,000,000,
            ``(11) 1997, $250,000,000,
            ``(12) 1998, $250,000,000, and
            ``(13) 1999, $250,000,000,''.
    (f) Coordination With Other Provisions.--Paragraph (2) of section 
9507(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
``CERCLA'' and all that follows through ``Acts)'' and inserting 
``CERCLA, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and 
the Superfund Reform Act of 1994 (or in any amendment made by any of 
such Acts)''.
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