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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2673 

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 to include certain landlocked releases of petroleum, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2021 

Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, 

Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to include certain 

landlocked releases of petroleum, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CERCLA Liability Ex5 pansion and Accountability for Negligent and Unjust Pol6 lution Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEANUP Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF LANDLOCKED RELEASES OF PETRO2 LEUM. 

3 (a) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DEFINED.—Section 

4 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

5 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

6 9601(14)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F)’’; 

8 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and (G) petroleum products’’ 

9 after ‘‘Toxic Substances Control Act’’; and 

10 (3) by striking ‘‘petroleum, including crude oil 

11 or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise spe12 cifically listed or designated as a hazardous sub13 stance under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this 

14 paragraph, and the term does not include’’. 

15 (b) RELEASE DEFINED.—Section 101(22) of the 

16 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

17 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(22)) is amend18 ed by striking ‘‘and (D) the normal application of fer19 tilizer’’ and inserting ‘‘(D) the normal application of fer20 tilizer, and (E) the release of a petroleum product if liabil21 ity for such release is established by any other Federal 

22 law’’. 

23 (c) DEFINITION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT.—Section 

24 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com25 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601) is 

26 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(42) PETROLEUM PRODUCT.—The term ‘pe2 troleum product’ means petroleum or oil of any kind, 

3 in any form, or any fraction thereof, including fuel 

4 oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes 

5 other than dredged spoil.’’. 

6 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 101(39)(D)(ii)(II)(aa) of the Comprehensive Environ8 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

9 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(39)(D)(ii)(II)(aa)) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘excluded from the definition of ‘hazardous sub11 stance’ under section 101’’. 

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