their domicile, as well to inform them on how they 
can best protect themselves and where they can ob-
tain the necessary equipment and materials to do so, 
and to prevent residents from returning to areas 
where the health risks are too severe. 
(3) SETTING STANDARDS.—The principles set 
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be balanced 
against one another. The Environmental Protection 
Agency has a key role to play in setting safety 
standards to help bring concert to the work of var-
ious Federal, State and local officials, in deter-
mining which areas remain too unsafe for residents 
to return. 
(A) ZONES
OF
SAFETY.—The Adminis-
trator shall have the authority to define zones 
of safety, including: 
(i) ‘‘KEEP OUT’’ zones that remain 
unsafe for residents to return, even where 
other agencies have declared them safe 
from flooding or hazardous debris such as 
downed power lines; 
(ii) ‘‘AT YOUR OWN RISK’’ zones 
where safety risks are uncertain, or can be 
controlled with proper information and 
equipment (where said information and
equipment is made available to residents); 
and 
(iii) ‘‘LOW RISK’’ zones where the 
risk level is considered minimal, but where 
residents and visitors are nevertheless pro-
vided with information on what risks do 
exist and what measures they can take to 
minimize them. 
(B) SAFETY
OVER
SPECULATION.—The 
government’s obligations set forth in para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall not apply in the same 
way to private interests or businesses who are 
not in the condition of having no home to re-
turn to. 
(C) BUYERS.—The United States shall 
protect the public and consumers from imme-
diate and long-term health risks by requiring 
those public and private buyers of property in 
potentially contaminated areas who possessed 
no title to said land prior to the hurricane, to 
obtain certification of a comprehensive inspec-
tion for environmental quality, public health 
safety as well as compliance with local historical 
preservation laws prior to commencement of 
new construction or re-sale of real estate. The
Administrator shall determine areas subject by 
this clause and shall work with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention as well as 
State, local, and community governments to es-
tablish inspection and certification procedures. 
The Administrator shall develop standards for 
such inspection procedures, in cooperation with 
State and local officials, including local health 
and public safety agencies. These standards are 
to be included in the overall CESTAP Plan pro-
vided under this section. The certification pro-
gram and the standards of inspection shall be 
organized in conjunction with the establishment 
of standards for accreditation and training pro-
grams for contractors, supervisors, inspectors 
and other workers as set forth in section 208 
of this Act 
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and to 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate an initial draft of the comprehensive