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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3382 
To amend the public participation requirements of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2019 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the public participation requirements of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Cleanup 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
(a) PROPOSED PLAN.—Section 117(a) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘both of’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) Transmit the notice and analysis published 
under paragraph (1) to officials for the local govern-
ment with jurisdiction over the facility at issue, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) any applicable mayor or city council; 
and 
‘‘(B) if no mayor or city council is avail-
able, the highest ranking official of such local 
government, as applicable.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this subsection) by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing comments regarding use of the facility at issue 
after remedial action is taken)’’ after ‘‘written and 
oral comments’’. 
(b) FINAL PLAN.—Section 117(b) of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
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ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617(b)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and transmitted to officials described in subsection 
(a)(2),’’ after ‘‘available to the public’’. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—Section 117(d) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9617(d)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and require’’ after ‘‘publica-
tion shall include’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘general circulation.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘general circulation (if available), announce-
ment sent to a radio station, or television station, 
the broadcast area of which includes the community 
surrounding the facility at issue, and posting to the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agency.’’. 
Æ 
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