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quiring real estate or interests in real estate under
section 104(j) (relating to acquisition of property).
‘‘(4) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REIM-
BURSEMENT.—Reimbursement to State and local
governments under section 123, except that during
any fiscal year not more than 0.1 percent of the
total amount made available for purposes of this sec-
tion may be used for reimbursements to local gov-
ernments and no State may receive reimbursement
of more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year.
‘‘(5) FUNDS
FOR
STATES
WITH
DELEGATED
AUTHORITY.—Payment of any funds to a State pur-
suant to section 131 (relating to State authoriza-
tion).
‘‘(6) CONTRACTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—Payment for the implementation of any
contract or cooperative agreement under section
104(d).
‘‘(7) NATURAL
RESOURCE
DAMAGE
ASSESS-
MENTS.—Subject to the limitation in paragraph (8),
the costs of assessing both short-term and long-term
injury to, destruction of, or loss of any natural re-
sources resulting from a release of a hazardous sub-
stance.
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‘‘(8) NATURAL
RESOURCE
DAMAGES.—Any
damages and assessment costs in excess of amounts
specified in section 107(c)(1)(D). The aggregate of
expenditures from the Fund under the preceding
sentence may not exceed $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal 
years 
1996, 
1997, 
and 
1998 
and
$100,000,000 for any fiscal year thereafter.
‘‘(9) PAYMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN REDUC-
TIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS.—Payment
of costs and reimbursement in accordance with the
following:
‘‘(A) Section 107(n)(1), relating to de
minimis contributor exemption from retroactive
liability.
‘‘(B) Section 112(g), relating to reduction
of retroactive liability.
‘‘(C) Section 107(n), relating to other limi-
tations and exemptions from liability.
No payment or reimbursement under this paragraph
shall include payment of, or reimbursement for, any
portion of attorneys’ fees that do not constitute nec-
essary costs of response within the meaning of sec-
tion 107(a)(4)(B).’’.
‘‘(10) Payment of any funds to a State pursu-
ant to section 131 (relating to State delegation).
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‘‘(11) Payment for the implementation of any
contract or cooperative agreement under section
104(d).’’.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, RESEARCH, AND
OTHER COSTS.—The President shall use amounts in the
Fund as made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for
the following costs (and administrative costs directly relat-
ed to such costs):
‘‘(1) INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—The
costs of identifying, investigating, and taking en-
forcement action against releases of hazardous sub-
stances.
‘‘(2) OVERHEAD.—(A) The costs of providing
services, equipment, and other overhead related to
the purposes of this Act and needed to supplement
equipment and services available through contractors
and other non-Federal entities.
‘‘(B) The costs of establishing and maintaining
damage assessment capability for any Federal agen-
cy involved in strike forces, emergency task forces,
or other response teams under the National Contin-
gency Plan.
‘‘(3) EMPLOYEE SAFETY PROGRAMS.—The cost
of maintaining programs otherwise authorized by
this Act to protect the health and safety of employ-
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ees involved in response to hazardous substance re-
leases.
‘‘(4) GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
The cost of grants under section 117(e) (relating to
public participation grants for technical assistance).
‘‘(5) WORKER
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION
GRANTS.—The cost of grants under section 126(g)
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 for training and education of workers
to the extent that such costs do not exceed
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987
through 2000.
‘‘(6) ATSDR ACTIVITIES.— Any costs incurred
in accordance with subsection (m) of this section (re-
lating to ATSDR) and section 104(i), including the
costs of epidemiologic and laboratory studies, health
assessments and health services, and other activities
authorized by section 104(i).
‘‘(7) EVALUATION
COSTS
UNDER
PETITION
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 105(d).—Costs incurred by
the President in evaluation facilities pursuant to pe-
titions under section 105(d) (relating to petitions for
assessment of release).
‘‘(8) 
CONTRACT
COSTS
UNDER
SECTION
104(a)(1).—The costs of contracts or arrangements
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entered into under section 104(a)(1) to oversee and
review the conduct of remedial investigations and
feasibility studies undertaken by persons other than
the President and the costs of appropriate Federal
and State oversight of remedial activities at National
Priorities List sites resulting from consent orders or
settlement agreements.
‘‘(9) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
DEM-
ONSTRATION COSTS UNDER SECTION 311.—The cost
of carrying out section 311 (relating to research, de-
velopment, and demonstration).
‘‘(10) AWARDS UNDER SECTION 109.—The costs
of any awards granted under section 109(d) (relat-
ing to providing information concerning violations).
‘‘(d) 
LIMITATIONS
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
CLAIMS.—(1) No claim for natural resource damages as
described in subsection (b)(8) may be paid from the Fund
unless the President determines that the claimant has ex-
hausted all administrative and judicial remedies to recover
the amount of such claim from persons who may be liable
under section 107.
‘‘(2) No money in the Fund may be used for the pay-
ment of any claim under subsection (b)(7) or (b)(8) of
this section where such expenses are associated with injury
or loss resulting from long-term exposure to ambient con-
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centrations of air pollutants from multiple or diffuse
sources.
‘‘(e) OTHER LIMITATIONS.—(1) Claims against or
presented to the Fund shall not be valid or paid in excess
of the total unobligated balance in the Fund at any one
time. Such claims become valid and are payable only when
additional money is collected, appropriated, or otherwise
added to the Fund. Should the total claims outstanding
at any time exceed the current balance of the Fund, the
President shall pay such claims, to the extent authorized
under this section, in full in the order in which they were
finally determined.
‘‘(2) No money in the Fund shall be available for re-
medial action, other than actions specified in subsection
(c) of this section, with respect to federally owned facili-
ties, except that money in the Fund shall be available for
the provision of alternative water supplies (including the
reimbursement of costs incurred by a municipality) in any
case involving groundwater contamination outside the
boundaries of a federally owned facility in which the feder-
ally owned facility is not the only potentially responsible
party.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 111
(42 U.S.C. 9611) is further amended by striking out sub-
sections (j) and (n).
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(2) Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 9607) is amended by
striking out subsection (k).
SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM
GENERAL REVENUES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 111(p)(1) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Hazard-
ous Substance Superfund:
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 1996, $250,000,000.
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 1997, $250,000,000.
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 1998, $250,000,000.
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 1999, $250,000,000.
‘‘(E) For fiscal year 2000, $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 paragraph (2) of section 131(b) of
this title) as has not been appropriated before the
beginning of the fiscal year involved.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE AUTHORIZATION.—(1)
Subsection (b) of section 517 of the Superfund Amend-
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ments and Reauthorization Act (26 U.S.C. 9507 note) is
hereby repealed.
(2) Section 9507(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking out ‘‘section 517(b) of the
Superfund Revenue Act of 1986’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘section 111(p) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611(p))’’.
Subtitle B—5-Year Extension of
Hazardous Substance Superfund
SEC. 1011. 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 insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2001’’:
(A) Section 59A(e)(1) (relating to applica-
tion 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—
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(A) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting
‘‘1998’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘1994’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘1999’’, and
(C) by striking ‘‘1995’’ each place it ap-
pears 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 ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2000’’.
(d) 
ADDITIONAL
SOURCE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
SUPERFUND.—Section 9507(a) of such Code is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (2);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of
paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or’’;
and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) transferred to the Superfund pursuant to
section 111(q) of CERCLA.’’.
(e) 
OTHER
AUTHORIZED
TRANSFERS.—Section
9507(b) of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of
paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6) all moneys transferred from any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States pursuant to section 111(q) of CERCLA.’’.
(f) TRUST FUND PURPOSES.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 9507(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Amounts appropriated
to the Superfund after January 1, 1996, pursuant
to subsection (b)(1) shall be available only for the
purposes specified in section 111(b) of CERCLA.
‘‘(B) Amounts appropriated to the Superfund
pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of
subsection (b) shall be available, as provided in ap-
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propriations Acts, only for the purposes specified in
section 111.’’.
(g) 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 Reform of Superfund Act of 1995 (or in any
amendment made by any of such Acts)’’.
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