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42 U.S. Code § 9628 - State response programs | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 103 › Subchapter I › § 9628 42 U.S. Code § 9628 - State response programs
Assistance to States (1)
States The Administrator may award a grant to a State or Indian tribe that—
Use of grants by States (i)
capitalize a revolving loan fund for brownfield remediation under section 9604
(k)(3) of this title; or
purchase insurance or develop a risk sharing pool, an indemnity pool, or insurance mechanism to provide financing for response actions under a State response program.
Elements The elements of a State or Indian tribe response program referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i) are the following:
Oversight and enforcement authorities or other mechanisms, and resources, that are adequate to ensure that—
a response action will—
Mechanisms and resources to provide meaningful opportunities for public participation, including—
a mechanism by which—
Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
Enforcement in cases of a release subject to State program (1)
In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of an eligible response site at which—
the President may not use authority under this chapter to take an administrative or judicial enforcement action under section 9606
(a) of this title or to take a judicial enforcement action to recover response costs under section 9607
(a) of this title against the person regarding the specific release that is addressed by the response action.
Exceptions The President may bring an administrative or judicial enforcement action under this chapter during or after completion of a response action described in subparagraph (A) with respect to a release or threatened release at an eligible response site described in that subparagraph if—
after taking into consideration the response activities already taken, the Administrator determines that—
Public record The limitations on the authority of the President under subparagraph (A) apply only at sites in States that maintain, update not less than annually, and make available to the public a record of sites, by name and location, at which response actions have been completed in the previous year and are planned to be addressed under the State program that specifically governs response actions for the protection of public health and the environment in the upcoming year. The public record shall identify whether or not the site, on completion of the response action, will be suitable for unrestricted use and, if not, shall identify the institutional controls relied on in the remedy. Each State and tribe receiving financial assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall maintain and make available to the public a record of sites as provided in this paragraph.
EPA notification (i)
State reply
Immediate Federal action
Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of initiation of any enforcement action by the President under clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (B), the President shall submit to Congress a report describing the basis for the enforcement action, including specific references to the facts demonstrating that enforcement action is permitted under subparagraph (B).
Savings provision (A)
Costs incurred prior to limitations Nothing in paragraph (1) precludes the President from seeking to recover costs incurred prior to January 11, 2002, or during a period in which the limitations of paragraph (1)(A) were not applicable.
Effect on agreements between States and EPA Nothing in paragraph (1)—
Effective date This subsection applies only to response actions conducted after February 15, 2001.
Effect on Federal laws Nothing in this section affects any liability or response authority under any Federal law, including—
this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;
(Pub. L. 96–510, title I, § 128, as added Pub. L. 107–118, title II, § 231(b),Jan. 11, 2002, 115 Stat. 2375.)
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is title II of Pub. L. 89–272, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 997, as amended generally by Pub. L. 94–580, § 2,Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2795, which is classified generally to chapter 82 (§ 6901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, § 2,Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816, which is classified generally to chapter 26 (§ 1251 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1251 of Title 33 and Tables.
The Toxic Substances Control Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), is Pub. L. 94–469, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2003, which is classified generally to chapter 53 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 15 and Tables.
The Safe Drinking Water Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(5), is title XIV of act July 1, 1944, as added Dec. 16, 1974, Pub. L. 93–523, § 2(a), 88 Stat. 1660, which is classified generally to subchapter XII (§ 300f et seq.) of chapter 6A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 201 of this title and Tables.