Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8915 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 9, 2020 Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Ms. BASS) 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 consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com- pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preparing Superfund 4 for Climate Change Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Dec 21, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8915.IH H8915 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8915 IH SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. 1 Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re- 2 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 3 U.S.C. 9621) is amended— 4 (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence— 5 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 6 (A), by striking ‘‘account:’’ and inserting ‘‘ac- 7 count—’’; 8 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 10 (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 11 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 13 the following: 14 ‘‘(H) the potential threat to human health 15 and the environment associated with local nat- 16 ural disasters and extreme weather hazards, in- 17 cluding any projected exacerbation or change in 18 those disasters and hazards due to climate 19 change.’’; and 20 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first 21 sentence the following: ‘‘The President shall include 22 in the review an assessment of whether the selected 23 remedial action remains protective after taking into 24 account local natural disasters and extreme weather 25 hazards, including any projected exacerbation or 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Dec 21, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8915.IH H8915 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8915 IH change in those disasters and hazards due to climate 1 change.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Dec 21, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8915.IH H8915 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS