,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ahb #aacth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bbbf
 ,report ,no4 #aac-agh1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,june #c1 #bjac,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,july #cj1 #bjac,reported from the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with
 an amendment,strike out all after the  
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,july #cj1           
#bjac,referral to the ,committee on     
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
extended for a period ending not later  
than ,november #a1 #bjac  ,november #a1 
#bjac;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,cramer 
,november #a1 #bjac,the ,committee on   

,transportation and ,infrastructure     
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed,for
 text of introduced bill1 see copy of   
bill as introduced on ,june #c1 #bjac   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,comprehensive 
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj relating  
to ,state consultation on removal and   
remedial actions1 ,state concurrence    
with listing on the ,national           
,priorities ,list1 and ,state credit for
 contributions to the removal or        
remedial action1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,federal and ,state        
,partnership for ,environmental         
,protection ,act of #bjac4  #b4         
,consultation with ,states  7a7 ,removal
 ,section #ajd7;a77#b7 of the           
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7;a77#b77 is  
amended by striking ,any removal action 

undertaken by the ,president under this 
subsection 7or by any other person      
referred to in section #abb7 should and 
inserting ,in undertaking a removal     
action under this subsection1 the       
,president 7or any other person         
undertaking a removal action pursuant to
 section #abb7 shall consult with the   
affected ,state or ,states4 ,such       
removal action should4  7b7 ,remedial   
action ,section #ajd7;c77#b7 of the     
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7;c77#b77 is  
amended by striking before determining  
any appropriate remedial action and     
inserting during the process of         
selecting1 and in selecting1 any        
appropriate remedial action4  7c7       
,selection of remedial action ,section  
#ajd7;c77#d7 of the ,comprehensive      
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7;c77#d77 is amended by  
striking shall select remedial actions  

and inserting shall1 in consultation    
with the affected ,state or ,states1    
select remedial actions4  7d7           
,consultation with ,state and local     
officials ,section #abj7;f7 of the      
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;f77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by striking shall afford 
to and inserting shall consult with2    
7#b7 by inserting and shall provide such
 ,state and local officials before the  
opportunity to participate in2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3 ,if
 ,state or local officials make a       
determination not to participate in the 
planning and selection of the remedial  
action1 such determination shall be     
documented in the administrative record 
regarding the selection of the response 
action44  #c4 ,state credit for other   
contributions ,section #ajd7;c77#e7 of  
the ,comprehensive ,environmental       
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#ifjd7;c77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by inserting   
removal at such facility1 or for before 
remedial action2 and  7,b7 by striking  
non-,federal funds4 and inserting       
non-,federal funds1 including oversight 
costs and in-kind expenditures4 ,for    
purposes of this paragraph1 in-kind     
expenditures shall include expenditures 
for1 or contributions of1 real property1
 equipment1 goods1 and services1 valued 
at a fair market value1 that are        
provided for the removal or remedial    
action at the facility1 and amounts     
derived from materials recycled1        
recovered1 or reclaimed from the        
facility1 valued at a fair market value1
 that are used to fund or offset all or 
a portion of the cost of the removal or 
remedial action42 and  7#b7 in          
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting removal 
or after under this paragraph shall     
include expenses for4  #d4 ,state       
concurrence with listing on the national
 priorities list  7a7 ,basis for        

recommendation ,section                 
#aje7;a77#h77;,b7 of the ,comprehensive 
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifje7;a77#h77;,b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting ,not later  
than #ij days after any revision of the 
national list1 with respect to a        
priority not included on the revised    
national list1 upon request of the      
,state that submitted the priority for  
consideration under this subparagraph1  
the ,president shall provide to such    
,state1 in writing1 the basis for not   
including such priority on such revised 
national list4 ,the ,president may not  
add a facility to the national list over
 the written objection of the ,state1   
unless 7i7 the ,state1 as an owner or   
operator or a significant contributor of
 hazardous substances to the facility1  
is a potentially responsible party1 7ii7
 the ,president determines that the     
contamination has migrated across a     
,state boundary1 resulting in the need  

for response actions in multiple        
,states1 or 7iii7 the criteria under the
 national contingency plan for issuance 
of a health advisory have been met4     
after the ,president shall consider any 
priorities established by the ,states42 
and  7#b7 by striking ,to the extent    
practicable1 the highest priority       
facilities shall be designated          
individually and shall be referred to as
 and all that follows through the       
semicolon at the end1 and inserting ,not
 more frequently than once every #e     
years1 a ,state may designate a facility
 that meets the criteria set forth in   
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1    
which shall be included on the national 
list24  7b7 ,state involvement ,section 
#aba7;f77#a77;,c7 of the ,comprehensive 
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifba7;f77#a77;,c77 is amended
 by striking deleting sites from and    
inserting adding sites to1 and deleting 
sites from14  #e4 ,state environmental  

covenant law ,section                   
#aba7;d77#b77;,a77ii7 of the            
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#ifba7;d77#b77;,a77ii77 is amended by   
striking ,state environmental or        
facility siting law and inserting ,state
 environmental1 facility siting1 or     
environmental covenant law1 or under a  
,state law or regulation requiring the  
use of engineering controls or land use 
controls14  ,november #a1 #bjac,the     
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed