,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aiea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1  
#bjad,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rockefeller7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,comprehensive ,environmental          
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj to make responsible      
parties liable for certain costs        
relating to the release of pollutants or
 contaminants4  #a4 ,environmental      
liability ,section #ajg7;a7 of the      
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjg7;a77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7or         
pollutant or contaminant if the         
,president takes any response measure   
under section #ajd7;a7 with respect to  
the pollutant or contaminant7 after     
hazardous substance each place it       
appears2  7#b7 by inserting 7or         

pollutants or contaminants if the       
,president takes any response measure   
under section #ajd7;a7 with respect to  
the pollutants or contaminants7 after   
hazardous substances each place it      
appears2 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7--  
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72     
7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 
as subparagraph 7,c72  7,c7 in          
subparagraph 7,c7 7as so redesignated7  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 by adding at 
the following3  7,d7 except a person    
described in paragraphs 7#b7 through    
this paragraph who engages in conduct   
prohibited under those paragraphs with  
respect to pollutants or contaminants1  
damages for injury to1 destruction of1  
or loss of natural resources1 including 
the reasonable costs of assessing the   
injury1 destruction1 or loss resulting  
from the release4  4