,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aiea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4 
,s*atz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rockefell]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,compreh5sive ,environm5tal  
,response1 ,comp5sation1 & ,liability   
,act ( #aihj to make responsible p>ties 
liable = c]ta9 co/s relat+ to ! release 
( pollutants or contam9ants4  #a4       
,environm5tal liability ,section        
#ajg7;a7 ( ! ,compreh5sive ,environm5tal
 ,response1 ,comp5sation1 & ,liability  
,act ( #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjg7;a77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7or pollutant 
or contam9ant if ! ,presid5t takes any  
response measure "u section #ajd7;a7 )  
respect to ! pollutant or contam9ant7   
aft] haz>d\s sub/ance ea* place x       
appe>s2  7#b7 by ins]t+ 7or pollutants  
or contam9ants if ! ,presid5t takes any 
response measure "u section #ajd7;a7 )  
respect to ! pollutants or contam9ants7 

aft] haz>d\s sub/ances ea* place x      
appe>s2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7,a7  
by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7,b7 by     
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d7 z           
subp>agraph 7,c72  7,c7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c7 7z s r$esignat$7 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+  
at ! foll[+3  7,d7 except a p]son       
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh ?is     
p>agraph :o engages 9 conduct prohibit$ 
"u ^? p>agraphs ) respect to pollutants 
or contam9ants1 damages = injury to1    
de/ruction (1 or loss ( natural         
res\rces1 includ+ ! reasonable co/s (   
assess+ ! injury1 de/ruction1 or loss   
result+ f ! release4  4