,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bace  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #e1   
#bjae ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to address the  
liability of the ,environmental         
,protection ,agency relating to the     
,animas and ,san ,juan ,rivers spill4   
#a4 ,animas ,river and ,san ,juan ,river
 spill liability  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section-- 7#a7 the term            
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,agency2  7#b7 the term ,agency  
means the ,environmental ,protection    
,agency2  7#c7 the term ,animas and ,san
 ,juan ,rivers spill means the ,august  
#bjae release of hazardous or toxic     
substances into the ,animas ,river and  
the ,san ,juan ,river2 and  7#d7 the    
term ,indian tribe has the meaning given
 that term in section #d of the ,indian 
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74

  7b7 ,limitation ,the exception under  
section #bfhj7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 shall not apply to any   
claim brought against the ,government or
 any agent thereof relating to any act  
or omission of1 or exercise or          
performance of1 or failure to exercise  
or perform1 a discretionary function or 
duty by1 the ,agency or any agent       
thereof relating to the ,animas and ,san
 ,juan ,rivers spill4  7c7 ,period of   
limitations ,a civil action relating to 
the conduct of the ,agency or any agent 
thereof in relation to the ,animas and  
,san ,juan ,rivers spill may not be     
commenced later than #aj years after the
 cause of action accrues4  7d7 ,award   
and settlement ,notwithstanding section 
#bfgb of title #bh1 ,united ,states     
,code1 any award against the ,government
 or compromise settlement by the        
,government relating to the conduct of  
the ,agency or any agent thereof in     
relation to the ,animas and ,san ,juan  
,rivers spill shall be paid by the      

,administrator out of unobligated       
balances in the appropriations account  
appropriated under the heading          
,environmental ,programs and ,management
 that are made available for personnel  
and related costs and travel expenses1  
without regard to the amount of the     
award4  7e7 ,spill response program ,the
 ,administrator shall work with ,states 
and ,indian tribes affected by the      
,animas and ,san ,juan ,rivers spill to 
develop1 fund1 and implement a long-term
 monitoring program for water and       
sediment quality of the ,animas ,river  
and the ,san ,juan ,river in response to
 the ,animas and ,san ,juan ,rivers     
spill and other effects of the spill4