,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bace  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #e1 #bjae ,mr4 
,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to address !    
liability ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy relat+ to ! ,animas & ,san ,juan 
,riv]s spill4  #a4 ,animas ,riv] & ,san 
,juan ,riv] spill liability  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,ag5cy2  7#b7 ! t]m ,ag5cy means !      
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2  7#c7 
! t]m ,animas & ,san ,juan ,riv]s spill 
means ! ,augu/ #bjae release ( haz>d\s  
or toxic sub/ances into ! ,animas ,riv] 
& ! ,san ,juan ,riv]2 &  7#d7 ! t]m     
,indian tribe has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9  
section #d ( ! ,indian                  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7b7 ,limitation ,! exception "u section 
#bfhj7;a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 %all n apply to any claim br\ght 

aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t or any ag5t !re(      
relat+ to any act or omission (1 or     
ex]cise or p]=mance (1 or failure to    
ex]cise or p]=m1 a discretion>y function
 or duty by1 ! ,ag5cy or any ag5t !re(  
relat+ to ! ,animas & ,san ,juan ,riv]s 
spill4  7c7 ,p]iod ( limitations ,a     
civil action relat+ to ! conduct ( !    
,ag5cy or any ag5t !re( 9 relation to ! 
,animas & ,san ,juan ,riv]s spill may n 
be comm5c$ lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] !     
cause ( action accrues4  7d7 ,aw>d &    
settlem5t ,not)/&+ section #bfgb ( title
 #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 any aw>d     
aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t or compromise         
settlem5t by ! ,gov]nm5t relat+ to !    
conduct ( ! ,ag5cy or any ag5t !re( 9   
relation to ! ,animas & ,san ,juan      
,riv]s spill %all be paid by !          
,adm9i/rator out ( unobligat$ balances 9
 ! appropriations acc\nt appropriat$ "u 
! head+ ,environm5tal ,programs &       
,managem5t t are made available =       
p]sonnel & relat$ co/s & travel exp5ses1
 )\t reg>d to ! am\nt ( ! aw>d4  7e7    

,spill response program ,! ,adm9i/rator 
%all "w ) ,/ates & ,indian tribes       
affect$ by ! ,animas & ,san ,juan ,riv]s
 spill to develop1 fund1 & implem5t a   
long-t]m monitor+ program = wat] &      
s$im5t quality ( ! ,animas ,riv] & !    
,san ,juan ,riv] 9 response to ! ,animas
 & ,san ,juan ,riv]s spill & o!r effects
 ( ! spill4