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Sherwood Boehlert: “The proposal I advanced last July which was spoken so highly of by the Administrator of EPA would eliminate retroactive…”

On the recordJune 26, 1996
The proposal I advanced last July which was spoken so highly of by the Administrator of EPA would eliminate retroactive liability for 250 codisposal sites across the country, the idea being to get small businesses out from any liability and to get communities out from any liability, have the trust fund pay for the cleanup, because I want cleanup just as much as the gentleman does and this is a faster way to get the cleanup.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York

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Discussing a proposal to eliminate retroactive liability for codisposal sites during a debate.

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