[CPEO-BIF] Cal-EPA Brownfields proposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

It's too soon to know how the California gubernatorial recall and
election will impact ongoing policy discussions at Cal-EPA, but the
agency is still working on Brownfields legislation which may have
national significance. See
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Brownfields/Updates/2003/Legislative%20Proposal.pdf

"Dorothy Rice of DTSC, in her presentation to the [Brownfields] Working
Group in June, discussed ideas for legislation that would provide DTSC
with flexibility and a cleanup authority that is not confined to Health
and Safety Code Chapters 6.5 or 6.8.  DTSC has since developed language
for legislation.

"Using DTSC’s proposal as its core, Cal/EPA has expanded the legislative
proposal to include elements that would create in California law
limitations to liability for innocent landowners, bona fide prospective
purchasers, and contiguous property owners.  An overview of the proposal
is attached, as is a very rough draft of the language that we believe
accomplishes these goals in ways that serve to both relieve liability
concerns, but also ensure protection of public health and the environment."

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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