HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 Resolution No. 067RESOLUTION NO. fil
SERIES OF 1991
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE TOXIC CLEANU P EQUITY AND
ACCELERATION ACT OF 1991 INTROD UCE D IN THE UN ITED STATES SENATE
BY SENATOR FRANK R. LAUTENBERG A 'D SENATOR TIM WIRTH, AMONG
OTHERS, RELATING TO IMPROV EMENTS TO THE IMPLEM ENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EN VIRO NMENTA L RESPONSE ,
COl\1PENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980(CERCLA).
WHEREAS, under 1he Comprehensive Env ironmem al Res pon se, Compe nsatio n
and Liability Acl of 1980 (CE RCLA), municipali 1ies may be po1entially liable for federal
cleanup coslS based on lh e vo lume of municipal so lid wa s1es and sewage sludge de posi1ed
in landfill s targe1ed for fed era l cl ea nup by lhe En viron men1al Pro1cc1ion Agen cy; and
WHEREAS , equity di c1a1es 1h at fede ral clea nup cos1s be alloca1ed based on lh e lhe
toxicity of hazardous con slituent s, raiher 1han 1he overa ll quan1i1y, of wastes deposited at a
Superfund site; and
WHEREAS, it is in lhe in1eres1 of the citizens of the City of Englewood that
municipalities be afforded a rea son able mclhod to re solve cl ai ms rela1ed 10 1he generation ,
tran sponation, or arrangement for th e transponation, trcatmem, or di sposa l of municipal
solid was1e or sewage sludge; and
WHEREAS, Sena1e Bill 1557 entitled 'Toxic Cleanup Equi1y and Acceleration Act
of 1991 ", introdu ced by Sen ators Frank R. Lautenberg and Tim Wir1h , will improve all
aspects of CERCLA and facili1a1e promp1 and fair se ulemcnt s.
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESO LVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, THAT:
The Ci ty ofEPglewooo hereby suppons Senate Bill 155 7, lhe "To xic Cleanup
Equ i1y and Accelerati ,Jn Ac1 of 99 1" which has bee n imrodu ced in 1he Uni1ed Stales
Sena1e by Sen a1ors Fra nk R. La11 1enberg and Tim Winh .
1\DO rrrE D AND APPROVE D 1his 51h day of Augus 1. 199 1.
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Pauic ia H. Crow, Ci1y Clerk
I. Patri cia H. Crow , Ci 1y Clerk for 1hc Ci1y of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
ccnify 1he above is a 1rue copy of resol u1ion :So . ,:;, '1 , Series of 199 1.
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Patriri:1. H. Crow