H.R. 4215 · 108th Congress
Community Environmental Equity Act
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Community Environmental Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to define "covered substance" as any hazardous contaminants, chemicals, materials, wastes, and substances listed, identified, or defined in specified laws or designated by the President.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 22, 2004
Community Environmental Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to define "covered substance" as any hazardous contaminants, chemicals, materials, wastes, and substances listed, identified, or defined in specified laws or designated by the President. Prohibits any entity that handles, manages, treats, releases, disposes, stores, transports, or delivers covered substances from disproportionately exposing any individual or community, on the ground of race, color, national origin, or economic status to any covered substance. Authorizes enforcement: (1) by denial or termination of authorization to handle, manage, treat, release, discharge, dispose, store, transport, remove, move, or deliver covered substances; (2) by any other means authorized by law; and (3) for entities receiving Federal financial assistance, through specified compliance provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Community Environmental Equity Act
Latest action (May 6, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 22, 2004
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.