S. 2950 · 114th Congress
Gold King ACT
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Gold King Accountability and Compensation for Taxpayers or the Gold King ACT
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 18, 2016
Gold King Accountability and Compensation for Taxpayers or the Gold King ACT
This bill allows a person to bring a compensation claim for allowable damages (i.e., property, business, or financial losses) under the Federal Tort Claims Act if the claim is related to an injury resulting from the spill in Cement Creek from the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. The spill occurred on August 5, 2015. The bill prohibits certain exemptions and limitations on tort claims against the United States under the Act from applying to claims for injuries resulting from the spill.
The EPA must receive, process, and pay under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 claims related to the Gold King Mine spill, including claims that otherwise would be ineligible under that Act or the national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan if the response action carried out by the claimant is not inconsistent with the plan. The EPA must pay claims from unobligated balances in its accounts.
The EPA must develop and implement a program for long-term water quality monitoring of the Animas River.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Gold King ACT
Also known as: Gold King Accountability and Compensation for Taxpayers
Latest action (May 18, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 18, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.