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Superfund Reinvestment Act

1/11/2023, 1:30 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 2768

Superfund Reinvestment Act

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs authorized by such Act.

Provides that receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund: (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus, for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; (2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitations; and (3) shall be available only for the purposes specified in CERCLA.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate through December 31, 2024 and adjust for inflation annually after 2016, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax threshold amount; (2) extend the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2024; and (3) modify the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).

Current Status of Bill HR 2768

Bill HR 2768 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 15, 2015. Bill HR 2768 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on June 15, 2015.  Bill HR 2768's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. as of June 19, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2768

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
18
Democrat Cosponsors
18
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2768

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- Budget deficits and national debt
- Corporate finance and management
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Income tax rates
- Inflation and prices
- Oil and gas
- Pollution liability
- Sales and excise taxes

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2768

Superfund Reinvestment Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
Superfund Reinvestment Act

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