"Innocent Landowners" and "Prospective Purchasers" Under the Superfund Act.
Discusses three mechanisms under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act that eliminate or reduce liability-related transaction cost normally incurred under the Act by persons that acquire contaminated land under innocent landowner and prospective purchasers status....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2003.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Discusses three mechanisms under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act that eliminate or reduce liability-related transaction cost normally incurred under the Act by persons that acquire contaminated land under innocent landowner and prospective purchasers status. Addresses innocent landowner status as a defense to liability, innocent landowner status as enabling de minimis settlements that allow landowners to settle early with EPA and avoid incurred expenses and liabilities, and examines liability implications for prospective purchasers. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |