On Jan. 11, 2002, President Bush signed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (the Act) into law. The Act has been hailed as being on the forefront of environmental legislation recently passed by Congress.

In fact, the Act does address a number of critical environmental issues. Among other things, the Act addresses funding for abandoned brownfield sites and amends a number of the liability provisions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),[1] also known as the “Superfund Law.” This article highlights certain significant aspects of the Act.

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