42 U.S.C. · The Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 9623

Reimbursement to local governments

Ch. 103 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY
Title 42 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 103
Statutory Text

42 U.S.C. § 9623 — Reimbursement to local governments

U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 103 - COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY SUBCHAPTER I - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION Sec. 9623 - Reimbursement to local governments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§9623. Reimbursement to local governments

(a) Application Any general purpose unit of local government for a political subdivision which is affected by a release or threatened release at any facility may apply to the President for reimbursement under this section. (b) Reimbursement (1) Temporary emergency measures The President is authorized to reimburse local community authorities for expenses incurred (before or after October 17, 1986) in carrying out temporary emergency measures necessary to prevent or mitigate injury to human health or the environment associated with the release or threatened release of any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant. Such measures may include, where appropriate, security fencing to limit access, response to fires and explosions, and other measures which require immediate response at the local level. (2) Local funds not supplanted Reimbursement under this section shall not supplant local funds normally provided for response. (c) Amount The amount of any reimbursement to any local authority under subsection (b)(1) may not exceed $25,000 for a single response. The reimbursement under this section with respect to a single facility shall be limited to the units of local government having jurisdiction over the political subdivision in which the facility is located. (d) Procedure Reimbursements authorized pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the Administrator within one year after October 17, 1986.

(Pub. L. 96–510, title I, §123, as added Pub. L. 99–499, title I, §123(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1688.)

Source: uscode.house.gov — public domain Official Source ↗
Root-LD Entity Data
◈ Machine-Readable Provenance Record Root-LD v1.0 · boisestandard.org
Federation ID
BS-USC42-SEC-2837BE
Entity Class
STATUTE / FEDERAL-CODE-SECTION
Domain Signature
boisestandard.org
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 9623
Jurisdiction
Federal — United States
Status
✓ ACTIVE
Source
PRIMARY-SOURCE
Source Verified
✓ TRUE
Content Hash
e7851fb55934dca0...
Semantic Edges
Pending — corpus passes queued
The statutory text of 42 U.S.C. § 9623 is reproduced from the official United States Code as published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov).
Navigate Corpus — Title 42
◈ Provenance
boisestandard.org United States Law U.S. Code Title 42 42 U.S.C. § 9623