R95-175RESOLUTION NO. R95-/2'..4'
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING SUPERFUND REFORM 95
PRINCIPLES; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
FURNISH A COPY OF SAID RESOLUTION UPON
PASSAGE TO OUR STATE SENATORS AND THE
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 1980 Congress passed legislation known as the Superfund Law to
ensure the nation's hazardous waste sites would be cleaned up; and
WHEREAS, in the 15 years since its inception, Superfund has cost the
government and the private sector more than $20 billion dollars with the majority of the
fund going to attorneys and litigation as opposed to cleanup efforts; and
WHEREAS, a broad based coalition of small and large businesses, local
governments, school systems and insurers have developed a plan to restructure the
Supedund program, with reform resulting in cutting transaction costs by $1 billion dollars
annually, removing large liabilities faced by business and local, state and federal
government agencies, cutting cleanup bureaucratic expenditures .by $400 million dollars
and redirecting those funds toward clean-up;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1.
out below:
The Supedund Reform 95 principles are hereby supported, as set
A. Retroactive Liability - Removal costs and response
actions related to hazardous substances disposed of before
January 1, 1987, should be paid for by the Superfund Trust
Fund. Retroactive liability for hazardous substances
disposed of before this date should be repealed for non-
federal facility waste sites, as should joint-and-several
liability.
B. Remedy Selection - Human health risk ranges should
be used as goals to guide remedy selection at all National
Priorities List (NPL) sites.
C. Size/Scope - Qualified states should be given the
opportunity to be delegated-authority and funding to manage
NPL sites, and provided with incentives to both implement
similar financing/liability and remedy selection reforms in a
fair and cost-effective manner, and to establish voluntary
cleanup programs.
D. States Qualified states should be given the
opportunity to be delegated authority and funding to manage
NPL sites, and provided with incentives to both implement
similar financing/liability and remedy selection reforms in a
fair and cost-effective manner, and to establish voluntary
cleanup programs.
E. Cleanup Contracting - Contracting paid for by the
Superfund Trust Fund, under the new liability provisions,
should be the responsibility of new contracting authorities,
which use competitive, entrepreneurial incentives to minimize
costs.
F. Program Budget - EPA should be given a fixed annual
budget that ties the overall size of Superfund to
congressional direction. EPA should be required to prioritize
spending from the Trust Fund to implement remedies that
maximize risk reduction to human health while minimizing
costs.
Section 2. Authorizing the City Clerk, upon passage of this Resolution, to
forward a copy of the same to Senators Mack and Graham, as well as the Florida
Congressional delegation.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~' day of November, 1995.
ATTEST:
Mayor ~ ~..
Vice Mayor ~ '-
ro Tem
Cit~ Clerk
Auth. Sig
SuperFund. 11/3/95