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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 691. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program
(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program of environmental
compliance and restoration at current and former Coast Guard
facilities.
(b) Program goals include:
(1) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up contamination
from hazardous substances and pollutants.
(2) Correcting other environmental damage that poses an
imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare
or to the environment.
(3) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and structures,
including buildings and structures at former Coast Guard
facilities.
(4) Preventing contamination from hazardous substances and
pollutants at current Coast Guard facilities.
(c)(1) The Secretary shall respond to releases of hazardous
substances and pollutants -
(A) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owns,
leases, or otherwise possesses;
(B) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owned,
leased, or otherwise possessed when the actions leading to
contamination from hazardous substances or pollutants occurred;
and
(C) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns or operates.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a removal
or remedial action when a potentially responsible person responds
under section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9622).
(3) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge imposed by a state
(!1) authority for permit services for disposing of hazardous
substances or pollutants from Coast Guard facilities to the same
extent that nongovernmental entities are required to pay for permit
services. This paragraph does not apply to a payment that is the
responsibility of a lessee, contractor, or other private person.
(d) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency for that
agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities
under this chapter. The Secretary may enter into contracts,
cooperative agreements, and grant agreements with State and local
governments to assist in carrying out the Secretary's
responsibilities under this chapter. Services that may be obtained
under this subsection include identifying, investigating, and
cleaning up off-site contamination that may have resulted from the
release of a hazardous substance or pollutant at a Coast Guard
facility.
(e) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to
response action contractors that carry out response actions under
this chapter. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response action
contractors to the extent that adequate insurance is not generally
available at a fair price at the time the contractor enters into
the contract to cover the contractor's reasonable, potential,
long-term liability.
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