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 PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986

100 STAT. 1728

study in order to put the land within the Emergency Declaration Area to its best use. "(e) HABITABILITY AND LAND U S E STUDY.—The Administrator

Ante, pp. 1642, 1706, 1696.

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986. 42 USC 11001 note.

shall conduct or cause to be conducted a habitability and land-use study. The study shall— "(1) assess the risks associated with inhabiting of the Love Canal Emergency Declaration Area; "(2) compare the level of hazardous waste contamination in that Area to that present in other comparable communities; and "(3) assess the potential uses of the land within the Emergency Declaration Area, including but not limited to residential, industrial, commercial and recreational, and the risks associated with such potential uses. The Administrator shall publish the findings of such study and shall work with the State of New York to develop recommendations based upon the results of such study. "(f) FUNDING.—For purposes of section 111 [and 221(c) of this Act], the expenditures authorized by this section shall be treated as a cost specified in section 111(c). "(g) RESPONSE.—The provisions of this section shall not affect the implementation of other response actions within the Emergency Declaration Area that the Administrator has determined (before enactment of this section) to be necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment. "(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: "(1) EMERGENCY DECLARATION AREA.—The terms 'Emergency Declaration Area' and 'Love Canal Emergency Declaration Area' mean the Emergency Declaration Area as defined in section 950, paragraph (2) of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, Chapter 259, Laws of 1980, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section. "(2) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—As used in subsection (a), the term 'private property' means all property which is not owned by a department, agency, or instrumentality of— "(A) the United States, or "(B) the State of New York (or any public agency or authority thereof).". TITLE III—EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW SEC. 300. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the "Emergency Planning and (Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this title is as follows: Sec. 300. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 301. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

302. 303. 304. 305.

Subtitle A—Emergency Planning and Notification Establishment of State commissions, planning districts, and local committees. Substances and facilities covered and notification. Comprehensive emergency response plans. Emergency notification. Emergency training and review of emergency systems.

Subtitle B—Reporting Requirements Sec. 311. Material safety data sheets. "^ ^ "W^J-^ - « «;..« ^ ^^w 4w-.iu::j.,. a i

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