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 •'Jj*sgi^ PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12, 1989 103 STAT. 1917 "CHAPTER 19- -ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION PROGRAM "Sec. "690. Definitions. "691. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program. "692. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account., "693. Annual Report to Congress. "§ 690. Definitions "For the purposes of this chapter— "(1) 'environment', 'faciHty', 'person', 'release', 'removal', 'remedial', and 'response' have the same meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601); "(2) 'hazardous substance' has the same meaning it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that it also includes the meaning given 'oil' in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and "(3) 'pollutant' has the same meaning it has in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). "§ 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 wel- fare or to the environment. "(3) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and struc- tures, 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 sub- stances 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 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 responsibil- ity of a lessee, contractor, or other private person. Hazardous materials. Safety. Public buildings and grounds.

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