
New West: "Currently, there are four bills in front of Congress that address 'Good Samaritan' legislation: one introduced by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and supported by the Bush administration; another by Senators Ken Salazar, D-Colo., and Wayne Allard, R-Colo., and two more, (sometimes considered one) by Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo.
Inhofe's bill has attracted the most attention, because of its support by the Bush administration. Environmentalists' opinions about the bill are mixed. Many are glad to see the legislation, but feel this one, and the Salazar-Allard version, are too lenient with liability waivers.
"According to the environmental group Earthworks, formerly the Mineral Policy Center, these two bills waive up to eight environmental laws - too many for some environmentalists to support - and don't provide any baseline criteria that defines what is meant by 'cleaned up'. The other issue with the bills, some say, is that they provide no funding source."
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