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Senate committee tables bill that would limit state cleanup orders for certain Johnson County properties
Summary
Senators voted to table House Bill 23-40 after debate over liability, legal uncertainty about federal hazardous-waste law and an offer from proponents to consider deed restrictions; tabling reflects unresolved legal and factual questions.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to table House Bill 23-40 on Feb. 20 after members raised legal and factual uncertainties about whether state cleanup authority should be limited for certain former U.S. Army properties in Johnson County.
Committee staff described the bill as a measure that would prohibit state agencies from issuing cleanup orders or seeking cost recovery for property formerly owned by the U.S. Army in Johnson County where registered pesticidal commercial…
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