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House shields small biz from Superfund suits.(Small Business Liability Protection Act)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
Lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Business shook the hand of Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., after the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a bill that would exempt most small businesses from liability for cleanup costs at Superfund sites.
They congratulated Shimkus not only because he was a strong supporter of the bill, which the House passed May 22, but also because his constituents provided a dramatic case study as to why the legislation is needed.
Two years ago, 165 small businesses in Quincy, Ill., were assessed a total of $3 million in cleanup costs because their garbage was hauled in the 1970s to a local landfill that …
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Magazine article from: Business First-Columbus
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Magazine article from: Denver Business Journal
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