10 U.S.C. § 2700
Section 2700 · Definitions
Viewing 10 U.S.C. § 2700 as in effect on January 1, 2021. The text changed in 2 later editions (most recent December 22, 2023).
View current version →In this chapter:
(1) The term "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
(2) The term 1 "environment", "facility", "hazardous substance", "person", "pollutant or contaminant", "release", "removal", "response", "disposal", and "hazardous waste" have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
(3) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 96–510, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2767, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 103 (§9601 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9601 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
2021—Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–283, §314(b), which directed amendment of par. (1) by substituting "The term" for "(A) The terms" and striking subpar. (B), was executed by making the amendment in par. (2) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) of par. (2) read as follows: "The term 'facility' includes real property that is owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States at locations at which military activities are conducted under this title or title 32 (including real property owned or leased by the Federal Government that is licensed to and operated by a State for training for the National Guard)."
2019—Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–92 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
2011—Par. (2). Pub. L. 111–383 inserted " 'pollutant or contaminant'," after " 'person',".
2002—Pub. L. 107–314, §313(c)(1), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Pub. L. 107–314, §313(a)(1), renumbered section 2707 of this title as this section.
Savings Clause
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title III, §316(d), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1304, provided that: "Nothing in this section [amending this section and sections 2701 and 2707 of this title], or the amendments made by this section, shall affect any requirement or authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)."