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01-NGA15 on Aug 1, 2001

Resolution: the National Governors Association position paper: Source: National Governors Association "Issues / Positions"

The Issue

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), otherwise known as Superfund, was created to clean up the worst hazardous waste sites across the country and to recoup expenses from responsible parties. Since the law was enacted in 1980, the Superfund program has caused significant amounts of litigation, while cleanup of hazardous waste sites has not been as fast or effective as the statute envisioned. In addition, states have not had the necessary tools or funding from the federal government to adequately clean up state sites. “Brownfields” sites—abandoned or undeveloped non-Superfund industrial or commercial sites under state jurisdiction—have gained increasing attention from Congress in recent years as passage of a comprehensive Superfund package has become increasingly unlikely.

NGA’s Position

NGA supports the reauthorization of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. NGA policy calls for more opportunities for states to take authority for cleanup of National Priorities List (NPL) sites, increased autonomy and funding over brownfield sites, and the concurrence of a Governor before a site can be listed on the NPL.

  • Topic: Environment
  • Headline: More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups (Score: 0)

    Participating counts on AmericansElect question 8.
  • Headline: More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups (Answer: B)
  • AmericansElect Quiz Question 8 on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
    • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
    • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
    • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
    • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
    • E: Unsure


  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
  • Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.



Democrats participating in 01-NGA15

Roy Barnes s1aGA Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002)
Ben Cayetano s1aHI Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002)
Gray Davis s1aCA Former Democratic
Howard Dean s1aPOTUS Democrat
Mike Easley s1aNC Democrat Governor (elected 2000; retired 2008)
Parris Glendening s1aMD Former Democratic Governor (1995-2002)
Jim Hodges s1aSC00 Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002)
Bob Holden s1aMO Former Democratic Governor (2001-2004)
John Kitzhaber s1aOR Democratic Governor
Gary Locke s1aWA Former Democratic Governor (1997-2004); Sec. of Commerce
Ruth Ann Minner s1aDE Former Democrat Governor (retired 2008)
Ronnie Musgrove s1aMS Democratic challenger (2008), previously Governor
Frank O'Bannon s1aIN Former Democratic Governor (1997-2003)
Jeanne Shaheen s1aNH Democratic Sr Senator
Don Siegelman s1aAL Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002)
Tauese Sunia s1aAS00 Former Democratic Governor
Tom Vilsack s1aIA Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002); Sec. of Agriculture
Bob Wise s1aWest Virginia Democrat



Republicans participating in 01-NGA15

Lincoln Almond s1aRI00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Jeb Bush s1aFL Former Republican Governor (1999-2006)
Donny DiFrancesco s1aNJ00 Former Republican Governor (2001)
Mike Foster s1aLA Former Republican Governor (1996-2003)
Jim Geringer s1aWY Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Jim Gilmore s1aVA Republican Senate Challenger; previously Governor
Bill Graves s1aKS Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Kenny Guinn s1aNV Former Republican Governor (1999-2006)
John Hoeven s1aND Former Republican Governor (2000-2010)
Jane Dee Hull s1aAZ Former Republican Governor (1997-2002)
Bill Janklow s1aSD00 Former Republican Governor (1979=1986 & 1995-2002)
Mike Johanns s1aNE Former Republican Governor (2005-2007); elected Senator 2008
Gary Johnson s1aNM Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Frank Keating s1aOK00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Judy Martz s1aMT Former Republican Governor (2001-2005)
Scott McCallum s1aWI00 Former Republican Governor (2001-2002)
William Owens s1aCO Former Republican Governor (1999-2006)
George Pataki s1aNY Former Republican Governor (1995-2006)
Rick Perry s1aTX Republican Governor
Tom Ridge s1aPA00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2001); Sec. of DHS
John Rowland s1aCT Former Republican Governor (1995-2004)
George Ryan s1aIL Former Republican Governor (1999-2002)
Don Sundquist s1aTN00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2002)
Jane Swift s1aMA02 Former Republican Governor (2001-2002)
Bob Taft s1aOH Former Republican Governor (1999-2006)



Independents participating in 01-NGA15

Sila Calderon s1aPR00 Former Puerto Rico Governor (2001-2004)
Carl Gutierrez s1aGU00 Former Guam Governor
Mike Huckabee s1aAR Former GOP Governor (1996-2006); Pres. candidate (2008)
Dirk Kempthorne s1aID Former GOP Governor (1999-2006); former Sec. of Interior
Angus King s1aME Former Independent Governor (1995-2002)
Tony Knowles s1aAK Former 2008 Senate Dem. primary challenger
Mike Leavitt s1aUS Cabinet-2008
Pedro Tenorio s1aIT00 Former Marianas Governor (1982-1990)
Charles Turnbull s1aVI00 Former Virgin Islands Governor
Jesse Ventura s1aMN Former Independent Governor (1999-2002)



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 18
Republicans: 25
Independents: 10
















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