Report to Congress on the Indemnification of Contractors Performing Environmental Restoration
Abstract
This report on indemnification of contractors, performing environmental restoration is provided to Congress by the Department of Defense (DoD) in response to 332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, Pub. L. 102-484. It was developed in consultation with the Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies. It is primarily based on information obtained from these government agencies, contractor trade associations, the insurance industry, and private parties performing environmental restoration. DoD has access to three statutory indemnification authorities. The use of these indemnification authorities may not provide protection for all types of environmental restoration contractors or contract situations. Many environmental restoration contractors or contract situations. Many environmental restoration contractors performing work at sites other than National Priorities list sites may not be covered under the existing protection mechanisms. The data from the DoD components indicate there has been no difficulty in obtaining qualified environmental restoration contractors without offering indemnification. Most federal agencies, including DoD, do not regularly offer statutory indemnification to environmental restoration contractors. State agencies have widely varying practices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA275592
Entities
Organizations
- United States Assistant Secretary of Defense