SJR97 Summary

• Urges EPA to reconsider its proposal to include the "35th Avenue Site" in North Birmingham on the National Priority List (NPL) of Superfund sites without state support.

• Calls on EPA to abandon its "air deposition" theory of Superfund liability, which allows EPA to pursue industrial facilities for contamination at non-contiguous properties based on air emissions authorized by valid air operating permits.

• Asserts EPA lacks legal authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to impose the air deposition theory of liability.

• Directs Alabama's Attorney General and Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to combat EPA overreach, and urges the Governor and Alabama's Congressional Delegation to take steps ensuring EPA activities remain within statutory authority.

• Supports the Attorney General and ADEM's legal opposition to EPA's enforcement activities in Birmingham, Tarrant, and other Alabama communities.