Environmental Audit Privilege State Laws and Federal Policy

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Actions and defenses.

Corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1996

Summary:

Summarizes State laws relating to environmental audit privilege, which prevents information compiled by corporate environmental audits from being used against the same companies in court or in other enforcement proceedings. Discusses EPA and Department of Justice policies; outlines legislation in the 104th Congress; and discusses issues raised by the pending legislation, highlighting whether privilege/immunity law would encourage or discourage compliance with environmental laws

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Environmental Audit Privilege

Publisher Number:

CRS-1996-ENR-0084

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license