Climate Change Superfund Act establishes a cost recovery program for climate change adaptation projects.
The Climate Change Superfund Act establishes a climate change adaptation cost recovery program in Hawaii. The program requires companies that have significantly contributed to climate change to pay into a special fund. This fund will finance climate change adaptive infrastructure projects, such as coastal wetlands restoration and stormwater drainage upgrades. The program operates under strict liability, meaning companies must pay regardless of fault.
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