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Environmental

Nov. 13, 1999

Important Innoculation

Important Inoculation Act Provides Y2K Amnesty If Strict Requirements Are Met By Kurt Zimmerman President Clinton recently signed the Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 6601-6617. If businesses meet certain conditions, the act provides them with much-needed defenses to government actions seeking penalties for violations of laws, including environmental laws, because of the so-called "Y2K bug."

        By Kurt Zimmerman
        
        President Clinton recently signed the Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 6601-6617. If businesses meet certain conditions, the act provides them with much-needed defenses to government actions seeking penalties for violations of laws, including environmental laws, because of the ...

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