Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit June 12, 2000, Docket Nos. 98-7975, 98-9075 (Commander Oil Corp. v. Barlo Equipment Corp.)

JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Circuit Judge:

This dispute requires us to decide whether the lessee of a 75’ X 250’ parcel of land in Uniondale, New York, may be held liable as an “owner” for purposes of allocating the costs of remediation imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”).