Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Comprehensive_Environmental_Response%2C_Compensation%2C_and_Liability_Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
federal law
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gptkbp:addresses |
contaminated groundwater
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gptkbp:allows |
federal government to respond to releases of hazardous substances
EPA_to_issue_administrative_orders |
gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
hazardous substances
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gptkbp:enables |
federal enforcement actions against violators
state and tribal governments to take action |
gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
EPA_to_conduct_site_assessments EPA_to_conduct_investigations |
gptkbp:encourages |
state and local partnerships
sustainable cleanup practices private party involvement in cleanups |
gptkbp:established |
National Priorities List
liability for responsible parties criteria for hazardous waste site prioritization criteria for site cleanup criteria for site eligibility |
gptkbp:facilitates |
community involvement in cleanup processes
interagency cooperation on cleanups public education on hazardous waste issues |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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gptkbp:includes |
provisions for emergency response
liability for past and future costs provisions for financial assurance provisions for long-term monitoring |
gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:Superfund_Act
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gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
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gptkbp:mandates |
the use of best available technologies for cleanup.
remediation of hazardous waste sites removal of hazardous substances from sites |
gptkbp:promotes |
public health and environmental protection
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gptkbp:provides |
for the cleanup of abandoned sites
for the establishment of trust funds funding for cleanup activities for citizen suits against responsible parties for the assessment of health risks for the cleanup of contaminated sediments for the restoration of natural resources |
gptkbp:purpose |
to clean up hazardous waste sites
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gptkbp:requires |
public participation in cleanup decisions
development of cleanup plans notification of hazardous substance releases public access to information about hazardous sites |
gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
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gptkbp:supports |
community health assessments
environmental justice initiatives research on hazardous waste management |
gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1980
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