Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:CERCLA
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo	owners and operators of hazardous sites potentially responsible parties generators and transporters of hazardous substances
gptkbp:category	gptkb:environmental_policy gptkb:1980_in_American_law gptkb:United_States_federal_environmental_legislation Hazardous waste regulation
gptkbp:codifiedIn	gptkb:42_U.S.C._§9601_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1980-12-11
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	administrative orders cost recovery federal and state lawsuits
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:Superfund gptkb:National_Contingency_Plan
gptkbp:focusesOn	emergency releases of pollutants hazardous waste sites
gptkbp:fundedBy	general federal revenues taxes on chemical and petroleum industries
gptkbp:hasSection	gptkb:Section_107_(Liability) gptkb:Section_120_(Federal_Facilities) gptkb:Section_121_(Cleanup_Standards) gptkb:Section_122_(Settlements) gptkb:Section_129_(Brownfields) Section 104 (Response Authorities) Section 113 (Civil Proceedings)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
gptkbp:liabilityType	strict liability joint and several liability retroactive liability
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Superfund
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co._v._United_States gptkb:United_States_v._Bestfoods
gptkbp:publicLawNumber	gptkb:Public_Law_96-510
gptkbp:purpose	clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances establish a trust fund for cleanup establish liability for responsible parties
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:National_Priorities_List gptkb:Clean_Water_Act gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act gptkb:Toxic_Substances_Control_Act
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4