Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

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Statements (48)
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