Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act_(CERCLA)
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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Superfund
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_(SARA)
1986
gptkbp:appliesTo federal facilities
abandoned hazardous waste sites
active hazardous waste sites
gptkbp:approvedBy federal government to respond directly to releases of hazardous substances
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:1980_in_American_law
gptkb:United_States_federal_environmental_legislation
Hazardous waste regulation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:42_U.S.C._Chapter_103
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§9601_et_seq.
gptkbp:created gptkb:National_Priorities_List_(NPL)
gptkbp:dateEnacted December 11, 1980
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy strict liability
joint and several liability
retroactive liability
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Superfund
process for cost recovery
process for identifying responsible parties
process for public participation
process for site cleanup
gptkbp:fundedBy general federal revenues (after 1995)
taxes on petroleum and chemical industries (originally)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
gptkbp:imposesLiabilityOn potentially responsible parties (PRPs)
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
respond to environmental emergencies involving hazardous substances
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Toxic_Substances_Control_Act_(TSCA)
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act_(RCRA)
gptkbp:scope hazardous waste sites
hazardous substance spills
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/superfund
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Love_Canal_disaster
gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_(SARA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6