Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 is a major U.S. environmental law that strengthened and expanded the federal Superfund program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites, increasing funding, enforcement powers, and community right-to-know provisions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Context triple: [99th United States Congress, enacted, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986]
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
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Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the manufacture, import, distribution, and use of chemical substances to protect human health and the environment.
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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a 2016 U.S. law that modernized federal chemical regulation by strengthening safety reviews and oversight of chemicals used in commerce.
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National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980
The National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 are U.S. federal legislative changes that refined and expanded the nation’s historic preservation program, including the roles of federal, state, and local entities in protecting cultural and historic resources.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Target entity description: The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 is a major U.S. environmental law that strengthened and expanded the federal Superfund program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites, increasing funding, enforcement powers, and community right-to-know provisions.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
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C.
Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the manufacture, import, distribution, and use of chemical substances to protect human health and the environment.
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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a 2016 U.S. law that modernized federal chemical regulation by strengthening safety reviews and oversight of chemicals used in commerce.
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E.
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980
The National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 are U.S. federal legislative changes that refined and expanded the nation’s historic preservation program, including the roles of federal, state, and local entities in protecting cultural and historic resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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environmental law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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surface form:
SARA of 1986
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| amends |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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surface form:
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
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| appliesTo | hazardous waste sites in the United States ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ⓘ
surface form:
Title III – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Title IV ⓘ Title IX ⓘ Title V ⓘ Title VI ⓘ Title VII ⓘ Title VIII ⓘ Title X ⓘ Title XI ⓘ Title XII ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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Toxic Release Inventory reporting requirements ⓘ requirements for state and local emergency planning committees ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
long-term remedial actions at hazardous waste sites
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permanent remedies and innovative treatment technologies ⓘ |
| increases | authorized funding levels for the Superfund trust fund ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
environmental protection
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hazardous waste management ⓘ |
| partOf | United States environmental statutory framework ⓘ |
| providesFor |
greater state involvement in Superfund decision-making
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increased Superfund trust fund authorization ⓘ more stringent cleanup standards ⓘ stronger enforcement against responsible parties ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enhance community right-to-know about hazardous chemicals
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to increase enforcement authorities for hazardous waste cleanup ⓘ to reauthorize and expand the federal Superfund program ⓘ to strengthen cleanup of hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
| regulates |
hazardous chemical emergency planning
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hazardous chemical reporting ⓘ |
| requires |
greater consideration of state and community concerns in remedy selection
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health assessments at certain hazardous waste sites ⓘ review of remedial actions at least every five years where contaminants remain ⓘ |
| shortName | SARA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1986-10-17 ⓘ |
| strengthens |
federal enforcement authority under Superfund
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liability provisions for potentially responsible parties ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Description of subject: The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 is a major U.S. environmental law that strengthened and expanded the federal Superfund program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites, increasing funding, enforcement powers, and community right-to-know provisions.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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amendedBy
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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State Emergency Response Commissions
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hasLegalBasisIn
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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this entity surface form:
Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
Local Emergency Planning Committees
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legalBasis
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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subject surface form:
Local Emergency Planning Committee
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Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
this entity surface form:
An Act to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the cleanup of the nation’s hazardous waste sites, and for other purposes
this entity surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
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Superfund program expansion
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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legalBasis
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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this entity surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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alsoKnownAs
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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this entity surface form:
SARA of 1986
this entity surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
this entity surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
subject surface form:
Title IV (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986)
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Public Law 99-499
this entity surface form:
Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
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legalAuthority
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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this entity surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act