Superfund law (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
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_(SARA)
gptkbp:appliesTo abandoned hazardous waste sites
active hazardous waste sites
emergency releases of hazardous substances
gptkbp:approvedBy federal government to respond to releases of hazardous substances
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_96-510
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§9601_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted December 11, 1980
gptkbp:enables EPA to identify responsible parties
EPA to compel cleanup
EPA to recover costs from responsible parties
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Superfund_program
gptkb:National_Priorities_List
trust fund for cleanup
gptkbp:fundedBy taxes on chemical and petroleum industries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Superfund law (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act)
gptkbp:providesFor liability of parties responsible for hazardous waste
gptkbp:purpose clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:environmental_policy
pollution
hazardous waste
toxic substances
environmental remediation
gptkbp:section Section 104 (response authorities)
Section 107 (liability)
Section 113 (settlement and litigation)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Florio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6