omprehensive nvironmental esponse, ompensation, and iability ct (also known as Superfund), the federal law that guides cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
a statutory scheme that provides specific procedures for the remediation of a hazardous site
Passed by Congress in 1980 and usually referred to as Superfund, a fund to help pay for the management and cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
Comprehinsive Environmental Responsbility, Compensation and Liability Act
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. This federal law establishes the Superfund program for hazardous waste sites. It provides the legal basis for the United States EPA to regulate and clean up hazardous waste sites, and if appropriate, to seek financial compensation from entities responsible for the site.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is the law that largely governs cleanup of environmental contamination resulting from past practices, including environmental restoration at federal facilities. In particular, it establishes a public process for conducting environmental response actions and sets specific requirements that must be met when transferring contaminated property outside the federal government. Specifically, with the exception of the early transfer authority, CERCLA prohibits transfer by deed of property before all required environmental remedies have been taken, and requires the federal government to remain responsible (even after property transfer) for contamination it caused.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act— also know as “Superfund”. Enacted in 1980 and administered by the EPA.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The U.S. federal statute that establishes the legal and financial responsibilities of those persons or companies which discharge or dispose of hazardous substances on or into land, air, and navigable waters of the U.S. Primarily administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund, was enacted by Congress on December 11, 1980. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.
An Act of Congress, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, which authorizes EPA to manage the cleanup of abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Also known as Superfund.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (the legislation that empowers the federal "Superfund" program)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Often referred to as the Superfund Act. This are further delineated between active (still in use) and inactive (no longer in use) sites.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), established Superfund to enable federal agencies to clean up hazardous substance releases and contamination problems that pose a threat to public health and the environment. Read More...
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, also known as Superfund. This is the legislation that created ATSDR.
Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act -- the 1980 federal Superfund law administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act CERCLA – also known as "Superfund" – provides a national system for identifying and cleaning up contaminated sites. The Superfund program is administered by EPA. Several states also have associated state-level Superfund programs. See Also: ARAR, ECRA, EPCRA, NCP, NPL, PRP, RI/FS, ROD, SARA...................
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act: 1980 law creating the Superfund - a federal tax on certain industries to create a fund to cleanup abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 0f 1980
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act which is alsoo known as the "Superfund."
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, also known as the Superfund Law. Addresses any release, or threatened release, of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants that could endanger human health and/or the environment.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The Act requires that the Coast Guard National Response Center be notified in the event of a hazardous substance release. The Act also provides for a fund (the Superfund) to be used for the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste disposal sites.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (USA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510).
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 regulates clean-up (remediation) of contaminated sites in the US. See also a table of environmental regulations applicable to Hanford.
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act (1980), 42USC 9601 et seq. Provides for the cleanup of Hazardous substances released to the environment, usually after the substances were disposed of improperly. CERCLA is a retroactive statute intended to remedy environmental wrongs already committed.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as Superfund), the federal law that guides cleanup of hazardous waste sites. Not all FUSRAP sites are Superfund sites.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980. Commonly known as "Superfund." (U.S.EPA)
CERCLA, or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 created the Superfund and the National Priorities List (NPL).
U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: A federal law passed in 1980 and modified in 1986 by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The act created a special tax that goes into a trust (Superfund) to investigate and cleanup inactive, abandoned, or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may present a danger to public health and the environment. The CERCLA process is intended to ensure that contaminated sites are cleaned up in a timely manner, cleanup objectives are reasonable and achievable, and the affected community participates in selection of the removal measure(s), as appropriate for the site.
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Also known as Superfund. The Act gave EPA the authority to clean up abandoned, leaky hazardous waste sites.
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