A legal process where potentially responsible parties can be required to pay back the federal or state government for money spent on cleanup actions. Cost recovery actions usually begin after the government has completed a site cleanup.
user pays for specific services provided by the public veterinary services by virtue of their responsibility.
The degree to which the costs of water supply and sanitation services are paid for by the users. Includes two categories of costs: the initial investment costs and the continuous cost of operation and maintenance. The basic cost recovery principle requires that 100 percent of operation and maintenance costs be covered by the users. As for the initial investment costs, users are usually required to pay a part of them, possibly through in-kind contributions made by the parents.
legal proceeding, authorized under CERCLA, that allows the government to proceed against PRPs for recovery of both administrative and actual cleanup costs expended in either emergency removal or remedial activities at hazardous waste sites.
The action of securing funds to pay for the recurrent costs of a waste management facility, system or service.
The writing off of the capital cost of qualified assets over a specified time period. See also Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) and Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS).
A legal process by which potentially responsible parties who contributed to contamination at a Superfund site can be required to reimburse the Trust Fund for money spent during any cleanup actions by the federal government.
The extent to which user charges for goods and services recover the full costs of providing such services, including a return on capital employed. Can be defined in terms of financial cost recovery using financial costs or economic cost recovery using economic costs. See also Subsidy.
Reimbursement to CMRS providers of both recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with any services, operation, administration or maintenance of wireless E911 service. Costs include, but are not limited to, the costs of design, development, upgrades, equipment, software and other expenses associated with the implementation of wireless E911 service.