Public Law 99-499
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Public Law 99-499 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1986 that, among other provisions, established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act to improve community safety through hazardous chemical reporting and emergency planning requirements.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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public law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve community safety through hazardous chemical reporting
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increase public access to information on toxic chemicals ⓘ strengthen hazardous waste site cleanup authorities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SARA
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ⓘ
surface form:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
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| amends |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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surface form:
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ
surface form:
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
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| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Title IV ⓘ Title V ⓘ Title VI ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates |
Local Emergency Planning Committees
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State Emergency Response Commissions ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Superfund program reauthorization
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community right-to-know about hazardous chemicals ⓘ emergency planning for chemical accidents ⓘ hazardous waste site cleanup ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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surface form:
Superfund program expansion
community right-to-know provisions ⓘ emergency planning requirements ⓘ liability provisions for hazardous waste cleanup ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ⓘ |
| hasShortName | SARA ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | federal regulations under EPA authority ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States environmental statutory framework ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 99-499 ⓘ |
| requires |
hazardous chemical inventory reporting
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state and local emergency planning ⓘ toxic chemical release reporting ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1986-10-17 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 100 Stat. 1613 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
emergency management
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environmental law ⓘ hazardous waste regulation ⓘ |
| title |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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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
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| titleIIIName |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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surface form:
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
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| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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