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.
Aliases (5)
- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act ×2
- Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ×2
- 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 ×1
- SARA of 1986 ×1
- Superfund program expansion ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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environmental law → |
| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| alsoKnownAs |
SARA of 1986
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| amends |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
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| appliesTo |
hazardous waste sites in the United States
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| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II → Title III → 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
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| 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
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| legalDomain |
environmental protection
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hazardous waste management → |
| partOf |
United States environmental statutory framework
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| 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
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| signedBy |
Ronald Reagan
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| signingDate |
1986-10-17
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| strengthens |
federal enforcement authority under Superfund
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liability provisions for potentially responsible parties → |
| yearOfEnactment |
1986
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Public Law 99-499
("Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act")
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA of 1986") → |
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
("Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act")
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Local Emergency Planning Committee ("Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986") → |
legalBasis |
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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amendedBy |
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99th United States Congress
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enacted |
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Public Law 99-499
("Superfund program expansion")
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hasComponent |
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State Emergency Response Commissions
("Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986")
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hasLegalBasisIn |
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Public Law 99-499
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hasOfficialName |
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Title III
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partOf |
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Public Law 96-510
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relatedTo |
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Public Law 99-499
("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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