Superfund trust fund
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The Superfund trust fund is a U.S. federal financial reserve used to clean up hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies when responsible parties cannot or do not pay.
Aliases (1)
- Love Canal environmental disaster ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal trust fund
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environmental cleanup fund → |
| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| appliesTo |
National Priorities List sites
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| canPayFor |
emergency response actions
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enforcement activities to identify responsible parties → feasibility studies → operation and maintenance of remedies in some cases → remedial action construction → remedial design → remedial investigations → removal actions → removal of immediate threats to public health → site assessment and listing activities → |
| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
United States Congress
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| field |
environmental law
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hazardous waste management → |
| fundingSource |
Superfund excise taxes
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cost recoveries from responsible parties → federal appropriations → fines and penalties → general revenues of the United States Treasury → interest on the fund balance → petroleum and chemical industry excise taxes → |
| hasLimitation |
used when potentially responsible parties are unknown, unwilling, or unable to pay
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| inception |
1980
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| legalBasis |
CERCLA
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 → |
| managedWithin |
EPA Superfund program
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| namedAfter |
Superfund program
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| overseenBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| partOf |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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| purpose |
to ensure cleanup when responsible parties cannot pay
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to ensure cleanup when responsible parties do not pay → to protect human health and the environment from hazardous waste → |
| relatedTo |
National Priorities List
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Superfund program → |
| sector |
environmental protection
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| shortName |
Superfund
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| use |
cleanup of hazardous waste sites
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emergency response to releases of hazardous substances → enforcement support for cost recovery → long-term remedial actions at contaminated sites → natural resource damage assessment support → remediation of uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites → removal actions at contaminated sites → response to environmental emergencies → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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creates |
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Public Law 96-510
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establishes |
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Public Law 96-510
("Love Canal environmental disaster")
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influencedBy |
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National Priorities List
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relatedTo |