Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the federal government to identify, investigate, and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and to hold responsible parties liable for the costs.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Superfund law
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United States federal statute → environmental law → |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Justice
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United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| amendedBy |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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| appliesTo |
arrangers for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances
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operators of facilities with hazardous substance releases → owners of facilities with hazardous substance releases → transporters of hazardous substances → |
| authorizes |
federal response to releases of hazardous substances
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remedial actions → removal actions → |
| codifiedAt |
42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.
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| codifiedIn |
United States Code
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| country |
United States
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| creates |
Superfund trust fund
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| dateEnacted |
1980-12-11
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| defines |
potentially responsible party
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| establishes |
National Priorities List
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liability for potentially responsible parties → |
| excludes |
petroleum from the definition of hazardous substance in most cases
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| focusesOn |
releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances
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uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites → |
| hasAbbreviation |
CERCLA
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| hasNickname |
Superfund
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| imposes |
joint and several liability in many cases
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retroactive liability for past releases → strict liability for certain hazardous substance releases → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| provides |
contribution actions among responsible parties
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cost recovery actions for the United States → natural resource damage claims → |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 96-510
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| purpose |
to clean up hazardous waste sites
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to hold responsible parties liable for cleanup costs → to identify sites contaminated with hazardous substances → to investigate releases of hazardous substances → to protect public health and the environment from hazardous substance releases → |
| relatedTo |
Clean Air Act
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Clean Water Act → Resource Conservation and Recovery Act → |
| section |
Section 101
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Section 104 → Section 106 → Section 107 → Section 113 → |
| signedBy |
Jimmy Carter
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