Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund) Kelly Chen Period 1 4/22/11.

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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund) Kelly Chen Period 1 4/22/11

Draft Year: 1980 Amendment Years: 1986 (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), 1990 National (all 50 states and US territories) Function: intended to provide a federal fund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants in the environment; allows EPA to compel responsible parties to perform cleanups or reimburse the government for EPA’s cleanups.

Environmental Issues Affected: biodiversity, contaminated sediments, ground water, hazardous waste, human health Agency/Group Responsible for Regulation and Enforcement: EPA