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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1980 (2002)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Agua
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Principio contaminador-pagador Control de la contaminación Responsabilidad/indemnización Fondo especial Sustancias peligrosas Saneamiento de suelos Residuos peligrosos Abastecimiento de agua Contaminación de las aguas dulces Normas sobre calidad del agua Agua potable
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

This Act authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to respond to releases, or threatened releases, of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare, or the environment. The Act also enables EPA to force parties responsible for environmental contamination to clean it up or to reimburse the Superfund (created under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) for response or remediation costs incurred by EPA. The Act also requires EPA to revise the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) to ensure that it accurately assessed the relative degree of risk to human health and the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may be placed on the National Priorities List.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.epw.senate.gov