Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Type du document Législation Date 1980 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Législation de base Principe pollueur-payeur Lutte contre la pollution Responsabilité/indemnisation Fonds spécial Substances dangereuses Remise en état des sols Déchets dangereux Approvisionnement en eau Pollution des eaux douces Normes de qualité de l'eau Eau potable Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.epw.senate.gov