THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA, OR SUPERFUND). 30TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP ON TRANSPORTATION LAW, SNOWBIRD CONFERENCE CENTER, SNOWBIRD, UTAH, JULY 21-25, 1991

This paper discusses CERCLA (Superfund), the federally-administered program designed to clean up hazardous substance disposal sites ("facilities") caused primarily by past acts of waste disposal, or those caused by current acts of disposal which might be harmful to human health and the environment, and which will not be adequately cleaned up by the responsible parties. Topics addressed include fund-financed cleanup and cost recovery; Federal lien; private party cleanups; administrative order penalties and damages; standard of liability under CERCLA; settlement procedures; use of "mixed funding"; citizens' suits under CERCLA; defenses to liability under CERCLA; "The Innocent Landowner" defenses; and emergency planning and community right to know.

• Authors:
  • Mays, R H
• Publication Date: 1991-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Cost recovery; Defense; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Employee compensation; Finance; Financing; Hazardous wastes; Laws and legislation; Liability; Loss and damage; Oil spill cleanup; Penalties; Transportation; Waste disposal facilities; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compensation
• Old TRIS Terms: Federal lien; Right to know; Suits; Superfund
• Subject Areas: Finance; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00616551
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1991 12:00AM