Planning and community righttoknow act title iii of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act 1 michael t. Cercla expired in september 1985, but the superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara of 1986 effectively became the new and improved version of cercla. Epas superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nations most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. Superfund the federal governments program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness on october 17, 1986, president ronald reagan signed into law the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara. Title ill is the emergency planning and community righttoknow act of 1986 epcra. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of. Notice of proposed administrative settlement pursuant to the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization act. The term act of god means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other. Compensation and liability act of 1980, as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization act, leavenworth auto parts superfund site, leavenworth, ks.
The mismanagement of the program under anne gorsuch burford, reagans first chosen administrator of the agency, led to a congressional investigation and the reauthorization of the program in 1986 through an act amending cercla. On october 17, 1986, president reagan signed the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara into law after a three year reauthorizing process. Title iii section 3 release reporting requirements. Get title 40 of the us federal code, environmental protection, in searchable hypertext pdf format on cdrom from safety emporium.
Cercla overview the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act cercla, commonly known as superfund, was enacted by congress on december 11, 1980. The federal remediation branch works cooperatively with the u. Use the pdf linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic. Title iii of this law, also known as the emergency planning and community righttoknow act, contains provisions for reporting.
The epa released a national list of the 418 most hazardous waste sites. Sara provides georgia residents with the resources needed to clean up hazardous waste sites. List of lists consolidated list of chemicals subject to the emergency planning and community righttoknow act epcra and section 112r of the clean air act, as amended title iii of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, and title iii of the clean air act amendments of 1990. Eckart, from the committee of conference, submitted the following conference report to accompany h. Sara provides georgia residents with the resources needed to clean up hazardous waste sites, as well as emergency. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara created an innocent landowner immunity status. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 p. Toxicological profiles are developed in response to the superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara of 1986 which amended the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla or superfund.
Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 as amended through p. Reviews of historical sources, such as chain of title documents, aerial. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, the presi dent shall not provide any remedial actions pursuant to this section unless the state in which the release occurs first enters into a contract or cooperative agreement with the president providing assurances deemed adequate by the president that the state will assure the. Federal register notice of proposed lessee agreement. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara new. Superfund act synonyms, superfund act pronunciation, superfund act translation, english dictionary definition of superfund act. Superfund policy, guidance and laws superfund us epa. Provides a brief history of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara. Epcra regulations epa regulatory changes to 40 cfr parts 355 and 370. To protect public health and the environment, the superfund program focuses on making a visible and lasting difference in communities, ensuring that people can live. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 1986.
Promote outreach for developing local emergency preparedness programs to. Provides a brief history of the national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan ncp. Labor may be cited as the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986. The epcra section 3 program is also referred to as the toxics release inventory or tri.
This act may be cited as the superfund amendments and re authorization act of 1986. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara epa. Act or sara means the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 p. Title iii of these sara provisions is also known as the emergency planning and community righttoknow act epcra. Compensation and liability act cercla and section 112r of the clean air act 1. The purpose of title iii is to gather information about hazardous substances in the community through interaction and participation with industry, and to provide public access to this information and to use this information for planning for and responding to chemical emergencies. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara. This amended law was enacted by congress to revise existing provisions of cercla and add new authorities to the law. This document is fe586, one of a series of the food and resource economics department, ufifas extension. The superfund program, established by congress in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986, is intended to handle emergencies arising from the release of hazardous wastes, to provide longterm cleanup for a limited number of sites, and to encourage more responsible disposal of hazardous wastes in the future. Section 117 of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla, as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara, requires the issuance of decision documents for remedial actions taken pursuant to sections 104, 106, 120, and 122. The superfund program established stricter standards for handling hazardous substances.
This document supersedes all previous versions of the epcra section 3 question and answer document. The federal superfund amendments and reauthorization act became law in 1986. In accordance with the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 cercla, 42 u. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara, passed on october 17, 1986, amends the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act cercla, or superfund, which the u.
Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, the presi. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act amended the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla on october 17, 1986. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara reflected epas experience in administering the complex superfund. The emergency planning and community righttoknow act of 1986 is a united states federal law passed by the 99th united states congress located at title 42, chapter 116 of the u. Sara reflected epas experience in administering the complex superfund program during its first six years and made several important changes and additions to the program. This document has been published in the federal register. This act may be cited as the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986. Federal register enviropur west corporation superfund.
The superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, referred to in subsec. Congress passed in 1980 to help solve the problems of hazardouswaste sites. The role of community members in the superfund process was further strengthened in the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara. Title iii of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act pl 99499. Implications for transaction costs and site cleanup. Overview of superfund s laws, policies and regulatory information, including complying with and enforcing superfund related policy. Both cercla and sara have the goals of identifying, remediating and preventing the release of hazardous substances to the environment. In accordance with section 122i of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act, as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization action cercla, 42 u. Title iii of sara, also known as the emergency planning and. Environmental legislation, environmental quality, environmental regulation, insurance, superfund, superfund amendments and reauthorization act of. Provisions relating primarily to response and liability amends the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla superfund to direct the administrator of the environmental. The act created a process for identifying potential responsible parties prps and for ordering them to take responsibility for the cleanup action. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara created an innocent owner immunity status it recognizes that in certain cases a landowner in the chain of ownership was completely innocent and therefor should not be held liable. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara added minimum cleanup requirements in section 121, and.
Cercla means the comprehensive environmental responses, compensation and liability act of 1980 42 usca 9601 et seq. Reviewed the laws governing administrative record files. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara amended the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act cercla on october 17, 1986. Superfund act definition of superfund act by the free.
For complete classification of this act to the code, see short title of 1986 amendment note set out under section 9601 of title 42 and tables. Sara sara revises and extends the authorities established under the comprehensive environmental. The superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara reflected epas experience in administering the complex superfund program during its first six years and made several important changes and additions to the program. Technical assistance grant tag program superfund us epa. Only natural resource trustees can file natu ral resource. Righttoknow act epcra, or title iii of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, public law 99499. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara in 1986 brought all federal facilities.
This addendum to the toxicological profile for arsenic supplements the profile that was released in 2007. Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986. This was the incident in which a toxic gas, methyl isocyanate, escaped from an industrial plant and killed or injured more than 1,000 people. The effect of the proposed superfund reform act of 1994 on transaction costs. In 1986, congress passed the superfund amendments and reauthorization act sara as a response to the chemical accident in bhopal, india. Federal register prc patterson superfund removal site. Environmental protection agency epa to implement the federal superfund program under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act of 1980 cercla as amended by the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara. The term fund or trust fund means the hazardous substance superfund.
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