99-499

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99-499 is the public law number for the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, a major U.S. environmental law that expanded and strengthened the federal Superfund program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites.

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instanceOf United States public law ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
amends Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ⓘ
appliesTo facilities that manufacture, use, or store hazardous chemicals ⓘ
federal Superfund program ⓘ
hazardous waste sites in the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ⓘ
enactedBy 99th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes provisions for permanent remedies at hazardous waste sites ⓘ
reporting requirements for toxic chemical releases ⓘ
requirements for state and local emergency planning for chemical hazards ⓘ
hasComponent liability and enforcement provisions ⓘ
remedy selection and cleanup standards provisions ⓘ
research and development provisions for hazardous waste technologies ⓘ
state role and cooperation provisions ⓘ
hasEffect enhanced public participation in cleanup decisions ⓘ
expanded scope of sites eligible for Superfund cleanup ⓘ
extended and reauthorized Superfund program ⓘ
increased Superfund trust fund authorization levels ⓘ
strengthened enforcement mechanisms against polluters ⓘ
hasShortName SARA ⓘ
hasTitle Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalArea environmental law ⓘ
hazardous waste law ⓘ
pollution control law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
programExpanded Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ
Superfund program ⓘ
purpose to clarify and expand liability for responsible parties at contaminated sites ⓘ
to enhance enforcement authorities for hazardous waste cleanups ⓘ
to expand and strengthen the federal Superfund program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites ⓘ
to improve emergency preparedness for chemical accidents ⓘ
to increase funding for hazardous waste site remediation ⓘ
to increase public access to information on toxic chemical releases ⓘ
regulates owners and operators of facilities handling hazardous substances ⓘ
potentially responsible parties at contaminated sites ⓘ
strengthens federal authority to compel cleanup of hazardous waste sites ⓘ
subjectMatter community right-to-know ⓘ
emergency planning ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
hazardous waste cleanup ⓘ
liability for hazardous waste sites ⓘ
toxic substances ⓘ
yearEnacted 1986 ⓘ

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