Superfund trust fund

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The Superfund trust fund is a U.S. federal financial reserve used to clean up hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies when responsible parties cannot or do not pay.

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Generate an image of the Superfund trust fund (The Superfund trust fund is a U.S. federal financial reserve used to clean up hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies when responsible parties cannot or do not pay.)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal trust fund ⓘ
environmental cleanup fund ⓘ
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
appliesTo National Priorities List sites ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
canPayFor emergency response actions ⓘ
enforcement activities to identify responsible parties ⓘ
feasibility studies ⓘ
operation and maintenance of remedies in some cases ⓘ
remedial action construction ⓘ
remedial design ⓘ
remedial investigations ⓘ
removal actions ⓘ
removal of immediate threats to public health ⓘ
site assessment and listing activities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy United States Congress ⓘ
field environmental law ⓘ
hazardous waste management ⓘ
fundingSource Superfund excise taxes ⓘ
cost recoveries from responsible parties ⓘ
federal appropriations ⓘ
fines and penalties ⓘ
general revenues of the United States Treasury ⓘ
interest on the fund balance ⓘ
petroleum and chemical industry excise taxes ⓘ
hasLimitation used when potentially responsible parties are unknown, unwilling, or unable to pay ⓘ
inception 1980 ⓘ
legalBasis CERCLA ⓘ
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ⓘ
managedWithin EPA Superfund program ⓘ
linked to: Superfund program
namedAfter Superfund program ⓘ
overseenBy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
partOf Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ
purpose to ensure cleanup when responsible parties cannot pay ⓘ
to ensure cleanup when responsible parties do not pay ⓘ
to protect human health and the environment from hazardous waste ⓘ
relatedTo National Priorities List ⓘ
Superfund program ⓘ
sector environmental protection ⓘ
shortName Superfund ⓘ
linked to: Superfund program
use cleanup of hazardous waste sites ⓘ
emergency response to releases of hazardous substances ⓘ
enforcement support for cost recovery ⓘ
long-term remedial actions at contaminated sites ⓘ
natural resource damage assessment support ⓘ
remediation of uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites ⓘ
removal actions at contaminated sites ⓘ
response to environmental emergencies ⓘ

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Public Law 96-510 → establishes → Superfund trust fund ⓘ
Public Law 96-510 → influencedBy → Love Canal environmental disaster ⓘ
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National Priorities List → relatedTo → Superfund trust fund ⓘ
Pub.L. 96-510 → establishesFund → Hazardous Substance Superfund ⓘ
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Superfund excise taxes → funds → Hazardous Substance Superfund ⓘ
linked to: Superfund trust fund
Superfund program → fundingMechanism → Superfund Trust Fund ⓘ
linked to: Superfund trust fund
Internal Revenue Code section 4661 → earmarksRevenueFor → Hazardous Substance Superfund ⓘ
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Internal Revenue Code section 4611 → funds → Hazardous Substance Superfund trust fund ⓘ
linked to: Superfund trust fund