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Document Title:
Beyond Cleanup: Restoring America's Natural Heritage : Facts About Superfund's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
AUTHOR(S):
PAGES:
1 - 8
PUBLICATION DATE:
1998
ABSTRACT:
CERCLA, commonly known as
Superfund, was passed in 1980 with
bipartisan support, establishing a
"polluter pays" hazardous waste cleanup
program. CERCLA's trust fund - made
up of an environmental income tax, and
petroleum and chemical feedstock excise
taxes - is used by the Environmental
Protection Agency to implement the
cleanup program and pay for cleanup
activities at waste sites. There is more to
CERCLA, however. The law also
includes a mechanism for trustees to
receive compensation from the polluter to
cover the costs of restoring lost or
degraded natural resources. These are
two complementary but distinct
programs.
PUBLISHED BY:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
DOCUMENT LINK:
http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Documents/beyond_cleanup.pdf, 180 KB
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