CERCLA stands for which act?

CERCLA stands for which act?

• A. Clean Environmental Response and Cleanup Act
• B. Comprehensive Energy Response and Liability Act
• C. Comprehensive Environmental Regulation and Cleanup Act
• D. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Answer: (D)

CERCLA is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Enacted in 1980, it created the framework for cleaning up hazardous waste sites and established the Superfund program to finance those cleanups. Each part of the title points to a piece of the law: Comprehensive signals broad coverage, Environmental Response refers to actions taken to address contamination, Compensation relates to funds and costs to be covered, and Liability means holding responsible parties accountable for cleanup costs. The other phrasings change one or more terms, so they don’t match the official name of the act.

CERCLA is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Enacted in 1980, it created the framework for cleaning up hazardous waste sites and established the Superfund program to finance those cleanups. Each part of the title points to a piece of the law: Comprehensive signals broad coverage, Environmental Response refers to actions taken to address contamination, Compensation relates to funds and costs to be covered, and Liability means holding responsible parties accountable for cleanup costs. The other phrasings change one or more terms, so they don’t match the official name of the act.