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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

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Testimony

Jan 1, 1995

Superfund Liability Reform: Implications for Transaction Costs and Site Cleanup

This publication contains the written statement of Lloyd S. Dixon submitted on March 10, 1995, to the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment of the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Research Brief

Jan 1, 1994

Fixing Superfund: Getting the Formula Right

This research brief describes the contentious interactions among firms that generated or transported hazardous wastes and are thus liable for cleanup.
Report

Jan 1, 1994

Fixing Superfund: The Effect of the Proposed Superfund Reform Act of 1994 on Transaction Costs

This report focuses on the possible effect of the proposed Superfund Reform Act of 1994 on transaction costs -- costs resulting not from cleanup but from assigning liability for cleanup among the various parties.
Report

Jan 1, 1993

Private-Sector Cleanup Expenditures and Transaction Costs at 18 Superfund Sites

This report will be of interest to those evaluating Superfund's liability-based approach to cleaning up the thousands of abandoned or inactive sites across the United States that are contaminated with hazardous substances.
Testimony

Jan 1, 1993

RAND Research on Superfund Transaction Costs: A Summary of Findings to Date

This publication contains the written statement of Lloyd S. Dixon submitted on November 4, 1993 to the Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste of the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Report

Jan 1, 1992

Superfund and Transaction Costs: The Experiences of Insurers and Very Large Industrial Firms

Congress enacted the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up the nation's worst inactive hazardous-waste sites. Superfund uses a liability-based approach intended to help government tap private-sector resources to finance and conduct cleanups.
Research Brief

Jan 1, 1992

Superfund: The Private-Sector Experience

This research brief examines the extent of the involvement of private parties with Superfund site cleanup.
Research Brief

Jan 1, 1989

Understanding Superfund

This research brief describes a study that sought to determine the effects of Superfund’s liability-based system and its administrative procedures on the program’s pace and cost and on the nature of the remedies selected.
Report

Jan 1, 1989

Understanding Superfund: A Progress Report

The Superfund program is intended to handle emergencies arising from the release of hazardous wastes, to provide long-term cleanup for a limited number of sites, and to encourage more responsible disposal of hazardous wastes in the future.