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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

Testimony
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.
Jan 1, 1995
Research Brief
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.
Jan 1, 1994
Report
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.
Jan 1, 1994
Testimony
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.
Jan 1, 1993
Report
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.
Jan 1, 1993
Report
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.
Jan 1, 1992
Research Brief
Superfund: The Private-Sector Experience
This research brief examines the extent of the involvement of private parties with Superfund site cleanup.
Jan 1, 1992
Research Brief
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.
Jan 1, 1989
Report
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.
Jan 1, 1989

RAND Topic:
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

Topic Synonyms:
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act;
EPCRA;
SARA;
SARA Title III