Number: RL33426
Title: Superfund: Implementation and Selected Issues
Authors: Jonathan L. Ramseur and Mark Reisch, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: The Superfund program had its 25th anniversary in 2005. Although Superfund debate has lessened, as compared with past years, particular aspects of the program continue to generate debate. Policymakers are faced with broad programmatic concerns, as well as more specific issues concerning program implementation. This report discusses some of these questions: Who should pay to clean up the nation's most contaminated sites if responsible parties cannot be found? Is the program receiving enough funding to meet its current and future obligations? How does the statute interact with abandoned hardrock mining sites and animal feeding operations? To supply the context for these issues, this report first provides a background and overview of the Superfund program.
Pages: 23
Date: November 26, 2007