Superfund: Reauthorization and Prioritization Issues (Testimony,
07/20/94, GAO/T-RCED-94-274).

GAO was asked to provide views on a bill to reauthorize Superfund, the
federal program that finances the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
Debate over the bill comes at a time when cost estimates to clean up the
nation's hazardous waste problem are growing at an alarming rate.
Meanwhile, the national priorities list of the most severely
contaminated properties now contains over 1,300 sites, and expenditures
are mounting. In GAO's view, the pending legislation to reauthorize
Superfund provides significant improvements over existing law, but
additional opportunities exist to make the most efficient use of tax
dollars.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-274
     TITLE:  Superfund: Reauthorization and Prioritization Issues
      DATE:  07/20/94
   SUBJECT:  Environmental policies
             Proposed legislation
             Authorization
             Cost control
             Environmental monitoring
             Hazardous substances
             Pollution control
             Waste management
             Environmental law
             Liability (legal)
IDENTIFIER:  EPA National Priorities List
             Superfund Program
             EPA Hazard Ranking System
             
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