United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-07-20 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-274 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274 P0b002ee180370e6d f:trc94274 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274 T-RCED-94-274 Environmental policies Proposed legislation Authorization Cost control Environmental monitoring Hazardous substances Pollution control Waste management Environmental law Liability (legal) EPA National Priorities List Superfund Program EPA Hazard Ranking System Testimony RCED 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-274 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-274 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-274; Superfund: Reauthorization and Prioritization Issues; Environmental policies Proposed legislation Authorization Cost control Environmental monitoring Hazardous substances Pollution control Waste management Environmental law Liability (legal) EPA National Priorities List Superfund Program EPA Hazard Ranking System