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 1995-05-11 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-95-182 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182 P0b002ee18037f6b3 f:trc95182 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182 T-RCED-95-182 Hazardous substances Waste disposal Toxic substances Natural resources Damage claims Claims settlement Future budget projections Environmental policies Washington California Colorado Idaho New York New Jersey Wyoming Los Angeles County (CA) Coeur D'Alene River Basin (ID) Clark Fork River Basin (MT) Minnesota Superfund Program Utah Montana Testimony RCED This testimony focuses on settlements for damages to natural resources under the Superfund statute. Concerns have arisen that monetary damages for natural resources, such as wetlands and wildlife habitat, caused by releases of hazardous substances could add billions to the cost of Superfund cleanups and impose heavy burdens on industry and the federal budget. To date, natural resource damage settlements have been relatively low--accounting for a small percentage of what responsible parties have agreed to pay for Superfund cleanups. However, federal and state officials have alerted GAO to three future settlements that could involve hundreds of millions of dollars. They have also said that there may be other instances in which claims will exceed $50 million per geographic area. Further, the federal government faces the potential for large amounts in damages at some of its most contaminated facilities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182.htm GAO/T-RCED-95-182 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-182 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-95-182; Superfund: Natural Resource Damage Claims; Hazardous substances Waste disposal Toxic substances Natural resources Damage claims Claims settlement Future budget projections Environmental policies Washington California Colorado Idaho New York New Jersey Wyoming Los Angeles County (CA) Coeur D'Alene River Basin (ID) Clark Fork River Basin (MT) Minnesota Superfund Program Utah Montana