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B-246822.2 1 (1992-02-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobachbh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United Staus GAO Gened Acmunti Offiee Washikmb W~C 20W4 Own tlote Gom CosUl 8-246822.2 February 3, 1992 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your January 10, 1992, letter written jointly with Representative Boxer, requesting a fact paper analyzing the relationship between the Compr~ae~asve Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. (CERCLA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) allowable cost provisions at 10 U § 2324, with respect to th* allocatioi of responsib4,lity for payment of environmentI cleanup iosts. CERCLA--also known as Superfund--requires responsible parties to clean up hazardous wasite sites and other dangerous chemical releases or -to reimburse the government for the cost of the cleanup. Under CERCLApast andpresent owners and operators, transp6rters, and generators of hazardous waste are strictly, jointly and severally liable for hazardous waste cleanup.2 Federal agencies, as well as private parties, must comply with CERCLA requirements. In addition, CERCLA's 1986 amendments, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), specifically provide that CERCLA applies to facilities owned or operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, in the same manner and to the extent.2 ' it applies to other facilitieso3 WJhere the cleanup sit~e is owned and operated by a DOD contractor, DOD may share liability for hazardous waste cleanup if it arranged for disposal or reatment or arranged transport Pubo L. No. 96-510, 94 Stat. 2762 (codified in part as arnended at 42 UoS.C. 9601-9657). S the Short Title note urder 42 UoSoC. § 9601 for a complete classification of RCLA to the US Code 24 U.S.C. § 9607a :Put 1. NO 99-499, § 120. 00 Stat 1614 {codified at .. . . .. . . .... ..... ............. .....r.....l ,...... ...... . . ..PC F.........

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