Course: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health

Assignment: Other Brownfields Related Laws

Other Brownfields Related Laws

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.The CERCLA provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. Through CERCLA, EPA was given power to seek out those parties responsible for any release and assure their cooperation in the cleanup.

Click here to access and read a Summary of the CERCLA/Superfund Act.

Davis-Bacon (DB) and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (DBRA)
Davis-Bacon and Davis-Bacon Related Acts - The Davis-Bacon enacted in 1931 requires the payment of prevailing wage rates for contractors and subcontractors performing work on federally-funded or assisted construction, alteration, and repair contracts in excess of $2,000.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous wastes. The 1986 amendments to RCRA enabled EPA to address environmental problems that could result from underground tanks storing petroleum and other hazardous substances. RCRA focuses only on active and future facilities and does not address abandoned or historical sites.

Click here to access and read the Davis-Bacon Act and Brownfields and Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Click here to access and read other Brownfields-Related Laws from the U.S. EPA.

The following assignment is to answer the questions with 1-3 sentences answers in a document.  Make sure to review the readings and videos about Brownfields and Land Reuse sites for answering these questions.
Question:
1. List and describe or briefly summarize the laws related to Brownfields.

Once you have completed the assignment go to the Dropbox Folder in the Content Menu and click on "Dropbox: Unit 2 Other Brownfields-Related Laws” to learn how to submit the assignment.