Superfund Improvement Act of 1985 . Passage, as amended. Pertinent votes on this legislation include Nos. Provide citizens with a right to sue in Federal Court to enforce requirements and to seek performance of nondiscriminatory duties under the act by EPA and other Federal agencies. That program expires on October 1 of this year.
Swift action is therefore necessary.
During the years since 1980, the program has confirmed that the problem of toxic waste disposal is a threat to thousands of communities and millions of Americans. When Superfund was first enacted 5 years ago, we did not have many firm estimates of the number of hazardous waste sites that require cleanup. This bill provides Congress the opportunity to improve significantly our program of toxic waste cleanup. The bill responsibly raises the revenue necessary to fund cleanup. This tax on 42 feedstock chemicals will continue to penalize those who manufacture most of the building blocks of chemical wastes.