Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 2
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 2 : A Federal law (also known as Superfund), enacted in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986, that provides the legal authority for emergency response and cleanup of hazardous substances released into the environment and for the cleanup of inactive waste sites