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CERCLA

'''CERCLA''' ('''ser'''-Kle). ''abbr'' Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 • This statute holds responsible parties liable for the cost of cleaning up hazardous-waste sites. 42 USCA §§ 9601 et seq. See Superfund.

(''Black's Law Dictionary'' 8th ed., © 2004 West Publishing)