Superfund Taxes on General Revenues: Future Funding Options for the Superfund Program

摘要

This report discusses the role of dedicated taxes and other sources of revenue in funding the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund. Congress makes annual appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency from this Trust Fund and from general revenues for the purpose of responding to hazardous substance spills, cleaning up former waste disposal sites, and administering the Superfund program.