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Hazardous Waste: Observations on EPA's Cleanup Program and Budget Management Practices

T-RCED-99-168 Published: Apr 29, 1999. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) cleanup program and budget management practices, focusing on: (1) the number of contracts that EPA has awarded for Superfund cleanup activities for the agency; (2) the extent to which EPA is using its Contracts 2000 initiative as a vehicle to improve Superfund contract management practices; and (3) GAO's perspective on the potential effects of transferring $25 million from the Superfund program's budget to the Corrective Action Program's budget as a means of increasing the number of cleanups under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

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Budget administrationContract administrationContract costsCost controlEnvironmental monitoringHazardous substancesLiability (legal)Pollution controlReprogramming of appropriated fundsWaste disposal