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The CERCLA created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and allowed Federal authority to directly to the releases of hazardous waste that could harm public health or the enviroment. The act collected taxes that went to a fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled waste sites. over $1.6 billion dollars was collected.
