Ch 18 Test Flashcards
Liability for toxic waste cleanup is determined by:
A. CERCLA
B. CEQA
C. the Clean Air Act
D. the Endangered Species Act
A. CERCLA
The California Endangered Species Act protects:
A. non-native animals
B. non-native plants
C. species that are merely candidates for listing
D. imported species
C. species that are merely candidates for listing
A major step in the development of environmental law occurred when Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in:
A. 1960
B. 1970
C. 1980
D. 1990
B. 1970
Before work begins on a project requiring governmental approval, the proposal may need to have an:
A. environmental impact assessment
B. environmental impact statement
C. environmental impact report
D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above
An environmental impact statement may not be needed if the government issues a:
A. cost/benefit analysis
B. declaration of significance
C. finding of no significant impact
D. neutral declaration
C. finding of no significant impact
Superfund is designed to:
A. pay cleanup contractors when a PRP cannot be located or avoids financial liability
B. compensate contiguous property owners
C. pay for property buyers to satisfy all appropriate inquiry requirements
D. offer financial subsidies to innocent landowners of contaminated property
A. pay cleanup contractors when a PRP cannot be located or avoids financial liability
The federal Endangered Species Act protects:
A. endangered plants on all land in the U.S., endangered animals only on federal land
B. endangered plants only on federal land, endangered animals on all land in the U.S.
C. both endangered plants and animals only on federal land
D. both endangered plants and animals on all land in the U.S.
B. endangered plants only on federal land, endangered animals on all land in the U.S.
Someone who acquires contaminated property, but didn’t know about the contamination and had no reason to know, is a/an:
A. bona fide prospective purchaser
B. innocent landowner
C. contiguous property owner
D. responsible party
B. innocent landowner
Which of the following serves as an incentive to encourage landowners to protect endangered species and habitat?
A. Superfund
B. The National Priorities List
C. The Safe Harbor Agreement program
D. A determination of significance
C. The Safe Harbor Agreement program
A potentially responsible party (PRP) under CERCLA includes:
A. the owner of contaminated property at the time pollution started
B. any owner of contaminated property while polluting activities were ongoing
C. an owner who took possession after polluting activities ceased
D. All of the above
D. All of the above