CERCLA was amended by what act in 1992?

The correct answer is that CERCLA was amended by the Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (CERFA) in 1992. CERCLA, also known as the Superfund Act, was originally enacted in 1980 to address the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The 1992 amendment introduced by CERFA specifically aimed to improve the process surrounding the identification and cleanup of such sites.

CERFA served several key functions: it provided reforms to facilitate the involvement of the community in the remediation process, established new mechanisms for involving local governments, and clarified the liability for parties responsible for contamination. This amendment was essential for enhancing the effectiveness of environmental cleanup efforts by ensuring that communities had a voice in the processes that affected their health and environment.

The other options, while related to environmental policy, do not specifically refer to this amendment. RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) focuses on the management of hazardous waste, SARA (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) pertains to the reauthorization of CERCLA but occurred in 1986, and OSWER (Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response) is an EPA office that oversees waste management and emergency response activities, but is not an amendment to CERCLA itself. Therefore, CERFA is recognized as