Environmental
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as Superfund, can affect Oklahoma real estate because:
AIt guarantees cleanup grants for all Oklahoma properties
BIt can impose cleanup liability on current property owners, even if they did not cause contamination, if the property is on or near a Superfund site✓ Correct
CIt prohibits any development near industrial areas
DIt only applies to federal government properties
Explanation
CERCLA can hold current and past property owners jointly and severally liable for cleanup costs at contaminated sites, even if they did not cause the contamination. Innocent landowner defenses exist but require rigorous due diligence (Phase I/II ESAs).
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