The Nation - News from Oct. 2, 1985

The House voted for a 45-day extension of the Superfund program to give Congress time to complete work on a long-term reauthorization of the toxic waste cleanup effort. The bill was approved on a voice vote and sent to the Senate, which last week passed its version of the reauthorization bill, providing a five-year, $7.5-billion extension of the program first enacted in 1980. The House is expected to consider its $10.1-billion proposal in mid-October. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the plan in July, but it was referred to several other committees with jurisdiction over the cleanup program.