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HR 1112 101th Congress House Taxation Chemical industries Chemicals Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Excise tax Fluorocarbons Foreign Trade and International Finance Imports Manufacturing industries Ozone Pollution taxes Stratosphere

Ozone Protection and CFC Reduction Act of 1989

Introduced: February 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1990
See H.R.5835.
Nov 22, 1989
See H.R.3299.
Feb 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 23, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ozone Protection and CFC Reduction Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on: (1) any ozone-depleting chemical sold or used by its manufacturer, producer, or importer; and (2) any substance sold or used by its importer if its manufacture or production included the use of any ozone-depleting chemical. Fixes a tax rate equal to a base amount, adjusted annually for inflation, times the ozone-depletion factor for the pertinent chemical, as determined in accordance with this Act.

Describes the criteria to be used for determining which substances will be considered as ozone-depleting chemicals for purposes of this tax. Presents an initial list of such chemicals.

Exempts from the tax: (1) certain products containing a de minimis amount of ozone-depleting chemicals; and (2) chemicals diverted or recovered in the United States as part of a recycling process.

What's happening now November 5, 1990

See H.R.5835.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3