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Arsenic-Treated Lumber Prohibition and Disposal Act

Introduced: May 9, 2002 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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May 17, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

May 16, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

May 10, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E780)

May 9, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

May 9, 2002

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arsenic-Treated Lumber Prohibition and Disposal Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of lumber treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical (CCA lumber) in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children and for any residential purpose.

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA lumber as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA lumber, notwithstanding regulations exempting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, in a lined landfill with a leachate system and groundwater monitoring system; (3) require the Administrator to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA lumber production and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the gradual cessation and prohibition of production of such lumber.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and conduct an educational program to assist consumers, municipalities, and school systems in testing arsenic levels and making decisions concerning CCA lumber containment and removal; and (2) establish a pilot program of grants and technical assistance to assist school systems in removal of playground and other equipment containing CCA lumber and remediation activities.

What's happening now May 17, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

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