HR 4935 · 107th Congress · Environmental Protection
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.(2002-06-26)
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Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit (subject to certain exemptions and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention)) the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a POPs chemical substance or mixture. Defines "POPs chemical substance or mixture" as the following: (1) aldrin; (2) chlordane; (3) DDT; (4) dieldrin; (5) endrin; (6) heptachlor; (7) hexachlorobenzene; (8) mirex; (9) PCBs; and (10) toxaphene. Prohibits (subject to certain exemptions and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)) the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, or use of certain LRTAP POPs chemical substances or mixtures. Requires certification statements to accompany each POPs substance or mixture or LRTAP POPs substance or mixture distributed in commerce. Establishes procedures for information collection by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires international cooperative efforts by EPA. Subjects exports of substances or mixtures regulated under this Act to TSCA. Imposes penalties for export and import violations. Amends the Federal I…
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