S 1486 · 108th Congress · Environmental Protection

POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-07-29· Sponsored by Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.(2004-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] POPS, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003 - 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; (10) toxaphene; and (11) any other chemical substance or mixture listed in Annexes A or B to the Convention and with respect to which an amendment adding the substance or mixture to one of the Annexes has entered into force with respect to the United States. Provides for the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention). 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 cert…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1486, POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003

Sep 10, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 30, 2003</p>

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S. 1486, POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003

Sep 10, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 30, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

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