S 1486 · 108th Congress · Environmental Protection
POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.(2004-04-29)
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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 OfficeS. 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>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1486, POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2003
Sep 10, 2003Cost 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