HR 7003 · 96th Congress · Environmental Protection
Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments of 1980
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1980-04-01)
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Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments of 1980 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of such Act for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate rules within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act to eliminate the use of polychlorinated biphenyls in concentrations exceeding 50 parts per million, or as otherwise determined under such Act, in dielectric fluids in transformers and large capacitors used at food-related facilities, unless: (1) such concentrations do not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment; and (2) the imposition of such requirements would pose significant economic hardships on food facility owners and operators. Directs the Administrator to review any rules promulgated within one year after the date of enactment of this Act: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture restricting the use of polychlorinated biphenyls in facilities regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Egg Products Inspection Act; and (2) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services restricting such use under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic…
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