3.0.0 337 2023-01-15T22:03:50Z 2023-01-15T22:03:50Z Senate S S 2003-02-10 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-02-10T23:29:44Z Arsenic-Treated Wood Prohibition Act 108 3629 HR 2003-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2003-02-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2003-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2122) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-07-22 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-11-11 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Arsenic Building materials Child health Child safety Commerce Compost Consumer education Consumer protection Economics and Public Finance Education Educational facilities Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental research Equipment and supplies Families Federal aid to education Furniture industry Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Groundwater Hazardous wastes Health Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Landfills Law Lumber trade Pesticide regulation Pesticides Playgrounds Pollution measurement Public Lands and Natural Resources Risk Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Soil pollution Warning labels Water pollution control Wood Environmental Protection 00 2003-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-30T16:20:32Z Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA-treated wood (wood treated with a pesticide that is an inorganic arsenical or chromated copper arsenical) as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA wood, 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 of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA-treated wood production, processing, and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the cessation and prohibition of production of such wood, with exceptions.

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of CCA-treated wood (for FIFRA purposes, wood treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical) in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children or for mulch, compost, a soil amendment, or any other residential or occupational purpose.

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

]]> Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act Display Title Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber as mulch, compost, or a soil amendment, and to prohibit the manufacture of arsenic-treated wood for use as playground equipment for children, fences, walkways, or decks or for other residential or occupational purposes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act Introduced in Senate 2003-02-10T05:00:00Z 2003-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.