3.0.0 1534 2023-01-11T19:51:55Z 2023-01-11T20:18:54Z House H HR 2007-03-15 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2008-05-13T18:51:56Z Referred to 2007-11-15T00:52:11Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Reported by 2007-08-02T21:04:30Z Markup by 2007-08-02T21:03:26Z Hearings by 2007-06-22T14:56:32Z Referred to 2007-03-16T16:51:12Z Reported by 2007-11-13T19:00:00Z Markup by 2007-10-30T13:38:19Z Referred to 2007-03-15T14:02:05Z H. Rept. 110-444 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 110 906 S 2008-10-14 Became Public Law No: 110-414. Related bill CRS 2008-05-13 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Committee 2007-11-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-11-13 14:41:24 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 14:41:21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 14:41:16 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13549-13551) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 14:41:16 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13549-13551) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-13 14:24:44 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1534. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 14:24:42 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13549-13554) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 14:24:31 Mr. Wynn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-11-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-444. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-11-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00275 2007-11-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-444. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-10-30 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 2. Committee 2007-10-30 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-08-02 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2007-08-02 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-06-22 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-03-16 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-03-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2007-04-18 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2007-05-01 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-05-09 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-06-06 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2007-06-06 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2007-06-12 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-06-12 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-07-17 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-07-24 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2007-07-25 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2007-07-25 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2007-09-20 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2007-09-27 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2007-10-29 False 2007-11-09T06:00:00Z H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19310 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 30, 2007</p> 2007-11-09T06:00:00Z H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19310 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 30, 2007 Environmental Protection Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Environmental health Environmental research Export controls Federal advisory bodies Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Imports Labor and Employment Mercury Occupational health and safety Science, Technology, Communications Storage Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Environmental Protection 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in House 2007-05-07T18:33:49Z Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to: (1) prohibit any federal agency from conveying, selling, or distributing to any other federal, state, or local agency, or any private individual or entity, any elemental mercury under the control or jurisdication of such agency; (2) prohibit the export of elemental mercury from the United States effective January 1, 2010; (3) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress on mercury compounds that may currently be used in products or processes; and (4) establish the Excess Mercury Storage Advisory Committee.

]]> 36 2007-11-13 Passed House amended 2008-02-06T20:52:26Z Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit any federal agency from conveying, selling, or distributing elemental mercury to any other federal, state, or local agency or any private individual or entity. Exempts transfers between federal agencies for the sole purpose of facilitating storage of mercury to carry out this Act.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits the export of elemental mercury from the United States effective January 1, 2010.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report to Congress on mercuric chloride, mercurous chloride or calomel, mercuric oxide, and other mercury compounds used in significant quantities in products or processes. Requires such report to include an analysis of: (1) the sources and amounts of such compounds imported into, or manufactured in, the United States; (2) the purposes for which each of the compounds is used domestically, the amounts consumed annually for each purpose, and the amounts estimated to be consumed in 2010 and beyond; (3) the sources and amounts of each compound exported annually in the last three years; (4) the potential for the compounds to be processed into elemental mercury after export; and (5) other information relevant in determining whether to extend the export prohibition to include mercury compounds.

Authorizes any U.S. resident to petition the Administrator for an exemption from the export prohibition. Authorizes the Administrator to grant an exemption for a specified use at an identified foreign facility if: (1) nonmercury alternatives for the specified use are not available in the country where the facility is located; (2) there is no other source of elemental mercury available from domestic supplies (not including new mercury mines) in the country where the mercury will be used; (3) the country where the mercury will be used certifies its support for the exemption; (4) the export will be conducted in a manner that ensures the mercury will be used at the facility described and will not be diverted for other uses for any reason; (5) the mercury will be used in a manner that will protect human health and the environment; and (6) the export for the specified use is consistent with international obligations of the United States intended to reduce global mercury supply, use, and pollution.

Authorizes the Administrator to suspend or cancel an exemption for specified violations or the submission of false information. Subjects violators to penalties, injunctive relief, and citizen suits.

Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) affects, replaces, or amends prior law relating to the need for consistency with international trade obligations; or (2) prohibits the export of coal.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) accept, and collect a fee for management and storage of, elemental mercury generated within the United States and delivered to a Department of Energy (DOE) facility; and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees on the costs of such long-term management and storage.

Requires the Secretary to establish procedures and standards for the receipt, management, and long-term storage of elemental mercury at designated facilities that are protective of human health and the environmental and that ensure that the elementary mercury is stored in a safe, secure, and effective manner.

Subjects such stored mercury to the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA). Sets forth provisions concerning permit applications under SWDA.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct training for elemental mercury management, transfer, storage, monitoring or response; (2) ensure that each designated facility has all equipment necessary for routine operations, emergencies, monitoring, checking inventory, loading, and storing mercury; and (3) ensure the installation of specified fire detection systems.

Provides for indemnification of persons delivering elemental mercury.

Declares that elemental mercury that the Secretary is storing on a long-term basis is not subject to a specified SWDA storage prohibition. Deems a generator accumulating elemental mercury destined for a facility for 90 days or less to be accumulating the mercury to facilitate proper treatment, recovery, or disposal for purposes of SWDA standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

Exempts elemental mercury that is stored at a facility with an SWDA hazardous waste permit from the SWDA prohibition of hazardous waste storage if: (1) the Secretary is unable to accept the mercury at a designated facility for reasons beyond the control of the owner or operator of the permitted facility; and (2) such owner/operator certifies that the owner/operator will ship the mercury to the designated facility when the Secretary is able to accept it and will not sell it or otherwise place it into commerce.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on a study that: (1) determines the impact of the long-term storage program on mercury recycling; and (2) includes proposals to mitigate any negative impact.

Requires the Administrator, at least three years after the effective date of the export prohibition, to report to specified congressional committees on the global supply and trade of elemental mercury.

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