[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2510 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2510

To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain machinery used to 
                            recycle mercury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 1993

 Mr. Ramstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain machinery used to 
                            recycle mercury.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MERCURY RECYCLING CRUSHERS AND DISTILLERS.

    Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new headings:
     

``  9902.87.17  Distiller units for                       No change        No change        On or before 12/    
                 removing mercury from                                                       31/94           '';
                 mercury containing                                                                          and
                 fluorescent powder to                                                                          
                 the extent that the                                                                            
                 recovered mercury is                                                                           
                 in free-flowing liquid                                                                         
                 form and over 99                                                                               
                 percent pure (provided                                                                         
                 for in subheading                                                                              
                 8419.40.00)...........  Free                                                                   


     

``  9902.87.18  Crush and sieve units                     No change        No change        On or before 12/    
                 and H.I.D. lamp                                                             31/94           ''.
                 crushers for crushing                                                                          
                 used fluorescent                                                                               
                 lights and other                                                                               
                 mercury containing                                                                             
                 waste items for                                                                                
                 recycling purposes and                                                                         
                 capable of recovering                                                                          
                 over 99 percent of the                                                                         
                 mercury in the waste                                                                           
                 items (provided for in                                                                         
                 subheading 8479.82.00)  Free                                                                   

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to goods 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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