[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 659 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 659

      To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical 
                               substance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 1997

Mr. Burr of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, 
   Mr. Sessions, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Collins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
   Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
 Colorado, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Coburn, and 
Mr. Barton of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
   to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical 
                               substance.

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

SECTION 1. DELETION FROM CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS LISTING.

    Section 112(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) is amended 
by adding at the end of footnote 2 thereof the following: ``The glycol 
ether category does not include ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (CAS 
#111-76-2) as used or emitted by metal or composite can 
manufacturing.''

SEC. 2. DELETION FROM SARA TITLE III LISTING.

    Section 313(d)(3) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11023) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following: ``The Administrator shall delete from the lists 
implemented pursuant to subsection (c) and section 302(a)(2), any 
substance that has been deleted or removed in any manner from the list 
of pollutants und3er section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7412(b)) unless the Administrator demonstrates based on convincing 
evidence that relevant storage, use or release of such a substance 
continues to pose a significant threat to human health, or the 
environment as a result of its reactivity, volatility, dispersability, 
combustibility, flammability, or acute human health effects.''.
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