[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 679 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 679

   To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage alcohol compounds 
 emitted from aging warehouses from the definition of volatile organic 
                               compounds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1997

 Mr. Hamilton (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
Gordon, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. McIntosh) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage alcohol compounds 
 emitted from aging warehouses from the definition of volatile organic 
                               compounds.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

    Section 302(s) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(s)) is amended 
by adding the following at the end thereof: ``Such term shall not 
include beverage alcohol compounds (ethanol) emitted from aging 
warehouses.''.
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