[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 383 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 383

    Expressing the sense of the Congress that environmentally sound 
  processes for dry and wet cleaning should be accepted by financial 
                   institutions as safe investments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

 Mr. Manzullo (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
  Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Wise) submitted the following 
 concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Banking 
                         and Financial Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of the Congress that environmentally sound 
  processes for dry and wet cleaning should be accepted by financial 
                   institutions as safe investments.

Whereas financial institutions have been justifiably reluctant to provide loans 
        to garment or fabric cleaning businesses involved in the use of 
        hazardous chemicals and production of wastes;
Whereas financial institutions have been reluctant to lend capital to small 
        garment or fabric cleaning businesses because of their use of the 
        chemical perchloroethylene (perc) or petroleum-based cleaning solvents 
        that cause harmful airborne emissions and contaminate groundwater;
Whereas new technologies are available which could almost entirely eliminate 
        these concerns;
Whereas new dry and wet cleaning technologies are available that use water or 
        carbon dioxide, which are safe and naturally occurring substances that 
        cause no harmful side effects through contamination of soil, air, and 
        water; and
Whereas only some financial institutions have now begun a process of lending to 
        small garment or fabric cleaning businesses that utilize environmentally 
        sound products and practices: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress urges financial institutions--
            (1) to promote environmentally responsible dry and wet 
        cleaning processes; and
            (2) to work with business enterprises to provide streams of 
        capital to protect the environment.
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