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To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
H. R. 5863 To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Summary
This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize temporary emergency extensions to exemptions allowing the shipment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the United States for disposal, treatment, or storage. The Environmental Protection Agency Administrator may extend an exemption granted under emergency circumstances for a period of not more than 30 days for the safe and efficient shipment of PCBs into the country. This authority is temporary and expires on September 30, 2012, though exemptions granted before that date remain valid. The bill requires entities that have received exemptions to report to Congress by March 1, 2011 on the volume of foreign-manufactured PCBs requiring shipment into the United States and the efforts they have undertaken to reduce such volumes or develop alternative disposal or treatment options.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
Actions (7)
- Sep 14, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392. · house
- Sep 14, 2006 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-659. · house
- Aug 1, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. · house
- Jul 26, 2006 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
- Jul 26, 2006 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. · house
- Jul 24, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jul 24, 2006 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2006
Mr. Barton of Texas (for himself and Mr. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
September 14, 2006
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY EXEMPTION AUTHORITY FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Amendment to Toxic Substances Control Act.—Section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “subparagraphs (B) and (C)” and inserting “subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)”;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking “but not more than 1 year from the date it is granted” and inserting “but not more than 1 year from the date it is granted, except as provided in subparagraph (D)”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(D) The Administrator may extend, if notified of an emergency situation, an exemption granted pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a period of not more than 30 days for the purpose of authorizing the safe, effective, and efficient shipment into the customs territory of the United States of polychlorinated biphenyls for purposes of their disposal, treatment, or storage in the customs territory of the United States.”.
(b) Sunset Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall cease to have effect on September 30, 2012. The termination of the authority to grant exemptions pursuant to such amendments shall not affect the validity of any exemption granted prior to such date.
(c) Report.—Not later than March 1, 2011, any person or entity, as of the date of enactment of this section, who has been granted an exemption pursuant to section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the status of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls generated by or under the control of that person or entity outside of the United States. The report shall address, at a minimum—
(1) the remaining volume of such foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls that may require shipment into the customs territory of the United States for disposal, treatment, or storage; and
(2) the efforts that have been made by that person or entity or related Federal entities to reduce such volume by—
(A) reducing the volume of foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls generated by or under the control of that person or entity outside the United States; or
(B) developing alternative options for the disposal, treatment, or storage of such polychlorinated biphenyls. Union Calendar No. 392
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5863
[Report No. 109-659]
A BILL
To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
September 14, 2006
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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