Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA-treated wood (wood treated with a pesticide that is an inorganic arsenical or chromated copper arsenical) as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA wood, notwithstanding regulations exempting certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste, in a lined landfill with a leachate system and groundwater monitoring system; (3) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA-treated wood production, processing, and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the cessation and prohibition of production of such wood, with exceptions.
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of CCA-treated wood (for FIFRA purposes, wood treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical) in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children or for mulch, compost, a soil amendment, or any other residential or occupational purpose.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and conduct an educational program to assist consumers, State and local governments, school systems, and other institutions in testing arsenic levels and making decisions concerning CCA-treated wood containment, removal, and decontamination; and (2) establish a pilot program of grants and technical assistance to assist school systems in removal of playground and other equipment containing CCA-treated wood and remediation activities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2003 to Nov 11, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Nov 11, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2122)
- Feb 10, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2122 | Bill Nelson D-FL | Feb 10, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3629 | Arsenic-Treated Wood Prohibition Act | Related bill | Dec 4, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the use of arsenic-treated lumber as mulch, compost, or a soil amendment, and to prohibit the manufacture of arsenic-treated wood for use as playground equipment for children, fences, walkways, or decks or for other residential or occupational purposes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Arsenic-Treated Residential-Use Wood Prohibition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Arsenic
- Building materials
- Child health
- Child safety
- Commerce
- Compost
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental research
- Equipment and supplies
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Furniture industry
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Groundwater
- Hazardous wastes
- Health
- Home repair and improvement
- Housing and Community Development
- Landfills
- Law
- Lumber trade
- Pesticide regulation
- Pesticides
- Playgrounds
- Pollution measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Soil pollution
- Warning labels
- Water pollution control
- Wood
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2003Introduced in Senate
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