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Rep. Karen May
Filed: 03/10/05
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LRB094 10116 RSP 43396 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1585
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1585 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| School Playgrounds Act.
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| Section 5. Background. On February 22, 2002, the U.S. |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the |
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| manufacturers of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) would |
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| voluntarily cancel their registrations for most non-industrial |
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| and recreational uses of CCA-treated wood, including |
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| playground equipment. The U.S. EPA accepted this change, |
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| effective December, 31, 2003, but has allowed existing |
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| inventory to be depleted beyond that date. Alternative wood |
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| preservatives that do not use arsenic or chromium in their |
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| chemical formulations are now available for use in wood treated |
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| for playground equipment. |
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| Section 7. Purpose. The General Assembly applauds the U.S. |
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| EPA and the industry manufacturers for their voluntary actions |
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| to eliminate the new introduction of CCA-treated wood, but |
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| would like to do more to address the fact that existing |
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| CCA-treated inventory is still available for playground |
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| equipment in this State. |