Less Pollution Through Technology Act of 1997

Summary

Less Pollution Through Technology Act of 1997 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and implement a performance-based measurement system to facilitate the use of new environmental monitoring technologies, particularly monitoring required to demonstrate compliance with laws and regulations. Deems existing analytical methods to be acceptable to the Administrator until determined otherwise. Deems performance-based measurement systems to be equivalent to existing EPA analytical methods for purposes of compliance with environmental statutes and regulations. Requires the Administrator to establish a Performance-Based Measurement System Advisory Committee. Directs the Administrator to submit a plan to establish a performance-based measurement system approval process to the Congress.

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Timeline

1. 13 November 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to House Science

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 November 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 November 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 November 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 26 November 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology.

   Source: Committee

6. 28 November 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

7. 9 December 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, and in addition to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 November 1997 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 November 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 November 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 November 1997

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Sponsors

• Zoe Lofgren · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
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