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H.R. 4707 (107th)

Arsenic-Treated Lumber Prohibition and Disposal Act

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Introduced

9 May 2002

Last action

17 May 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Sponsors

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Barbara Lee, Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], SUSAN DAVIS, ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], ROBERT BRADY, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Sheila Jackson Lee

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

19 August 2025

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Summary

Arsenic-Treated Lumber Prohibition and Disposal Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of lumber treated with a pesticide that is a chromated copper arsenical (CCA lumber) in the manufacture, production, or use of any product that may be used for or by children and for any residential purpose. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) list CCA lumber as a hazardous waste; (2) require disposal of discarded CCA lumber, 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 to conduct an assessment of the risks of CCA lumber production and use; and (4) direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the gradual cessation and prohibition of production of such lumber. Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and conduct an educational program to assist consumers, municipalities, and school systems in testing arsenic levels and making decisions concerning CCA lumber containment and removal; and (2) establish a pilot program of grants and technical assistance to assist school systems in removal of playground and other equipment containing CCA lumber and remediation activities.

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Timeline

  1. 9 May 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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

  2. 9 May 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. 9 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 10 May 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E780)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 16 May 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 May 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

    Source: Committee

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