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S. 229 (104th)

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses in promulgating regulations relating to human health and the environment, and for other purposes.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

13 January 1995

Last action

13 January 1995 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

7 April 2025

Environment

Summary

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in promulgating any proposed or final major regulation relating to human health or the environment, to publish in the Federal Register, along with the regulation, a statement that: (1) describes and quantifies the risks to human health and the environment to be addressed by the regulation; (2) compares such risks to other risks chosen by the Administrator; (3) estimates the costs to the U.S. Government, State and local governments, and the private sector of implementing and complying with the regulation and the benefits of the regulation; and (4) contains a certification that analyses performed are based on the best obtainable scientific information, the regulation is likely to reduce the risks to be addressed, there is no regulatory alternative that would achieve an equivalent reduction in risk in a more cost-effective manner, and the regulation is likely to produce benefits to human health or the environment that will justify the costs of compliance. Defines a "major regulation" as one that may have an effect on the economy of $100 million or more in any one year. Authorizes the Administrator, if a final regulation is substantially similar to the proposed version, to publish a reference to the statement of the proposed regulation in lieu of publishing a new statement for the final regulation.

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Timeline

  1. 13 January 1995

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 January 1995

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S946-947)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 January 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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