,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,doggett 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,keating1 
,mr4 ,huffman1 and ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,toxic ,substances ,control ,act to     
prohibit the manufacture1 processing1   
distribution in commerce1 and use of    
coal tar sealants1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coal ,tar ,sealants
 ,reduction ,act of #bjac4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a  
group of organic compounds1 some of     
which are--  7,a7 probable human        
carcinogens1 having been identified as  
such by the ,environmental ,protection  
,agency2  7,b7 toxic to aquatic life2   
and  7,c7 present in exceptionally high 
concentrations 7relative to other       

possible sources of environmental       
contamination7 in pavement sealants1    
also known as sealcoats1 made from coal 
tar2  7#b7 coal tar sealants are widely 
used on playgrounds1 parking lot        
surfaces1 airport runways1 and          
driveways2  7#c7 research conducted by  
the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey 
indicates that elevated levels of       
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in     
waterways1 where they are toxic to      
aquatic life and enter the food chain1  
are associated with use of these coal   
tar sealants2  7#d7 research conducted  
by the ,united ,states ,geological      
,survey indicates that elevated levels  
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on  
parking lots1 where the dust may be     
tracked into homes and increase health  
risks1 are associated with use of these 
coal tar sealants2  7#e7 alternative1   
coal tar-free sealants are available in 
the marketplace1 and nationwide         
retailers ,lowe's and ,home ,depot have 
voluntarily committed to cease carrying 

coal tar sealants2  7#f7 ,austin1 ,,tx1 
was the first municipality to enact a   
ban on the use of coal tar sealants1    
which went into effect in #bjjf1 and    
other local governments have            
successfully instated similar           
restrictions2 and  7#g7 in #bjaa1       
,washington ,state became the first     
,state to enact such a ban4  #c4 ,coal  
tar sealants ,section #f of the ,toxic  
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfje7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7g7 ,coal
 tar sealants  7#a7 ,prohibition ,no    
person may--  7,a7 manufacture any coal 
tar sealant after the date that is one  
year after the date of enactment of this
 subsection2  7,b7 process or distribute
 in commerce any coal tar sealant after 
the date that is one and one-half years 
after such date of enactment2 or  7,c7  
use any coal tar sealant after the date 
that is two and one-half years after    
such date of enactment4  7#b7 ,rules    
7,a7 ,authority of ,administrator ,the  

,administrator may promulgate rules to  
prescribe methods for the               
transportation1 storage1 and disposal of
 coal tar sealants4  7,b7 ,promulgation 
,any rule under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
be promulgated in accordance with       
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of      
subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,relationship to  
other ,federal laws ,this subsection    
does not limit the authority of the     
,administrator1 under any other         
provision of this ,act or any other     
,federal law1 to take action respecting 
any coal tar sealant4  7#d7 ,definition 
,in this subsection1 the term coal tar  
sealant means any product intended for  
use on a paved surface that contains any
 substance identified by the ,chemical  
,abstracts ,service number #feiif-ic-b1 
including ingredients listed as coal    
tar1 refined coal tar1 refined tar1 or  
refined coal tar pitch4  4