,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,doggett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ellison1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4        
,huffman1 & ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,toxic ,sub/ances    
,control ,act to prohibit ! manufacture1
 process+1 di/ribution 9 comm]ce1 & use 
( coal t> sealants1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,coal ,t> ,sealants ,r$uction ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 polycyclic aromatic hydroc>bons are
 a gr\p ( organic comp\nds1 "s ( :i*    
are--  7,a7 probable human c>c9og5s1    
hav+ be5 id5tifi$ z su* by !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2  7,b7 
toxic to aquatic life2 &  7,c7 pres5t 9 
exceptionally high conc5trations        
7relative to o!r possible s\rces (      
environm5tal contam9ation7 9 pavem5t    
sealants1 also kn[n z sealcoats1 made f 

coal t>2  7#b7 coal t> sealants are     
widely us$ on playgr\nds1 p>k+ lot      
surfaces1 airport runways1 & driveways2 
7#c7 rese>* conduct$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,geological ,survey indicates t elevat$ 
levels ( polycyclic aromatic hydroc>bons
 9 wat]ways1 :]e !y are toxic to aquatic
 life & ent] ! food *a91 are associat$ )
 use ( ^! coal t> sealants2  7#d7 rese>*
 conduct$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological
 ,survey indicates t elevat$ levels (   
polycyclic aromatic hydroc>bons on p>k+ 
lots1 :]e ! du/ may be track$ into homes
 & increase heal? risks1 are associat$ )
 use ( ^! coal t> sealants2  7#e7       
alt]native1 coal t>-free sealants are   
available 9 ! m>ketplace1 & nationwide  
retail]s ,l[e's & ,home ,depot h        
volunt>ily committ$ to cease c>ry+ coal 
t> sealants2  7#f7 ,au/91 ,,tx1 0 ! fir/
 municipality to enact a ban on ! use ( 
coal t> sealants1 :i* w5t into effect 9 
#bjjf1 & o!r local gov]nm5ts h          
successfully in/at$ simil> re/rictions2 
&  7#g7 9 #bjaa1 ,wa%+ton ,/ate became !

 fir/ ,/ate to enact su* a ban4  #c4    
,coal t> sealants ,section #f ( ! ,toxic
 ,sub/ances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfje7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7g7 ,coal t>    
sealants  7#a7 ,prohibition ,no p]son   
may--  7,a7 manufacture any coal t>     
sealant aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7,b7 
process or di/ribute 9 comm]ce any coal 
t> sealant aft] ! date t is "o & "o-half
 ye>s aft] su* date ( enactm5t2 or  7,c7
 use any coal t> sealant aft] ! date t  
is two & "o-half ye>s aft] su* date (   
enactm5t4  7#b7 ,rules  7,a7 ,au?ority (
 ,adm9i/rator ,! ,adm9i/rator may       
promulgate rules to prescribe me?ods = !
 transportation1 /orage1 & disposal (   
coal t> sealants4  7,b7 ,promulgation   
,any rule "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be   
promulgat$ 9 accordance ) p>agraphs     
7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 ( subsection 7c74    
7#c7 ,relation%ip to o!r ,f$]al laws    
,?is subsection does n limit ! au?ority 
( ! ,adm9i/rator1 "u any o!r provision (

 ?is ,act or any o!r ,f$]al law1 to take
 action respect+ any coal t> sealant4   
7#d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 coal t> sealant means any product      
int5d$ = use on a pav$ surface t conta9s
 any sub/ance id5tifi$ by ! ,*emical    
,ab/racts ,s]vice numb] #feiif-ic-b1    
includ+ +r$i5ts li/$ z coal t>1 ref9$   
coal t>1 ref9$ t>1 or ref9$ coal t>     
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