,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4  
,fro/ 7= himself & ,mrs4                
,*]filus-,mc,cormick7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal       
,protection ,ag5cy to revise section    
#fa4bjf ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 to approve c]ta9          
di/ribution or use ( phosphogypsum1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,radioactive   
,roads ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,s9ce    
#aiib1 ! ,environm5tal ,protection      
,ag5cy 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ! ,,epa7   
has prohibit$ ! use ( phosphogypsum 9   
road con/ruction1 cit+ num]\s sc5>ios t 
w\ld expose ! public1 & especially road 
con/ruction work]s1 to an unacceptable  
risk ( canc]4  7#b7 ,,epa prohibit$ use 
( phosphogypsum 9 roads because x       
conta9s uranium & radium t produce      

radionuclides l9k$ to high] risks (     
canc] & g5etic damage4 ,! ,clean ,air   
,act 0 am5d$ 9 #aigg aft] f9d+ t        
exposure to radioactive mat]ials c cause
 s]i\s h>m to heal?1 & t exposures to   
radioactivity are cumulative1 :i* means 
ea* new or additional exposure increases
 ! risk ( s]i\s illness4  7#c7 ,,epa    
f\nd t phosphogypsum us$ 9 roads c\ld   
contam9ate ne>by surface & gr\ndwat]    
quality ?r\gh lea*+1 & t radioactive    
mat]ial c\ld be resusp5d$ into ! air by 
w9d & vehicle traffic4  7#d7 ,,epa f\nd 
t /ack+ ( phosphogypsum pres5t$ a       
lifetime canc] risk ( #i4a 9 #ajj1jjj1  
mean+ t any alt]native di/ribution (    
phosphogypsum mu/ meet ?is same         
protective ?re%old4  7#e7 ,! ,director (
 ,,epa's ,(fice ( ,radiation & ,indoor  
,air has te/ifi$ t use ( phosphogysum z 
road build+ mat]ial c\ld n meet !       
,,epa's risk crit]ia4  7#f7 ,,epa has   
fur!r ackn[l$g$ x _c au?orize           
categorical approvals & requires        
case-by-case consid]ation ( o!r uses4   

#c4 ,cl>ification ( ,o!r ,purpose  7a7  
,9 ,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all promulgate a    
f9al rule revis+ section #fa4bjf ( title
 #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to   
ensure ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any reque/ t     
,adm9i/rator approve di/ribution or use 
( phosphogypsum = any purpose n         
expressly specifi$ 9 section #fa4bjd or 
#fa4bje ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 %all include--  7,a7 !    
maximum individual risk impos$ on a     
p]son due to exposure to a pollutant2   
7,b7 a description ( measures to        
m9imize1 to ! greate/ ext5t possible1   
exposure to any individual :o may be    
directly or indirectly expos$ to        
phosphogypsum1 9 fur!rance ( ! o!r      
purpose1 includ+ a--  7i7 con/ruction   
work]2  7ii7 utility work]2  7iii7 us] (
 any f9al product t includes            
phosphogypsum2 or  7iv7 ne>by resid5t ( 
an area ( exposure to phosphogypsum2 &  

7,c7 a description ( bo? surfacewat] &  
gr\ndwat] exposure pa?ways & a monitor+ 
program to elim9ate pot5tial exposure to
 contam9ants )9 ! wat] pa?ways t        
includes-- 7i7 an e/imate ( ! am\nt &   
composition ( lea*ate f phosphogypsum   
expect$ f ! phosphogypsum application   
?r\gh\t ! product's lifecycle2  7ii7 an 
e/imate ( ecotoxicity impacts f pot5tial
 lea*ate contam9ation ( ne>by or        
d[n/ream environm5ts 7soil1 vegetation1 
wat]ways1 & aquatic life72 &  7iii7 a   
writt5 plan approv$ by ! ,adm9i/rator = 
qu>t]ly lea*ate & ecotoxicity monitor+ (
 ! ne>by & imm$iately d[n/ream          
environm5ts1 includ+ soil1 vegetation1  
wat]ways1 & aquatic life4  7#b7 ,any    
approval = di/ribution or use (         
phosphogypsum = any purpose n expressly 
specifi$ 9 sections section #fa4bjd or  
#fa4bje ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations-- 7,a7 %all be det]m9$ on a
 case-by-case basis2 &  7,b7 may n exce$
 a maximum individual risk ( #i4a 9     
#ajj1jjj4  7#c7 ,any reque/ t !         

,adm9i/rator approves di/ribution or use
 ( phosphogypsum = any purpose n        
expressly specifi$ 9 section #fa4bjd or 
#fa4bje ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 includ+ ! results ( any   
requir$ te/+ specifi$ 9 p>agraph        
7#a77;,c7 %all be made publicly         
available on ! public website ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7b7  
,maximum ,individual ,risk ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m maximum individual risk means !   
highe/ increase 9 lifetime canc] risk an
 individual faces 9 a population t is   
expos$ to ! highe/ conc5tration (       
phosphogypsum ov] a #gj-ye> p]iod4