5231-S AMS HONE S1862.1

SSB 5231  - S AMD41
     By Senator Honeyford

NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011

     On page 5, beginning on line 14, strike all of section 2 and insert the following:

"Sec. 2   RCW 70.240.040 and 2008 c 288 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning six months after the department has adopted rules ((under section 8(5) of this act)) identifying chemicals of high concern for children, a manufacturer of a children's product, or a trade organization on behalf of its member manufacturers, shall provide notice to the department that the manufacturer's product contains a high priority chemical. The notice must be filed annually with the department and must include the following information:
     (((1))) (a) The name of the chemical used or produced and its chemical abstracts service registry number;
     (((2))) (b) A brief description of the product or product component containing the substance;
     (((3))) (c) A description of the function of the chemical in the product or product component;
     (((4))) (d) The amount of the chemical used in each unit of the product or product component. The amount may be reported in ranges, rather than the exact amount;
     (((5))) (e) The name and address of the manufacturer and the name, address, and phone number of a contact person for the manufacturer; and
     (((6))) (f) Any other information the manufacturer deems relevant to the appropriate use of the product.
     (2) Manufacturers may provide notification through a department-approved and certified third party.
     (3) The requirements of this section only apply to chemicals in children's products in amounts greater than the de minimis level. De minimis level means a concentration of less than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight of a finished product (one thousand parts per million).
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EFFECT:  Specifies that the reporting requirements only apply to chemicals in children's products in amounts greater than the de minimis level. De minimis level means a concentration of less than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight of a finished product (one thousand parts per million).

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