ESSB 6153 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2783.1/01) 287 WITHDRAWN 6/15/01

By Representative Linville

On page 84, line 11, strike all of subsection (7) and insert the following:

"(7) $800,000 of the state toxics control account appropriation is provided solely to implement the department=s persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemical strategy. Of this amount, $54,000 is provided solely for allocation to the department of health to assist the department with this effort.

The persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemical strategy shall consider the following chemicals or chemical groups: Aldrin/Dieldrin; Benzo(a)pyrene; Chlordane; DDT; Dioxins/Furans; Hexachlorobenzene; Mercury; polychloronated biphenols; and Toxaphene.

The persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemical strategy shall:

(a) Work with the U.S. environmental protection agency to identify federal and state programs that currently manage persistent bioaccumulative toxins and determine which regulatory controls and options should be utilized to implement a state-specific persistent bioaccumulative toxin strategy.

(b) Identify the gaps in existing state and federal programs that regulate persistent bioaccumulative toxins.

(c) Develop an initial chemical action plan with a specific stakeholder group for one of the nine chemicals or chemical groups listed in this subsection.

(d) Report to the appropriate standing legislative committees by December 15, 2001, the results of the chemical action plan developed in accordance with (c) of this subsection, along with information on federal and state programs and regulations being used to regulate persistent bioaccumulative toxins, including what state action is appropriate."

EFFECT: Adds specific requirements for implementation of the Department of Ecology's specific bioaccumulative toxic chemical strategy.

FISCAL IMPACT: None; no increase in appropriation levels.