BILL REQ. #:  H-5236.1 



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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2996
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State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By House Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Loomis, Dunshee, Simpson, and Morrell)

READ FIRST TIME 02/05/08.   



     AN ACT Relating to placing averse agents in antifreeze; and adding new sections to chapter 19.94 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) Any engine coolant or antifreeze manufactured or distributed in the state of Washington after January 1, 2010, that contains more than ten percent ethylene glycol shall contain denatonium benzoate at a minimum of thirty parts per million and a maximum of fifty parts per million as an aversive agent so as to render the product unpalatable.
     (2) The requirements of this section apply to manufacturers, packagers, distributors, recyclers, or sellers of engine coolant or antifreeze, but not to those who install engine coolant or antifreeze for compensation.
     (3) A manufacturer of a product subject to sections 1 through 4 of this act shall maintain a record of the trade name, scientific name, and active ingredients of any aversive used under this section. The manufacturer shall make this information available to the public upon request.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) A manufacturer, packager, distributor, recycler, or seller of an engine coolant or antifreeze that is required to contain an aversive agent as required by section 1 of this act shall not be liable for any personal injury, death, property damage, damage to the environment or a natural resource, or economic loss that results from the inclusion of denatonium benzoate in engine coolant or antifreeze.
     (2) The limitation of liability provided in subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a particular liability that is not caused or is unrelated to the inclusion of denatonium benzoate in engine coolant or antifreeze.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   No county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state shall have authority to establish or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, policy, regulation, or permit requirement relating to the inclusion of an aversive agent in engine coolant or antifreeze that is different from or in addition to sections 1 through 4 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   The requirements of sections 1 through 4 of this act shall not apply to the sale of a motor vehicle that contains engine coolant or antifreeze or to wholesale containers of fifty-five gallons or more of engine coolant or antifreeze.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   Sections 1 through 4 of this act are each added to chapter 19.94 RCW.

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