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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1602

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Schoesler, Huff, Lisk, Chandler, Clements and Honeyford)

Read first time 03/05/97.

Requiring that information provided by governmental entities on household hazardous waste or consumer product substitutes be competent and reliable. 

    AN ACT Relating to information on household hazardous waste or consumer product substitutes; and adding a new section to chapter 70.102 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.102 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The director shall establish a specialty chemicals alternatives advisory committee to be composed of five members appointed by the director:  One member shall be a representative of the Washington state university extension services; one member shall represent a consumer based organization; one member shall represent an agricultural chemical organization; one  member shall represent a household consumer products organization; and one member shall represent the department of ecology.

    (2) The purpose of the committee is to review and advise the department on materials produced for the public on alternatives to household chemicals.  The purpose of the review is to advise the department on the accuracy and scientific content of all materials published by the department on chemical alternatives in order to assure the accuracy of and public confidence in the information.

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