SSB 5231 -
By Senator Honeyford
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
On page 5, beginning on line 1 of the amendment, 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) 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 in which
a chemical of high concern was intentionally added, or a trade
organization on behalf of its member manufacturers, shall provide
notice to the department that the manufacturer's ((product)) children's
products, or product components that a child is likely to come into
contact with through reasonable and foreseeable use, contains a high
priority chemical intentionally added during the manufacturing process.
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)) of high
concern intentionally added and its chemical abstracts service registry
number;
(((2))) (b) A brief description of the product or product
component, that a child is likely to come into contact with through
reasonable and foreseeable use, 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."
On page 5, line 28 of the amendment, after "assessments." insert "Only products identified as having a chemical of high concern added by manufacturers as required under RCW 70.240.040 may be included on the draft list."
On page 7, line 7 of the amendment, after "comment." insert "Priority products must be identified by the manufacturer as having a chemical of high concern added during the manufacturing of the children's product as required under RCW 70.240.040."
EFFECT: Limits the reporting requirements to those chemicals that a manufacturer intentionally adds to a product and those that a child is likely to come into contact with through reasonable and foreseeable use.