SSB 5231 -
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) 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 6, line 5, 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 19, 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.