Bill 4487

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4487
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980122
Primary Sponsor:                Rhoad 
All Sponsors:                   Rhoad 
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\21009dc.98
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Medical Affairs Committee 13
                                SMA
Subject:                        Dry-cleaning sites, clean-up
                                standards for contamination; Congress
                                request to adopt; Laundry, Businesses,
                                Waste

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980402  Introduced, referred to Committee        13 SMA
House   19980401  Adopted, sent to Senate
House   19980331  Committee report: Favorable              24 HIMR
House   19980122  Introduced, referred to Committee        24 HIMR

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 31, 1998

H. 4487

S. Printed 3/31/98--H.

Read the first time January 22, 1998.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4487), to memorialize Congress to adopt House Resolution 1711, the Small Business Remediation Act sponsored by Representative Joe Barton, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

RICHARD M. QUINN, JR., for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE CONGRESS TO ADOPT HOUSE RESOLUTION 1711, THE SMALL BUSINESS REMEDIATION ACT SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOE BARTON OF TEXAS, THAT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE CLEAN-UP STANDARDS FOR POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH DRY-CLEANING SITES.

Whereas, existing but often unattainable remediation clean-up standards are reportedly putting hundreds of dry-cleaning establishments out of business and imperiling the livelihoods of thousands of dry cleaners, employees, and property owners; and

Whereas, H.R. 1711, the Small Business Remediation Act introduced by Representative Joe Barton of Texas, seeks to alleviate this problem by using OSHA standards that would set the soil and ground-water remediation standard for dry cleaning solvents at one-tenth the equivalent exposure of the OSHA workplace standard; and

Whereas, if adopted by Congress, H.R. 1711 would not change the dry-cleaning solvent level for drinking water, and would not affect existing federal standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act; and

Whereas, if adopted, the new remediation standards of H.R. 1711 would significantly ease the burden on dry cleaners, the owners, employees, and property owners that are adversely affected by the existing remediation clean-up standards. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the Congress of the United States is hereby memorialized to adopt House Resolution 1711, The Small Business Remediation Act sponsored by Representative Joe Barton of Texas, that seeks to establish reasonable clean-up standards for possible contamination associated with dry-cleaning sites.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of this state's Congressional Delegation.