SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2763 PRINTER'S NO. 2878
No. 2189 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY STERN, REBER, SATHER, FARGO, SAYLOR, GEIST,
PETTIT, WALKO, RUBLEY, FAIRCHILD, NAILOR, CURRY, READSHAW,
LEDERER, VANCE, HESS, TIGUE, ALLEN, E. Z. TAYLOR, MUNDY,
LEVDANSKY, HERSHEY, M. COHEN, STURLA, EGOLF, B. SMITH, BAKER,
STABACK, NICKOL, TRELLO, BATTISTO, HALUSKA, CORRIGAN, BARD,
STETLER, HENNESSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, STEELMAN AND MERRY,
NOVEMBER 1, 1995
SENATOR BRIGHTBILL, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, IN
SENATE, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 5, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 5, 1989 (P.L.166, No.31), entitled "An
2 act prohibiting the sale, manufacture, distribution or use of
3 certain cleaning agents containing phosphates; conferring
4 powers and duties on the Environmental Quality Board and the
5 Department of Environmental Resources; and providing
6 penalties," FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN <--
7 CLEANING AGENTS; AND changing the expiration date.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 9 of the act of July 5, 1989 (P.L.166, <--
11 No.31), known as the Phosphate Detergent Act, amended June 11,
12 1992 (P.L.306, No.54), is amended to read:
13 SECTION 1. SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF JULY 5, 1989 (P.L.166, <--
14 NO.31), KNOWN AS THE PHOSPHATE DETERGENT ACT, IS AMENDED TO
15 READ:
16 SECTION 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CLEANING AGENTS.
17 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3, A PERSON MAY NOT USE, SELL,
1 MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTE FOR USE OR SALE WITHIN THIS
2 COMMONWEALTH ANY CLEANING AGENT THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN 0.0%
3 PHOSPHORUS BY WEIGHT, EXPRESSED AS ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS, EXCEPT
4 FOR [AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING 0.5% PHOSPHORUS THAT IS INCIDENTAL
5 TO MANUFACTURING.] A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING 0.5% PHOSPHOROUS
6 THAT IS INCIDENTAL TO MANUFACTURING OR THAT IS ADDED TO
7 STABILIZE THE CLEANING AGENT OR ITS PACKAGING.
8 SECTION 2. SECTION 9 OF THE ACT, AMENDED JUNE 11, 1992
9 (P.L.306, NO.54), IS AMENDED TO READ:
10 Section 9. Sunset.
11 This act shall expire on December 31, [1995] 1998, unless
12 otherwise extended by act of the General Assembly.
13 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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