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HB 1495: Treated Wood

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Treated Wood; prohibits use of wood products treated with chromated copper arsenate in publicly funded playground equipment; provides for enforcement on state lands by DEP; requires DOE to provide notice to & develop guidelines for school districts re sealing of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate; provides for grants for conversion of wood treating companies to operations using preservatives that do not contain arsenic, etc. APPROPRIATION: $500,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Committee on Environmental Regulation (NR)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/5/2003 House • Filed
3/6/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00149
3/14/2003 House • Referred to Environmental Regulation (NR); Natural Resources; Education K-20; Appropriations -HJ 00222
3/24/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Environmental Regulation (NR), 03/26/03, 1:00 pm, 306-H --Temporarily deferred
5/2/2003 House • Died in Committee on Environmental Regulation (NR)