as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/22/2010 11:38am
A bill for an act
relating to health; amending the criteria used by the department of health to
designate a chemical as a "priority chemical"; amending Minnesota Statutes
2009 Supplement, section 116.9403.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 116.9403, is amended to read:
(a) The department, after consultation with the agency, may designate a chemical of
high concern as a priority chemical if the department finds that the chemicaldeleted text begin :
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(1) has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency; and
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end meets any of the following criteria:
deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end the chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be present in human
blood, including umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids;
deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end the chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in
household dust, indoor air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment; deleted text begin or
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deleted text begin (iii)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in fish,
wildlife, or the natural environmentnew text begin ; or
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new text begin (4) the chemical has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the
United States Environmental Protection Agencynew text end .
(b) By February 1, 2011, the department shall publish a list of priority chemicals in
the State Register and on the department's Internet Web site and shall update the published
list whenever a new priority chemical is designated.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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