as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/01/2019 05:42pm
A bill for an act
relating to environment; banning trichloroethylene in products and for use in
manufacturing processes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 325E.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Extraction solvent" means a solvent used to separate a specific substance from a
mixture.
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(c) "Refrigerant" means a chemical that is used as a heat carrier in a cooling mechanism
and that changes from liquid to gas and back again in the refrigeration cycle.
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(d) "Trichloroethylene" means a chemical with the Chemical Registry Abstract Services
Number of 79-01-6.
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(e) "Vapor degreaser" means a substance boiled to a vapor that condenses onto metal
parts, causing beading and dripping, and that removes contaminants from the parts.
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Beginning January 1, 2020, a person may not manufacture,
process, or distribute in commerce a product containing trichloroethylene.
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Beginning January 1, 2020, a person may not use trichloroethylene
as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant,
or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or cleaning process or use.
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A person must not replace trichloroethylene with a
chemical identified as a chemical of high concern according to section 116.9402.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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