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IN HR0006

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

David Niezgodski

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Legislative Council to assign to the appropriate committee a study of banning the sale or use of coal tar pavement products in Indiana
  • Identifies coal tar as a byproduct created when coal is carbonized to make coke or gasified to make coal gas
  • States that preparations containing more than 5 percent of crude coal tar are classified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
  • Notes that coal tar base sealants contain high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that pollute the environment, wildlife, and people
  • Proposes that if justified by study findings, coal tar pavement products should be banned from use in Indiana

Legislative Description

Urging the Legislative Council to assign to the appropriate committee the study of a ban on the sale of use of coal tar pavement products.

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