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February 4, 2013, 07:51 PM | #1 | |
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Congress May Place a Tether On The EPA
As many of you may be aware, several environmental groups have, once again, petitioned the EPA to ban ammunition and fishing tackle that contains lead as a component of the sport. What hasn't been reported is that while the EPA has delined that part of the petition that includes ammo (as being outside of their authority - the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), the EPA has retained jurisdiction on lead sinkers and is evaluating that portion of the petition.
On Jan. 18th, Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1) submitted H.R. 322, the Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act. The bill is short and amends the TSCA with the following following: Quote:
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February 4, 2013, 07:55 PM | #2 |
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+1 for Rep. Miller.
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February 4, 2013, 10:49 PM | #3 |
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Govtrack has the text of the bill. It has 74 co-sponsors, which is better than any gun control legislation proposed thus far.
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February 4, 2013, 11:10 PM | #4 |
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Tom, the text is next to meaningless, to most people, unless you do the substitutions it commands.
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February 4, 2013, 11:28 PM | #5 |
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Al is right, I have no idea what that means... something a lawyer obviously wrote.
I'll assume it basically says "the EPA has no jurisdiction here". |
February 5, 2013, 03:22 AM | #6 | |
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It places the items on the exemption list -- the "you can't regulate this stuff"-list.
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February 5, 2013, 10:57 AM | #7 |
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Sounds good to me. I hope it passes with flying colors.
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