On the recordJune 26, 1996
I had not intended that we have this discussion since we were going to accept the amendment. We obviously are going forward with discussion. So I think it is important to say in response to my colleague that EPA is now moving into phase 3 of their implementation of TRI. Part of this phase is the expansion of the TRI to several more industries and hundreds of additional substances. The reporting requirements and cost to business for this will be enormous. However, the committee's action to reduce TRI by $1.5 million was not intended to affect this issue. The reduction was taken to prohibit EPA from moving into the collection of toxic use data which is also part of their phase 3 plans. As we stated in this year's report, in last year's report, and in the 1996 conference report, collection of toxic use data is not authorized by law. The authorizing committees of the House and the Senate agree on this position.
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