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Committee reviews proposed time‑limited waiver for banned fluorinated containers
Summary
Agency staff proposed a statutory waiver process allowing time‑limited exemptions (up to 10 years) for certain industrial uses of fluorinated containers; stakeholders urged more review time and shorter terms, and committee agreed to include the language in the next draft.
The Senate Natural Resources committee reviewed new draft language that would create a regulated, time‑limited process for manufacturers to seek exemptions from an upcoming ban on certain fluorinated containers.
Matt Adam, speaking for the record, outlined a procedure that would let manufacturers apply to the agency of natural resources for an "unavoidable use" waiver, subject to notice-and-comment and an appeals process, and limited to terms the agency sets (the draft allows waivers up to 10 years).…
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