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 PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4231

more than six yeara or fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.". SEC 2404. BANNING OF BUTYL NITRITE.

15 USC 2057a.

(a) IN GENKHAL.—Ebccept as provided in subsection Q)), butyl nitrite shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) LAWFUL PURPOSES.—For the purposes of section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, it shall not be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States butyl nitrite for any commercial purpose or any other purpose approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (c) DEFmrnoNS.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term "butyl nitrite" includes n-butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, secondary butyl nitrite, tertiary butyl nitrite, and mixtures containing these chemicals. (2) The term "commercial purpose" means any commercial purpose other than for the production of consumer products containing butyl nitrite that may be used for inhaling or otherwise introducing butyl nitrite into the human body for euphoric or physical effects. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle. SEC. 2405. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH WITH RESPECT TO ILLEGAL DRUG LABORATORIES.

21 USC 801 note.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—There is established the Joint

Federal Task Force on Illegal Drug Laboratories (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Task Force"). (b) APPOOTIMENT AND MEMBERSHIP OF TASK FORCE.—The members

of the Task Force shall be appointed by the Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration (hereafter in thus section referred to as the "Administrators"). The Task Force shall consist of at least 6 and not more than 20 members. Each Administrator shall appoint one-half of the members as follows: (1) the Adminstrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint members from among Emergency Response Technicians and other appropriate employees of the Agency; and (2) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall appoint members from among Special Agents assigned to field divisions and other appropriate employees of the Administration. (c) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.—The Task Force shall formulate, Hsizardous establish, and implement a prc^ram for the cleanup and disposal of materials. hazardous waste produced by ill^al drug laboratories. In formulat- Waste disposal. ing such program, the Task Force shall consider the following factors: (1) The volume of hazardous waste produced by illegal drug laboratories. (2) The cost of cleaning up and disposing of hazardous waste produced by illegal drug laboratories. (3) The effectiveness of the various methods of cleaning up and disposing of hazardous waste produced by illegal drug laboratories.

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