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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2601. Findings, policy, and intent
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that -
(1) human beings and the environment are being exposed each
year to a large number of chemical substances and mixtures;
(2) among the many chemical substances and mixtures which are
constantly being developed and produced, there are some whose
manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or
disposal may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment; and
(3) the effective regulation of interstate commerce in such
chemical substances and mixtures also necessitates the regulation
of intrastate commerce in such chemical substances and mixtures.
(b) Policy
It is the policy of the United States that -
(1) adequate data should be developed with respect to the
effect of chemical substances and mixtures on health and the
environment and that the development of such data should be the
responsibility of those who manufacture and those who process
such chemical substances and mixtures;
(2) adequate authority should exist to regulate chemical
substances and mixtures which present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment, and to take action with
respect to chemical substances and mixtures which are imminent
hazards; and
(3) authority over chemical substances and mixtures should be
exercised in such a manner as not to impede unduly or create
unnecessary economic barriers to technological innovation while
fulfilling the primary purpose of this chapter to assure that
such innovation and commerce in such chemical substances and
mixtures do not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health
or the environment.
(c) Intent of Congress
It is the intent of Congress that the Administrator shall carry
out this chapter in a reasonable and prudent manner, and that the
Administrator shall consider the environmental, economic, and
social impact of any action the Administrator takes or proposes to
take under this chapter.
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