April 18, 1988, Senate Amended H.R. 2210 and Passed the Bill Back 

 to the House, adding a section requiring a Water Quality Criteria 

 Document from EPA by March 30, 1989. 



May 24, 1988, House Agrees to Senate Amendment of H.R. 2210 and 

 sends the Bill to the President for signature into law. 



June 16, 1988, President signs P.L. 100-333. 



The purpose of the Act is to reduce immediately the quantities of 

 organotin entering the waters of the United States. In the Act, if signed 

 into law by the President, there are two permanent sections, the 25 meter 

 size requirement, and the prohibition of retail sale of TBT antifouling 

 paint additives. The release rate portion of the bill has a duration that 

 would be in effect until a final decision of the Administrator of the EPA 

 regarding continued registration of TBT as an ingredient in antifouling 

 paints takes effect. 



The following paragraphs summarizes highlights of key sections and identi- 

 fies specific regulatory aspects of the Act. The Act, may be cited as the 

 "organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988." 



Sec. 3. Definitions: The term "organotin" means any compound of tin 

 used as a biocide in an antifouling paint." The term '•vessel" includes 

 every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or 

 capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water." 



Sec. 4. Prohibitions: "No person in any State may apply to a 

 vessel that is less than 25 meters in length an antifouling paint 

 containing organotin with the following exceptions: (1) the aluminum hull 

 of a vessel that is less that 25 meters in length; or (2) the outboard 

 motor or lower drive unit of a vessel that is less than 25 meters in 

 length. 



No person in any State may: (1) sell or deliver to, or purchase or receive 

 from, another person an antifouling paint containing organotin; or (2) 

 apply to a vessel an antifouling paint containing organotin; unless the 

 antifouling paint is certified by the Administrator [of EPA] as being a 

 qualified antifouling paint containing organotin, and (3) sell or deliver 

 to, or purchase or receive from, another person at retail any substance 

 containing organotin for the purpose of adding such substance to paint to 

 create an antifouling paint. 



Sec. 6. Certification: The Administrator shall certify each 

 antifouling paint containing organotin that the Administrator has 

 determined has a release rate of not more than 4.0 micrograms per square 

 centimeter per day on the basis of the information submitted to EPA in 

 response to its Data Call in Notices. 



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