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House passes chemical security bill; provision intact

11/16/2009
By Nick Snow
The US House approved a chemical and water security bill with a provision requiring inherently safer technology (IST) by a vote of 230 to 193 on Nov. 6, despite objections from the petroleum and other industries.Two major oil industry trade associations immediately criticized the bill, HR 2868, which now heads to the Senate. National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Pres. Charles T. Drevna said by including the IST provision, the House is "sending a clear signal that it wants to put the federal government in a position to dictate chemical practices and procedures to chemical engineers."  "Bad people would love to get into facilities with vulnerabilities and do ...
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