P.M. BRIEFING : Panel OKs Ozone Protection Act
A bill that would set a 1995 cutoff date for the use of chlorofluorocarbons and halons, which authorities say contribute to the “greenhouse effect,” passed its initial legislative test.
The measure, the Ozone Protection Act of 1989, passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on a 7-3 vote.
The author, Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica), said California is the source of 5% of the world’s emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals.
The bill would require that beginning in 1991, auto repair shops must begin using recycling equipment whenever repairing car air-conditioning rather than allowing excess refrigerant into the atmosphere.
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