The National Association of Home Builders is preparing to
fight a bill that would impose new limitations and regulations on wallboard in
the wake of the Chinese drywall saga.
No modular home factory bought Chinese
drywall so this ruling should have little effect on them except for how to
dispose of the waste from the manufacturing process.
While applauding efforts by Congress and the U.S. Consumer
Products Safety Commission “to investigate the source of the drywall
problem and determine the appropriate response,” the NAHB said it would
oppose the amended Contaminated Drywall Safety Act. Congress also wants all
drywall to name the manufacturer and list of materials used in the drywall.
Congress wants to broaden the Consumer Products Safety
Commission’s powers to regulate even more of the house building industry. The
bill, which now moves to the Senate for consideration, sets chemical standards
for domestic and imported drywall, establishes guidelines for its disposal and
requires the CPSC to issue guidelines to ensure that existing toxic drywall is
properly disposed of so it does not end up being recycled.
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The bill also outlined that the House of Representatives
wants the U.S. Secretary of State to insist that the Chinese government force
manufacturers in China to submit to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in cases involving
contaminated drywall.
