City and County of San Francisco - File #: 021791

• File #: 021791
• Version: 2
• Name: Preservative-treated Wood Containing Arsenic
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Introduced: 10/21/2002
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• Final action: 2/7/2003
• Enactment #: 15-03
• Title: Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 21G, requiring all City Departments and Contractors to purchase preservative-treated wood only from the list of environmentally preferable alternatives adopted by the Department of the Environment; requiring all City Departments that own or maintain play structures, park equipment or other facilities constructed with preservative-treated wood containing arsenic to undertake certain actions; requiring the Department of the Environment to report to the Commission on the Environment on the programs mandated by this Chapter; requiring disposal of preservative-treated wood containing arsenic at approved landfills; and directing the Department of Building Inspection and the Department of the Environment to report on a possible citywide ban on preservative-treated wood containing arsenic.
• Sponsors: Aaron Peskin, Gerardo Sandoval, Chris Daly, Fiona Ma, Matt Gonzalez, Sophie Maxwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/7/2003	2	Mayor	APPROVED
1/27/2003	2	Board of Supervisors	FINALLY PASSED	Pass
1/21/2003	2	Board of Supervisors	PASSED ON FIRST READING	Pass
1/14/2003	1	Rules and Audits Committee	AMENDED
1/14/2003	2	Rules and Audits Committee	RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED	Pass
10/21/2002	1	President	ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE