T. D. Finnigan to R. L. Folkman and Others on the 'Asbestos In Schools' Bill, H.R. 1524 (1979)

Memo from T. D. Finnigan reporting on H.R. 1524, the proposed 'Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act of 1979,' which would create a fund paid for by companies that mined, made or imported asbestos from 1946 to 1972. It gives an estimated Union Carbide share of $180,000 under a $30 million ceiling, discusses possible larger abatement costs, and attaches the bill's fund section (pages 3-4).

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from T. D. Finnigan, Feb. 23, 1979, on the Asbestos In Schools bill (H.R. 1524)
• Pages 3-4: Attachment: pages of H.R. 1524 including Section 5, the Asbestos Hazards Detection Fund

People and organizations

From T.D. Finnigan (Federal Government Relations, Washington Office) to R.L. Folkman; R.F.X. Fusaro; F.C. Kroft, Jr.; J.L. Myers; F.J. Shortsleeve; J.J. Sibley; H.B. Rhodes; G.J. Hanks, Jr. (cc); J.J. Kenney, Jr. (cc); J.C. Rowland (cc).

• T. D. Finnigan (author)
• R. L. Folkman (recipient)
• Robert F. X. Fusaro (recipient)
• G. J. Hanks, Jr. (recipient)
• J. J. Kenney, Jr. (recipient)
• F. C. Kroft, Jr. (recipient)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (recipient)
• J. C. Rowland, Jr. (recipient)
• F. J. Shortsleeve (recipient)
• John J. Sibley (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Washington Office (its organization)
• Environmental Defense Fund (named)
• House of Representatives (named)
• Metals Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)

About this copy

This is document UC-347 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.