More States Enacting VOC Rules on Architectural and IM Coatings
WASHINGTON - New York recently became the second northeastern state to enact a VOC regulation on architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings, as the state's Environmental Board adopted a rule based on a model regulation issued in 2000 by the 12-state Ozone Transport Commission (OTC).
AIM VOC regulations essentially identical to the New York rule and a regulation approved previously in Delaware are also nearing final approval in Pennsylvania and Virginia, with the rules in all four states scheduled to become effective on Jan. 1, 2005.