Amends TCA Title 4; Title 59; Title 60; Title 68 and Title 69.
No later than January 1, 2025, this bill requires the department of environment and conservation ("department") to create and maintain an informational tool on the department's website in a publicly accessible location that provides data related to the presence of facilities that are required to submit toxic release inventory data to the environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Act. This bill requires the tool to have the following capabilities: (1) To allow an individual to input an address and receive a list of (i) facilities that are located within a five-mile radius of the address and (ii) notice of whether an application has been submitted for the construction or expansion of a facility that may be subject to the toxic release reporting requirements within a five-mile radius of the address, and any information regarding the status of such application; (2) To allow an individual to request receipt of a notice if an application for the construction or expansion of a facility that may be subject to the toxic release reporting requirements is submitted for a location within a five-mile radius of an address specified by the individual making the request; and (3) Be updated using information that the department receives regarding such facilities and applications. FEDERAL EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT For any hazardous chemical used or stored in the workplace, federal law generally requires facilities to maintain a safety data sheet ("SDS") and to submit the SDS or a list of hazardous chemicals to their state or tribal emergency response commission, local or tribal emergency planning committee, and local fire department. Additionally, such facilities must submit an annual inventory of these chemicals by March 1 to such entities. Federal law provides that the following facilities are generally covered under such reporting requirements: (1) A facility that is required to maintain SDSs under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for hazardous chemicals stored or used in the workplace; and (2) A facility with chemicals in quantities that equal or exceed the following thresholds: (i) for extremely hazardous substances, either 500 pounds or the threshold planning quantity; (ii) for gasoline at a retail gas station, 75,000 gallons (or approximately 283,900 liters), if certain conditions are met; (iii) for diesel fuel at a retail gas station, 100,000 gallons (or approximately 378,500 liters), if certain conditions are met; and for all other hazardous chemicals, 10,000 pounds.
No later than January 1, 2025, this bill requires the department of environment and conservation ("department") to create and maintain an informational tool on the department's website in a publicly accessible location that provides data related to the presence of facilities that are required to submit toxic release inventory data to the environmental protection agency (EPA) pursuant to the federal Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Act. This bill requires the tool to have the following capabilities: (1) To allow an individual to input an address and receive a list of (i) facilities that are located within a five-mile radius of the address and (ii) notice of whether an application has been submitted for the construction or expansion of a facility that may be subject to the toxic release reporting requirements within a five-mile radius of the address, and any information regarding the status of such application; (2) To allow an individual to request receipt of a notice if an application for the construction or expansion of a facility that may be subject to the toxic release reporting requirements is submitted for a location within a five-mile radius of an address specified by the individual making the request; and (3) Be updated using information that the department receives regarding such facilities and applications. FEDERAL EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT For any hazardous chemical used or stored in the workplace, federal law generally requires facilities to maintain a safety data sheet ("SDS") and to submit the SDS or a list of hazardous chemicals to their state or tribal emergency response commission, local or tribal emergency planning committee, and local fire department. Additionally, such facilities must submit an annual inventory of these chemicals by March 1 to such entities. Federal law provides that the following facilities are generally covered under such reporting requirements: (1) A facility that is required to maintain SDSs under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for hazardous chemicals stored or used in the workplace; and (2) A facility with chemicals in quantities that equal or exceed the following thresholds: (i) for extremely hazardous substances, either 500 pounds or the threshold planning quantity; (ii) for gasoline at a retail gas station, 75,000 gallons (or approximately 283,900 liters), if certain conditions are met; (iii) for diesel fuel at a retail gas station, 100,000 gallons (or approximately 378,500 liters), if certain conditions are met; and for all other hazardous chemicals, 10,000 pounds.
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