3.0.0 6348 2019-11-15T21:17:36Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2006-12-05 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-05T15:06:25Z 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 N Emergency Management Administrative procedure Chemical industries Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Performance measurement Risk Security measures Standards Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2006-12-05 Introduced in House 2007-01-22T20:00:14Z Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of high-risk chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for such facilities.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) review and approve each vulnerability assessment and site security plan required by this Act; (2) audit and inspect chemical facilities to determine compliance with such regulations; (3) provide the owner or operator of a facility not in compliance with written notification and opportunity for consultation; and (4) issue an order to comply by an appropriate date. Authorizes the Secretary to issue an order for the facility to cease operation until the owner or operator complies.

Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the protection of vulnerability or security information under this Act from public disclosure; and (2) civil penalties for violation of an order issued under this Act.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2006-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6348ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6348ih.xml 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.