3.0.0 6527 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z House HR 2020-04-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:H.R. 6527.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H1894]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-17T15:01:30Z 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE N Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental health Government buildings, facilities, and property Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Industrial facilities Libraries and archives News media and reporting Public participation and lobbying Environmental Protection 00 2020-04-17 Introduced in House 2020-10-30T20:52:04Z Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020

This bill requires the owner or operator of a facility where hazardous chemicals are produced, used, or stored to hold a public meeting within 72 hours of the release of an extremely hazardous substance. The owner or operator must publish a notice in a local newspaper, giving at least 24 hours of notice before the public meeting. Such notice must be posted at a local library, other local government buildings, and on the facility's public website.

The bill also requires the owner or operator of a facility to hold an annual public meeting, where specified information regarding the extremely hazardous substances at the facility must be disclosed. Notice for such meeting must be published in a local newspaper at least a week in advance of the meeting. The bill provides for a civil penalty if such public meeting and notice requirements are not met.

]]> Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 Display Title Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to require an emergency notification meeting in the event of the release of an extremely hazardous substance from a facility, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6527ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6527ih.xml 2020-04-17 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.