[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1574 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1574

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve State authority 
             to ensure the security of chemical facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2007

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve State authority 
             to ensure the security of chemical facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Facilities Act''.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ENSURE SECURITY OF CHEMICAL 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``Subtitle E--Chemical Facility Security

``SEC. 241. PRESERVATION OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

    ``Nothing in Federal law or regulation, and no Federal agency 
action, preempts any State law or regulation relating to security of 
chemical facilities that is more stringent than such Federal law, 
regulation, or agency action, including any such State law or 
regulation that takes effect after the date of the enactment of the 
Safe Facilities Act.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title 
II the following:

                ``Subtitle E--Chemical Facility Security

``Sec. 241. Preservation of State laws and regulations.''.
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