[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1633 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1633

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of 
   Homeland Security from prescribing regulations that preempt more 
   stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2007

   Mr. Rothman (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sires, Mrs. 
Lowey, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mrs. Maloney of New York) 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 prohibit the Secretary of 
   Homeland Security from prescribing regulations that preempt more 
   stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF MORE STRINGENT STATE 
              CHEMICAL FACILITY SECURITY REGULATIONS.

    Section 877 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 457) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Chemical Facility Security Regulations.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may not prescribe any regulation 
that precludes or denies any right of any State or political 
subdivision thereof to adopt or enforce any regulation, requirement, or 
standard of performance with respect to chemical facility security that 
is more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the Secretary.''.
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