Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020

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Introduced

17 April 2020

Last action

17 April 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summary

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.

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17 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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related to → Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2021

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6527
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6527
us · 116-hr-6527 · source updated 3 January 2025