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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Environmental Protection
Civil actions and liabilityEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental healthGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndustrial facilitiesLibraries and archivesNews media and reportingPublic participation and lobbying
Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6527| House
| Updated: 4/17/2020
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.
Civil actions and liabilityEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental healthGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndustrial facilitiesLibraries and archivesNews media and reportingPublic participation and lobbying