legislation: 116-hr-6527

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116-hr-6527 116 hr 6527 Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020 Environmental Protection 2020-04-17 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] DE D B001303 0 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. 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z  

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