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Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act

To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.

Introduced Sep 27, 2006

Latest action (Oct 2, 2006) Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary

This bill amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strengthen public disclosure requirements for toxic chemical releases. It removes a provision that allowed modifications to reporting frequency, ensuring more consistent reporting of toxic releases. The bill sets the eligibility threshold for Form A certification statements (a simplified reporting form for small releases) at no greater than 500 pounds for nonpersistent bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, and prohibits the use of Form A certification for any chemical identified by the EPA as a chemical of special concern. Additionally, it prevents the EPA from implementing a proposed October 2005 rule that would have revised the toxic release inventory program requirements.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
56 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Frank Pallone’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • COX ENTERPRISES $28,000
  • AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS $17,200
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON $15,500
  • RESOLUTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS $14,800
  • NULL $14,375

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Frank Pallone → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Oct 2, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. · house
  2. Sep 27, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  3. Sep 27, 2006 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 27, 2006

Mr. Pallone (for himself, Ms. Solis, Mr. Allen, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Berman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.

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 “Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS IN REPORTING FREQUENCY.

Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11023) is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (i); and

(2) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as subsections (i) through (k), respectively.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY.

(a) Form A Certification Statement.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law—

(1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall establish the eligibility threshold regarding the use of a form A certification statement under the toxic release inventory program established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.) at not greater than 500 pounds for nonpersistent bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals; and

(2) the use of a form A certification statement described in paragraph (1), or any equivalent successor thereto, shall be prohibited with respect to any chemical identified by the Administrator as a chemical of special concern under section 372.28 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

(b) Revision of Requirements.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator shall not implement the proposed rule of the Administrator dated October 4, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 57822), to revise requirements under the toxic release inventory program described in subsection (a)(1). <all>

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