To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill would modify the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exempt certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements. Specifically, it would exclude air emissions from animal waste at farms, including decomposing animal waste, from the requirement that facilities notify communities about chemical releases. The bill uses the definition of "farm" and "animal waste" already established in federal environmental law (CERCLA). This change would affect agricultural operations and reduce their reporting obligations under federal emergency notification requirements. The bill does not specify any funding or implementation timeline, and as introduced, it simply amends the existing statute.
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